Looking for a 4' or 5' Brush hog / Flail mower
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TomSeller
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What brands of hogs are you looking at? Woods? Bush Hog? Land pride? Some like flails. I have a small 42" flail but don't use it as much as the brush hogs, just too small.
TomSeller
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What are you trying to cut? Weeds? Brush? Saplings? What type of ground, hilly or flat?
TomSeller
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With flail mower cutting 1" saplings it would require hammers rather than knives. I am not crazy about flails on saplings, I think they are more of a finish/ trim type mower than a brush mower. I would go with a Woods, Landpride or Bush Hog. You might want to do some searching here on TBN, there are quite a few brush hog threads. I would go with a heavier duty mower for saplings, but standard duty might be okay if you are going to then mow every year.
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I cut a lot of property (neighbors) that has 1" size trees and larger brush. Brush hog is the way to go - any decent unit will do 1" stuff without much drama. I used to use a 7610 (smaller Kubota) and a light duty 4' brush hog and never had any problems or issues if I stayed around 1". I now use a med duty 6' unit on a MX5100 and never even pay attention to stuff that size.
Also look around for used stuff , you often see good functioning units that are not pretty but are mechanically sound for a very reasonable price! Good luck
Also look around for used stuff , you often see good functioning units that are not pretty but are mechanically sound for a very reasonable price! Good luck