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Instead to choose the classic tractor diesel or kubota zd 1211 instead to choose them two choose grasshopper mower diesel 400d with 72 inch deck size 4rxd
Come on try the grasshopper mower diesel 400d also that model makes mulching and distributed very very well the grass when you mowing the field or the lawn
I have an RK24 and have used my dad's 84 inch bushhog finish mower many times with no issues. A finish mower doesn't require as much hp as a brush cutter. Now I wouldn't buy a 7 ft mower for it if I were buying one but wouldn't hesitate to buy a 6 ft finish mower for it
Well I'm not a tractor guy, do know a lot of what you are talking about, but it sounds like you are extremely knowledgeable! You are a great communicator of information and strategies. Great progress on Piney Grove! Love your videos and content.... Keep them coming!
I have used my brother’s 16’ landpride finish mower with my Ford 631, he used an 860 and the two stage clutch made mowing much better. He now uses a selectospeed 4000. What you have dictates how you use it. Don’t abuse it, it costs more that way. Have fun
I put out a video 2yrs ago with a John Deere 1025r running a GM1072 rear finish mower. I have run it for 2yrs with no problems whatsoever so ever. Now I have a 2025r and it handles it even better. The difference between the 2 tractors with how they handle that mower is weight and height . The 1025r didn’t have filled tires so changing direction from forward to reverse was a problem until the mower wheels reorientated. My 2025r has more weight stock and it has bigger rear tires that are filled which gives me more weight advantage over the mower. I mow several acres with each mowing trip.
They used 6 foot finish mowers on 26-29 horsepower tractors in the 50s with little problem. Depends on how well/efficient the finish mower is designed. Likely a rear discharge mower is better than a side discharge in terms of horsepower requirements. For the GM3072 it lists 25hp as the absolute minimum. You can find 6' finish mowers with as little as 16HP minimums. I would also suggest comparing the same blade style/design characteristics. If one has high lift blades and the other has low(ish) lift blades, that can make a big difference. Also if the blades are "U" shaped, it can reduce horsepower requirements (______--------------------____). I guess it also depends on how inefficient the 25HP tractor is designed (e.g. power steering, hydrostatic, electric clutches...).
I guess I should have also said something about torque. Older low-RPM motors often produced much more torque than today's engines. Today, a high RPM 25HP B&S Intek or Vanguard engine might have a 38lbft of torque whereas a 25HP engine from 1950 might have had 90lbft of torque. Torque is actually more important than HP for many of these jobs.
My grandfather farmed 80 acres with a 20hp Oliver 60, he did use a 6’ mower but the tractor had a manual transmission which as you said saves you HP on the PTO.
I use a 3025e with a 60inch sovema finish mower, it rarely bogs down in tall grass/weeds, if I’m at 540 rpm it might go to 510ish in the really tall stuff. Not an issue at all, I have 14 acres up here in 🇨🇦
a lot of the issue comes with the hydrostat transmission in the newer sub compacts. sure the hp of the crank is 25hp, but like you said, there's only 18 hp at the pto. with an older gear driven tractor, 25 hp is 25hp at the pto. So my point is that you can absolutely put a 6foot mower on a 25hp gear driven tractor.
I put diesel in a blue kerosene can and I run a 5 foot brush cutter on a 25hp. Does great for normal mowing but not for thick wet grass or heavy brush.
Thanks for the demo. I have 3 acres and a Kubota 2601 compact. It works great for my size farm. Makes sense to get proper attachment for size tractor. I am looking at different attachments so can look at correct size; especially if looking at used equipment.
I have a 2011 Bobcat CT445 45hp , I’ve been mowing waterways since new with a Woods RM990 , 90” 71/2 foot finish mower. It has swinging blades so it cuts 2” trees brush also . The mower was used when I got it no for sure it’s age.
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I have a Rino 72 inch finish mower. I use my old FORD 8N. I have a 5 acre horse paster and my yard. I have no problem at all with it. It's heavy on the 3 point. So the front end gets light. When I do the ditchs I have to be careful coming out.
Nice video. I'll add to your statement about temperature. Folks definitely need to watch those temps. Even if you had a 50hp tractor. When cutting that high and thick of grass, you might get a couple passes, but when you start into 10's of acres, those temps will shoot up. CUT's have a lovely hood and evacuating all that heat is a struggle. Always watch those temps. Thanks again for your vid.
@@PineyGroveHomestead - For sure. The savings from 6ft vs 5ft, will get eaten up very quickly...time and money. And definitely keep those rad's cleaned. I've had it where it looks clean, but the fins are coated with a hard thin layer from clay dust. Like baked on ceramic. Space Shuttle stuff. 😁Have to remove Rad to properly clean. So be careful out there.
Very good point. For 2 or3 weeks every spring my radiator screen will get clogged with dandelion seed every 45 min to a hour and when the gauge goes past half way I stop and brush it off with a snow brush.
