DR Tow Behind Brush Cutter Question

[Big Bri]

yes, I would like to see a picture. thanks

i posted some pic in the photo sections for you to look at. after taking the pic's i see that it isn't a Dr mow but a Swisher. any way its still free if you want it.
thanks
Brian

 

[jack wesley]

i started using it to start my own field mowing comapany. i can mow a level acre in 1 hour.

I guess you charge so much an acre or so much an hour; how much would you need to make the job worth your time? I am just curious, most guys in my area can't make it pay, they prefer to finish mow lawns on a weekly contract. jack

 

[Ken45101]

i got one you can have for free. . . needs some work . . . a lot of work as it hasn't been used in 8 years but most every thing is there. i just loaded on the truck, will be going to the scrap yard next month and it going to go. (wife has me getting rid of "crap"

It is NOT a DR if it's been around for 8 years. They only brought it out 2-3 years ago. (edit: I see you corrected your message and yours is a Swisher).

I've had a walk behind DR mower. Great machine. I bought the DR tow behind and it's been a great DISAPPOINTMENT. A brush hog would do a much better job at a lower cost (of course, you are offering yours for free, so cost is not an issue).

 

[Big Bri]

It is NOT a DR if it's been around for 8 years. They only brought it out 2-3 years ago. (edit: I see you corrected your message and yours is a Swisher).

I've had a walk behind DR mower. Great machine. I bought the DR tow behind and it's been a great DISAPPOINTMENT. A brush hog would do a much better job at a lower cost (of course, you are offering yours for free, so cost is not an issue).

My math shows that a bush hog would be a whole lot more money. . . Ya still got to buy the tractor
I bought the swisher used years ago to keep up a 3 acre lot i had. . . there were too many trees for it to work right so i never really used it. it just sat behind the shed.

Buy the way its gone, a fellow TBN'r picked it up

 

[Ken45101]

My math shows that a bush hog would be a whole lot more money. . . Ya still got to buy the tractor
I bought the swisher used years ago to keep up a 3 acre lot i had. . . there were too many trees for it to work right so i never really used it. it just sat behind the shed.

Well you need to have something to pull the "tow behind". If you have dry, flat ground, a 4 wheeler will work. But if it's not flat and dry.... I got stuck the first time I tried my DR tow behind out on a trail and needed a second 4 wheeler to pull it out of the woods. Now I have a Kubota RTV 900 that will pull it. But if you are going to use a tractor to pull it, a bush hog would be a lot cheaper and more effective.

IMO, my purchase of the DR Tow Behind was one of my worst purchasing decisions.

Ken

 

[jenkinsph]

Has anyone on here ever used the tow behind version of DR's Field and Brush Cutter?

I have 50+ acres in Virginia that I just bought. It was select cut several years ago and now over run with briars and locust tree saplings. The land is mountainous and rocky with lots of decaying stumps and limbs. I have a JD 4120 tractor and bush hog, but most of what I need to clear is more than I feel comfortable trying to clear with the tractor. I had a guy with a mulcher look at it last fall and there were too many rock for his taste.

What I am trying to do is keep the roads the loggers cut clear and clear out the briars in the thinly wooded areas. We have been clearing by hand, but I won't live long enough to clear what I want cleared this way. Any input would be appreciated.

I would get a super heavy duty 6' brush hog with a slip clutch and slowly back into the briars and small saplings, avoid the big rocks keep bystanders away. I would not waste time and money on the DR unit, it isn't tough enough to do this job.

The biggest concern I would have is small saplings with points on them can damage or ruin tires, I once cut a bunch of these with a bush hook with a downward swing stroke and later poked a huge hole in the tractor tire.

While it will take some time and will be a pain in the neck literally the cost of a heavy duty brushhog about $3000+ works out to about $60 an acre if it was worthless when done. I have an MX6 and it is rated for up to 2" softwoods, their are other models rated up to 4" . The sooner you deal with the problem the smaller these saplings will be.