Posted by Eldon (WA) on June 18, 2016 at 12:35:09 from (67.185.46.116):
In Reply to: Am I the stupid one?? posted by Eldon (WA) on June 17, 2016 at 23:17:04:
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Last Monday I did a 14 acre field that was planted to oats late last year and didn't make a crop because of the drought. I never checked the field because I thought "how tall can weeds get this early in the year?" Well I had a mess on my hands, the weeds were 4-7' tall and you could not walk thru them. I found out my 175 had more hp than the Bush Hog could handle and smoked the slip clutch going in first gear. Fortunately it did not catch fire before I ripped the shield off of it. I went back to the truck and tightened down the springs another half turn and that seemed to cure it. It was still a struggle....twin spindle mowers react totally different in the tall stuff because it has a tendency to ball up under the mower. I know they use a lot more HP and fuel than a single when you get in the heavy stuff, but you shred it up and leave a better looking field.
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