MF RED in MT
Veteran Member
Got the blade bolts and installed the blades on my brush hog project. I was able to head to a friend's house and cut the roughest field I've ever been in before. His dad usually mows it with an old tired '53 ford golden jubilee with a gas motor but let me mow it this time as a testing ground. The conditions were very wet, thick, thatchy grass and weeds. It took a few tries to get the slip clutch dialed in but once I did she was a cutting machine. Everything worked perfectly and I has horsepower to spare. I could have gone fast if the field wasnt so rutted and rough underneath the vegetation. I even mowed the trails in his woods in time for hunting season once the field was done.
5' Rotary cutter rebuild project test powered by GC1710 - YouTube
Great job testing out your new brush hog!
Now if you are interested in a real rough cutting area in the Rocky Mountains, I am willing to let you run a test cut on my property, ha.
My property self sharpens the blades while cutting, because we grow those "Rocky Mountain Rocks" here.
KC