@@richceglinski7543 - Yea I clean the screen constantly sometimes, gloves, brush, Rad Genie (Air and Water), leaf blower, you name it. Eventually (not that long) fine dust gets through screen, coats the rad fins. Especially this damnable clay. 😁 Learn your normal Op Temps when perfectly clean and watch for any slight anomaly. I know when I begin leaving my op temps, its time for a deeper bath.
Great video. You can run a 72" off a 25hp, but so much depends on what you are trying to do. If you are mowing a baseball ground in dry conditions it'll be fine, but add in long, wet grass, bumps, hills it's completely the wrong machine for the job. The mower makes a huge difference as well. Dull blades, dirty deck, ungreased just saps away those HP. Soft start PTO's also help out a lot. If you are thinking of doing it make sure you trial the tractor / mower combo on where you are going to use it first!
Just my 2 cents worth. The 72" mower would not have struggled as much had you tilted the back up a few inches off the ground. The brush/grass has to have an out. If your top arm is adjusted properly, the bottom hole, and screwed in, with your back wheels down 3". That 72" mower would have done a better job. Your 540 pto range, obviously needs bumped up. 620 to 640. Hydrostatic transmission takes away a little is the reason for the gain. My 40 hp tractor is tacked out, 720 or more because of slopes on my property.
My mom runs the same setup as you and it works fine but it’s slow if the grass gets a little deep. My 2038R runs a 84” with relative ease. Wouldn’t go any smaller if the terrain allows. All flat ground here on the east coast.
@@PineyGroveHomestead I keep my grass fairly short, I can do my 14ish acres in about 6 hours. If I was regularly cutting tall grass I’d probably run a 60” on my 38R to trade speed for cut width. I guess as with so many things it’s very situational on how things work for other people. I was nervous with the 84” deck on my tractor but it runs it really well in my application. Edit. I saw your 3901 is naturally aspirated. The turbo engine on my 38R seems to really excel in PTO applications. Cuts way better our old 44hp new Holland which was also NA
Having a 3 range hydrostat also helps. If you run in low range it takes less HP to run the hydrostat at a given speed. I have a 25 hp compact and can mow 6-7 foot tall thistle in low range with a brush hog. However, same setup will bog down when mowing 1 foot tall June/cheat grass. The fine grass seems to take more HP.
So, I wonder what the difference would be between running that 3 point finish mower VS running a 5 foot mid mount mower deck? I don't have a 3 point mower of any sort, just the 5 foot mid mount mower on my sub-compact tractor, and it does fine.....I don't think you'd have any issues with that mower if you were mowing that area frequently. Sure, it's going to struggle in the thick and tall stuff, but once you get it knocked down, and then just maintain it, you probably wouldn't have any problems. I used to mow 2 acres mostly pasture grass with a regular old 18HP Garden tractor and a 44" mower deck without issues. But I kept up with the property and mowed it once a week....you'd have the same results I would think if you mowed that area once a week.
Does the Summit not have an adjustable top link? If so, you should be able to shorten it a little bit and pick the back end of the mower off of the ground. If not, perhaps you should check into getting a hydraulic top link if the Summit has a standard 3 point.
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Great video young man!! I really like looks of the summit tractor. I have a 1626 mahindra with a befco 6ft finish mower it will mow tall stuff but don't do it much usually just my 4 acres i don't let it get crazy high. The tall stuff i use the bush hog for. Thanks for sharing be safe have fun
Just buy a skid steer below the Diesel standard and put a brush hog on it and you more done. That PTO on the small tractor is worthless. The skid steer uses the hydrolic lines which feed the pump on the bush hog. and skid steer can be used for more purposes that that pinky-sized tractor!
I know nothing except the work I need to get done. So please pardon my questions: 1.) In general terms, does a Finish Mower require more horse power than a Brush Hog? (Comparing a 6 foot to 6 foot, 5 foot to 5 foot, ....) I need to brush hog about 5 acres and I have a 25HP Tractor and am in the market for my first Brush Hog and trying to purchase a quality BH, but not too big of a BH.
The biggest factor is what are you brush hogging. If it's light brush hogging mainly shorter grass and the occasional small brush, then a 5' will work. Your PTO hp will play a big role because this tractor only has 18 PTO hp due to the hydrostatic transmission. If you have a manual transmission and get closer to 25 PTO hp, you can run a 5' better. Another thing is width of your tractor rear tires, if you get a brush hog wider than your tires, you might hit trees and fence posts. I run a 5' on my 38hp tractor and in tall grass and thick brush, it will bog it down some. This video may have some useful information for you: ruclips.net/video/WSC7T6DOTcs/видео.html
Think about this, Kubota has a ZD1211 with a 72" deck and the same horsepower engine as you have. You KNOW it should pull a 72" finish mower, no sweat....
A 5 foot mower behind that tractor should be the right size....I think with my sub-compact tractor would run a 5 foot finish mower, but if I recall they usually say around a 4 foot implement....although the tiller is a 50", the mid mount mower is a 5 foot mower, so I'd think a 5 foot rear finish mower would be the same size recommendation....
i liked the video and agree with everything you said but I think it was an incomplete test. You pitted the small tractor and the big mower against the worst possible condition. What if you were to regularly cut the grass when it was at the height of the first few rows that you cut with the summit mower. Would it be a viable tool for that job and save some time due to the larger size?
