Hey guys, I purchased a 6ft finishing mower. what gear should I use this mower in? my L1500 has a 4 speed pto.
finishing mower what gear on pto?
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1st gear on the pto for all ground implements although I've read articles which state 2nd is fine for finishing mowers.
Crank up the speed for a clean cut.
Crank up the speed for a clean cut.
cmorningstar01
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B7500HST LA302 FEL 5'Finish Mower B5100E 46" Snow Plow 22 ton splitter
I agree with meanjean, I would start with the 1st gear, Your tractor according to what I read is a 15 hp 2 cylinder diesel, A 6ft finish mower might be just a bit big and running the pto in higher speeds may cause it to bog down, I run a 48" finish mower on my B5100E which is a 2 cylinder 12 hp(10 at PTO), The finish mower has a sticker on the top of the gear case that says to run it at 893 rpm which is fine for grass that is short and dry but if it is wet or higher than 6" I have to run the pto in low speed,I think you will find that you may have to chose a gear to suit different conditions, Your pto sppeds will be like the transmission speeds, On light(short & dry) conditions you may be fine using the higher pto speeds but on heavier(taller and wet) you will need to use the lower pto speeds, You will also need to adjust your ground speed of your tractor which is where your transmission gears and ranges come into play. For me dry/short is Tractor high range 1st gear pto high speed, Wet/tall is tractor low range 3rd gear with pto in low speed.
Hope that doesn't sound too confusing.
Val
Hope that doesn't sound too confusing.
Val
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That makes perfect sence. Thanks for your help guys. Im dry and low now so Ill try first or second on the pto and first high on the transmission.
Hey guys, It ended up trans in high 1 and pto in 1rst. The mower sound fine in pto 2nd, but my small tractor did not like it (lots of black smoke)
. But with trans in high 1 and pto in 1rst, it worked perfect. I cant tell the difference between my riding mower and the finish mower, other than the amount of time Im done in now . FYI my grass was about 7" and damp but not wet.
. But with trans in high 1 and pto in 1rst, it worked perfect. I cant tell the difference between my riding mower and the finish mower, other than the amount of time Im done in now . FYI my grass was about 7" and damp but not wet.