New farm owners: CUT or UT?

[ovrszd]

I love these discussion.

 

[boggen]

For undulating ground, the best way to follow the contours is with a pull-type cutter. They are not nearly as popular as 3ph cutters, but they do have several advantages including (i) they follow the ground better than a 3ph mounted cutter, (ii) they are easier to hook up and unhook, (iii) you can use the articulation between the cutter and the tractor to cut closer around trees and other objects than you can with a 3ph cutter, and (iv) you don't have to have any counter-weight on the front of the tractor since you're not lifting anything with your 3 point lift.

Now, all the people who have only ever used a 3ph mounted cutter will tell you how much easier it is to back up and maneuver with one of them. It is easier, but if you can back up a trailer you can back up a pull-type cutter (or other implement).

backing up on even terrian, with ruts, bumps, sticks, etc... with a pull type *shakes head no* way to much jack knifing, 2 axle trailers are nice to backup, single axle trailers *shakes head no* they want to jack knife way to easily and quickly and that is how it is pretty much with a pull behind rotatory cutter. it might be fine when backing up on already cut areas, but backing up into tall weeds that you want to cut :/

there are times when i want to backup on purpose onto some most likely "thorny bush" and being able to kinda shove a 3pt hitch version up and higher above the thrones and drop it down, without putting tires into the thorns, might save from having a few flat tires.

3pt hitch rotatory cutters with a FEL (front end loader) on tractor, can be a nice way to back down banks of ponds/lakes. the FEL can be used to help pull your self back up if ya get caught in a rut or hung up on something. or simply loose traction due to how wet things are.

some folks replace the top link turn buckle with a short piece of chain and rod. so 3pt hitch rotatory cutter floats on the ground a bit better. to handle various hills and like.

 

[ovrszd]

backing up on even terrian, with ruts, bumps, sticks, etc... with a pull type *shakes head no* way to much jack knifing, 2 axle trailers are nice to backup, single axle trailers *shakes head no* they want to jack knife way to easily and quickly and that is how it is pretty much with a pull behind rotatory cutter. it might be fine when backing up on already cut areas, but backing up into tall weeds that you want to cut :/

there are times when i want to backup on purpose onto some most likely "thorny bush" and being able to kinda shove a 3pt hitch version up and higher above the thrones and drop it down, without putting tires into the thorns, might save from having a few flat tires.

3pt hitch rotatory cutters with a FEL (front end loader) on tractor, can be a nice way to back down banks of ponds/lakes. the FEL can be used to help pull your self back up if ya get caught in a rut or hung up on something. or simply loose traction due to how wet things are.

some folks replace the top link turn buckle with a short piece of chain and rod. so 3pt hitch rotatory cutter floats on the ground a bit better. to handle various hills and like.

I agree. I use a hydraulic top link which gives even more flexibility.

 

[Xfaxman]

Speaking of flexibility with a 7' brushog.

 

[motownbrowne]

"Flexibility with a bush hog". Lots of meanings. One: flexible to follow contour of land. Two: flexible to be lifted up high. Three: available used on a small budget allowing for greater financial flexibility.

I know one thing for sure, that SSQA hydraulically operated mower didn't come cheap. Looks freaking awesome, though.

 

[Poopdeck Pappy]

All you guys that can't imagine having to endure the torture of trying to back up a pull-type cutter, I hope you never get a big tractor and want to pull a batwing mower. Those are all pull types. You'll be lost.

 

[ovrszd]

"Flexibility with a bush hog". Lots of meanings. One: flexible to follow contour of land. Two: flexible to be lifted up high. Three: available used on a small budget allowing for greater financial flexibility.

I know one thing for sure, that SSQA hydraulically operated mower didn't come cheap. Looks freaking awesome, though.

Yeah, maybe Xfaxman will chime in and give us a dollar figure to the equipment in his pictures??

 

[TripleR]

All you guys that can't imagine having to endure the torture of trying to back up a pull-type cutter, I hope you never get a big tractor and want to pull a batwing mower. Those are all pull types. You'll be lost.

It takes a bit of getting use to, but we've used a pull type cutter for years on our M8540, no big deal.

 

[ovrszd]

And the bigger the cutter, the easier it will back.

 

[Xfaxman]

"Flexibility with a bush hog". Lots of meanings. One: flexible to follow contour of land. Two: flexible to be lifted up high. Three: available used on a small budget allowing for greater financial flexibility.

I know one thing for sure, that SSQA hydraulically operated mower didn't come cheap. Looks freaking awesome, though.

Yeah, maybe Xfaxman will chime in and give us a dollar figure to the equipment in his pictures??

Quality costs more.

Just under $5K 4 years ago, delivered (to where we used to live) by Darwin Phifer. Tree Terminator - Rotary Brush Mower for Skid Steers

$55,377 2 years ago, picked up at the dealer's lot.

My wife bought the Toolcat to help with clearing brush here.