I kinda talked about that at the end, but no, that 6' mower is just too much for it. It stalled the tractor engaging the PTO the first time. Even in "normal" grass it would struggle.
I have 2 videos on my channel cutting grass about as high, with a Frontier GM1072 and it cuts just fine. The first video is with a 1025r, the second video is with my 2025r. No issues at all😉
I'm in a different class, but just sharing. I run a 84"/7' finish mower on my JD 4720 and it doesn't even know it's back there.. But I'm also 58 Hp I think my tiller is 72" /6' and it's not even making it work either. Most times I'm 1200-1500 rpm and plenty of power,. rarely hit 2000 rpm. Now the difference is I bought a cream puff 06 tractor with 800 hrs on it but I did give premium price. At the end of the day I am more than happy, and my neighbors with smaller tractors just say wow when they get on it or need me to come baile them out. None of this was meant as bragging,. just stating the difference in buying small or moving up a few sizes. I also bought this unit because it has 0 emissions that you mentioned. Its engine is the John Deere 4024T power plant.. Turbo Charged.
@@PineyGroveHomestead "Different Class" That was in my first opening sentence. And my point was.... buying the smallest and over maxing out vrs moving up a few notches and not struggling for power... At All. Most times in ANYTHING you won't regret more Power. Don't sell yourself short staying in 25 HP class just for emissions, Buy older and bigger, if it fits your needs. Don't get me wrong, 25 is more than enough for many and it has it's place. I'm not slamming anything just sharing the difference between underpowered vrs plenty or borderline of overpowered. Tractors in most cases are power-horses... Over-implementing takes the powerhouse factor away and you have to baby things along and most times it will end in a failure or taking 1/2 to 3 times as long to do what should be a simple task. And a larger heavier implement make getting stuck or hung up a worse situation, like around a pond or creek. OR.. A properly sized IMP. might Not get you stuck at all, or keep you from getting in that situation. Short answer is over-implementing is abusing what should be a prized piece of equipment. I can't tell you how many friends admit, I wish I had bought "Bigger" next size up or 2 sizes, "I thought I could get by with..." (Nope) Now I can't get my money back or will take a beating selling.
I'm not sure it would wear the engine out, diesel's are made to grunt, that's when they build the most torque, under heavy load! You'd be more likely to damage the clutch than anything else
When mowing tall grass your tractor wheels always push the grass down on the first pass. If one is going to use a finish mower, i would think that they would mow it far more often then letting it get that high. As you can see it leaves allot of debris, and that kinda defeats the whole purpose of using a finish mower.
And yet you blabbed through the second part so we could hear the tractor ourselves and didn't even record the tractor stalling. Maybe you should do this test again with regular blades on the second mower because most will only have the regular blades. So it's not a completely fair test. It's like comparing apples to oranges. That heavier setup could be the reason for the stalling and might be just fine with the regular blades.
Funny story; Here a couple years ago I went to our local Ace store and I asked the girl there where their fuel jugs where. I quickly grabbed a yellow 6 gal jug and told her that this would work for a water jug and she immediately told me that it was for Diesel only lol
I run a 6' finish mower on my 19hp and have for years. I do not mow heavy or tall grass - that's done with a 4' bush hog. Go slow, do not mow heavy/tall grass and you'll be okay.
@@PineyGroveHomestead Mine is an older Yanmar grey, if I get a chance I'll do a short clip of it mowing with the 6' finish this weekend. I would not attempt to mow tall grass with my finish mower
Lol I've been cutting a couple of acres of hill side terrraces often 4ft high plus grass and bracken with a 1994 mtd 36 inch deck for ten years ..... I can only dream what ot would be like to such an awesome peice of kit😂.
@@PineyGroveHomestead I think enjoy maybe stretching the emotion a little but it's a whole lot more fun than clearing with a weed Wacker . The comment was more to point out how phenomenal a cheap ( actually free I just had to fix it) lawn tractor is. I can maintain it myself with basic tools when something breaks a welder seems to have got me out of trouble and she has operated way way way way beyond design spec for a decade. At an undecided future date an actual tractor of some description is going to be required 25hp sounds glorious 😂👍.I really enjoyed the video.
mow slower and/or more often and you don't load the large cutter/mower as much... Same idea as when I backed through a grove of 1 to 2 inch trees to shred them while clearing the land when I first bought it. I just went slow. different 25 hp tractor, but similar ratings.
Getting the hydraulic top link lets you lift that Deer mower's rear wheels. I strongly recommend getting the rear hydraulic ports on your tractor. More hydraulic ports means more options for making the tractor do work for you instead of working to adjust the tractor.
Grass i mow is thick and belt level, waist high. Was using a 6 foot on 40hp.... it struggled, now I'm using 6 foot mower with 50 hp tractor. Way better.
