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Randy in Pa.

08-15-2003 20:45:02




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some years ago Woods made a 3 pt. brush mower that had a removable side to be used for mowing to make hay. did anyone use one of these ? how did it work? I'm thinking of converting a 6' king cut I have by putting a removable side on it for a quick discharge of the grass I only do 12 acres a year and can't justify the cost of a haybine. what do you think?




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John

08-16-2003 17:44:07




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 Re: brush hog to mow hay in reply to Randy in Pa., 08-15-2003 20:45:02  
cut about half my hay with brush hog. was losing so much ran around to actions looking for sickle bar. got ford 501 the sickle had new knife section that was never used and had about 6 new rock gaurds on it. brought home and mowed rest of the feild. it has alredy payed for it self in the increase yeild. ($150 for mower)



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Eric Rylander

08-16-2003 11:39:48




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 Re: brush hog to mow hay in reply to Randy in Pa., 08-15-2003 20:45:02  
Well as others have stated it will work, but chops the pieces up too short for the rake to pick up properly and it will knock the leaves off alfalfa type crops.

I have seen sickle bar mowers go for 50-75 bucks at farm auctions, old semi-mounts etc. My dad picked up a New Idea trailer type (easy to hook and unhook) with a ground drive lift for $75 bucks at a farm auction. The only folks who use small sickle mowers anymore are hobby farmers so lots of them end up stuck in a fencerow and retired as the larger operation moves up to a larger unit or haybine.

Eric

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louboy

08-16-2003 10:42:38




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 Re: brush hog to mow hay in reply to Randy in Pa., 08-15-2003 20:45:02  
It will work i have done it when mower was broke and parts were back ordered.If you sharpen blades before cutting it makes a big differance in hay yeild



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Jim Snow

08-16-2003 10:51:54




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 Re: Re: brush hog to mow hay in reply to louboy, 08-16-2003 10:42:38  
Done it for years with a 307 Bush Hog with removeable side. Blades have to be sharp almost razor. We kept 3 or 4 sets would change once or twice a day depending on how much junk we were hitting. Only mowed Praire & Fescue with it as it is to rough on Legumes knocks all the leaves off. Dosen,t have to be dry to moe & rats nest& crawdad holes don't bother you either.



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Bob

08-16-2003 10:01:59




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 Re: brush hog to mow hay in reply to Randy in Pa., 08-15-2003 20:45:02  
This is not and never was a good idea. Can it be done? Yes, if your not serious about hay and mostly for the reasons already stated. Your yield difference alone will pay for a usable mower that will give you better quality hay and thats wether you put it through a cow or sell it.



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paul

08-16-2003 07:14:45




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 Re: brush hog to mow hay in reply to Randy in Pa., 08-15-2003 20:45:02  
Was lots of talk about that last year, maybe a search will find the threads for you. Works well for some folks here.

--->Paul



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dave

08-16-2003 07:44:43




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 Re: Re: brush hog to mow hay in reply to paul, 08-16-2003 07:14:45  
I had asked the same question a couple of months ago and got a lot of good answers. I did the few acres I have and it worked. I think that there was a considerable amount of hay that was not picked up by my rake because the hog cut it up into small sections.I will still try and find a good sickle bar mower at a fair price and use it.I also do not wish to spend a lot of money for a machine to cut a few acres.If I cannot find anything reasonable then will use the hog again next yr, dave

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Nebraska Cowman

08-16-2003 04:28:54




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 Re: brush hog to mow hay in reply to Randy in Pa., 08-15-2003 20:45:02  
probably will work. you will need to add support as the sides of the mower are what keeps it from flexing.



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