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6farms
Posted 1/14/2018 14:01 (#6504603)
Subject: Howse rotary cutter


southern Ill		What is the good and bad? Are the parts easy to find?
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EquipmentUser
Posted 1/14/2018 14:10 (#6504625 - in reply to #6504603)
Subject: RE: Howse rotary cutter


KY		They were a pretty good low end mower but the company went out of business. There was a Case IH dealer in one of the Carolina's that I believe bought up all the parts stock.
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IH_always
Posted 1/14/2018 14:18 (#6504647 - in reply to #6504625)
Subject: RE: Howse rotary cutter


I used to have a 15 ft, 540 PTO, and it cut poorly. Only used it for a short time. Was glad when it left my farm.
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dgriffin12
Posted 1/14/2018 14:32 (#6504688 - in reply to #6504647)
Subject: RE: Howse rotary cutter


south ga.		I bout a 7 ft to mow around barns. It was a poor cutter . You had to have the tractor revved up to even do a moderate job in grass. I replaced it with a woods and it'll cut grass at idle
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JimmyR52
Posted 1/14/2018 14:43 (#6504718 - in reply to #6504603)
Subject: RE: Howse rotary cutter


Mooresville North Carolina		My father bought a 7 foot Howse to use instead of his 40 year old Bush Hog brand. We still have the Bug Hog the Howse is long gone.

Run far, Run fast
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Red/Green
Posted 1/14/2018 16:15 (#6504918 - in reply to #6504718)
Subject: RE: Howse rotary cutter


Elizabethtown,KY
JimmyR52 - 1/14/2018 14:43

My father bought a 7 foot Howse to use instead of his 40 year old Bush Hog brand. We still have the Bug Hog the Howse is long gone.

Run far, Run fast


What he said^^^^^!

We had a semi-mounted 10', biggest piece of junk I ever saw!
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ih_farm
Posted 1/14/2018 14:50 (#6504738 - in reply to #6504603)
Subject: RE: Howse rotary cutter


Centralia, MO		Dad bought one new 30 years ago. They had put it together with the blades dead on and they would hit. When we got them set a quarter off it did a real nice job. Most of the driveline parts are available at the parts house.
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jcs
Posted 1/14/2018 21:40 (#6505821 - in reply to #6504603)
Subject: RE: Howse rotary cutter


Oklahoma		Borrowed a 7' from my Dad that I got to put some parts back into. You can find most parts online. I think the last batch I bought came out of Texas. I have had to have a machine shop make a few pieces as the clutch parts were NLA. There are better mowers out there for the money. Bearings can be found from other sources off measurements.

Probably the only good is cheap.

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gfd_703
Posted 1/15/2018 08:49 (#6506325 - in reply to #6505821)
Subject: RE: Howse rotary cutter


Bought a 7 ft to replace a 5 ft Covington my dad had. The Covington is still running for a neighbor. Must be getting close to 50 years old. As for the Howse it was the WORST piece of equipment to ever set foot on this farm.
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