jeffinsgf
Veteran Member
Mike was inferring that you would need to add some weight to the rear of your skid steer to compensate for the weight of the hydro motor and rotary cutter. You're going to be hanging a bunch of weight out there.
Timb, back is front and front is back in this situation. The relationship of the operator to the cutter is exactly the same (3pt hitch end toward operator). You are correct that you will be a little lower, but on the other hand, you will always be facing the work, allowing you to keep an eye on what's happening better than from a tractor seat when you're backing into heavy brush. If the factory built skid steer brush cutters weren't nearly a third the cost of my 4410, I might have gone that route to begin with. But, there are other considerations, too. I don't like the way my skid steer tears up the ground. Around a construction site, it's not a big deal, but I am trying to clean up some timber area with minimal impact to the soil and ground cover. That's more easily done with the tractor than with the Bobcat.
Timb, back is front and front is back in this situation. The relationship of the operator to the cutter is exactly the same (3pt hitch end toward operator). You are correct that you will be a little lower, but on the other hand, you will always be facing the work, allowing you to keep an eye on what's happening better than from a tractor seat when you're backing into heavy brush. If the factory built skid steer brush cutters weren't nearly a third the cost of my 4410, I might have gone that route to begin with. But, there are other considerations, too. I don't like the way my skid steer tears up the ground. Around a construction site, it's not a big deal, but I am trying to clean up some timber area with minimal impact to the soil and ground cover. That's more easily done with the tractor than with the Bobcat.
