Dumb question - can you offset a rotary cutter?

[GreenMtnSon]

Do you have any more info on the make/model of these? Looks like something I definitely would be interested in. Curious if I can get one in the States.

 

[kthompson]

Hardee and maybe Bushog have made them with offset with gear box rotated one bolt hole I think is correct. They were design so you could hook up to the straight or more of offset than you are looking for, they would be past the rear wheel in normal mounted position. I have done what our asking about with rough cut and rear finishing mower many times. Just be sure tire is clear of mower and lift arm and if you have any doubt engage the pto at idle as I think you should always and have someone with GOOD hearing behind the tractor to listen for a ticking sound of the pto being at too sharp an angle. If too sharp you will hear a ticking noise as the two yoke in the U joint will be hitting each other. Of course you can run it and look for marks showing they are hitting. I doubt you will have any issue. But one side note, you pushing mower from the pto shaft on the tractor, be sure you pto shaft is not so short it comes apart at that change. Not likely to but safer to check it.

 

[LouNY]

MK Martin has a complete offset hitch setup that looks good:
MK Martin | Axis Tool Arm

Also there are several manufactures of "brush hogs" that have fully offset units, many are hydraulic power some are pto and gearbox powered.

 

[GreenMtnSon]

Thanks, kthompson. I'll look into that if I cant find a dedicated offset cutter at a reasonable price.

LouNY; I like that! But I am restricted by my PTO hp rating on the TC33D. I am looking for more info on the cutters that ptsg posted...I have rear remotes so the hydraulic offset would be ideal to allow me to set it up per the job.

 

[kthompson]

GreenMtnSon, if you are in the buying stage consider an offset flail mower. or more precise an offset ditch bank mower. I bought a Phoenix from Carver Equipment in Dunn NC and like it. You need to study the reach for don't forget some are from the center line of the tractor. I have a Kubota L6060 with cab and fel and it handles the mower very well. It is a MLE 160. Now it will move far enough to the side or if fully tilted and to the side the pto shaft is doing the ticking sound so I don't push it that far. If you are only mowing level ground then you don't need the tilt mean much lower price unit will work. But I can tilt it to trim brush limbs but only to about top of cab or down to trim ditch or pond slope.

 

[LouNY]

Or if you really want to offset;
I just picked this up, been a couple of days figuring were to mount the controls and how to.
making slow progress.

this unit has 5 cable operated valves that need to be in the cab, Branson didn't leave any easily accessible locations to mount stuff,
I've got the cab beam covers pulled and going to be setting up a couple of different mounting locations

 

[GreenMtnSon]

Ha! You guys gotta keep in mind the size of my tractor! I have looked at some used flail mowers. Primary use is maintaining the sides of my mile long* driveway, and some trail mowing in the woods. I do not have any field/pasture to mow.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Bush hog has been doing it for years with there 7 ft twin spindle. View attachment 553326

That is the like ours. Actually we have two with one for parts. I saw the one that we use for parts first ($400) that had a brand new 3PH but needed other work as well. The $1100 we got is well worn but OK and the 3PH had been welded on.

The 3PH soon broke and BH wanted $350 for a new hitch so I went and bought $400 one so I now have other spare parts. I will add a Tractorhouse ad with three photos.

In waist high Johnson grass it is a load on the 3600 Ford. It is my go to cutter but for waist high stuff and bushes > 1.5 inch and a lot of large dead limbs like in the spring I use the super heavy 6' bush hog behind the 265 MF for the first pass. The offset on the PTO is steep so I do not like to load the cutter really heavy because the PTO joints are already very sloppy from wear so I try to grease it after every 1-2 hours of use but that is not a problem because I try to start around 6 pm seldom mow for more than two hours.

Pardon Our Interruption

 

[ptsg]

Do you have any more info on the make/model of these? Looks like something I definitely would be interested in. Curious if I can get one in the States.

I don't really know if they are available in the US. I'm thinking it's not available.

These are slightly different from the ones in the US as these can use Chains or Blades accordingly to the use. Chains will deal with rocks, stumps and whatever is hidden in the brush but it's still possible to run a set of blades. Chains will also heat more HP.

These offset mowers will offset to both left and right sides and will offset about 10 inches, depending on the model and width of the mower, which might not be enough to mow the sides of the driveway. There are light, medium and heavy duty versions available.

Shipping one of these can be cost prohibitive. It all depends on what you're trying to mow. Maybe an offset flail mower, like it was suggested, can work.

Anyways, here is a brochure with English translation for those mowers:

Agriduarte: https://agriduarte.com/v4/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/FT_470070_Capinadeiras PT_FR_EN.pdf

 

[LouNY]

Before I found the boom arm flail mower I was getting ready to order one of these;
it's not a rotary and I have no idea of the quality,
Hydraulic Boom with 6' Sickle Brush Mower, FH-BRM18 | Betstco Sales, Parts, and Service:
But triming along my driveway and some of the fields is what I do.