Tim, all too often you show a new tool or attachment and I show the video to my wife as something I need or could use. And, all too often I get "The Look".
More and more I watch this channel, the more I wanna buy things, great demonstration, don’t forget to like comment and subscribe, keep the great videos up.
Nice demo, Tim. It's about time someone actually was not afraid to get into the thicket and let the brush trimmer do its thing. Hardee is a big well named implement company around here. I'm not concerned how the trees look. My job is to cut them back or cut them down. I'm purchasing a Hardee brush trimmer very soon. My good friend has been using this trimmer for several years and he has his mounted on a JD 100hp tractor. I will use mine on my cabbed 60hp Massey. Thanks for showing the Hardee brush trimmer in action. I was a bit surprised about so many Nervous-Nelly comments about tree limb cutting. Thanks again for the video. Have a fine week, my friend.
Hi Tim, I like the boom idea with mower to reach scrub and brush underneath trees , but the trim saw on loader looks best for tree line, less damage to trees 🌳, good 👍video with demo mower to see results.
Dang Tim they are pretty rough on you today, lol. The county and electrical company use a bigger version of that to maintain the tree limbs along roads and power lines all the time around my part of the country. It's about getting the stuff cut back quickly and efficiently, not pretty. Good job! I agree with the mulcher comment for compacts and sub contacts, me too!
This *definitely* seems to work a lot better for this purpose than trying to use it as an over-the-bank mower on the pond. Especially cutting under stuff, that worked really nicely!
Hey, I think you are doing a great job. And your explanation of what you are doing and why is very thorough. I don't even have a tractor, and I enjoy your channel very much, as well as I understand what you are describing, without having to do any research. Thank you.
Tim, the limbs coming back are flying in all direction with high energy. All it would take is a bounce off, or a twist of a limb to come back at you. Therefore, I would wear a logging helmet with the wire face shield as a minimum.
The state uses mowers like that here in Kentucky to trim road sides. I’ve watched them from a distance. Usually the tractor has a caged cabin with extra cage on the mowing side. Some of the companies that trims power line right of ways uses this approach too. They must have the right tool for that type of work. They really don’t care the small trees growing up on those right of ways since they only come thru ever few years. Thanks to Christy for getting the action shots. She’s a trooper.
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Speaking of Jesus, he prunes those who belong to him. He doesn’t use a cutter of any kind. I urge you to reconsider using the Holy name of Jesus as a cuss word. I doubt you would use your mother’s name in this way and breaking God’s commandment by using His name in vane (with disgust or irreverence) is not a good idea at all. Just trying to help ya sir.
@@robsmith7681 I’m glad to hear you have a relationship with Jesus. I’ll certainly take your word that you meant no disrespect to the Lord. However, using the name of Jesus, God, Christ in the manner of which you did, is blasphemy of His name. Same as people saying “O-M-G!!” or “J-C!!” You certainly don’t need to answer me but I would ask what is the point in using Jesus name in the context of your comment? I urge you to talk with your pastor/ clergy about the honorable use of God’s name. God bless you!
Cool attachment! I wonder if it does hurt the trees to “prune” them so violently. That definitely isn’t a clean cut on those limbs. But I like the flexibility and speed of it.
If you want to do an extended test there are 100+ miles of rail trail shoulders near me with a myriad of shoulder conditions. As part of a two-man volunteer team I handle hazard tree felling, fallen tree removal, and tree pruning with chainsaws on about 20 miles of those trails. Having a nice mower and volunteer operator to mow the grass and brush on the varied shoulders would be real handy. 😉
I understand a county or municipality doing this for expediency and lower cost, but the resulting trim quality is so a terrible I would never consider it for my own property.
Even the power line companies use a saw blade type system on a boom to cut the branches of 'cleanly' although they are ruthless on clearing the easement.
You should use sharp pruning or saws to prune a tree. You want clean edges on your cut or you will stress the tree and potentially introduce disease. It also doesn’t allow you to shape the tree. Love it for the grass though!
