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[dholly]

Beyond the rocks and stumps, I nailed some long-retired fence posts and a wire roll while hoggin along the treeline of an old hops field. Took a while to get all that wire cut loose. Last year, I moved the carhauler and launched the jack skidshoe about 100' with the RCK60 MMM. Had forgotten to put the skidshoe pin in. Thankfully, no casualties either time. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[dholly]

Beyond the rocks and stumps, I nailed some long-retired fence posts and a wire roll while hoggin along the treeline of an old hops field. Took a while to get all that wire cut loose. Last year, I moved the carhauler and launched the jack skidshoe about 100' with the RCK60 MMM. Had forgotten to put the skidshoe pin in. Thankfully, no casualties either time. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[TOL1488]

I found an old piece of top pipe 3" iron pipe about a 40' section. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

BLAM BAAAAM BLANG BOOM BANG!!! had been hoggin for long enough for it to be a complete surprise. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

Anyway the pipe had been there so long that the only parts you could tell from the dirt were where the blades hit.

 

[TOL1488]

I found an old piece of top pipe 3" iron pipe about a 40' section. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

BLAM BAAAAM BLANG BOOM BANG!!! had been hoggin for long enough for it to be a complete surprise. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

Anyway the pipe had been there so long that the only parts you could tell from the dirt were where the blades hit.

 

[hsvhobbit]

Newbie tractor owner here. Just took delivery last week of a Kubota 4630 with a Rhino SE6 bushhog. Both my wife and I have been working the heck out of this thing trying to get our property cut down. We both thought the ant mounds were pretty tough on the bushhog. Some loud BAMM's and violent shaking. We've since discovered more little 'treasures' the past owner left in the fields for us to find, and run over. Worse so far was when I came home to find my wife kinda quiet and told me there was good news and bad news. Oh boy, I think some of you guys know the hollow feeling you get when your wife says those words. She said, the good news is that I didn't break the lawnmower..(background, here lately, most every time she gets on it, something breaks or jams), then she said, I think I broke the tractor...

Come to find out, the previous owner had left a t-pole just laying out in a field, (flat fortunately) and she had hit it with the bushhog, made a terrible racket and vibrated like fury....Scared my wife so much she shut off the 'hog, drove back up to the house and shut it down and waited for me to come in so she could 'fess up. All I could do was tell her it probably didn't do much and I'd have hit it if she hadn't and not to worry about it.

Braced the rig up, looked underneath it, not a mark on the blades, not a nick, not a scratch...NOTHING. Guess you could say I'm thankful they build these things as tough as they do.

Did notice I needed to sharpen the blades...only have 10-15 hours on it, is this normal or did the t-pole help me out with dulling them some?

For myself, I've hit a head-sized rock before but the most scary was when I picked up a 50 foot long piece of wire that the thoughtful previous owner had left out in a field...could just visualize it swinging up and doing a number on me as it whipped by but nothing came of it.

 

[hsvhobbit]

Newbie tractor owner here. Just took delivery last week of a Kubota 4630 with a Rhino SE6 bushhog. Both my wife and I have been working the heck out of this thing trying to get our property cut down. We both thought the ant mounds were pretty tough on the bushhog. Some loud BAMM's and violent shaking. We've since discovered more little 'treasures' the past owner left in the fields for us to find, and run over. Worse so far was when I came home to find my wife kinda quiet and told me there was good news and bad news. Oh boy, I think some of you guys know the hollow feeling you get when your wife says those words. She said, the good news is that I didn't break the lawnmower..(background, here lately, most every time she gets on it, something breaks or jams), then she said, I think I broke the tractor...

Come to find out, the previous owner had left a t-pole just laying out in a field, (flat fortunately) and she had hit it with the bushhog, made a terrible racket and vibrated like fury....Scared my wife so much she shut off the 'hog, drove back up to the house and shut it down and waited for me to come in so she could 'fess up. All I could do was tell her it probably didn't do much and I'd have hit it if she hadn't and not to worry about it.

Braced the rig up, looked underneath it, not a mark on the blades, not a nick, not a scratch...NOTHING. Guess you could say I'm thankful they build these things as tough as they do.

Did notice I needed to sharpen the blades...only have 10-15 hours on it, is this normal or did the t-pole help me out with dulling them some?

For myself, I've hit a head-sized rock before but the most scary was when I picked up a 50 foot long piece of wire that the thoughtful previous owner had left out in a field...could just visualize it swinging up and doing a number on me as it whipped by but nothing came of it.

