Brush Hog

[imcamod36]

Hi, I'm currently looking for a new, reasonably priced brush hog. I am looking at the John Deere MX6 and Land Pride RCR2672. I was leaning toward the MX6 until I saw on this forum all of the problems with the shafts breaking over the years. Does anyone know if these problems have been fixed? Also, does anyone have any experience with Land Pride, are they a quality machine that will last? I will be cutting some brush up to 1-2" I diameter with whatever I buy.

 

[jeff9366]

Hi, I'm currently looking for a new, reasonably priced brush hog. I am looking at the John Deere MX6 and Land Pride RCR2672.

I had a 60" Land Pride RCF2060 Smoothtop, 620 pounds, $1,600 in January 2014. Category 3 drive line. Gear box said Land Pride - Made in China. Excellent for mowing grass, almost as good as a finish mower. Mowing brush intermitently it required annual repair/tightening at the dealer.

Now I have a 60" Land Pride RCR2660, 1,000 pounds, $3,120 in May 2018. Category 4 drive line. Gear box says Land Pride. Optional chains front and rear. This one mows through Florida jungle without a burp or a bounce. It does not have the fine, perhaps delicate, frame adjustments of the RCF2060. It is new. I hope it will masticate as well after a year and not loosen up.

POINT: Shopping brands probably will not get you a satisfactory mower. You need to research specs for individual models. Weight is your friend. Category 4 drive line are the words to look for in specifications.

I speculate an RCR2672 will cost circa $4,000. If this is reasonably priced to you any of the RCR series will gobble 1-1/2" brush. Land Pride rates the RCR series for 3" diameter saplings.



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[droptop]

I'd add a Woods BB72X or BB720X to your shopping list. Well built and priced better than the green ones. I just picked up a 72x after researching them and the BrushHog models. I haven't used it yet, but I like the clean design.

 

[jeff9366]

Bush Hog invented this mower in the mid-1950's. Don't call it a Brush Hog.


What was life like before Bush Hog? Well, those who still remember will tell you that if you were trying to clear pasture land, you used hay cutting equipment and drove your tractor around the big bushes and came back later armed with axes and hoes (and hopefully a lot of able-bodied helpers). Clearing a cornfield required a different strategy. Back then, most farmers hired 30 or 40 day laborers, supplied them with hoes, and worked from dawn to dusk until the job was done, which could take days or even weeks, depending on the size of the field.

 

[justinramani]

Bush Hog invented this mower in the mid-1950's. Don't call it a Brush Hog.

Lets not scold the man! Call it whatever you want, but Bush Hog and Rotary Cutter are the most widely used terms.

 

[ThirdMan]

I think jeff9366 is complaining about the r in brush as he is correct that Bush Hog the brand name that became generic for this tool. If you are searching for a used unit I have been using "bush hog", "rotary cutter", and "rough cutter". Yesterday I was talking to a farmer from Kansas. I told him I had just ordered a new rotary cutter. He asked what that was. I said a bush hog. He said, "Oh, a shredder!". Knowing the different terms used can help you find a better deal on craigslist.

I do wonder how people managed before it was invented. It is such a basic tractor tool today that almost everyone uses.

 

[wagne223]

Bush Hog invented this mower in the mid-1950's. Don't call it a Brush Hog.

Bush hog is a trademark brand name.
When talking with your friends or even on an internet forum, there is no problem calling a Landpride or John Deere rotary cutter a "bush hog".

However doing the same in any type of commercial advertising or even a public you tube video, is a trademark violation.

That is why popular tractor guys on you tube use the term "brush hog"

It sounds funny, and is annoying because everyone calls mowing brush, bushhogging.

I'm only mentioning here because commentors constantly try to correct me on my you tube videos and the fact is, if I say "Bush Hog" while using my Landpride cutter, the video will be pulled down.

 

[majorwager]

Agree w/ justin,

Member may use terminology of their choosing. And if a member chooses to exclude their location or if the tractor avatar is outdated, that also is NOT jeffy's concern. Moderators will decide forum rules. Cantankerous elderly members should refrain from intimidation, just impolite.

EDIT: jeffy, do members really care about all the worthless dribble,? everyone has access to a search engine.
History of the rotary cutter or the world for that matter, they'll look it up if interested.


And the Latin is a disconnect, presumption is you are much more knowledgeable than other members? Or simply enamored w/ your own EGO?

 

[jeff9366]

Bush Hog in Latin is Sylva Malalis.
Latin is the root for most medical, law and horticultural words in the English language.




BUSH HOG / SYLVA MALALIS / Over 65 years of proven performance!

Bush Hog history

How it all started…

In 1951, a new device designed to clear pasture and crop residue was being demonstrated to a group of farmers near Selma, Alabama. Witnessing the ease at which the tractor-pulled implement devoured heavy brush, an elderly gentleman wearing worn overalls stepped forward and observed, “That thing eats bushes like a hog!” And the name that became synonymous with rotary cutters in North America was born.


