Cutting Red Willow bushes in pasture with skidsteer, Brush cutter or Scissor cutter?

[thorholt]

Holy Crap! that is impressive! My Bobcat S570 is only 1950 lbs lift so pretty limited for that kind of work.

 

[Xfaxman]

Holy Crap! that is impressive! My Bobcat S570 is only 1950 lbs lift so pretty limited for that kind of work.

That is the ROC (rated operating capacity), a very conservative rating.

The tipping load is 3900 pounds, a better indicator of what it could pull out of the ground.

Your dealer should have a puller that you can rent.

 

[LouieJunior]

Before and after pictures of my field perimeter. If you don't pull them out, roots and all, the will grow back like the Medusa!

 

[stuckmotor]

I guess you've ruled out attaching a steel plate shield to the underside of your tractor. My pastures are so overgrown I should probably try that myself,

 

[thorholt]

I guess you've ruled out attaching a steel plate shield to the underside of your tractor. My pastures are so overgrown I should probably try that myself,

I could do that but I think I can either buy a mower for the skid steer and resell it or hire it done and not have to worry about damaging my equipment, After I get the willows down I am hiring the neighbor to come in with his big 4wd and brush disk and going to have him go over it a few times and get it to the point that I can maintain it with my equipment, I plan on planting corn on it and harvest it to feed deer over the winter.

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

HD flail mower?

 

[kfxgreenie]

I could do that but I think I can either buy a mower for the skid steer and resell it or hire it done and not have to worry about damaging my equipment, After I get the willows down I am hiring the neighbor to come in with his big 4wd and brush disk and going to have him go over it a few times and get it to the point that I can maintain it with my equipment, I plan on planting corn on it and harvest it to feed deer over the winter.

Where at in MN?



Quality Forklift >> Quality Forklift

Rent that PT110 and have some fun. :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[thorholt]

That looks like the perfect setup! very nice! This land is up in the northwest corner in MN near a place caller Four Town, I am close to a deal on a cutter now but I am concerned with the weight of the mower on the front being my skidsteer is a wheel type and the ground stays damp around the willows bushes, It may be something I need to do with the ground froze or when it dries out this summer. The mower I am dealing on weighs just under 1600 lbs.

 

[Xfaxman]

That looks like the perfect setup! very nice! This land is up in the northwest corner in MN near a place caller Four Town, I am close to a deal on a cutter now but I am concerned with the weight of the mower on the front being my skidsteer is a wheel type and the ground stays damp around the willows bushes, It may be something I need to do with the ground froze or when it dries out this summer. The mower I am dealing on weighs just under 1600 lbs.

If you haven't closed the deal, check this one: Grace Manufacturing | Home of the Tree Terminator

It is hinged at the top of the SSQA plate and the front wheel carries half the weight when mowing.

 

[thorholt]

The wheel would definitely help in the soft ground, What do they sell for?
This is the one I was looking at: Open Front Industrial Brush Cutter
They are made close to me so no shipping charges.