dr field mower information

Anonymous Poster · Jun 4, 2003

Thanks to everyone on the mower in-put. The slope to mow is 25 to 30 degrees. After reading and evaluating your good information, I am holding off on the mower. Maybe I'll have to opt for some goats!
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tdenny · Jun 6, 2003

I've got goats also and though they do eat a lot of brush they will not clear nearly as fast as a brush hog or Dr. Mower. Also the goats won't necessarily eat everything.

BarryinMN · Jun 7, 2003

I baught the DR 15 hp version last Dec to tame a 2 AC swamp that wasn't touched for at least 10 years.

45 deg. banks about 6' deep, 2" saplings and large unseen rocks.

Yep, severely abused beyond guidelines right out of the box.

Earlier comments seem appropriate however didn't keep me from clearing the swamp.

I viewed the machine as cheap insurance.

Risking tipping the JD A tractor with 6' pull behind bush hog or oil starving the bearings in my JD 455 pulling a mini hog cost far more than the DR.

The machine starts fast, runs smooth & is quiet - big muffler. It shows no signs of it's first assignment abuse.

Final pooint is it takes up less space & is cheaper to feed than one of those 80HP side boom hwy dept ditch mowers.

Barry

HorseHusband · Jun 10, 2003

I'm in a similar situation. I need to cut a 900' long by 5' wide strip of road frontage for my new farm. The strip is comprised of weeds, grass and minor brush. More importantly, about half of my strip slopes approx 25-35 degrees, in some places toward the road and in other places toward my fence line.

Over the objections of my back, I'm currently using a weed wacker to tame the strip. Do folks think the walk-behind DR Field and Brush Mower will do the job? Is there any other commercial mowers that can handle that slope (hopefully by mowing across the slope)?

Thanks in advance.

BarryinMN · Jun 10, 2003

Since you are only 5' wide & no rocks or trees, a tractor PTO sicle bar mower may work especially if you can flatten out that slope a little.

Bird · Jun 10, 2003

I don't know how well you'd like the DR Field and Brush mower, but why not just use the regular DR trimmer/mower. They had both .130" and .155" line for mine (I just bought the .130 locally), and if you have brush that the string won't take out, get the Beaver Blade to go on it. I cleared a lot of vines and saplings up to 3" diameter with mine in areas I couldn't get the tractor and brush hog into.

HorseHusband · Jun 10, 2003

Forgot to mention that I have telephone poles in the middle of my 5 foot strip, which makes driving a tractor around pretty near impossible (because of the steep slope drop to the road, which also happens to be a numbered state route).

tdenny · Jun 11, 2003

HorseHusband,

Yep, a DR. Mower or a Bachtold mower (very similar but a little better IMHO) would work really well for what you are wanting to do. I "mowed" down strands of young alder trees like they were grass. These are all self propelled so it's more a matter of holding on to it. I have a bad back too and it didn't bother me too much.