Tim, I saw a gadget on you tube that you can mount to the tractor and it has a extension arm with a large rotary saw blade and the length is adjustable and it is made for cutting limbs from trees like you are doing now.
I have a 74 hp enclosed cab and had debris hit my glass like a bullet when brush hogging. There was no direct line of travel and I don’t know how it made it 5’ up to the cabin but it did. Wearing a face shield is probably a really good idea.
Interesting tool , down here in SC I watched a crew trim evergreens down to a perfect line of 7 foot , they did The sides to a perfect straight line. Mind you this would be a half mile long row of evergreens or longer . Plus I did not know that unit was manufactured here in SC. How cool is that.
The worst case would be a blade breaking and flying who knows where. Yes the debris could be bad, flying iron would be worse. Curious how much stress is put on the FEL arms being that the weight hangs off one side.
Hey Tim, I see below that others have inquired about the PTO hydraulic pump and reservoir on the back of your tractor's 3 point hookup. Can you give a more detailed review of that attachment? Maybe I have missed it, but I cannot find anything on it. Thanks.
What are the blades like on this brush cutter? I was watching IDigit4 mow with a brush cutter. He said in addition to the 3 main blades, he added 3 carbide mulching/grinding blades to the flywheel that the main blades are attached to. Do they make an add-on blade like that? it helps him to be able to grind stumps with it too. That would be an even greater tool if it was on a hydraulic type swing arm that would allow you to be able to swing the mower out front or to the other side for when you can't reach something.
Question. If you’re set up for grapple attatchment will it run this implement? Also I think I would stick to the grass only because I don’t trust myself. 😜
I have a set of those hearing protectors and we use them when we go to the firing range. You can hear the instructors when they are talking, but when you fire the weapon, the noise is shut off.
Great tool. Like you said, you wouldn't likely use this mower up by the house but a fence row in a farm field would be just fine. If you wanted to you could come along afterward with a pole saw to pretty it up. Looks a little too big for my 1025R. Thanks for the video.
Where can I get a price on this unit and does anyone sell them in Kentucky? I noticed u don’t have to get off the tractor to tilt 90* is that a feature on this model? I like that. Thanks
Tim, what size tractor do you have? What horse power? I ha e a 48 horse TYM and I went to buy one of these attachments and they told me I need at least 100 H.P. to run that attachment. You don't appear to have any issues running it. They tell me it will burn up the hydraulics. Any input will help. Thanks.
Tim, I need a way to maintain mountain roads and hay field encroachment. I am in the middle of deciding to purchase the Brush Tiger or another front mount brush cutter. Does the hydraulic pack run the hydraulic motor better than a brush cutter using a tractor's hydraulics? I have seen videos where the blade seems to stop and have to build momentum. Did this happen with the Brush Tiger? The Brush Tiger is twice the price of another one I am considering. In your opinion is the extra cash worth the investment to get a hydraulic pack and 3rd function adjustment? Any thoughts or considerations would be appreciated.
Well, the 3rd function doesn't have to be too expensive, and I find the ability to hydraulically control the angle of the deck to be an absolute requirement. Not sure I could effectively use a front mount mower without that. I can't comment about running the deck with the tractor's hydraulics. I am skeptical that it can be done on a small machine like our 2038r...maybe on a significantly larger machine. I can say that this Brush Tiger works quite well. I think I tend to use it on brush which is too large...but if used on grass, even heavy grass with small tree sprouts, it would work beautifully for a long time.
Great video Tim but I have to feel a bog standard petrol strimmer would have taken less time and left you with a much nicer finish. I get testing new bits of kit but this one seems dead on the water imo.
@@TractorTimewithTim sorryate thats prob an English saying that doesn't translate well. My bad. I just mean a normal petrol strimmer with no fancy attachments etc. With all the time you appeared to spend reversing and setting up for your next pass, someone with a strimmer I reckon would have just nipped around everywhere. Obviously excluding branches but personally I don't mind low hanging branches around my land so long as its not a thoroughfare. 👍 thanks for the reply btw and stay safe 👍
I live in a rural area. The county comes in with a big John Deere with a larger version of this. First time I drove past him it was a little intimidating but cool.
