Scrambler82
Veteran Member
Hello,
It has been a while, the SoCal remodel on the house is completed and the yard work is more of a big job than thought, not just Landscaping but the maintaining of the Fields as a Fire Protection. (A problem in a Flash Fire Area - Fire Department Mandated).
I purchased a Brush Hog from Tractor Supply, over a year ago, and just got it on about a month or so back.
I am using the 60" model of the Country Line Implement and so far it is an amazing tool.
My wife and I have been dreading cutting the side field after a wet winter and I didn't know which way to turn so I broke down and set myself to attaching the Brush Hog and making the necessary adjustments.
Well folks, all I can say is it turned out to be a easier than I thought to cut the driveshaft to fit my tractor, and top link threw me for a while but I'm getting the idea of the adjustment. I still have a slight problem with the Tool digging-in in the front more often than I like but I lift it a little and it seems to help me but I need to add some larger skids to the front and do a little more adjusting.
But the Brush Hog itself, not the heaviest duty tool in my tool box, but it is strong enough to handle my work load and then some... it definitely made my life easier. Cutting the 4 to 5 foot weeds in the side yard alone, was a breeze, this things ate through the weeds like they weren't even there and after the second pass the next day the field actually looks a little like a lawn... not my intent, but from a distance it looks good.
Once I got started I had cut for over 5 hours, the side field, alone my 1/4 mile driveway, and along the main road, which should be covered by the HOA but for some reason my end of the HOA appears not to be on the list. (At least I get the mani road graded), and the upper five acres, had a few rocks but this Hog was easily maneuvered through the rock field and cut the weeds easily with a better look than expected.
So if anyone was thinking about "CountryLine" from Tractor Supply, it does what is needed in a medium duty package, and for the average land owner it should work.
Thanks for reading, I do get carried away... once in a while.
Ltr
p.s. I hope to update this thread as soon as I get some more time on the tool, but I am thinking it should be a good tool for a long time. Biggest thing... GREASE IT REGULARLY, before each use is not a bad thing.
It has been a while, the SoCal remodel on the house is completed and the yard work is more of a big job than thought, not just Landscaping but the maintaining of the Fields as a Fire Protection. (A problem in a Flash Fire Area - Fire Department Mandated).
I purchased a Brush Hog from Tractor Supply, over a year ago, and just got it on about a month or so back.
I am using the 60" model of the Country Line Implement and so far it is an amazing tool.
My wife and I have been dreading cutting the side field after a wet winter and I didn't know which way to turn so I broke down and set myself to attaching the Brush Hog and making the necessary adjustments.
Well folks, all I can say is it turned out to be a easier than I thought to cut the driveshaft to fit my tractor, and top link threw me for a while but I'm getting the idea of the adjustment. I still have a slight problem with the Tool digging-in in the front more often than I like but I lift it a little and it seems to help me but I need to add some larger skids to the front and do a little more adjusting.
But the Brush Hog itself, not the heaviest duty tool in my tool box, but it is strong enough to handle my work load and then some... it definitely made my life easier. Cutting the 4 to 5 foot weeds in the side yard alone, was a breeze, this things ate through the weeds like they weren't even there and after the second pass the next day the field actually looks a little like a lawn... not my intent, but from a distance it looks good.
Once I got started I had cut for over 5 hours, the side field, alone my 1/4 mile driveway, and along the main road, which should be covered by the HOA but for some reason my end of the HOA appears not to be on the list. (At least I get the mani road graded), and the upper five acres, had a few rocks but this Hog was easily maneuvered through the rock field and cut the weeds easily with a better look than expected.
So if anyone was thinking about "CountryLine" from Tractor Supply, it does what is needed in a medium duty package, and for the average land owner it should work.
Thanks for reading, I do get carried away... once in a while.
Ltr
p.s. I hope to update this thread as soon as I get some more time on the tool, but I am thinking it should be a good tool for a long time. Biggest thing... GREASE IT REGULARLY, before each use is not a bad thing.
