Brush Hogging Basics...

[RichZ]

Thanks, John! Great post! As you know, I'm planning on getting my first brush hog (thanks to your help). That was a great primmer for me to learn with!

Rich

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Richie...

A better primer would be for you to come over with your Fergie... I'll let the bees attack you... so I can get some work done... /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

Before this Friday, call MacFadden's and get a price over the phone on some rotary cutters he sells... to keep his auction prices in prospective...

If he's got a Woods 8400 Brushbull for a great price... maybe we can put it in the back of your truck.../w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

See ya...

 

[JohnMiller3]

Brush hogging about a month ago and going home (Twilight time-all the tractor lights are OFF)...
(I used my flash on the camera and it picked up the reflective material on the tractor...)
{see attachment}

 

[Harv]

Nifty picture, John.

Makes it look like you're wired up like a custom EarthForce machine.

 

[Anonymous Poster]

<font color=blue>...wired up like a custom EarthForce machine...</font color=blue>

Harv... you really think Mark... needs more ideas for his EarthForce mover...? /w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif

 

[glennmac]

Hey, John, cool picture.

Three questions:

1. Are you still using that 39 cent camera or have you gotten an new one? What kind?

2. What kind of cutter is that with two back wheels? I think I need that for my near-Oozama cutting. It would halve the down pressure on each wheel track.

3. Are you a III or a 3, for goodness sake?

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Hi Glenn...

My youngest daughter is now the current owner of my "el cheapo" digital camera... after the bug bite me... I bought a Kodak on my way to the ultimate digital (whichever that may be.... I'm sure it will end up being an Olympus... with min. 10x optical zoom and must be fast for sports action shots {my girls' basketball}-like successor to the E-100RS...?)

The rotary cutter is a Brown 7' with dual tailwheels... I believe adds greatly to the deck strength/structure durability for cutting the heavy duty stuff...

Lastly... I think on my birth certificate it says 3rd... but that's a long time ago... when God was a kid.... /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[rancar]

Thanks for bringing this thread back to life John.

I've picked up a few tips on how best I want to do our place. It's nowhere near as overgrown as your place but still I have some areas on the property that may be a bit challenging with the JD4710. Will share more in the future when the 4710 arrives and I get to put it to some practical use.

Bob

 

[JohnMiller3]

Re: Brush Hogging Basics... Online Video

A very nice rotary cutter video… ~~ about 5 minutes in length… Check out the sizing of the tractor to the appropriate cutter size used…

You should always size the width of the rotary cutter to the PTO hp & torque, the tractor can supply…

A rotary cutter is one implement you DON'T necessarily size to the width of your tractor…

Please choose the player version that you wish to watch and the speed at which you are connected to the internet. The Windows Media files will play as they download. The Real Player files must be downloaded first and then will play…

Windows Media Player Version
56k Modem - Rotary Cutter video…
100k Cable - 5 min. Rotary Cutter video…

Real Player Version
56K Modem - Rotary Cutter video…
100k Cable – Rotary Cutter video…

 

[GSS]

Re: Brush Hogging Basics... Online Video

Curious how no Kubota's are in the video. I surely was happy to see the numerous Cub Cadets though. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif