Re: How long to bushog a 130 acre field?

Posted by MF Poor on July 27, 2007 at 03:44:09 from (66.64.181.106):

In Reply to: How long to bushog a 130 acre field? posted by Sunny 4 acres on July 27, 2007 at 00:32:29:

6' mower with NO over-lap, mowing @ 5 MPH, you'd spend 52 hours mowing 130 acres. Allow for overlap, some lost time turning at fields end, fuel stops, rest breaks, ect, and expect something more like 65(+) hours.

And that's under IDEAL conditions. 5mph is moving along in a field you don't know.

A formula I got from Successful Farming Mag a few years ago; implement width (in inches) X ground speed (mph) divided by 100 gives per hour estimate. Implement width SHOULD be figured at 75% to 85% of actual width to allow for overlap. That formula will put you CLOSE to acreage per hour.

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