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The right tool for the right job is a rule to live by, especially if you have brush, heavy weeds and grasses to clear. Pulling into a field or pasture overgrown with brambles and brush with a hay mower is a recipe for damage. Pull in with a rough-cut mower built to handle the challenge, and you\u2019ll have a job well done before you know it.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

That said, not all rough-cut mowers or rotary cutters are equal. They differ in horsepower rating, width of cut, trailing versus mounted and even safety standards. Rotary cutters traditionally were tractor rear-mounted and PTO-powered. Today, they can easily trail behind a tractor,\u00a0UTV<\/a> or ATV<\/a>. Trailing cutters may be PTO-powered or have their own gas engines. Land Pride even makes a hydraulic-motor-powered cutter that mounts on the loader arms of a skid steer. <\/p>\n

\"Hobby\u201cDon\u2019t buy more cutter than you need, but don\u2019t undercut the power, either,\u201d says John Quinley of Land Pride. \u201cIf you are simply cutting grass, you can go with a lighter design but with a blade speed that will give you a decent cut. If saplings and brush are to be cut, you need to look for a heavier unit, both in power and structural integrity.\u201d\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Mower Power <\/span>
The beauty of today\u2019s rough-cut mowers is the variety. There truly is one for every situation. Cutting width can vary from as little as 24-inch walk-behinds from DR Power to one of their 44-inch trailing mowers.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/span>Courtesy Kunz Engineering<\/em>
Kunz Engineering Rough-cut Mower Wetlands Kit<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u201cIn addition to overgrown fields, walk-behind models are especially well-suited for maneuvering in tight spots and making trails,\u201d says Carl Eickenberg of DR Power. \u201cWider-cut mowers are a better choice for broad expanses.\u201d\u00a0 <\/p>\n

When it comes to wide cut, you could go with a 20-foot flex-wing cutter from Land Pride that requires a 260-horsepower tractor. More common are the 5- to 7-foot rotary cutters that require 20- to 100-horsepower tractors. Picking the size and style that is right for you requires considerable thought. <\/p>\n

To further confuse the situation, a rotary cutter powered by a dedicated 18-horsepower motor and pulled behind an ATV or UTV may be more than equal in cutting power to a 30-horsepower tractor-powered cutter. I pull my 44-inch wide, Kunz AcrEase rough-cut mower behind my 500cc Honda Foreman. It has no problem knocking over and chewing up 2- to 3-inch saplings, 8-foot-tall giant ragweed or 2- to 3-foot cedar invading a hillside pasture. If I hit a heavy stand of brambles or weeds, I may have to slow my ground speed so the mower can chew through the material, but that\u2019s one of the advantages of independent power. <\/p>\n

\u201cWith the motors we put on our rough-cut mowers, an ATV operator can often mow at higher ground speeds than a cutter mounted to or pulled behind a 40-horsepower tractor,\u201d says Matt Kunz of Kunz Engineering. \u201cWhat it comes down to is how much power you are putting to the blade. A 40-horsepower tractor with a 60-inch-wide rotary cutter may only deliver 15 horsepower to the blade.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mower Safety and Structure <\/span>
Strength of the mower gearbox and gearbox protection are key to the power issue, notes Tom Elliot of Frontier Equipment: \u201cYou want to be sure it can handle tractor horsepower, the width of the cut and the material. The slip clutch is next most important. With a rough-cut mower, you often can\u2019t see what you are getting into, like a post or mound you are going over.\u201d<\/p>\n

He points out that either a slip clutch or a shear pin override will protect the gearbox. A shear pin will have to be replaced, while a slip clutch lets you keep going. <\/p>\n

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