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EWK

10-31-2004 17:45:03

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Is there a rule of thumb that converts tractor speed while bush hogging to acres mowed? For example, if mowing at 4 mph, how many acres could be covered in an hour? I am using a 6 ft bush hog.

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twopop

10-31-2004 20:57:58

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Re: tractor speed -- acreage covered in reply to EWK, 10-31-2004 17:45:03

speed x cut divided by 10 = 2.4 acres per hour

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thurlow

10-31-2004 21:07:20

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Re: tractor speed -- acreage covered in reply to twopop, 10-31-2004 20:57:58

That's the way we always figured..... allows for a modicum of down time.

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Bob

10-31-2004 18:00:30

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Re: tractor speed -- acreage covered in reply to EWK, 10-31-2004 17:45:03

4 MPH X 5280 feet in a mile = you travel 21120 feet in an hour X a 6 foot mower = 126720 square feet mowed in an hour divided by 43,560 square feet in an acre = 2.9 acres mowed per hour.

Factor that times field efficiency, the % of the time you are actually mowing, rather than turning at ends or corners, and you'll have your answer.

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Indydirtfarmer

10-31-2004 18:05:44

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Re: tractor speed -- acreage covered in reply to Bob, 10-31-2004 18:00:30

You need to consider the "over-lap" when calculating such things as bush hogging. With a 6' mower, you will probably cut about 62" to 64" of the 72" true width of the mower.

Then you need to allow for time spent turning and slowing when you encounter obsticles. At 4 MPH, you will probably average about 2-1/2 acres an hour. John

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Harley

10-31-2004 19:17:44

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Re: tractor speed -- acreage covered in reply to Indydirtfarmer, 10-31-2004 18:05:44

Indy, ya forgot drink a water time, visit with the neighbor time, tinkle time, more drink a water time. I can't see him getting it mowed till neigh on to snowfall myself, Harley

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Indydirtfarmer

11-01-2004 03:19:04

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Re: tractor speed -- acreage covered in reply to Harley, 10-31-2004 19:17:44

Then you gotta add the "stop to answer the cell phone time", and "the wife and kids need money time". and..... the list goes on and on and...

I run a couple tractors almost full time during the summer, doing custom bush hogging. (My son and I) We use 7' mowers, on 60 HP tractors. We can run close to 5-1/2 MPH in clean ground. With some of the "magic formula's" will tell you that we SHOULD be mowing close to 5 acres an hour. I'll tell you from experience we can BARELY mow 4 acres an hour each. John

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