Brush Hogs-Meanest & Nastiest

[JohnMiller3]

From Empire Farm Days…
Rhino 6’ Lumberjack Rotary Cutter
…built for heavy-duty land clearing for up to 6” brush and trees

Quick Spec’s-
Severe duty 140 HP gearbox with an output shaft of 2 3/8”
Massive Blade carrier {Stump Jumper} is 1” thick & weighs 355 lbs. alone
Uses 4 – 5/8” X 5” tempered blades
¼” thick deck
½” thick X 9 ¼” skirt
¾” thick X 3” skid shoes
2500 lbs.
Approx. Cost $5900.
Cuts down 6” trees like toothpicks…

"You are what you eat, drink, think, say and do..."

 

[kerr]

Im glad i dont have one of them!Looks like it could give a haircut to most anything.I think everyone at one time or another wishes there field cutter was related to this bad boy!

 

[GrantMO]

John,
Now you're really on to something! With that thing I could only mow my yard once every 5 years. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[glennmac]

I dont understand how you can drive a cutter over a 6" tree.

 

[Harv]

<font color=blue>I dont understand how you can drive a cutter over a 6" tree.</font color=blue>

Clearly, Glenn, you are ignorant of the ways of us experienced tractor guys.

All you do is hook up your cutter to the 3-pt and PTO, set it fairly high, and then approach the target trees slowly -- low range, first gear. Then you... uhhhhh.... ummmmm..... ???

<font color=red>I dont understand how you can drive a cutter over a 6" tree, either!!!</font color=red> /w3tcompact/icons/tongue.gif

Not entirely sure how you handle even 1" or 2" trees, for that matter. I am dying to hear the answer to this one myself! /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif

 

[ddl]

Look at the rear(where the singletire is), the hinged doors open and you back into the tree and the blades cut it off. It is hard to believe but that is how it was explained to me. I bet it will make your BX howl.
Dan L

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Notice the rear of the unit... with 2 hydraulic top/cover sections...

You back the unit up and Whack...whack...whack...... like a rapid axe! Also you need a minimum of a 90 PTO HP tractor to drive this baby and 2500 lbs. of brush hog coming at ya... would make those trees... roots and all... kinda jump out of your way .../w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif

If you placed this unit next to the JD X13 series...they would start crying...

This thing has to be seen in person to be appreciated...a massive 1 inch thick stump jumper rotating with 4 swinging blades... an absolute monster!

 

[pocowok]

John,

<font color=red> I still have problem in picturing this bad boy in action! </font color=red>

First, if the tree is stand at any kind of height, don't you risking yourself from potential falling of the tree? Second, I can see the power of this machine when using as a stump grinder (for the root), but if you try to ram trough an already cut down tree trunk then, it seems you would have to "line-up" this bad boy with the tree at same direction. In final analysis, I think this machine is really a "backward driven" stump grinder? /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif

 

[JerryG]

Check out the Brown Tree Cutter at http://www.brownmfgcorp.com/cutter/index.html
I worked at a dealership that sold these years ago. They work really well. But you do need a high horsepower tractor.

 

[Anonymous Poster]

They have an optional guard that mounts on the back to help prevent a tree from landing on top of you.

No, I wouldn't use this as a stump grinder...

The rear doors/chutes open up and "wrap" around the trees if you "back" into them.

Most 90 + PTO HP ag tractors should be approaching 5 ton or more and also you'll have a hefty loader mounted to push this stuff down going forward.

They also offer a 5' version of this for use on a 50 PTO HP unit, I may consider, but it won't cover my tracks /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif

I'll try to post some pictures from the literature that may explain things better...

I had always thought of the "Brown Tree Cutter" as the only way... after seeing both units... the Brown looks very crude compared to the Rhino. This Rhino is extremely beefed up...