Brother's wife says buy something to do the job but what?

[BrokeFarmerJohn]

Might be a plan ...

Is he just mowing trails, or is he cleaning up the wooded areas as well?
Is the minimum width of his trails 40"?
If he could mow 80%-90% of his needs with a 4' or 5' mower, then do that and use the DR walk behind for the rest.
He could get a 48" cutter for his Deere 4310 which is 50" wide.

I had a 15hp Shibaura with a 48" cutter and it did amazing work, but I will admit to puckers on side hills!
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Max width is 40"

 

[Oldtractorfixer]

Thanks for the ideas so far. It's not really trails, its cleaning up areas such as an area that was selectively cut and trees are fairly close together. in some replanted areas on the edges. and just generally keeping the blackberrys at bay. There is some thought that maybe as big as a 48" with final work with the old DR may be the answer. And yes he does like to do it, it's just that it's not as easy as it used to be.

 

[sandman2234]

I believe Steiner had a rough cut mower that was narrower than the 60 inch, but not sure if Ventrac picked them up.(then again, I may be dreaming, lol)
David from jax

 

[David_Kb7uns]

If it is that tight you need to start thinning.

David

 

[BrokeFarmerJohn]

Have him buy one of these lol, fit it with knobby tires

 

[Citydude]

<img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=512553"/> Have him buy one of these lol, fit it with knobby tires

Negative, no cup holder

 

[Poopdeck Pappy]

Easy. Scag V-Ride, Wright Stander or Ferris Z1 stand-on mower with a 36" deck. He'll zip around between the trees and have a ball doing it. And if he ever gets in trouble on a steep slope, he can just step off (no need to ride it out to the bottom).

V-Ride Stand On Zero-Turn Rider - Scag Power Equipment

Soft Ride Stand-On '('SRS™')' Z1 Mowers

He can keep the tractor and buy a stand-on mower for about 1/3 of his budget.

 

[Oldtractorfixer]

We may have found something that fits the bill. It's an Orec America brush rover. Riding Brush Mower | The Brush Rover | Orec America
Local mower/ rental shop has it. About $8500. Going to rent it for a day or two and see how it works.
Anybody know anything about these?

 

[CalG]

My brother has about 50 acres mostly wooded. some recently logged some reforested several years ago.
He likes to keep things trimmed up and has been using a DR walk behind 30" rough cut for years.
He has hills and soft spots. We are in the northwest so grass and weeds grow quickly and it rains a lot.
Anyway his wife has told him he has to get something that doesn't work him so hard.
He has a 4310 John Deere which is way too big for this work.
The problem is he says max width is 40".
My suggestion was a Steiner/Ventrac. Problem is narrowest mower is 60"
Even a Kubota BX only narrows to 44"
Budget is max $20k.
Suggestions please.

Tell her the DR has the edge, and keeps the old guy from needing a membership to the gym!

 

[MossRoad]

We may have found something that fits the bill. It's an Orec America brush rover. Riding Brush Mower | The Brush Rover | Orec America
Local mower/ rental shop has it. About $8500. Going to rent it for a day or two and see how it works.
Anybody know anything about these?

It's 42" wide.