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<blockquote data-quote="tinman" data-source="post: 6324344" data-attributes="member: 11821"><p>If you look at the brochure specs of toppers in the 2-3k range you will find that most spec the Max driven Hp to be no more than 45 or 50 altho the machine itself looks like it could handle a lot more, indeed nobody could be faulted for thinking 100 odd Hp would nearly be too small for it but in reality all that's really happening here is that the manufacturer of the topper has cut the price so fine to compete with the rest that inevitably something has to happen, either something breaks, it's not fit to cut heavy forage or in your case it goes on fire its that wound up.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line however is the topper you have is too light for what you want it to do and unless you get into the 5k+ bracket your not going to get anything that's going to do what you require.</p><p></p><p>I'm not 100% on my number here but iirc that spearhead is good for round the 200hp mark at the shaft, just to add, I didn't buy it because it was a spearhead, I bought it because it had bipi running gear.</p><p></p><p>A 12mth old rush isn't really too hard to chop up, not when you've cut 5 to 10yr old ones it isn't anyways.. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tinman, post: 6324344, member: 11821"] If you look at the brochure specs of toppers in the 2-3k range you will find that most spec the Max driven Hp to be no more than 45 or 50 altho the machine itself looks like it could handle a lot more, indeed nobody could be faulted for thinking 100 odd Hp would nearly be too small for it but in reality all that's really happening here is that the manufacturer of the topper has cut the price so fine to compete with the rest that inevitably something has to happen, either something breaks, it's not fit to cut heavy forage or in your case it goes on fire its that wound up. Bottom line however is the topper you have is too light for what you want it to do and unless you get into the 5k+ bracket your not going to get anything that's going to do what you require. I'm not 100% on my number here but iirc that spearhead is good for round the 200hp mark at the shaft, just to add, I didn't buy it because it was a spearhead, I bought it because it had bipi running gear. A 12mth old rush isn't really too hard to chop up, not when you've cut 5 to 10yr old ones it isn't anyways.. :D [/QUOTE]
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