OREC Brush Rover

[Tractorman5438]

Bought two.
Sent both back.
1- Very poorly built. Parts literally falling apart after 2 hours. The bumper provides zero protection to the hood which is thinner plastic than a clipboard. Just absurd.
2-Hydraulic cooling fan cant stay clean for even 60 seconds.It is right behind a rear tire. I cant make this stuff up.
3- 4 wheel drive is false advertising. It got hung up easily from low clearance.
4- Tires are way too thin. The unit leaves deep tire tracks everywhere because it sinks.
It's a great idea but it needs a total makeover

 

[lilranch2001]

Never heard of one before

 

[rockinbbar]

Never heard of one before

I had to look.

It's an ATV with a mowing deck...

 

[MTGreen]

I don't get it -what's the niche here? How is it supposed to be better than a riding mower? Just the non-turf tires and stylized decorative crap that looks like it's trying to be a cross between a Fiat and a Hummer?

An ATV with a pull mower seems a lot more practical and versatile solution here

 

[2manyrocks]

I don't get it -what's the niche here? How is it supposed to be better than a riding mower? Just the non-turf tires and stylized decorative crap that looks like it's trying to be a cross between a Fiat and a Hummer?

An ATV with a pull mower seems a lot more practical and versatile solution here

It does seem to be a niche item. There aren't many ride on brush mowers to pick from in the USA for under $10k to my knowledge.

 

[lilranch2001]

I had to look.

It's an ATV with a mowing deck...

yea. I looked too, ugly dam dude wasn’t it!

 

[lilranch2001]

I tend to do the same kind of chores with my eXmark LazerZ.

But my new one isn’t as good at it as the old 2001 model was, it was almost bulletproof other than the mule belt

 

[Tractorman5438]

It does seem to be a niche item. There aren't many ride on brush mowers to pick from in the USA for under $10k to my knowledge.

I have a tractor service doing brush mowing and grading. A fair amount of my jobs are neglected residential 1 acre or less lots where my L4310 and MX4800 is hard to maneuver so I thought this would do all the tight spaces. They cost about 13500.00 each and I had high hopes. It's a heavy little thing and then add a full size corn fed tractor guy and those narrow tires just sink. The ground clearance is so low that it doesn't take much to make it get hung up. The location of the hydraulic cooling fan was the worst idea yet. The mower was a trooper except that the tensioner pulley was rubbing against the frame and screaming. Truth be told, put larger, wider tires on it for clearance with a real 4wd system, a bumper that actually protects something and metal body panels and make it 10,000.00 and theyd have something good.

 

[2manyrocks]

$18,000 buys a Power Trac PT 425 with a front brush cutter that will also accept other front loader attachments if you need something that manuvers in tight spots, but has a decently heavy cutter on it. T8 Class