Brush hog accident(s)

[scootr]

Especially if it's a female drug addict.

Lucky he wasn't mowing with a discharge catching bag

 

[lilranch2001]

I’m just glad it wasn’t me driving that tractor, I have enough trouble sleeping at night as it is!

 

[Jstpssng]

I’m just glad it wasn’t me driving that tractor, I have enough trouble sleeping at night as it is!

I suspect that most, if not all of us who are reading this thread feel the same way.

 

[masseyrider]

Does this mean you were born so intelligent and all knowing you didn't have to learn anything?

I is so smart... S M R T, S M R T.

 

[GinNB]

i've had a TS 4 foot brush hog horizontal blade for a number of years. Broke the outer pane of insulated glass on a sliding glass door over eight feet above and 50' behind the mower a couple years ago. Wrapped up yards of drip tape, 1/8' wire cable, electrical cable, old rope, and yep, t-posts hiding in the weeds. Last week I decided to buy a 41' HD flail mower to give a try to. $2020 with free shipping from BetstCo in Oregon. I think the drum style flail may work better on the rougher, steeper, brush infested areas. They claim it will chew through 3" brush trunks. Hey, if it will knock down and eat 2" stuff I'll be happy!

Flails are nice for some things but a heavy rotary is hard to beat in the big stuff. My Woods rotary BB7200 is rated for a 4" stump. If I'm mowing big bushes and trees I take that, not a flail. That said, a flail can work if you're in creeper. And not all flails are created equal either.

 

[scootr]

Agreed my 84" flail Is built for 3" max. On grass I have to keep the revs up and the speed down. Requires a headset and tunes.

 

[alpha&omega]

slightly off topic but on the same subject of safety & roads: i travel dirt roads to my pace in the Ozark mts. the high performance atv's now days are not utility but high speed rec. race around the blind curves. like the homeowner mowers along highways, these guys race around with reckless abandon....
then add that to the sheer size of today's full size pickups, & ....an accident in the making. i drive defensively & slow, take the wide swing around blind curves. regards

Idiots…
These are the same clowns with one or two kids holding on, not one of them wearing helmets, gloves, and all too often zero footwear…sometimes sandals or those funky ones with holes in them…crocs(?).

 

[big bubba]

Idiots…
These are the same clowns with one or two kids holding on, not one of them wearing helmets, gloves, and all too often zero footwear…sometimes sandals or those funky ones with holes in them…crocs(?).

on the dirt, atv's sometimes ride side by side even around blind curves to avoid having to eat dust going inline. i just drive defensively & take it wide around blind curves.
regarding the OP's thread, having chains fore & aft on brush hog helps flinging debris, but not a safe guard. best regards,

 

[milkman636]

Idiots…
These are the same clowns with one or two kids holding on, not one of them wearing helmets, gloves, and all too often zero footwear…sometimes sandals or those funky ones with holes in them…crocs(?).

Crocs are legit. They have two modes: sport mode where you flip the backstrap up on the front for quick in and out wear. And they also have all-terrain mode where the strap goes behind the heel.

 

[Jstpssng]

Crocs are legit. They have two modes: sport mode where you flip the backstrap up on the front for quick in and out wear. And they also have all-terrain mode where the strap goes behind the heel.

I have been thinking about getting a pair. They don’t mind wet grass, and sometimes it would be nice to have something so that I can take my boots off for the ride home.