Same! Guess you didn't have one of those imaginary internet 25hp tractors that can run a 8' mower!! Here's our 40hp struggling with the same mower: ruclips.net/video/xyDHt6ro4ks/видео.html
I have a 6 ft king kutter brush mower. I use it on a 25 pto hp kubota tractor. I have mowed waist high brush and grass, even mowed down trees with trunks an inch to 1.5 inch. Been using this rig for years. Have no problem with the tractor handling the mower.
I use a Woods BW12 on a 50hp Kubota. I can cut yard close and smooth in H2 at 2500rpms. Better hang on because some grass is about to get annihilated fast like. Yeah I started out with a 6’ RM660. Thank goodness I found a better way.
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That tractor diesel with finish mower made horrible job in the field instead try the grasshopper machine mower diesel 400d 4rxd distribuit very well the grass and make a job super perfect
@@PineyGroveHomestead the grasshopper mower diesel mount kubota d1305 30 horsepower engine and with only half throttle speed is able to mow grass 3 feet tall and also the bramble
@@PineyGroveHomestead why have a fourth blade to distribute uniform the grass plate form unit the mower deck from the grasshopper mower diesel model 400d 4rxd
Underwhelming! It’s amazing disheartening how under powered these subcompact tractors when compared to a zero turned mower that don’t really weigh that much less. I have a commercial zt mower with a 64” deck and a 24hp Kawasaki that weighs 1400 wet and I can roll through some thick wet grass
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Instead to choose the classic tractor diesel or kubota zd 1211 instead to choose them two choose grasshopper mower diesel 400d with 72 inch deck size 4rxd
Come on try the grasshopper mower diesel 400d also that model makes mulching and distributed very very well the grass when you mowing the field or the lawn
I have an RK24 and have used my dad's 84 inch bushhog finish mower many times with no issues. A finish mower doesn't require as much hp as a brush cutter. Now I wouldn't buy a 7 ft mower for it if I were buying one but wouldn't hesitate to buy a 6 ft finish mower for it
A finish mower requires a lot more horsepower than a brush cutter. I have both. Thick grass bogs the engine down a lot more than brush and weeds.
Preciate the breakdown of factors that influence the performance of tractor
All tractors have limitations!
Well I'm not a tractor guy, do know a lot of what you are talking about, but it sounds like you are extremely knowledgeable! You are a great communicator of information and strategies. Great progress on Piney Grove! Love your videos and content.... Keep them coming!
Thanks for the continued support! I had a feeling that big mower was going to be a problem for the Summit!
I have used my brother’s 16’ landpride finish mower with my Ford 631, he used an 860 and the two stage clutch made mowing much better. He now uses a selectospeed 4000. What you have dictates how you use it. Don’t abuse it, it costs more that way. Have fun
I put out a video 2yrs ago with a John Deere 1025r running a GM1072 rear finish mower. I have run it for 2yrs with no problems whatsoever so ever. Now I have a 2025r and it handles it even better. The difference between the 2 tractors with how they handle that mower is weight and height . The 1025r didn’t have filled tires so changing direction from forward to reverse was a problem until the mower wheels reorientated. My 2025r has more weight stock and it has bigger rear tires that are filled which gives me more weight advantage over the mower.
I mow several acres with each mowing trip.
They used 6 foot finish mowers on 26-29 horsepower tractors in the 50s with little problem. Depends on how well/efficient the finish mower is designed. Likely a rear discharge mower is better than a side discharge in terms of horsepower requirements. For the GM3072 it lists 25hp as the absolute minimum. You can find 6' finish mowers with as little as 16HP minimums. I would also suggest comparing the same blade style/design characteristics. If one has high lift blades and the other has low(ish) lift blades, that can make a big difference. Also if the blades are "U" shaped, it can reduce horsepower requirements (______--------------------____). I guess it also depends on how inefficient the 25HP tractor is designed (e.g. power steering, hydrostatic, electric clutches...).
I guess I should have also said something about torque. Older low-RPM motors often produced much more torque than today's engines. Today, a high RPM 25HP B&S Intek or Vanguard engine might have a 38lbft of torque whereas a 25HP engine from 1950 might have had 90lbft of torque. Torque is actually more important than HP for many of these jobs.
Good video to let people know what to expect with their 25hp machine.
Put a 6' on that Kubota BX, Kubota BX, Kubota BX!
My grandfather farmed 80 acres with a 20hp Oliver 60, he did use a 6’ mower but the tractor had a manual transmission which as you said saves you HP on the PTO.
Old tractors were TOUGH!
Our 1025r runs a 6’ brush hog no problem as long as you keep the speed 5mph or under. Not ideal but we’ve gotten by for 5 years with the setup.
That's definitely asking a lot out of that tractor! Thanks for watching.
