Can 180 Handle a 15' Bat Wing?

I'd like to get a 15' bat wing mower (bush hog) for my 180. I'm leaning towards a 15', but they also have a 12'. The 12' is not as heavy. I have 65 PTO hp.

Thanks,

CT

Depends on what your mowing and such. Normal stuff your fine. We use one on our JD5310 4wd for normal mowing! But Could sure use some more hp at times in stuff hood high!

WOW. What kind of deserts do you guys cut 15ft with 60-80 horse. I used a Case 1270 on a Woods 3180 for a few summers in old CRP leaving it at 6 inches high for wildlife easement. Many hours spent crawling in 2nd or 3rd gear.

I would nt even try a 180 a 15ft. I can kill a 150 hp tractor with my 15ft.  The 180 would handle it fine on  the road or if your backing it into a shed,other then that,nothing.

Skyhighballoon(MO) wrote: John - I'm with you - I can lug my 180 with a heavy 7 foot mounted brush hog in head-high weeds.  I'd say a 10 foot pull type would be the most I'd ever put on a 180.    Mike

Edited by farmtoybuilder - 05 Aug 2011 at 10:30am

i work for ohio department of transportation in knox county we use jd 5520 which according to the book is 95 pto hp to pull a batwing now we use one with the RIGHT wing only which makes them 10'  and in high grass we mow in a 1 or 2  1.5 to 2.5mph and light we can mow in b 1 or 2  3 to 4 mph  in licking county the use case ih of the same size and pull the same thing we have also the have 1 full bat wing but do not let the grass get as high  or slip the clutch in 1st to have enough power i personally have a single wing and love it pull ours with a 4020 all day long  so if you get a 15'  you can take a wing off and buy the cover for the spiltter and  the  side  of the  mower       that  is what  ours is and still have the flex of 15' but pulling a 10'  ( we  put the wing back on to mow corn stalks  sometimes i have  left it on and unhooked the pto shaft   to   the box  just be   careful that    way  they   throw stuff out the  side easy)

Owners of the 10' offset wing mowers, which side do you prefer the wing on. The left or the right. Why do you choose?

Nsula, I dont have a bat wing so I really dont have a dog in this hunt but I would think that a right side would be better so you are closer to your levers on the right of the seat. I know while i am working my box blade on hillsides, I have a tendancy to look over my shoulder uphill so it is not as comfortable to grab the levers while turned left as it is when looking over my right shoulder. That being said, I know the 3pt and hydro levers wont be used as much while mowing as opposed to blading.

nsula_country wrote: Owners of the 10' offset wing mowers, which side do you prefer the wing on. The left or the right. Why do you choose? CT

Edited by kffischer - 05 Aug 2011 at 5:13pm

Borrow someone's 15' and see if it works for YOU! As that's all that matters!

My father has a 15' bat wing Bush Hog. He has pulled it with a 6600 Ford with ease in similar terrain. The 6600 is about 68-72 pto hp. He recently bought a JD 6420 (90 pto hp) and he says he can drive what ever speed he can stay in the seat.

We have similar terrain and grasses. We are 60 miles apart...

I figure I will ask him when the next time he plans to mow pastures let me know. I will bring my 180 down and hook up. If it makes it a day I will find a 15' used. If not I will look for a 10' offset wing (RH) or a 12' bat wing. Rhino and Land Pride are the only two I know of that has made a 12' for smaller tractors.

Downside is they are new models. The going rate is 9000 - 11000 for them. I'd rather give 4000 - 5000 for a 15' unit.

Thanks,

CT

At work we have a fairly heavy 15 foot Land Pride that's about 15 years old and pull it with a John Deere 4430 that's at full health.  Heavy, tall grass will make the old gal grunt pretty good.  Dad had a heavy 10 foot Rhino that he pulled with a John Deere 2955 (85 hp), and heavy, tall grass would make her lug too.  If you need to be back home by a certain time and you're mowing in any mass of vegetation, I wouldn't want to pull a 15 footer with less than 100 hp, and 120 hp or more would keep things moving along a lot better.

We pull a 15' batwing with a 7060 or 8050, I might put the 200 on it for light work such as reasonably short grass I would think a 180 would be too small unless you're mowing a large lawn.