Rotary Cutter Bush Hog quality???

mousedoc · Dec 7, 2007

Does anyone have any experience with the quality of Bush Hog products? I don't know anything about the brand. I'm considering a JD 855 with a Bush Hog 1845 QT loader, 48 rough cut mower and 60 rear blade. My biggest concern is the loader and how well it matches up to the JD 855
Thanks!

Farmwithjunk · Dec 7, 2007

mousedoc said:
Does anyone have any experience with the quality of Bush Hog products? I don't know anything about the brand. I'm considering a JD 855 with a Bush Hog 1845 QT loader, 48 rough cut mower and 60 rear blade. My biggest concern is the loader and how well it matches up to the JD 855
Thanks!

At one point, Bush Hog made some of Deere's OEM loaders. Bush Hog product quality is as good as anyone's and better than most.

CumminsLuke · Dec 7, 2007

I had a BushHog M346 loader, with a 72" quick tach bucket, and a quick tach bale fork on my old Kubota M4700. It was a heck of a good loader. Put 600 hrs on that tractor and loader and had no problems. That was my main feed tractor and I could pick up 5'x5' or 5'x6' bale up to 2,000lbs and set it any place I wanted it no problem. I have also run BushHog 3008 8' cutter, a 2615 15' cutter, and a 3615 15' cutter and they were also very good machines. So far as I am concerned, nobody makes a cutter besides BushHog.

tcarter1 · Dec 11, 2007

I have the Bush Hog 2045 loader. No problems. It spec'd out a little stronger than the one Kubota matched to the L2800. I had a Bush Hog tiller. Great unit, tough as nails. Only reason I sold it was because it was too narrow for the new tractor.

Gittyup · Dec 11, 2007

I have a bush hog post hole digger. Very heavy. Works great. No problems. But, they do make one the next size down that uses shear pins that cost $9 each. Ouch! Mine uses a standard 35 cent bolt for the shear. Don't know why they chose to use a custom pin for the smaller one. I guess to make sure it is protected.

I also have a Bush Hog CS100-P (I think) shredder/chipper. That thing is awesome! Very well made. However, it is really made by Goossen. I think BH rebadges some products. Though it does appear that when they do, the products are still top-notch.

Darren · Dec 12, 2007

I use a 9' Bush Hog back blade on a 60hp tractor to bulldoze fill. The tractor gives up before the blade ever will. I've been impressed by how heavy the blade is built plus the options for adding hydraulics as needed.

xlr82v2 · Dec 12, 2007

I'm sure there is someone out there who has had a problem (after all, they are human-designed, built with human hands machines, just like anything), but I think overall, if it says Bush Hog on it, you can sleep easy at night. Bush Hog doesn't make junk.

Probaby the worst thing about it is the paint probably doesn't match the tractor (which could be a deal breaker if you're like a couple of people I know

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heymack · Dec 12, 2007

I have a light duty BH shredder that I've put through **** shredding South Texas brush and it still works like new.

JRobyn · Dec 12, 2007

I have a piece of cr*p BH 286 cutter! The top deck on it is all gouged up from underneath and the only thing I did was mow a couple of big rocks! Plus, every time I use it, it gets incredibly FILTHY!! The front edge of the skids on the sides of it are worn too, and after only 4 years of use! Just can't find good quality stuff any more.

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- Jay