I use a 3025e with a 60inch sovema finish mower, it rarely bogs down in tall grass/weeds, if I’m at 540 rpm it might go to 510ish in the really tall stuff. Not an issue at all, I have 14 acres up here in 🇨🇦
a lot of the issue comes with the hydrostat transmission in the newer sub compacts. sure the hp of the crank is 25hp, but like you said, there's only 18 hp at the pto. with an older gear driven tractor, 25 hp is 25hp at the pto. So my point is that you can absolutely put a 6foot mower on a 25hp gear driven tractor.
I put diesel in a blue kerosene can and I run a 5 foot brush cutter on a 25hp. Does great for normal mowing but not for thick wet grass or heavy brush.
have 04 kubota b7610 have been using 72" finish mower on it since new in 04 no problems
hydro?
Thanks for the demo. I have 3 acres and a Kubota 2601 compact. It works great for my size farm.
Makes sense to get proper attachment for size tractor. I am looking at different attachments so can look at correct size; especially if looking at used equipment.
The Summit is similar sized to the Kubota B series. Here's a playlist of the Summit in action: ruclips.net/p/PLG5yS75HLzo1hT372soffAIIzQsiJSNDh
I run a 1965 Massey Ferguson 180 , 55 horse , 4 cyl. Perkins Diesel, a beast ,
I bet!
Yep that's a badass tractor I remember a couple of farmers that had that tractor
I have a 2011 Bobcat CT445 45hp , I’ve been mowing waterways since new with a Woods RM990 , 90” 71/2 foot finish mower. It has swinging blades so it cuts 2” trees brush also . The mower was used when I got it no for sure it’s age.
Just a quick shoutout for one of my orphaned brethren. I have a 2009 Bobcat CT450 (bought in 2010), which I absolutely love. It has done all I ask, and I ask alot, with no major issues ( a few hyd leaks here and there, otherwise no problem). Anyway, just a shoutout, find me on tractorbynet, SirMaxwell.
I have a Kioti CK2610 hydro which is 24.5 horse and a claimed 21.5 pto horse. I use a woods 6ft finish mower with no problems.
I have a kubota l2501 and i run the same 6ft woods finish mower. Flat ground and i routinely mow…tractor barely knows its there
I have a Rino 72 inch finish mower. I use my old FORD 8N. I have a 5 acre horse paster and my yard. I have no problem at all with it. It's heavy on the 3 point. So the front end gets light. When I do the ditchs I have to be careful coming out.
Good old tractor.
Nice video. I'll add to your statement about temperature. Folks definitely need to watch those temps. Even if you had a 50hp tractor. When cutting that high and thick of grass, you might get a couple passes, but when you start into 10's of acres, those temps will shoot up. CUT's have a lovely hood and evacuating all that heat is a struggle. Always watch those temps. Thanks again for your vid.
For sure! They are too expensive to overheat!
@@PineyGroveHomestead - For sure. The savings from 6ft vs 5ft, will get eaten up very quickly...time and money. And definitely keep those rad's cleaned. I've had it where it looks clean, but the fins are coated with a hard thin layer from clay dust. Like baked on ceramic. Space Shuttle stuff. 😁Have to remove Rad to properly clean. So be careful out there.
Very good point. For 2 or3 weeks every spring my radiator screen will get clogged with dandelion seed every 45 min to a hour and when the gauge goes past half way I stop and brush it off with a snow brush.
@@richceglinski7543 - Yea I clean the screen constantly sometimes, gloves, brush, Rad Genie (Air and Water), leaf blower, you name it. Eventually (not that long) fine dust gets through screen, coats the rad fins. Especially this damnable clay. 😁 Learn your normal Op Temps when perfectly clean and watch for any slight anomaly. I know when I begin leaving my op temps, its time for a deeper bath.
Great video. You can run a 72" off a 25hp, but so much depends on what you are trying to do. If you are mowing a baseball ground in dry conditions it'll be fine, but add in long, wet grass, bumps, hills it's completely the wrong machine for the job. The mower makes a huge difference as well. Dull blades, dirty deck, ungreased just saps away those HP. Soft start PTO's also help out a lot. If you are thinking of doing it make sure you trial the tractor / mower combo on where you are going to use it first!
Yes! There are so many variables.
Just my 2 cents worth. The 72" mower would not have struggled as much had you tilted the back up a few inches off the ground. The brush/grass has to have an out. If your top arm is adjusted properly, the bottom hole, and screwed in, with your back wheels down 3". That 72" mower would have done a better job. Your 540 pto range, obviously needs bumped up. 620 to 640. Hydrostatic transmission takes away a little is the reason for the gain. My 40 hp tractor is tacked out, 720 or more because of slopes on my property.
My mom runs the same setup as you and it works fine but it’s slow if the grass gets a little deep. My 2038R runs a 84” with relative ease. Wouldn’t go any smaller if the terrain allows. All flat ground here on the east coast.
My L3901 will struggle with this mower in tall grass and it's 32hp at the PTO with 3 speed hydro.
@@PineyGroveHomestead I keep my grass fairly short, I can do my 14ish acres in about 6 hours. If I was regularly cutting tall grass I’d probably run a 60” on my 38R to trade speed for cut width. I guess as with so many things it’s very situational on how things work for other people. I was nervous with the 84” deck on my tractor but it runs it really well in my application.
