[AT] 4' brushhog fits what??--Steve

[Mike Sloane]

A 4' finish mower would probably be for a small tractor, perhaps one of 
the "compact" diesels that have become popular in the last 20 years. 
Massey Ferguson, Ford, John Deere all made/make them in the 18-40 hp 
range with true Cat I three point hitches. (The early Japanese compact 
tractors had Cat 0 hitches, but now are Cat I.) Your mower may not be 
all that old. Haban made mowers for many tractor companies (I don't know 
of any tractor manufacturers who made their own mowers - they contracted 
out with Haban and others). A 4' finish mower would be the right size to 
work between the trees on the part of Christmas tree farm where the 
trees are mature. You start off with trees planted on 6' or 7' centers 
and use a wide mower in the beginning. But when the trees are grown up, 
you have only 4' aisles to mow (and the work can go much quicker).

Just my opinion, and definitely worth what you paid for it,

Mike

John Wilkens wrote:

> Steve, thanks for the reply.  I've since learned that this deck is a 
> Haban....which is out of business now.  The 3-pt pins are 7/8" 
> diameter.  Did they use 4-ft. mowers on tractors wider than 4 ft?  It 
> seems pretty heavy duty but is pretty narrow.   I would think it was for 
> a large riding mower, but the 3-pt pins would indicate use on a larger 
> tractor.     John
> 
> 
> 
> 
> At 01:30 PM 07/20/2004, you wrote:
> 
>> Sounds like a small finish mower. If the pins are 5/8" it could be used
>> behind most Lawn/Garden tractors with rear PTO.
>>
>> Steve Williams
>> Near Cooperstown NY
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Wilkens" <jwilkens at eoni.com>
>> To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 3:25 PM
>> Subject: [AT] 4' brushhog fits what??
>>
>>
>> > I happened onto a nice little twin blade 4' 3-pt twin blade
>> mower--like a
>> > brushhog.  What older tractors would use a 3-pt. 4' mower like
>> > this??   It's blue.    John
>> >


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Mike Sloane
Allamuchy NJ
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