M John Deere w Bush Hog

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Anonymous-0

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• May 27, 2014

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can a M handle a 5 ft bush hog ?

 

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RLA

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• May 27, 2014

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yes, I use a 5" behind my a lot.

 

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James Howell

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• May 27, 2014

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<a href="http://youtu.be/CLVwEDdD4XI">Yes</a>.

 

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massey333

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• May 27, 2014

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That is a lawn mower James,not a true Bush Hog rough cut mower.So the answer is NO if you going to mow rough grass-weeds,the M is short 12-20HP.

 

Fawteen

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Location

Downeast Maine

• May 27, 2014

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Well, I expect that depends on just what you're mowing.

I've pulled a 5' Woods behind my 18 HP JD750 for 26 years. Had to gear right down in the big stuff, but it always gets it done.

 

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RLA

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• May 27, 2014

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I have hogged down crab apple trees, & red brush
taller than me on the tractor, had to be in low
gear. Real tall cane grass your in low too.
But average everyday short grass & lite brush
2nd gear without any issues...

 

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Larry NEIL

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• May 27, 2014

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I use a 5' Bush Hog behind my JD 950. Cut behind fencelines with it around my hayfield and horse pasture, full of willows. I've run through a gob of 2" willows and never looked back. Can't imagine an M not pullin that load pretty well.

 

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James Howell

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• May 27, 2014

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Sorry, my mistake.

Thought that the <a href="http://www.stonesfarmservice.com/pages/Brochures/UnitDetail/45806">Bush Hog FTH 600</a> was a 5ft mower.

 

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massey333

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• May 27, 2014

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The ONLY thing those mowers are sold for by Bush Hog dealers are for lawn mowing and light mowing.First sapling or rough mowing job and you do a rebuild or buy a good single rotor machine.But to each his own I guess.

 

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James Howell

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• May 27, 2014

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For the saplings and rough mowing jobs we use the <a href="http://youtu.be/K90WAt5gS0w">Corsicana 7ft rotary cutter</a>.

 

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massey333

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• May 27, 2014

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I was just erring on the safe side because there are too many people out there that will look at your picture and think wow I can go out and mow my brush with my little M and 3 rotor "Bush Hog".

 

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James Howell

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• May 27, 2014

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You're exactly right about that.

Never did find out what he planned to mow with the M and 5ft mower.

 

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55deere70

Member

• May 27, 2014

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I'm sure the M can handle a pull type 5ft finish mower, but a 3 point, 5ft rotary mower is a different story. Even if you had a 3pt on a M, they are so light in the front I don't think it would pick it up. I had to add a 200lb weight on the front of mine to counterbalance the M51 sickle mower.

 

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gene bender

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• May 27, 2014

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Yes if the stuff you are mowing is short if in tall stuff forget it.

 

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Bob

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• May 27, 2014

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You the MAN, Jim!

 

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Traditional Farmer

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Location

Virginia

• May 28, 2014

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You're underpowered but if you have flat land and are mowing pastures with a few weeds you'll be fine.On the other hand if you're going to be on hills and heavy cutting it won't work.BTW a pull type cutter is better with a small tractor than a 3pt as far as how well it can handle it.

 

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slim

Member

• May 28, 2014

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Short answer, yes.

Long answer, not very well. I put many hours in on a 1956 JD 420 with a 5 foot bushhog. A 420 is pretty much a slightly newer, rowcrop version of an M. It's about the same HP. It will do it but you may have to cut half swaths in heaver stuff and it may not handle slopes very well. Definitely do not cut cross slope on anything more than a little steep.

slim

 

Blackhole49

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Location

White Lake MI

• May 28, 2014

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Jim: In MI that's a finish mower, not a brush hog.

 

Blackhole49

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Location

White Lake MI

• May 28, 2014

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Sorry Jim, didn't read far enough.