Davco vs Diamond Mower

[Jerzog]

Hello,
I was wondering if anyone had experience with these two skid steer brush cutters. I have read a lot about the davco and how it is a great mower but does leave a bit of a mess. As far as the diamond mower goes I can't seem to find much reviews on it. Has anyone ran a diamond mower? Here is the literature on it http://diamondmowers.com/up/product_literature/Skidsteer_heavy_duty_rotary_Tri_Hex_07-26-2012.pdf It says it has a mulching disk, so I wonder if it is better at not leaving a mess.

Any info would be appreciated.

Thanks
Brandon

 

[timberwolf71]

Hello,
I was wondering if anyone had experience with these two skid steer brush cutters. I have read a lot about the davco and how it is a great mower but does leave a bit of a mess. As far as the diamond mower goes I can't seem to find much reviews on it. Has anyone ran a diamond mower? Here is the literature on it http://diamondmowers.com/up/product_literature/Skidsteer_heavy_duty_rotary_Tri_Hex_07-26-2012.pdf It says it has a mulching disk, so I wonder if it is better at not leaving a mess.

Any info would be appreciated.

Thanks
Brandon

Check out Advanced Forestry Equipments SS Eco mulcher. It has a Disk with teeth on top and bottom as well as the cutting edge. Good footage on youtube.

 

[DIRTROAD]

I second the AFE cutter. It looks impressive!

 

[yellowdogsvc]

I ran a davco for several years. It will chop beyond its capacity but it is not good at remulching or picking up shredded material to recut. the davco is light for the amount of abuse it can withstand. Almost all of the weight is in the blade carrier. It will throw material a long way and because there is no lift restricting device, it can be dangerous if you don't have a lexan cab. For the money, it is a good option for rough cutting or clearing large swaths economically but the end result is less than desirable in my opinion.

 

[cat 297c]

I like the Afe but its $21,000 the diamond is built strong and leaves a nicer end product than other mowers i've seen and its $11,000 for the 72" cut and i've seen video of it cutting down a 12" tree and mulching it up in under 5 minutes on a bobcat 220s. Would like to see what it would do on a higher horsepower machine.

 

[timberwolf71]

The eco mulcher may cost a lot more, however it is not a bush hog type mower with swinging blades. it is a true disc style mulcher with teeth on top and bottom of the circular disc wheel that mulches the brush as it cuts. Much like the disc on a Feller/Buncher used in logging to stump trees. Check it out on Advanced Forestry Equipments web page.

 

[cat 297c]

Yea I know I've talked to Jonathan with Afe love the disc mulcher. If I didn't for so many jobs in neighborhoods I probably would have bought one but it sings material out pretty far. So I'm going yo sick with my drum style mulcher with the hood. An run the diamond for jobs were folks aren't wanting to pay $150 an hour. The diamond is alot cheaper to run but can't run it in residential areas because of slinging debris so far. But if I was just mulching on large trac of land an didn't have to worry bout slinging debris into someones house I would have only the Afe disc mulcher, I just need to be able to offer my customers a lower price if they're not wonting to pay my hourly rate on my fae head, thats the main reason I have the diamond mower cheaper to run does a half way decent job on mulching material an it will take out some decent size trees when needed.

 

[timberwolf71]

Yea I know I've talked to Jonathan with Afe love the disc mulcher. If I didn't for so many jobs in neighborhoods I probably would have bought one but it sings material out pretty far. So I'm going yo sick with my drum style mulcher with the hood. An run the diamond for jobs were folks aren't wanting to pay $150 an hour. The diamond is alot cheaper to run but can't run it in residential areas because of slinging debris so far. But if I was just mulching on large trac of land an didn't have to worry bout slinging debris into someones house I would have only the Afe disc mulcher, I just need to be able to offer my customers a lower price if they're not wonting to pay my hourly rate on my fae head, thats the main reason I have the diamond mower cheaper to run does a half way decent job on mulching material an it will take out some decent size trees when needed.

Yea, I'd have to agree with ya on the disc mulcher throwing chips n debris out there along way. I need to invest in some type of rotary mower I guess for situations like you mentioned and also lighter mowing where a drum mulcher is not required. Are you running the 415 now ? If so, how do you like that 2 stage drive motor ?

 

[cat 297c]

Yea I'm running the cat hm415 matched to the 299d xhp its awesome!

 

[mar5690]

look at bradco ground shark-awsome cutter and also lots safer then the other cutters

 

[cat 297c]

Finally got to run my diamond DLR072-C brush on a job for a few hours yesterday cat still hasn't got my high flow plug in yet for my cat 299d xhp so I ran the diamond in low flow the entire time an holy crap I can't wait to see wat this thing will do I high flow. In low flow I cut down a 10in live oak and mulched it up no problem I cut and trimmed along a gas line were my customer plants a food plot he can defently can see from one end to the other now.

 

[Eric H]

Pretty sure that is designed for low flow only..mi know my davco is not ment to be run on high flow.... Like u said low flow is plenty lol

 

[cat 297c]

This unit is rated up to 45 gpm, I was also surprised how well it mulched up the material.

 

[cat 297c]

Here's a picture of the material I processed

 

[ramzee1]

Cat, Looks good.

 

[RDrancher]

Looks like the diamond does a nice job. How was it at containing debris without chucking it way out there?

 

[cat 297c]

It still throws debris pretty far but not as bad as the davcos I've ran in the past.

 

[RINGPOWERTALLY]

hey cat, did they not set you up with a jumper to run in XPS and in XHP? or are you only XHP or low?

 

[cat 297c]

Just got my jumper to run the diamond in high flow I hope its xhp. Cat didn't offer just the jumper they only offer it in a kit that includes the bigger hyd. Quick couplers and the jumper that was going to be like 400.00 so my dealership made a jumper for me for nothing they said thanks for buying the machine.
Hope it is xhp

 

[RINGPOWERTALLY]

you can run the machine in all 3 modes depending what pins you have grounded, i just got done making a switch harness to put in the cab to switch between XPS, XHP and low flow..... YOU DO NOT WANT TO RUN YOUR DIAMOND IN XHP...... you will regret it no matter what your dealer says....... we just ate a davco motor on a customer demo because someone forgot to switch to XPS....... your motor is only rated for 36 gpm at 3250 psi...... XHP is 38-41 at 4500+ psi........ it builds to much heat and not only derates constantly but will burn the seals out of the motor on the mower. some of the first 299d's where actual incorrectly calibrated at the factor and are putting out over 45gpm at 4700 psi!!!