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Power needed for batwing mower

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tomas

12-22-2003 10:36:47




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I have a JD 5420 which has 65 hp at the PTO. Is this enough to handle a Wood's 15' batwing mower on steep slopes? Many thanks, Tomas




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Cliff Neubauer

12-23-2003 15:25:02




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 Re: Power needed for batwing mower in reply to tomas, 12-22-2003 10:36:47  
We pull our JD HX-15 batwing with an IH 1066 (150hp) with fluid in the rear wheels and the rear wheels set out to about 80" centers. Most of the time that tractor is way over kill for the mower but I would want a minimum of 100hp in a 2wd tractor. If you didn't get in a hurry and your 5420 is MFD you might get by okay.



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Tomas

12-23-2003 16:04:11




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 Re: Re: Power needed for batwing mower in reply to Cliff Neubauer, 12-23-2003 15:25:02  
My 5420 is MWD and 81hp. I mow flat to 45* areas. What do you think? Thanks.



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Tomas

12-23-2003 16:13:03




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 Re: Re: Re: Power needed for batwing mower in reply to Tomas, 12-23-2003 16:04:11  
By the way, there is a loader on this tractor..



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Cliff Neubauer

12-25-2003 06:02:27




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Power needed for batwing mower in reply to Tomas, 12-23-2003 16:13:03  
I think you would get by okay as long as you are careful. I know of a couple of guys around here who use tractors your size on batwing mowers, we don't have hills as steep as yours but most of them are used to mow road ditchs and some of them can get pretty wild. I think our batwing weights around 5,500lbs but with MFD and a loader your tractor should have more than enough traction to keep in under control.

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wh

12-22-2003 19:40:57




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 Re: Power needed for batwing mower in reply to tomas, 12-22-2003 10:36:47  
i use a cx90 caseih - 75 pto - plenty of power and weigth for what i run (woods bw180 - 15' bat). don't know that i would want to get on a real lot of slope. do mow some areas that is steep enough that i only mow down hill.



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kyhayman

12-22-2003 12:23:17




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 Re: Power needed for batwing mower in reply to tomas, 12-22-2003 10:36:47  
I doubt it. Of course steep is a relative term. A friend of mine in Illinois calls a 12% slope steep, we call that good row crop land.

My dad mows so strong E slopes (20-30%) at his place with 86 HP and a 15' batwing but he has the wheels set all the way out and all the ballast on it and in it that can be put there. I dont have the stomach to mow them.



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Dave H (MI)

12-22-2003 13:06:04




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 Re: Re: Power needed for batwing mower in reply to kyhayman, 12-22-2003 12:23:17  
No kidding! I drove through KY recently and thought they must only raise goats there based on the dramatic lay of the land. Sure is a pretty place though.



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Tomas

12-22-2003 18:16:44




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 Re: Re: Re: Power needed for batwing mower in reply to Dave H (MI), 12-22-2003 13:06:04  
I'm in WV which gives steep a new meaning. Guess I'll pass on the batwing. Many thanks for the replies.



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kyhayman

12-22-2003 20:50:38




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Power needed for batwing mower in reply to Tomas, 12-22-2003 18:16:44  
Probably a wise choice. When I was first starting out I had a job for a pipe line right of way contractor. I'd been working down in the flat ground in Western KY. Using a 7710 Ford (86 HP) with a loader, no problem. We worked our way up toward the KY/WV line. They gave us 1066 IH's (over 100 HP) for that, used duals with both ballasted plus a loader scoop full of gravel and a roll cage, pulling 15' batwings. Wasn't for me.

I've also put a 15' batwing on a 65 hp her in central KY. Steepest slope I've tried with one is about 10% and in heavy stuff it is all it wants, lowest gear and the radiator is boiling after about an hour. Got a wild hair once to try it on 55hp and spun the main bearings.

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