a topper on a 135

supersean1999

just wondering if anyone uses a topper on a 135, is it to rough for it or should it be used on a bigger make

mayo_lad

It all depends on what tipe of land you are cutting and the size of the topper I've seen a 135 being used on flat lad with a semi of-set 6 foot topper with no troubles, but if your planing to use it on hills or using a bigger topper I'd recommend a 165 or bigger.

ellewood

supersean1999 wrote: »

just wondering if anyone uses a topper on a 135, is it to rough for it or should it be used on a bigger make

we used to top around 50 acres a year with the neighbours 9 foot trailed toper with a 135 no prob altho in rough ground ud be down in 3rd low andif you hit a clump of nettles thistles shed die back a good bit alright she now had a nice handy 5 foot 6 kunn mower for topping but hasnt much to do as get the cows to graze as low as possible.

JohnBoy

Should handle a 6 foot topper just fine.

supersean1999

ok thanks guys, i dont want to buy one and rip the arse out of the tractor, so i was thinking a 6 foot on the flat ground and get someone in to do rest as i do now, thanks again

reilig

ellewood wrote: »

we used to top around 50 acres a year with the neighbours 9 foot trailed toper with a 135 no prob altho in rough ground ud be down in 3rd low andif you hit a clump of nettles thistles shed die back a good bit alright she now had a nice handy 5 foot 6 kunn mower for topping but hasnt much to do as get the cows to graze as low as possible.

I always thought that those trailed toppers were hard to work and needed much more hp than 35hp. i remember seeing a neighbour years ago with one and his 70hp International wasn't able to cut rushes with it????

BeeDI

reilig wrote: »

I always thought that those trailed toppers were hard to work and needed much more hp than 35hp. i remember seeing a neighbour years ago with one and his 70hp International wasn't able to cut rushes with it????

Remember giving a loan of an International 784 to a guy to cut rushes with a trailed Connor topper. Bit hilly and a fair few rushes.
Thats an 80hp tractor.
When he brought it back to me, he said he got through it, but ideally needed 95hp.
Thing is my old 784 seemed to have gotten a new lease of life after the day on the topper. I guessed at the time, the engine got a right good cleaning out of carbon build up, from having had too much of an easy time with me:pac: Does that make sense? Tractor only tipping along for a few years losing power. Good hard days mowing or hauling might give it back a few horses!!

chickenfarmer

we have an 8 foot trailed abbey topper and its needs the JD 3050 to drive, have tried a 75hp renault on it and it was barely able to run it. Had to drop down into a very low gear.

sea12

I used a 135 with a 6ft semi offset topper for years. The land was flat but there was some land bad with rushes. It worked it ok.
But for normal topping of grass it should work perfect for you.

bbam

I'm sure appart from the topography of the ground the density of the material being cut has a big bearing on things..

If it's light grass topping then it would be fine...

If it's to "top" land which is heavily infested with rushes it could be a bit tough...

supersean1999

cheers everyone, i thing ill get a 6foot and start it on easy cutting and see what its able for,

Belongamick

For what its worth ...
I've been using the 135 with a offset topper on fairly hilly/rough ground. I have it set high to hopefully take the load off the 135 a little for the dense growth. I also give the blade a rub of the grinder every year to keep the edge in good order. The 135 is a little light for the job but if you take it easy and have not a huge amount of ground to cover it should be fine. I notice fellas with cows in particular have little topping to do - depends on your own setup.

dar31

chickenfarmer wrote: »

we have an 8 foot trailed abbey topper and its needs the JD 3050 to drive, have tried a 75hp renault on it and it was barely able to run it. Had to drop down into a very low gear.

like wise.
we ve a 9ft major trailed which we run on the feeder tractor, a dx90 that is running some where over 100hp, the main tracor a mf 4245 82 hp is hard set to run it. had the mf on the topper last week, the first time in a few years, it was painfully slow, although it was a lot more comfortable, will stick with the dx on it