Observations from North Carolina

[stuckmotor]

They have a skid steer mounted from bush hog. The few people I know who hire mowing the people came with skid steers.

I've only seen one skid steer mower in operation and it just didn't look natural. I guess it's what you're used to.

 

[wolftree]

Equipment evolution has indeed given us some new tools and different ways to use old tools. I see big horsepower 4WD tractors doing the work that used to be the domain of crawler/dozers scraping dirt. Skidsteers with backhoes. Tractor front loaders with skid steer quick attach buckets. By 1960, most thought under 30 horsepower tractors were a dying breed. It used to be rare to see a tractor with a front loader.

One man cobbles a solution to his problem in his backyard, soon a whole new industry is formed.

 

[EverythingAttachments]

Because they are rednecks. :laughing:

And if you hang around long enough, you'll find that most of us are proud of it!!!

 

[samhudson3]

And if you hang around long enough, you'll find that most of us are proud of it!!!

Yep. And what's usually a redneck's last words? "Hey y'all, watch this!" ;-)

 

[samhudson3]

And if you hang around long enough, you'll find that most of us are proud of it!!!

Yep. And what's usually a redneck's last words? "Hey y'all, watch this!" ;-)

 

[creekbend]

We live in North Carolina. The County we live in has around 23,000 inhabitants. The largest majority of the local contractors have Dozers, Excavators, and Tractors. I know of only one Skid Steer used by anyone in the entire County. More people have Fork Trucks than Skid Steers.

 

[Xfaxman]

I would hate to bush hog some of the areas that I bush hog with a skid steer. These things would be like riding a bucking bull in the rough areas that I mow

I've only seen one skid steer mower in operation and it just didn't look natural. I guess it's what you're used to.

This is a skid steer 7' brush hog, and a smooth ride on independent suspension.

Notice the pivot hinge at the top of the SSQA plate, the front wheel carries the other half of the weight.


Stuckmotor your'e right, it just don't look natural, but it sure works good out front! :thumbsup:

 

[stuckmotor]

I don't remember a pivot wheel on the one I saw. The wheel should solve most of the problems that I anticipated.

 

[stuckmotor]

Does the cab on that Bobcat have air filtration? The dust is bad enough when the mower is behind me and I circle back around into it.

 

[Xfaxman]

Does the cab on that Bobcat have air filtration? The dust is bad enough when the mower is behind me and I circle back around into it.

Yep, it has a cab air filter and heat and A/C.

The view out the windshield while brush hogging