 

[KiotiJohn]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Did notice I needed to sharpen the blades...only have 10-15 hours on it, is this normal or did the t-pole help me out with dulling them some? )</font>
Don't expect those blades to be sharp like a lawnmower's blade. They're not designed that way, and sharpening down to lawnmower type edge makes it extra easy to chip them. They're usually almost dull feeling, but at the blade tip speed are great for saplings and such.
John

 

[KiotiJohn]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Did notice I needed to sharpen the blades...only have 10-15 hours on it, is this normal or did the t-pole help me out with dulling them some? )</font>
Don't expect those blades to be sharp like a lawnmower's blade. They're not designed that way, and sharpening down to lawnmower type edge makes it extra easy to chip them. They're usually almost dull feeling, but at the blade tip speed are great for saplings and such.
John

 

[Bird]

Like John said, the leading edge (sharp edge) of a brush hog blade normally has a 1/8" flat or rounded edge; not a sharp edge. They can be sharpened more if you know all you'll be cutting is grass and weeds, but for anything else you're probably better off leaving them "dull" to prevent damage to them.

 

[Bird]

Like John said, the leading edge (sharp edge) of a brush hog blade normally has a 1/8" flat or rounded edge; not a sharp edge. They can be sharpened more if you know all you'll be cutting is grass and weeds, but for anything else you're probably better off leaving them "dull" to prevent damage to them.

 

[ejtaylor822]

Like most, rocks and stumps. I have a nice little crease on the top of my 6’ hog from rolling a big rock around under there with too hard a shear pin. I now use the cheap bolts from Lowe’s. Like someone else stated, have a natural instinct/reaction to mash the clutch and raise the 3PH in one motion at the slightest loud noise.

Had a delayed sound - didn’t make a sound when I did it, but, heard it later…..

Past weekend I was hogging around the pond in our community. Have to go down a neighbor’s road to get to it. Last summer I would cut along the neighbor’s road and around his garden on my return trips back from the pond – he and his wife are great neighbors and I like to help them out. Past winter I knocked down and spread out a huge dirt pile that was on our property lines – mostly his side.

Anyway, I am coming back from hogging at the pond past weekend and notice the grass is high around the garden and along the road. Dropped the mower, circled the garden and other side of the road. Noticed where I had leveled out the mound of dirt there were a lot of weeds and these two big bushy weeds growing, looked like poke berry bushes. Turned up the hill and went right down the middle, taking out the weeds and two bushes. Did such a good job and looked so clean I decided to hog the whole hill – clean it up right.

That evening I am down at the pond fishing. Neighbor comes walking down. I figure it’s to talk about the fishing or thank me for cutting the weeds back. Nope. Turned out the bushes I cleaned out were two Butterlfy bushes he special ordered and had spent the day before planting. The other “weeds” were wild flowers he had sowed a while back – the same kind he put around the garden. Thankfully he was laughing about it – but I felt like, well, you know...... /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[ejtaylor822]

Like most, rocks and stumps. I have a nice little crease on the top of my 6’ hog from rolling a big rock around under there with too hard a shear pin. I now use the cheap bolts from Lowe’s. Like someone else stated, have a natural instinct/reaction to mash the clutch and raise the 3PH in one motion at the slightest loud noise.

Had a delayed sound - didn’t make a sound when I did it, but, heard it later…..

Past weekend I was hogging around the pond in our community. Have to go down a neighbor’s road to get to it. Last summer I would cut along the neighbor’s road and around his garden on my return trips back from the pond – he and his wife are great neighbors and I like to help them out. Past winter I knocked down and spread out a huge dirt pile that was on our property lines – mostly his side.

Anyway, I am coming back from hogging at the pond past weekend and notice the grass is high around the garden and along the road. Dropped the mower, circled the garden and other side of the road. Noticed where I had leveled out the mound of dirt there were a lot of weeds and these two big bushy weeds growing, looked like poke berry bushes. Turned up the hill and went right down the middle, taking out the weeds and two bushes. Did such a good job and looked so clean I decided to hog the whole hill – clean it up right.

That evening I am down at the pond fishing. Neighbor comes walking down. I figure it’s to talk about the fishing or thank me for cutting the weeds back. Nope. Turned out the bushes I cleaned out were two Butterlfy bushes he special ordered and had spent the day before planting. The other “weeds” were wild flowers he had sowed a while back – the same kind he put around the garden. Thankfully he was laughing about it – but I felt like, well, you know...... /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[MossRoad]

I ran over a large, steel ratchet for an industrial tie down strap along the highway. I have a front mounted brush hog on my Power Trac. It threw it backwards and blew off the left rear wheel of the brush hog, then proceeded to throw it out front across the highway. Lucky no one was coming. I make it a habit to stop whenever a vehicle gets within a couple hundred yards of me and wait for them to go by.

