Brush Hog - Tractor Supply

[oosik]

Have any of you ever witnessed a rear cutter that was cutting 3" material. The Highway Dept has a Brown 684 mounted on a New Holland 150hp tractor. The 3" trees were birch or aspen or quaken asp. Whatever.

The SOUND. I was about 200 feet away and very glad of it. It sounded like something - either the tractor or the rear cutter - was being torn apart.

There is no question - the Brown 684 is rated for 3" trees. If it were me - I'd be out there with my chain saw.

I would think that a forrest mulcher would be more in order.

 

[ericm979]

I've pulled up short pieces of old lumber while brush hogging, and once a head sized sandstone rock. It makes a heck of a clatter until I lift the mower up (I often keep my hand on the 3pt control while mowing but there's still a reaction time). I won't mow vegetation with a stem diameter much over 1.5" on purpose.

Around here they recommend that you mow in the morning when the vegetation moisture is higher and the wind is lower. Unless the grass is still very green I go back after mowing to check to see if anything's ignited. I don't want to be that guy who accidentally starts a fire.

 

[JDAOWNER]

I've pulled up short pieces of old lumber while brush hogging, and once a head sized sandstone rock. It makes a heck of a clatter until I lift the mower up (I often keep my hand on the 3pt control while mowing but there's still a reaction time). I won't mow vegetation with a stem diameter much over 1.5" on purpose.

Around here they recommend that you mow in the morning when the vegetation moisture is higher and the wind is lower. Unless the grass is still very green I go back after mowing to check to see if anything's ignited. I don't want to be that guy who accidentally starts a fire.

I HAVE A KING CUTTER 6' TAGALONG--AWSUM MACHINE. IT KEPT LOSING GEAR OIL FROM THE GEAR BOX. FINALLY REALIZED THERE WAS NO VENT IN THE GEAR BOX AND PRESSURE WAS BUILDING UP AS I MOWED AND THE OIL GOT HOT. THE PRESSURE WAS PUSHING THE OIL PAST THE LOWER SEAL. I DRILLED THE FILL PLUG AND PUT A COTTER KEY IN THE HOLE AND THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM.

6' KING CUTTER --TRAIL MOWER--8O HP GEAR BOX WITH SLIP CLUTCH. IT'S ABOUT 30 YEARS OLD AND I'M CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH IT.

 

[Scrambler82]

I HAVE A KING CUTTER 6' TAGALONG--AWSUM MACHINE. IT KEPT LOSING GEAR OIL FROM THE GEAR BOX. FINALLY REALIZED THERE WAS NO VENT IN THE GEAR BOX AND PRESSURE WAS BUILDING UP AS I MOWED AND THE OIL GOT HOT. THE PRESSURE WAS PUSHING THE OIL PAST THE LOWER SEAL. I DRILLED THE FILL PLUG AND PUT A COTTER KEY IN THE HOLE AND THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM.

6' KING CUTTER --TRAIL MOWER--8O HP GEAR BOX WITH SLIP CLUTCH. IT'S ABOUT 30 YEARS OLD AND I'M CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH IT.

I believe this Brush Hog is made by King Kutter, I will have to check out the Breather, I think there is one but I will report back.

Thanks for the info.


I can't find the spec on the size of stock this thing should cut but I am starting to think this unit is more light duty than medium duty.

I will have to watch out for the size of stock I cut and try to keep this thing going for more than a few seasons.

AND then there is the driver, he might not make it !

 

[von-mil]

The breather plug on my King Kutter mower was painted over at the factory. I needed to sand off the paint for it to work.

 

[Scrambler82]

I checked my unit, and there is a breather, it is part of the Filler.

There is a little bit of oil residue around the breather but I think that would be normal.

I need to check the oil and grease the U-Joint before using again.

 

[troverman]

I bought a County Line 5-foot rotary mower from Tractor Supply yesterday for $1200. This is what I would consider a middle of the road mower. It is a step above the Chinese units that are imported and a step below the major names like Land Pride or Bush Hog. The mower itself is manufactured by Tarter of Kentucky. The gearbox is made by OmniGear which is a US owned and managed company in Houston but the manufacturing is done in China. The driveshaft is 100% Chinese. The metal deck and side skirts are a little thinner than what you'd see from Land Pride or Bush Hog, but still adequate. The rear wheel is laminated and will last a very long time assuming it is not roaded. There is a grease fitting on both the rear wheel swivel and rear wheel hub. The blades are on a stump jumper dish and are the lift / grass design. There is a tool caddy mounted on the deck with the owner's manual inside - I will remove this and put two cheap box end wrenches and spare shear bolts inside. For the money, this is a decent quality mower. If you needed a mower for everyday, commercial use I'd probably get something heavier duty. But so long as you use this mower within it's rated limits, I think it will last a very long time, even with a lot of use.

 

[suburbanfarmer]

Where did you come up with 3" ? Or are you needing that capacity? Bush Hog has cutters rated for 3", as do other makers.

I need that capacity cause in certain locations thats how thick it is.

 

[Tractorable]

If your rotary cutter is digging in then consider getting a set of check chains to connect from your top link mounting point on the tractor to the 3pt pins on the bush hog. They’ll keep the mower at the same height all the time.

Set your top link loose so that it lets the mower undulate over the terrain.

 

[Alan W.]

Ive had a 5 foot King Cutter that I bought to mow construction lots for a long time. Dont know what size brush its rated for but it has cut a phone pedestal, meter vaults, and once a sewer man hole cover, not to mention the numerous rocks, boards and concrete rubble. These were buried in the head high weeds. The manhole cover tweaked the lift straps a bit. There is a lot of little wires in those phone pedestals. Oh and a groundhog.
All Ive had to do to it is replace the lower seal. It still has the original blades.
Thankfully all its cut since 08 has been light brush and weeds.