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Topping advice

  • 13-08-2015 9:07pm
    #1
    SirustheVirus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 49 ✭


    Hi Folks,

    I need to get some topping done on the land and am wondering if its best to purchase a topper or get someone to do it for me.

    Would any of the new toppers work on a MF 35 or am I pushing my luck?

    Im in the market for a tractor upgrade but don't have a huge amount of work for it so am reluctant to trade in the MF 35 as it has served me well in the past.

    Thanks

    Sirus!


Comments

  • #2
    Miname
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,984 ✭✭✭Miname


    A small semi offset topper will run no bother on a 35. A neighbour of mine runs one on his. I think it's around 6' single rotar.


  • #3
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,718 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    Miname wrote: »
    A small semi offset topper will run no bother on a 35. A neighbour of mine runs one on his. I think it's around 6' single rotar.

    I's agree, then its just about adjusting the forward speed - keeping revs high and let her do the work..


  • #4
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,174 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    And have a few tunes lined up in your head to break the tedium :)


  • #5
    SirustheVirus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 49 ✭SirustheVirus


    Thanks Miname! That sounds good.


  • #6
    Jimlh86
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 260 ✭✭Jimlh86


    I topped a headland yesterday after the baler left. It wasn't mowed cos it was full of weeds, anyway it was heavy stuff heavier than I've had to too before! Will this slow grass growth much?


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  • #7
    9935452
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,835 ✭✭✭9935452


    SirustheVirus wrote: »
    Hi Folks,

    I need to get some topping done on the land and am wondering if its best to purchase a topper or get someone to do it for me.

    Would any of the new toppers work on a MF 35 or am I pushing my luck?

    Im in the market for a tractor upgrade but don't have a huge amount of work for it so am reluctant to trade in the MF 35 as it has served me well in the past.

    Thanks

    Sirus!

    The tractor will have no problems with a 6 foot semi offset topper.
    But how much topping do you need to do. personally id pay a friendly neighbor to do it


  • #8
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,718 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    9935452 wrote: »
    The tractor will have no problems with a 6 foot semi offset topper.
    But how much topping do you need to do. personally id pay a friendly neighbor to do it

    Maybe. But for basic farm jobs it's better to be able to do it when it suits rater than when it's convenient for someone else.


  • #9
    The Cuban
    Closed Accounts Posts: 492 ✭✭The Cuban


    Get yourself a good secondhand disc mower and get topping skids with it if possible.
    It cuts clean, uses less fuel and you can now your own hay or silage with it.


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