Bush hog chains

[Jms63]

Just had a dealer quote me $490 to put chains on a 6ft titan bush hog….and I was going buying the bush hog from him

 

[MOOTS]

That’s cheap. Was told it’d be $700 for rear chains on a bush hog 316... it’s still rocking the metal guard. I will remove once it’s completely bent and mangled.

 

[SDT]

Just had a dealer quote me $490 to put chains on a 6ft titan bush hog….and I was going buying the bush hog from him

They're not cheap.

If you decide on chains do rear only. Front chains allow too much debris to be thrown onto the back of the tractor.

 

[Jms63]

They're not cheap.

If you decide on chains do rear only. Front chains allow too much debris to be thrown onto the back of the tractor.

So you like the belt up front ….. not going to use anything on rear…. With belt up front do you get a good cut ? I thought that might hurt my airflow with the blades sucking the grass upwards seems to make a better cut..

 

[Jms63]

That’s cheap. Was told it’d be $700 for rear chains on a bush hog 316... it’s still rocking the metal guard. I will remove once it’s completely bent and mangled.

I had no idea one set of chains cost that much

 

[Magicman]

So you like the belt up front ….. not going to use anything on rear….

I just replaced my worn out front belt....thankfully. It was piling debris on the back of the tractor without it. I have nothing on the back.

I use discarded hay baler belt.

 

[McMXi]

That’s cheap. Was told it’d be $700 for rear chains on a bush hog 316... it’s still rocking the metal guard. I will remove once it’s completely bent and mangled.

I went with factory chains front and rear on the LP RCR1884 with no regrets, but given the cost, I would think it wouldn't be hard or expensive to make your own chain guard.

 

[mcfarmall]

They're not cheap.

If you decide on chains do rear only. Front chains allow too much debris to be thrown onto the back of the tractor.

I use a leaf blower on the tractor and cutter after each use.

 

[SDT]

I use a leaf blower on the tractor and cutter after each use.

I blow all of my tractors off with compressed after each use before putting back inside.

I've used both and there's much less to remove with front belting rather than chains.

SDT