absolute LAST mower question..

Anonymous-0 · Jun 4, 2010

Hey folks,
Sorry, but the only holdup on me buying a mower is the size (4.5' vs. 5.5')

Story book says 4.5 because the weight. It's 350kg for a 4.5 and 400kg for a 5.5.

Just brought this trailer home with 14 rolls of hay. Empty weight is about 3t w/ a toungue weight of 350kg, 8 of the rolls are in frt of the axle. I drove home with no problems on a major road twice as fast as I'd ever dream of mowing and no steering problems, etc.

If I can handle all that, any reason I couldn't handle another 50kg on a mower?

Thanks,

Dave

Tx Jim · Jun 4, 2010

I'd advise purchasing the larger mower if HP of tractor ir adequate to turn it. If lose of steering became a problem then install frt weights.

Paul Janke · Jun 4, 2010

Based on your picture from above concerning the trailer brakes, that trailer hitch weight is as far forward as I would think you could ever get it. The mower is going to be hanging much farther back. The load on the rear tires of the tractor is proportional to the distance behind the center of the rear axle. If the hitch is one foot behind the axle centerline and the balance point of the mower is six feet behind the axle centerline, then the mower will put six times as much load on the rear tires of the tractor. The additional load on the rear comes from the front of the tractor being an equal amount lighter.

sotxbill · Jun 4, 2010

it would be more a hp question... you can ballast the rear tires and front end as to the weight issue.

there is a max cap of the 3pt lift but the small amount should not be a problem.

Do you have enough hp to run the bigger mower with a bit of reserve?

I ran a small jd round baler with a ford 3000 but it was marginal and I had to stay in first or second gear, but it worked till I got a bigger tractor. I would not want to do that again.

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