Edit. I saw your 3901 is naturally aspirated. The turbo engine on my 38R seems to really excel in PTO applications. Cuts way better our old 44hp new Holland which was also NA
Having a 3 range hydrostat also helps. If you run in low range it takes less HP to run the hydrostat at a given speed. I have a 25 hp compact and can mow 6-7 foot tall thistle in low range with a brush hog. However, same setup will bog down when mowing 1 foot tall June/cheat grass. The fine grass seems to take more HP.
Agree....3 ranges is a game changer to get it in a lower gear.
Thank you.
Good points.
Glad you found it useful. Thanks for watching.
So, I wonder what the difference would be between running that 3 point finish mower VS running a 5 foot mid mount mower deck? I don't have a 3 point mower of any sort, just the 5 foot mid mount mower on my sub-compact tractor, and it does fine.....I don't think you'd have any issues with that mower if you were mowing that area frequently. Sure, it's going to struggle in the thick and tall stuff, but once you get it knocked down, and then just maintain it, you probably wouldn't have any problems.
I used to mow 2 acres mostly pasture grass with a regular old 18HP Garden tractor and a 44" mower deck without issues. But I kept up with the property and mowed it once a week....you'd have the same results I would think if you mowed that area once a week.
The temp rising was an indication the tractor was working at its max capacity. I wouldn't want to run it long term like that.
There can be built a massive 25 horsepower diesel engine as well. Imagine a cylinder the size of a garbage can. "Low horsepower huge torque."
You should try a flail mower. They seem to require less PTO hp to drive...and they cut great too.
We need one.
Does the Summit not have an adjustable top link? If so, you should be able to shorten it a little bit and pick the back end of the mower off of the ground. If not, perhaps you should check into getting a hydraulic top link if the Summit has a standard 3 point.
It's as short as it can go!
Thanks for the knowledge !
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I have,a,72 inch land pride side discharge finish mower behind d a 23hp 324 yanmar and I just did 6 hours of too high mowing with it on
Oh man, that tractor was doing WORK!
Tip: turn your gas can sideways while you pour and you don't have to worry about the glug that and waiting on the air to pull back through the same hole.
Also I use a funnel and take the government approved nozzle off.
That's a high flow nozzle and I put an air vent in the can....I was just being careful not to spill it. Thanks for watching. Amazon affiliate link to nozzle kit: amzn.to/4cfwBul
@@PineyGroveHomestead I've been threatening to go that route for years. I may order these. Thanks
I ran a 7ft finish mower on my 1023E for about 3 months. I just mowed slower. It kept up.
Great video young man!! I really like looks of the summit tractor. I have a 1626 mahindra with a befco 6ft finish mower it will mow tall stuff but don't do it much usually just my 4 acres i don't let it get crazy high. The tall stuff i use the bush hog for. Thanks for sharing be safe have fun
Thanks for watching!
nice demo ty
Thanks for the support!
the question for me, that no one seems to advertise is 25HP but how much torque and what does the torque curve look like? HP means nothing.
There's HP and there's PTO HP.....
Just buy a skid steer below the Diesel standard and put a brush hog on it and you more done. That PTO on the small tractor is worthless. The skid steer uses the hydrolic lines which feed the pump on the bush hog. and skid steer can be used for more purposes that that pinky-sized tractor!
"That PTO on the small tractor is worthless."
I know nothing except the work I need to get done. So please pardon my questions: 1.) In general terms, does a Finish Mower require more horse power than a Brush Hog? (Comparing a 6 foot to 6 foot, 5 foot to 5 foot, ....) I need to brush hog about 5 acres and I have a 25HP Tractor and am in the market for my first Brush Hog and trying to purchase a quality BH, but not too big of a BH.
The biggest factor is what are you brush hogging. If it's light brush hogging mainly shorter grass and the occasional small brush, then a 5' will work. Your PTO hp will play a big role because this tractor only has 18 PTO hp due to the hydrostatic transmission. If you have a manual transmission and get closer to 25 PTO hp, you can run a 5' better. Another thing is width of your tractor rear tires, if you get a brush hog wider than your tires, you might hit trees and fence posts. I run a 5' on my 38hp tractor and in tall grass and thick brush, it will bog it down some. This video may have some useful information for you: ruclips.net/video/WSC7T6DOTcs/видео.html
@@PineyGroveHomestead Thank you. Mine is manual (Ford Jubilee) and has manual PTO. Thanks for the link!
You guys are crazy for buying a hydrostatic tracker . The shuttle shift is the only way to go
Everyone has their preference. We'll never have anything but hydro!
Ha. I never want a gear tractor again.
Rule of rottary cutters are 5 (PTO) hp per foot of cutter
example 6 foot cutter requires a minimum of 30 (PTO) hp
You might like this video: ruclips.net/video/2LtKLLMwSRE/видео.html
Think about this, Kubota has a ZD1211 with a 72" deck and the same horsepower engine as you have. You KNOW it should pull a 72" finish mower, no sweat....