The first Bush Hog was the Model 12, a five-foot wide rotary cutter that became the “bread and butter” of the Bush Hog Company. It was the first such device of its kind, featuring a three-point lift and a stump jumper, with swinging blades that would fold back if they hit rocks or other heavy objects. The Model 12 was originally handmade at the rate of one per week in a dirt-floor factory in Selma. It was built-to-last out of heavy gauge steel, cost $320, and revolutionized how farmers managed their fields.

What was life like before Bush Hog? Well, those who still remember will tell you that if you were trying to clear pasture land, you used hay cutting equipment and drove your tractor around the big bushes and came back later armed with axes and hoes (and hopefully a lot of able-bodied helpers). Clearing a cornfield required a different strategy. Back then, most farmers hired 30 or 40 day laborers, supplied them with hoes, and worked from dawn to dusk until the job was done, which could take days or even weeks, depending on the size of the field.

 

[jeff9366]

Agree w/ justin,
Cantankerous elderly members should refrain from intimidation, just impolite.

I am NOT elderly. I'm not even old enough to drink. Avatar is my Grandfather.

I would describe myself as precise, not intimidating.

My wife might describe me as moderately hopeless but a provisor bonum.

My wife celebrates her 18th birthday next Wednesday.

 

[EddieWalker]

There isn't much difference between the bigger name brands. You want a good source for blades and replacement parts. Landpride has a great website with every part for every mower broken down so you can easily figure out what you want. Landpride is also sold at every Kubota dealer, so that makes getting parts easy to. Every brand has different levels of how heavy duty they are. Will you be cutting grass or will you be reclaiming overgrown woods with small saplings mixed in? Be sure to compare apples to apples by their rated HP use. I also prefer a slip clutch over a sheer pin. Having started out with a sheer pin, it's night and day better to have a slip clutch.

As for what you call it, obviously by the replies, everyone knew what you where talking about. I don't understand the need to correct people on something so basic. Brush Hog, Bush Hog, Rotary Cutter, or just a rear mower. Who cares?

 

[majorwager]

Jeffy,
You must believe in your use of google as proprietary. Info above copied verbatim
from bush hog website. YAWN..... And is the use of latin a means to talk down to members.? Doubt there is actually a latin phrase for "rotary mower"

Curious about Florida drinking age? In another post, you mentioned having graduated from HS in Washington State in 1965. And you are "precise", ok.


EDIT: waiting for a member to state that their TBN experience was enlightened by quirky Latin phrases, it is simply a disconnect. Minimal posts seem to deal w/
medieval dysfunction but then if the shoe fits.

 

[jeff9366]

Now, now, this is a tractor-in-horiculture web site where questions about The Law and medical dysfunctions are occasionally posed.


I have, for the moment, declined to contribute in classical Greek. Greek might brand me an outlier.

 

[3gunr]

There are lots of good heavy duty rotary cutters out there for way less than 4 grand look at Kodiak or even kk .

 

[countrybumpkin]

Agree w/ justin,

Member may use terminology of their choosing. And if a member chooses to exclude their location or if the tractor avatar is outdated, that also is NOT jeffy's concern. Moderators will decide forum rules. Cantankerous elderly members should refrain from intimidation, just impolite.

Couldn’t agree more. If you don’t like it, or it bothers you that much don’t comment in the thread.

 

[TripleR]

I have used my Land Pride RCR2672 several and cut a LOT of brush and grass, put a bit over 400 hours the first year to catch up. I also use a Woods DS1260 10' and really like it. I've owned/used different brands and now stay with those brands. If buing another 6', I'd have to flip a coin.

 

[Haneyrm]

Lots of great medium duty cutters out there. Pricing is all over the place. I recently bought a new 6' cutter and shopped the normal brands, Land Pride, Woods, Bush Hog, etc. and found in some cases, the premium doesn't really buy you anything. I stepped back to brands that were not as well known and found equivalent quality for quite a bit less money. I ended up with a Silver Edge SE1506 which came with a 100 HP gear box and slip clutch for under $1,800. It has continuous welds, floating hitch, replaceable skids, 10ga deck, 2.5" capacity, etc. Pretty nice cutter for the money.

 

[Turbys_1700]

In the south it's bush hog. If you said shredder or brush hog it's like you cut wind in church.

 

[ThirdMan]

I am NOT elderly. I'm not even old enough to drink. Avatar is my Grandfather.

I would describe myself as precise, not intimidating.

My wife might describe me as moderately hopeless but a provisor bonum.

My wife celebrates her 18th birthday next Wednesday.

I appreciate Jeff's comments and advice. He seems to bring advice from his own experience running several machines. I am not so excited when anyone misrepresents themselves while still trying to engage others in a productive dialog. http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/showthread.php?p=5061753

 

[imcamod36]

Thank you to all of you who had some valuable input vs complaining about the terminology I used.