Hydraulic Ditch - Bank Brush Hog - No PTO

[jmjeffers]

That looks great! Have you considered making it extend out another 3 feet or so to get into those really hard to get areas? Have hydraulics move it in and out.

It has a hydraulic cylinder that extends it out 20". That was about the max without upsetting the balance. The engine and hydraulic tank serve as the counterweight.

 

[davedj1]

Ah, missed that.

 

[jmjeffers]

Very impressive. This clearly isn't your first day in the shop!

Any videos of it running?

We were finally able today to take a couple of videos. We were cutting what we call multiflora rose, a tangled mess of thorns. I am still learning how to best operate it, while avoiding getting hit in the face with those thorns.....

I hope I have done this right. I find this harder than building the mower!!

 

[jmjeffers]

Very impressive. This clearly isn't your first day in the shop!

Any videos of it running?

We also took another video of the mower head movements.

 

[pappy60]

all I can say is ....WOW....

 

[jmjeffers]

all I can say is ....WOW....

Thanks

 

[coolreinfarm]

Is that an old Power King tractor? ,the offset steering wheel and hood looks like one, but I could be wrong.

 

[jmjeffers]

Is that an old Power King tractor? ,the offset steering wheel and hood looks like one, but I could be wrong.

1984 - 2414, I rebuilt it several years ago, made numerous upgrades and modifications, including tandem transmissions, but it has allways gave good service....

 

[TractorGuy]

Looks like a great, over engineered mower. I saw one similar at the Ag Expo this year but it just ran off the tractor's hydraulics.

May I be the first to say you should never allow your animals or videographer to stand that close to a mower in action.

 

[jmjeffers]

Looks like a great, over engineered mower. I saw one similar at the Ag Expo this year but it just ran off the tractor's hydraulics.

May I be the first to say you should never allow your animals or videographer to stand that close to a mower in action.

I told my daughter that very same thing and as for Hootie the border collie, what can i say, she takes every step I take. My wife once caught her watching the welding arc, imagine a dog with arc eye.