5ft or 4ft Brush Hog for CA

Just ordered a Wishbone Category I 3 pt pin hitch for my CA.  Now I am looking to buy a new brush hog mower.  I will be using a slip clutch and over running PTO.

The question is, can a CA properly handle a 5ft mower, or should I go for the 4ft?  I am leaning towards the 4ft due to the thick brush and not wanting to tax the motor, but a 5ft would be nice.

i would go 5'. i have a 6' behind a c  and i think its a little much when i get  into really tall thick grass so when i do i use the wd45, i would only be worried about how heavy the mower is it. might have to add weight to keep the front down.i've been using this style and like it alot.

I'd go with a 5 foot model...it will cover the width of the tractor and your actual cutting area will be about 4' (after the first round) if you overlap the cut to clean up what the rear tire flattened on the previous pass. I see a lot of fields where operators try to cut the full width of the machine, and a day later there are rows where the grass has stood back up.  If you mow with a little overlap you will have a much nicer looking field when you are done.

lose the top link and you will do fine. never used a top link with the hog behind the wd45

I use a 5 foot on my C but the CA has better hydraulics and can lift a lot more than a C. With my wheels all the way in the 5 footer is a real good fit and edges pretty good too but it does get a little loose on the front end. T.J.