Totally different use of horsepower. This mower draws down our 39hp tractor in tall grass.
Just buy the right size implement for the tractor. You’ll do better job and not beat nothing up.
Yessir, that's the purpose of the video!
A 5 foot mower behind that tractor should be the right size....I think with my sub-compact tractor would run a 5 foot finish mower, but if I recall they usually say around a 4 foot implement....although the tiller is a 50", the mid mount mower is a 5 foot mower, so I'd think a 5 foot rear finish mower would be the same size recommendation....
Higher clip rate of the swing back blade set up would be less strain on the right size tractor.
1st gear might have done the trick in a manual tractor, hydrostatic drive takes hp to run also.
It does.
Your best bet is a 1940 Ford 8 or 9
Tractor you can do anything with them and fix them with a bobbypin.
Good tractors for sure, but I like the options and comfort of new tractors!
i liked the video and agree with everything you said but I think it was an incomplete test. You pitted the small tractor and the big mower against the worst possible condition. What if you were to regularly cut the grass when it was at the height of the first few rows that you cut with the summit mower. Would it be a viable tool for that job and save some time due to the larger size?
I kinda talked about that at the end, but no, that 6' mower is just too much for it. It stalled the tractor engaging the PTO the first time. Even in "normal" grass it would struggle.
I have 2 videos on my channel cutting grass about as high, with a Frontier GM1072 and it cuts just fine. The first video is with a 1025r, the second video is with my 2025r. No issues at all😉
I mowed 5 acres of corn with a 72” brush hog with my BX2680 26hp tractor.
That's a workout!
I'm in a different class, but just sharing.
I run a 84"/7' finish mower on my JD 4720 and it doesn't even know it's back there..
But I'm also 58 Hp
I think my tiller is 72" /6' and it's not even making it work either.
Most times I'm 1200-1500 rpm and plenty of power,. rarely hit 2000 rpm.
Now the difference is I bought a cream puff 06 tractor with 800 hrs on it but I did give premium price.
At the end of the day I am more than happy, and my neighbors with smaller tractors just say wow when they get on it or need me to come baile them out.
None of this was meant as bragging,. just stating the difference in buying small or moving up a few sizes.
I also bought this unit because it has 0 emissions that you mentioned.
Its engine is the John Deere 4024T power plant.. Turbo Charged.
58hp is in a whole different class of tractor! Thanks for watching. We got to use a John Deere in this video: ruclips.net/video/HDmVxpDuHAM/видео.html
@@PineyGroveHomestead "Different Class" That was in my first opening sentence.
And my point was.... buying the smallest and over maxing out vrs moving up a few notches and not struggling for power... At All.
Most times in ANYTHING you won't regret more Power.
Don't sell yourself short staying in 25 HP class just for emissions, Buy older and bigger, if it fits your needs.
Don't get me wrong, 25 is more than enough for many and it has it's place.
I'm not slamming anything just sharing the difference between underpowered vrs plenty or borderline of overpowered.
Tractors in most cases are power-horses... Over-implementing takes the powerhouse factor away and you have to baby things along and most times it will end in a failure or taking 1/2 to 3 times as long to do what should be a simple task.
And a larger heavier implement make getting stuck or hung up a worse situation, like around a pond or creek. OR..
A properly sized IMP. might Not get you stuck at all, or keep you from getting in that situation.
Short answer is over-implementing is abusing what should be a prized piece of equipment.
I can't tell you how many friends admit, I wish I had bought "Bigger" next size up or 2 sizes, "I thought I could get by with..." (Nope)
Now I can't get my money back or will take a beating selling.
I'm not sure it would wear the engine out, diesel's are made to grunt, that's when they build the most torque, under heavy load! You'd be more likely to damage the clutch than anything else
It was pulling the RPMs down pretty bad!
When mowing tall grass your tractor wheels always push the grass down on the first pass. If one is going to use a finish mower, i would think that they would mow it far more often then letting it get that high. As you can see it leaves allot of debris, and that kinda defeats the whole purpose of using a finish mower.
The suction of the finish mower lifts up the grass. When you have a lot of grass to mow like us, you are always behind!
And yet you blabbed through the second part so we could hear the tractor ourselves and didn't even record the tractor stalling. Maybe you should do this test again with regular blades on the second mower because most will only have the regular blades. So it's not a completely fair test. It's like comparing apples to oranges. That heavier setup could be the reason for the stalling and might be just fine with the regular blades.
Keep laces sharp slow down compacts are on the expensive toy side like mine 🤩😁👍
Yes they are!
Funny story; Here a couple years ago I went to our local Ace store and I asked the girl there where their fuel jugs where. I quickly grabbed a yellow 6 gal jug and told her that this would work for a water jug and she immediately told me that it was for Diesel only lol
That doesn't surprise me! It's just a plastic jug....put what you want in it!!
I run a 6' finish mower on my 19hp and have for years. I do not mow heavy or tall grass - that's done with a 4' bush hog. Go slow, do not mow heavy/tall grass and you'll be okay.
