Goodbye Kubota, hello EarthForce

[MChalkley]

Re: Yup,ain\'t those Brush Brute\'s great!!

John - I'll find the specifics and let you know, but just to give you a brief summary: The depth (or length of the teeth) is about 30" - I'll measure it to be sure. I originally wanted the 72", but the lady who runs the company (the moose hunter...) talked me out of it. She said she would sell me whatever I wanted, but she claimed most of the larger ones end up getting cut down, so there was no need to waste my money and end up wishing I'd gotten the smaller one. I told her I thought I wanted one that was as wide as the track of the machine, and she said I was thinking like it was a bush-hog, which it isn't. She said the reason they end up getting cut down is because you often need to be able to get between trees you want to leave, and the shrubs and saplings the Brush Brute is made to clear aren't usually so thick that you can't drive through them if you clear a path 2/3 or so as wide as the tractor. She really impressed me as someone who knew what she was talking about, so I took her advice. From what little bit I used it today, I'd say she was dead on - I'm glad I didn't get the bigger one. I did get the "heavy duty" model, which is made of 1" plate instead of 3/4" - I think that was a good decision, too. What were you thinking of putting one on?

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Re: Yup,ain\'t those Brush Brute\'s great!!

I was thinking of putting it on my JD, but I need the 72" width to protect the tractor...

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.tractorbynet.com/cgi-bin/compact/showthreaded.pl?Cat=&Board=jdown&Number=77492&Search=true&Forum=All_Forums&Words=JohnMiller3&Match=Username&Searchpage=1&Limit=25&Old=allposts&Main=75543>My Mini 72” Brush Brute /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif</A>

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.tractorbynet.com/cgi-bin/compact/showthreaded.pl?Cat=&Board=safety&Number=71139&Search=true&Forum=All_Forums&Words=JohnMiller3&Match=Username&Searchpage=2&Limit=25&Old=allposts&Main=69988>Some of the brush I go through…</A>

 

[MChalkley]

Re: Yup,ain\'t those Brush Brute\'s great!!

John - Some great pics! I think the 72" (or 74"?) was just a little under 900 pounds - with that much weight, you wouldn't have all that much left to lift trees with, would you? The 58" weighs a little less than 600 pounds. Either way, I still think you'd want to use the Brush Brute to clear the saplings, etc. and mow the other stuff. So, the smaller one would work better there, too.

BTW, you asked about mounts and I forgot to answer. They'll put whatever you want. Mine was shipped without a mount, but they put on an extra heavy tube frame that was the right size to weld a universal quick-attach plate to.

 

[Woodbeef]

Re: Yup,ain\'t those Brush Brute\'s great!!

Geez Mark just be glad that they are not avid bowhunters. Deer bow season up here lasts from October to the end of the year!!

Like I said before the biggest limiting factor with them is your loader lift capacity,and hydraulic power. If you have lots of both they are unstopable. As you'll soon learn. I've heard of guys running them on TLBs and crawler loaders digging them into bigger trees (10 to 12") and just poping them out of the ground

I have the widest one 88" it is,back when I bought it all they made were hd models. I 've never wished I had the narrower one myself . It makes a path wide enough to drive through,which is what I wanted in the first place.

It is the 2nd best purchase I've ever made next to my 8080a Steyr!! Now If I could just find a used Valmet Mezzo in my price range I'd have 3 best purchases.

 

[Thomas]

Re: Yup,ain\'t those Brush Brute\'s great!!

Oh I see your Deere in the brush. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
Brush hogging like that I guess you wear eye or full face protection also hand protection.
When the brush really gets thick,do you chop the brush going backwards,for protection for you and the equipment.
Hope you haven't encounter any bee's brush hogging in such a grown up area.. ouch.. /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif

Stay safe and warm,and Happy New Years.

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Re: Yup,ain\'t those Brush Brute\'s great!!

<font color=blue>...I have the widest one 76" ...It makes a path wide enough to drive through,which is what I wanted in the first place...</font color=blue>

Can you post a picture of your unit... and what size brush hog do you use?

What is your loader's lift capacity and what is your hydraulic horsepower...?

 

[Woodbeef]

Re: Yup,ain\'t those Brush Brute\'s great!!

Ok John,

I just went out and measured mine. Now remember I ain't no fabricater,or welder so here is my gist on the subject.

Mine is 88" wide. So it is made from a 88" wide piece of 1" plate. With a 4"x4" tube on the back

There is 25 teeth that are 15" long. They are 1" wide at the open end and 4" at the tube end. There is about 3/4" of material left not cut out before the tube

There are 3/16' pieces 14" long welded to the teeth on their edge. These are 2 1/2"at the tube end and taper down to not much at the open tooth end. These are welded in the middle of each tooth,and are 4" outside to outside between each one.

Now Mark's is 5 years newer than mine,and could be totally different.

Now I bet I got you totally confussed,eh?

 

[Woodbeef]

Sorry John,my mistake on width.

I use a 7' rotary mower. Should have known the BB was wider duh.....

It's mounted on my Steyr which is 70 hp and has a Frey loader with a front mounted pump. For lift I'd have to say around 3000 to 3500 lbs or so.

I'm only a trained ape on these here now electronic brain thingies. I'll see what my b-i-l can do about a pic though.

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Re: Yup,ain\'t those Brush Brute\'s great!!

<font color=blue>…Brush hogging like that I guess you wear eye or full face protection also hand protection.When the brush really gets thick,do you chop the brush going backwards,for protection for you and the equipment…</font color=blue>

Nope... {only gloves and durable Carhardt & Wranglers...}I thought that’s one of the reasons, why God invented the loader… for all that protection…/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.tractorbynet.com/cgi-bin/compact/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=safety&Number=69988&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=>Most of all of my brush hogging is going forward…</A>


<font color=blue>…Hope you haven't encounter any bee's brush hogging in such a grown up area.. ouch…</font color=blue>

I have loads of <font color=red>red</font color=red> “yellow” jacket bee cousins… that sometimes want to “befriend” me… If I could figure out a way to bottle them and sell them to the government… what a great war-time weapon… imagine winning the war without a single shot fired… /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
{Yes, Thomas… they certainly are nasty… feels like a bar room fight when they get done with ya…/w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif}

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Re: Yup,ain\'t those Brush Brute\'s great!!

Hi Woodbeef,

Sometimes the pictures don't do the implements justice...

I first saw some pictures of a Brown 7' rotary cutter... and thought... ah... just another mfr... seen one... seen them all... WRONG!

In person... it's a completely different story... you see the mass of steel used, you feel the mass of steel used... you know right away... here's some equipment that will do some everlasting damage... and built to be used for a long long time...