You should see what rail roads use !! Like 200HP end loaders, with a separate diesel engine on the back of the end loader to run a monster "mower" where a loader bucket was.
You said at the beginning you couldn’t trim under the trees. This accomplishes mowing under the trees and trimming the limbs back. But couldn’t you have accomplished the job with the Ventrac sickle mower? It would reach under the trees and cut the limbs in the vertical position. It wouldn't do the mulching of the cut limbs but it would get under the trees and trim smaller limbs.
Most people don’t have a Ventrac and if you have a tractor a mower should be cheaper than a Ventrac. I’m not sure about this mower, I need to find a mowing solution to mow around the trees in my orchard. This mower does not look like it would quickly mow around the trees unless it can be moved horizontally out and back the ground with a hydraulic ram.
@@kdegraa I suggested the Ventrac because Tim has one and has demonstrated the sickle mower. He hasn't used the sickle mower in a while so he may not have kept the sickle mower.
@@kdegraa For your orchard, take a look at Bush Hog forward reach flail mower. It will reach out 18-20 feet and you can turn the mower in a lot of directions.
That mower looks a bit too serious and expensive for me. My tractor isn't big enough either. Its a 52HP Kubota. I really do not need to hedge trees with a mower blade. Its much better for the trees to selectively remove limbs than to hedge them in order to keep them under control. I'm looking most probably for an offset mower discharging the grass out the side and can mow around trees with a spring loaded disk mower powered by the tractor's hydraulic flow.
@@kdegraa Which Kubota? I used to sell parts for a Kubota dealer. As for mowers, you might look at fence mowers. I like the Wright fence mower, but there are a lot of good ones.
Looks like a good tool for use around the edge of a pond or lake where you can't or don't want to get up close and personal. As for a mulcher for a sub-compact tractor, IMO you won't be happy with the results. The brush hog style mulchers leave too large of debris, so you end up having to go over an area 3-4 times. The forestry drum mulchers are the way to go. The problem is that they require horse power and fluid flow. I believe Mike Morgan rented one of the Brush hog version mulchers last year. You would pivot the head back around 75 degrees, make entrance into the brush, then lower the head. Once the debris was on the ground, then you would use it as a brush hog. These machines will throw debris out at high velocity. Anyhow, what is the flow capacity of the hydro unit mounted to the 3 point hitch on the JD?
Tim: Watching you use the Brush Tiger as opposed to the TrailBlazer Max 2 or Lane shark you can tell that the Brush Tiger is way under powered, and only takes 1.5". That is to bad because the fact that you can hydraulically choose your position of the mower as opposed to always getting off the tractor to position the mower. Brush Tiger is the only one that has the hydraulics for that. Do you know when they might be making a lager more powerful one?
@@TractorTimewithTim Basically what I am looking for is (1) front mounted (2) be able to cut 900 ft of road along the fence line (3) field mowing as needed. I had the rear mounted mower but it was heavy, challenging to install and because my fields are uneven, dug into them before I could react to raise it. I am thinking I can better control my cutting in front of me where I can see it. It is also difficult for me to turn my neck due to old injuries. What do you suggest?
Great demo Tim👍 I'm looking for an offset brush mower for my Vermeer ctx-160 mini skid steer machine. My thoughts and concerns on this mower is weight distribution for right to left. I would be using this on a weekly basis for mowing ditch banks. I worry that all the weight hanging out to the right may prematurely wear out my lower arms and bushing. What are your thoughts on this?
Tim, I haven't watched for a while and I see you are using the John Deere, how is the Kubota tractor doing? I have a JD 2720 with 700 hours and have had more trouble with it than I should and may be replacing it. I need some opinions of the Kubota.
Sorry Tim, I think a prunning saw or chainsaw would be quicker and neater and then you could mow the debris up, I know it's quicker your way as you have mentioned.
