Thinking about a bat wing rotary cutter

[JKS3613]

looking for opinions on bat wing cutters, specifically, the LandPride 12' cutter. I have 18 acres that I cut with a MX5200 and I'm looking for a way to speed up the job somewhat. The cost is outrageous (approx. 12k with the 3 needed remotes) but it would save me at least a day and a half each time I cut. Just not sure if it would be worth it and would like the opinions of others that are in a in similar situation.

thanks

 

[Tallahassee Kubota Man]

That's a lot of cabbage for the bat wing. What size are you running now? A 12' sounds a bit large for the tractor you're using. If the bat wing will work you'd surely get a lot of mowing done in a day's time.

 

[JKS3613]

My thoughts exactly! I'm currently running a 6' Woods so the 12 would double my production, albeit, at a hefty premium! That's what I just can't figure out yet is would it be worth it. The mx5200 has 44 pto hp so it meets the requirements for the 12 footer.


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[85Hokie]

looking for opinions on bat wing cutters, specifically, the LandPride 12' cutter. I have 18 acres that I cut with a MX5200 and I'm looking for a way to speed up the job somewhat. The cost is outrageous (approx. 12k with the 3 needed remotes) but it would save me at least a day and a half each time I cut. Just not sure if it would be worth it and would like the opinions of others that are in a in similar situation.

thanks

well - lets look at it from another point of view, IFn you were to buy another smaller tractor and had an operator to boot - it would cost you more than that!

even though the bat wing is a $$$$$ piece of equipment, one thing in life you cannot buy is TIME ......so if it takes you 8 hours (and I am making that up) and you reduce the time to four hours.....that is 4 hours saved each time you cut, and again making up numbers, you cut 4 times a month - that probably 20 cuts for you a year (guessing) so thats 80 hours of you not cutting.....

and lets say you can go through the next ten years, that is 800 hours over that time at about 15 bucks an hour......so would you pay someone to cut the time in half for 60 bucks a cutting? And if you were to ever see it, it would be worth 50% of what you paid...thus making you save precious hours and 7.5 an hour in time........

not trying to talk you into it, but at my age - time really is money, or better - time to do something else.!!

 

[Tallahassee Kubota Man]

JKS3613, how long (in hrs) does it take you now with the 6 footer? Are you saying your day is 8hrs?

 

[TripleR]

I guess it's all subjective, but 18 acres does not seem to me to warrant a bat-wing. We mow several fields in excess of that with our 10' twin spindle and have done 20 acres with our 6 footer.

I personally would go with something like the RCR2596 or RCR2510.

 

[Bulldog]

I have a 3008 Bushhog and it does a great job but the only time it comes out of the shed is if I know I have a tight place to get in with lots of turns. Other than that I've got my batwing hooked up even if it is overkill.

I can save you some money, you only need 2 remotes (one with float) to run a batwing. That's what I have and can work the wings separate from each other and still lift the deck as well.

Unless you're just set on LP you might look at other brands. I know somebody that bought a 15' woods brand and it was $9K brand new. I priced a Modern AG 15' a while back and it was 12K. I'm with you on the LP cutters though, I would like to have a new one myself.