coast40
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Blue Mule
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A bush hog is a small market. Only interested guys are going to be guys who have un-used land they like to clear once or twice a year. And if that's the case, they're looking for something larger than 4'.
Conversely, the guys who have small enough mowed area to use a 4' mower are looking for a nicer cut, so a finish mower is their choice.
No surprise that unit has been hard to sell. I don't think any dealers here in my area even put those on the lot.
Conversely, the guys who have small enough mowed area to use a 4' mower are looking for a nicer cut, so a finish mower is their choice.
No surprise that unit has been hard to sell. I don't think any dealers here in my area even put those on the lot.
HamishMacCheap
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I am awaiting delivery of a 4' rotary cutter for use on small food plots and interior roads on my acreage.
They certainly have a use. This will be my first 4' implement since I found my 6' Bush Hog a bit too large and cumbersome for the hunt properties.
For field use around the house, I will continue to use a larger implement but 4' implements have their uses.
They certainly have a use. This will be my first 4' implement since I found my 6' Bush Hog a bit too large and cumbersome for the hunt properties.
For field use around the house, I will continue to use a larger implement but 4' implements have their uses.
WinterDeere
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I just sold a 48" Woods M4 brush hog this past summer. It's an interesting size, being so much less common than 60" or 72" cutters.
For the guy with a small compact or larger sub-compact, it's the perfect size, and they've been hunting for one on the used market forever without luck. When they find you, they'll be hot to trot.
But as noted, those guys are fewer and farther between than those hunting 60" cutters. So, you're going to wait.
It's not about price, I'm not sure why anyone would think that. You either have a tractor that requires this size, or you don't have a tractor that requires this size. No one who could run 60" or 72" is even looking at 48"... it's not about price.
Wait until spring, and advertise as widely as you can. When the right guy sees it, it will be sold, but until you find that buyer...
I think I was asking $700, and buyer offered $650. Sold. Unit was from the mid-1980's, and had been clearly left outdoors many years (decades?), but I had cleaned it up, welded new skirts onto it, repainted, and redid all the gearbox seals when I bought it a few years ago. So, it actually looked pretty good, and was a solid unit, despite being 40 years old and showing some scarring thru the paint on the top from old rust pitting.
For the guy with a small compact or larger sub-compact, it's the perfect size, and they've been hunting for one on the used market forever without luck. When they find you, they'll be hot to trot.
But as noted, those guys are fewer and farther between than those hunting 60" cutters. So, you're going to wait.
It's not about price, I'm not sure why anyone would think that. You either have a tractor that requires this size, or you don't have a tractor that requires this size. No one who could run 60" or 72" is even looking at 48"... it's not about price.
Wait until spring, and advertise as widely as you can. When the right guy sees it, it will be sold, but until you find that buyer...
I think I was asking $700, and buyer offered $650. Sold. Unit was from the mid-1980's, and had been clearly left outdoors many years (decades?), but I had cleaned it up, welded new skirts onto it, repainted, and redid all the gearbox seals when I bought it a few years ago. So, it actually looked pretty good, and was a solid unit, despite being 40 years old and showing some scarring thru the paint on the top from old rust pitting.
paulsharvey
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I disagree. Cheap bushhogs are always in demand, from fence rows, food plots, ect. What isn't in demand is nearly new priced, used impliments. Guys who are willing to spend the money (or nearly the money) dont want the hassle of FB Market messaging, loading, paying in cash, meeting a stranger 10 miles down a dirt road, to say 20%. Those of us willing to do that, (and I am) don't have the budget to buy new, or enjoy the 'getting a deal' part.
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While your tractor would be able to lift that mower, I see why it didn't work for you. It might work okay on a putting green but, in 4" tall grass, not weeds, I doubt you could cut a full-width 48" cut with it in low gear.
20 PTO HorsePower on a diesel is really what you want for a 48" rotary mower (aka Brush Hog).
paulsharvey
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Also, let's say you want a 5 or even 6 ft bushhog, if priced right, and just personal, small scale use, many people would buy a 48", IF priced aggressive enough.
I did buy a rusted hunk of a 48" bushhog, as part of another impliment deal, but I was more in the market for a 60" (or if cheap enough, a 72"). So, folks with 30hp, fully capable of running a 60", will often buy a 48" if it's cheap enough.
I did buy a rusted hunk of a 48" bushhog, as part of another impliment deal, but I was more in the market for a 60" (or if cheap enough, a 72"). So, folks with 30hp, fully capable of running a 60", will often buy a 48" if it's cheap enough.