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JD 40 Mowing Power

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JKC

03-20-2002 18:41:46




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Can someone tell me if a JD 40 tractor has adequate PTO power to handle a 3-point 6-foot Woods rotary mower?

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Wayne in Tn.

03-21-2002 17:34:02




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 Re: JD 40 Mowing Power in reply to JKC, 03-20-2002 18:41:46  
JKC, I used a 6 foot brush hog behind my 40 for about 20 years to clip the pasture. In real heavy sage grass I would use 1st gear but on stuff up to a foot tall I could run in 2nd and 3rd. Never had a problem with it. The 430's that I have now have no problem at all with the 6 foot brush hog. I have never used a finish mower with either one.



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Bryan

03-21-2002 09:20:17




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 Re: JD 40 Mowing Power in reply to JKC, 03-20-2002 18:41:46  
I run a 6 foot pull - type bush hog mower behind my 40 to mow my place. It works real well as long as you take it REAL easy in the really thick stuff. When we used the tractor on my dad's farm, we mowed with a 5 foot 3 point rotary mower and it worked really well. Always use an overrunning clutch when mowing with a 40. I had a real close call a few years ago as I was mowing w/o the overrun clutch. I almost put my tractor into my water filled strip pit (50'deep). Needless to say, I've never mowed without a pto clutch since.

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Deere420

03-20-2002 19:51:15




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 Re: JD 40 Mowing Power in reply to JKC, 03-20-2002 18:41:46  
A 5ft bush hog is the maximum that you want to use on a JD 40, 420 or 430. A overrunning clutch is also recommended in order to help protect the transmission.

A 6ft finish mower could also be used on these tractors.



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Steven M

03-20-2002 19:18:43




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 Re: JD 40 Mowing Power in reply to JKC, 03-20-2002 18:41:46  

A 6ft is to big for a 40. I run a 6ft with my 620 and it makes it work.



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