Two weeks ago I came 2 feet from running over a dead turkey. Whew! Dodged the bullet. Turned around and about 50 yards later blew up a dead racoon.... STINKY!!! /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

Went back last week and something had dragged the turkey up into the yard. Apparently breastbones, wings and turkey feet are the least delectable to scavengers as that's all that was left. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[MossRoad]

I ran over a large, steel ratchet for an industrial tie down strap along the highway. I have a front mounted brush hog on my Power Trac. It threw it backwards and blew off the left rear wheel of the brush hog, then proceeded to throw it out front across the highway. Lucky no one was coming. I make it a habit to stop whenever a vehicle gets within a couple hundred yards of me and wait for them to go by.

Two weeks ago I came 2 feet from running over a dead turkey. Whew! Dodged the bullet. Turned around and about 50 yards later blew up a dead racoon.... STINKY!!! /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

Went back last week and something had dragged the turkey up into the yard. Apparently breastbones, wings and turkey feet are the least delectable to scavengers as that's all that was left. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[RollTideRam]

Anyway, I am coming back from hogging at the pond past weekend and notice the grass is high around the garden and along the road. Dropped the mower, circled the garden and other side of the road. Noticed where I had leveled out the mound of dirt there were a lot of weeds and these two big bushy weeds growing, looked like poke berry bushes. Turned up the hill and went right down the middle, taking out the weeds and two bushes. Did such a good job and looked so clean I decided to hog the whole hill – clean it up right.

That evening I am down at the pond fishing. Neighbor comes walking down. I figure it’s to talk about the fishing or thank me for cutting the weeds back. Nope. Turned out the bushes I cleaned out were two Butterlfy bushes he special ordered and had spent the day before planting. The other “weeds” were wild flowers he had sowed a while back – the same kind he put around the garden. Thankfully he was laughing about it – but I felt like, well, you know...... /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
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I don't have to go to the neighbors house to destroy new plants. I seem to get my wifes every year.
I hit a log chain with my mower once. It shut down on its own, and I thought I had destroyed it. No damage at all.

I'm sorry I left my bike in your yard. JC

 

[RollTideRam]

Anyway, I am coming back from hogging at the pond past weekend and notice the grass is high around the garden and along the road. Dropped the mower, circled the garden and other side of the road. Noticed where I had leveled out the mound of dirt there were a lot of weeds and these two big bushy weeds growing, looked like poke berry bushes. Turned up the hill and went right down the middle, taking out the weeds and two bushes. Did such a good job and looked so clean I decided to hog the whole hill – clean it up right.

That evening I am down at the pond fishing. Neighbor comes walking down. I figure it’s to talk about the fishing or thank me for cutting the weeds back. Nope. Turned out the bushes I cleaned out were two Butterlfy bushes he special ordered and had spent the day before planting. The other “weeds” were wild flowers he had sowed a while back – the same kind he put around the garden. Thankfully he was laughing about it – but I felt like, well, you know...... /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
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I don't have to go to the neighbors house to destroy new plants. I seem to get my wifes every year.
I hit a log chain with my mower once. It shut down on its own, and I thought I had destroyed it. No damage at all.

I'm sorry I left my bike in your yard. JC

 

[Theowegian]

Last summer my neighbor showed me the result of his very first day using his new 5' KK rotary cutter attached to a Kubota L225.
It seems, somehow, he left his homemade drawbar with a 2" trailer ball still attached to the tractor. He then hooked up his rotary cutter.
When he raised the cutter for the very first time he sheared off that 2" ball and a 1" shank.

He said it made a BIG noise and he never found the ball.
Rotary cutter still works fine!

scary tho!

dwight

 

[Theowegian]

Last summer my neighbor showed me the result of his very first day using his new 5' KK rotary cutter attached to a Kubota L225.
It seems, somehow, he left his homemade drawbar with a 2" trailer ball still attached to the tractor. He then hooked up his rotary cutter.
When he raised the cutter for the very first time he sheared off that 2" ball and a 1" shank.

He said it made a BIG noise and he never found the ball.
Rotary cutter still works fine!

scary tho!

dwight

 

[N80]

Ah, Ginsu blades!

 

[N80]

Ah, Ginsu blades!