I couldn't go any slower and still be moving!! Thanks for watching.
@@PineyGroveHomestead Mine is an older Yanmar grey, if I get a chance I'll do a short clip of it mowing with the 6' finish this weekend. I would not attempt to mow tall grass with my finish mower
Is this a hydrostat drive tractor?
Yes.
Lol I've been cutting a couple of acres of hill side terrraces often 4ft high plus grass and bracken with a 1994 mtd 36 inch deck for ten years ..... I can only dream what ot would be like to such an awesome peice of kit😂.
If you enjoy it, keep doing it! Thanks for watching.
@@PineyGroveHomestead I think enjoy maybe stretching the emotion a little but it's a whole lot more fun than clearing with a weed Wacker . The comment was more to point out how phenomenal a cheap ( actually free I just had to fix it) lawn tractor is. I can maintain it myself with basic tools when something breaks a welder seems to have got me out of trouble and she has operated way way way way beyond design spec for a decade. At an undecided future date an actual tractor of some description is going to be required 25hp sounds glorious 😂👍.I really enjoyed the video.
Good information Brad. You have a good evening. Say hi to Deb for me.
We read your comment together last night chilling after a long day of mowing! Thanks for your support.
Is that Cogangrass?
Rye grass and bahia
Putting diesel into a gas, gas can ,, such a rebel.
Breaking the law....breaking the law!!!!
I would like to see that same test with a flail mower of the same sizes
Me too! But we don't have a flail mower.....yet!
6ft is not a HUGE mower…
mow slower and/or more often and you don't load the large cutter/mower as much...
Same idea as when I backed through a grove of 1 to 2 inch trees to shred them while clearing the land when I first bought it. I just went slow.
different 25 hp tractor, but similar ratings.
Getting the hydraulic top link lets you lift that Deer mower's rear wheels.
I strongly recommend getting the rear hydraulic ports on your tractor. More hydraulic ports means more options for making the tractor do work for you instead of working to adjust the tractor.
There is no good reason! Updated video here: ruclips.net/video/UCip7Zy11ig/видео.html
Grass i mow is thick and belt level, waist high. Was using a 6 foot on 40hp.... it struggled, now I'm using 6 foot mower with 50 hp tractor. Way better.
Same! Guess you didn't have one of those imaginary internet 25hp tractors that can run a 8' mower!! Here's our 40hp struggling with the same mower: ruclips.net/video/xyDHt6ro4ks/видео.html
I have a 6 ft king kutter brush mower. I use it on a 25 pto hp kubota tractor. I have mowed waist high brush and grass, even mowed down trees with trunks an inch to 1.5 inch. Been using this rig for years. Have no problem with the tractor handling the mower.
I use a Woods BW12 on a 50hp Kubota. I can cut yard close and smooth in H2 at 2500rpms. Better hang on because some grass is about to get annihilated fast like. Yeah I started out with a 6’ RM660. Thank goodness I found a better way.
if you shorten the top link it will lift it off of the ground!
Top link is as short as it will go and it's a very short top link.
My L2501 has 25hp and 23 pto… standard gear. Not that hydrostatic stuff
Yes, hydro robs some PTO hp for sure.
I don't think any kind of tractor mower likes that ropey kind of grass.
Agree.
Not gonna mention-not gonna do it-that they do make yellow fuel cans for diesel
NOT GONNA
Ha! It's a running joke with our content creator friends! This is hurricane country, so we have tons of red cans for generator gas....no need to waste them!
They also have blue ones for Kerosene LOL.
That is an old school gas can.
the best!
That tractor diesel with finish mower made horrible job in the field instead try the grasshopper machine mower diesel 400d 4rxd distribuit very well the grass and make a job super perfect
I'm familiar with the Grasshopper. Here's the finish mower on a larger tractor: ruclips.net/video/xyDHt6ro4ks/видео.html
@@PineyGroveHomestead the grasshopper mower can have 72 inch deck size. 72 inch is 183 cm
@@PineyGroveHomestead the grasshopper mower diesel mount kubota d1305 30 horsepower engine and with only half throttle speed is able to mow grass 3 feet tall and also the bramble
@@PineyGroveHomestead why have a fourth blade to distribute uniform the grass plate form unit the mower deck from the grasshopper mower diesel model 400d 4rxd
Can’t you just take less of a swathe when grass is heavier
The 6' is too much mower for this tractor in any grass.
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Underwhelming! It’s amazing disheartening how under powered these subcompact tractors when compared to a zero turned mower that don’t really weigh that much less. I have a commercial zt mower with a 64” deck and a 24hp Kawasaki that weighs 1400 wet and I can roll through some thick wet grass
Great point but a tractor can do many other things than mow.
I put gas in a yellow can
I love it
Huge ???
It stalled the tractor.
You talk way to much.
Everyone has their preferences.
That’s for “Dixie”, clearly
Very long winded
Lots of action in this video.
Tail grass lol , my lawnmower can do that sharper grass !
This grass would kill your lawnmower.