Rotary Cutter Do brush hogs come with 4 blades instead of two?

[HarryN]

Wondering if brush hogs / rotary cutters come available with 4 blades instead of the two?
Any advantage between them?
Never saw one with 4 blades. So, not sure if they even make them!

 

[Mendonsy]

I have never seen anything but two blades.
If you think about the mechanics of how the blades swing around when they hit an obstacle like a tree stump, I doubt a 4 blade setup could work.

 

[k0ua]

I have never seen or heard of one, and like the other poster, I don't see how it would work very well.

 

[bcp]

Might have to get one from Australia.

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Three blades:
NEW Bomford folding tri wing slasher<br /> 4.6 meter cut, 3 rotors - 3 blades each with stump jump pan.....<br /> Rear axle suspension, Heavy duty aircraft tyres, level lift.

Bruce

 

[MinnesotaEric]

Wondering if brush hogs / rotary cutters come available with 4 blades instead of the two?
Any advantage between them?
Never saw one with 4 blades. So, not sure if they even make them!

Brown is the only domestic rotary cutter that uses four blades that I know of.

 

[k0ua]

See, I learn new things every day!

 

[GManBart]

There are several available with two spindles, and for blades (2 per spindle).

On a rotary cutter you want larger, heavier blades to be able to cut larger brush, so four blades wouldn't really help.

 

[tcartwri]

I thought woods made a finish type deck with swing blades like a bush hog

 

[RickB]

I thought woods made a finish type deck with swing blades like a bush hog

Yes, with two blades per spindle.

 

[Soggy Bottom Outdoors]

I have an old Woods Brush Bull 7ft drag (drawbar pull) single spindle bush hog. The "stump jumper" has four holes for attaching four blades. It currently has two. If you remove/unbolt the left side and install the four "banana shaped" blades you could cut hay.......sort of. The blades would discharge it out the side and some to the rear.