Buying Advice Friend needs to replace a Kioti CK30 due to rotary cutter "bush hog" weight

[jyoutz]

Have you considered spraying, maybe a couple times per year instead of spending $90,000 on a tracked skid steer to mow? Yes, you need some vegetation to prevent erosion, but say, 3 sprays per year with glypho, or similar, not a long lasting, soil sterilizer. Heck of a lot cheaper.

That would create bare ground and lead to erosion.

 

[Midniteoyl]

The skid steer in question is a tracked model. I don't have a protractor, so ~45 degrees is a guess, not a scientific measurement. Also, he isn't mowing into the water, only mowing the backside of the dam. And yes, the base is reasonably flat.

45* is the same as a 12/12 pitch roof.. Highly doubt that anyone is driving on that in any direction.

 

[jyoutz]

45* is the same as a 12/12 pitch roof.. Highly doubt that anyone is driving on that in any direction.

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The general rule of thumb for ground based logging equipment is 40% slope maximum.

 

[Midniteoyl]

The general rule of thumb for ground based logging equipment is 40% slope maximum.

And 45 degrees = 100% slope...

Degrees and Percent are not the same. 40% slope is about 22 degrees, which is the same as a 5/12 pitch roof in the pic.

 

[paulsharvey]

That would create bare ground and lead to erosion.

Not so much, spraying will kill what's currently growing, but that stuff doesn't go away, and new grasses will be popping back up within 3 weeks. Thats why I said Not a soil sterilizer

 

[paulsharvey]

Just recently, driving through Town of Pomona Park, I saw their couple public works guys had a boom mower mounted on a Kubota L2501. It caught my eye, as I haven't seen one mounted on anything below 75hp below. With that, its Small, and although I see the dam backslooe is Steep, how long is it maintenance berm to toe of slope?

Looking online, just quickly, it looks like there are boom mowers that gk as low as only requiring 3968 lbs of tractor weight.

Actually, as i scroll down, they have ones that get even lighter

Tifermec Boom Mower With Cutting Flail Head | Models 500P/450L/380G/30

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[paulsharvey]

On slope, i would "assume" its a 3 to 1 slope, thats pretty standard, and is mowable, but your butt hole does grip the seat


Important Edit: I say a 3:1 is mowable, and it is, With a Properly set up machine. I dont want that to imply any tractor, any config, is just safe to use on a 3:1. Stuff like weight distribution, tire set up, ecr is critical. As well as ground condition. In addition, if running cross the slope, a lower tire going into a hole, can pretty quickly change safe but scary to not safe

 

[jyoutz]

Not so much, spraying will kill what's currently growing, but that stuff doesn't go away, and new grasses will be popping back up within 3 weeks. Thats why I said Not a soil sterilizer

Not my experience with Roundup. It will kill perennial grasses, then just weeds regrow.

 

[jyoutz]

And 45 degrees = 100% slope...

Degrees and Percent are not the same. 40% slope is about 22 degrees, which is the same as a 5/12 pitch roof in the pic.

Correct

 

[Quaffer]

The skid steer in question is a tracked model. I don't have a protractor, so ~45 degrees is a guess, not a scientific measurement. Also, he isn't mowing into the water, only mowing the backside of the dam. And yes, the base is reasonably flat.

I didn't see anywhere if the mowing is up/down or you expect to mow sideways on a 45 degree slope.

I know someone who has rolled a tracked skidsteer on two separate occasions. Both on slopes much less than 45 degrees.