Add to the skid steer option, a bobcat dealer told me that he felt you needed a shatter resistant door if you were using any kind of brush hog in the front of a skid steer. He said he had one customer clearing an old brush line and there was an old partial fence post that the customer hit it went forward and then ricocheted and landed right into the shatter resistant door. The door held with the fence post was like a dagger in it. That's giving me some pause on the best way to go on these type of projects.
@@jimmcknight3021 true Jim however for me I wouldn’t want something like a brush cutter, mulcher etc with so much power a few feet in front of me. It has way more power in front than a little Tractor. Just my thoughts.
@@PhillipDavis830 I do Tractor work for a living. It has been very good to me. I do retaining walls, resloping, grading, irrigation, catch basins, water diversion, a lot of sod installation and fences. I really enjoy it. Have purchased my 3rd Tractor. Forgot to mention steps, walkways and pavers. So if you are in another line of work and want a skid loader or Tractor as a side business or hobby, then yes they are not cheap. We run an 80 hp Takeuchi and that thing is $60,000. My last Tractor $26,000. The 5 series JD $32,000. Ouch.
@@PhillipDavis830 Yes indeed and that's my dilemma when we get ready to upgrade from our old almost 40-year-old Kubota compact tractor. It's a great machine, but it has too many limitations to do what we need done on the two properties that our family has in the mountains of Western Arkansas. I can make a case for a four-wheel drive compact tractor, a Ventrac or Steiner tractor or a skid steer with tracks. Unfortunately, I can only afford one of them and I'm still not sure which way to go because they each have their advantages and disadvantages.
It seems to work pretty good, but it is dangerous, when them blades are spinning its throwing debris it goes ever direction and it could really hurt the operator, good luck Tim, thanks for the video
I noticed one thing in about five minutes and 35 seconds or around there end of the video where you were trying to mulch a branch and then a tree coming out of the ground and several times you lowered that deck onto it and it stopped it and you had to lift it and let it spin up again. From the video you can see that what you were doing was bringing the center of the spindle down onto the small tree coming out of the ground and that’s what was stopping it end it would’ve cut it easily when she eventually did later had it hit the ends of the blades with the velocity was higher instead of the center or didn’t have enough velocity or sharpened part of the blades hitting the tree. I’m sure you know and understand this, it was just something I noticed in the video. Sort of the same thing happened again at around eight minutes and 25 or 30 seconds into the video. I think when it is stopping the blade that it would be better to back up the foot and then bring it back down again because it will be hitting it with a different part of the blade that is spinning at a much faster velocity and with the sharp edge of the blade instead of the middle near the spindle. It’s a pretty awesome machine. I watch other videos on these types of implements and I’m glad you covered it in here, I saw people using them to do trees and push back the edge of a forest or tree line and I really wondered about the debris flying out and hitting the driver and you pretty much covered it better than the other videos at this point I think I would actually go out and get one if I needed it to her before I was kind of hesitant and thinking it would probably just be better to rent a skid steer with a forestry mulcher or just pay somebody else to do it.
Yes, you are correct. Much better to hit with the ends of the blades. I hope you could see that I was attempting to adjust to do that. It is not a trivial action to end up in the most efficient place. Thanks for the kind words.
@@TractorTimewithTim Yeah, it’s much easier to see when you’re standing at the cameras angle and can see exactly what’s going on come up from above all you can do is feel it hitting on some thing and kind of guess where it is. It would be pretty cool if they could find a way to get a very durable camera and put it in there so you had a monitor but I’m not holding my breath for that one. 😂
Maneuverability and versatility. Mostly the maneuverability. You can really swing it in and out between trees quickly and easily. A tractor with HST is a must!
@@Itsa_Mea I've got to disagree with you there. There's no way a mower mounted to the front loader is more manoeuvrable than a rear mounted hedgecutter. Not to mention the rear mounted one is more powerful and safer.
Well, Ben. I’m with Itsa Mea. Loader mount is MUCH more maneuverable. Easy to swing in and out of tight areas. MUCH easier than a rear mount. Having said that, for general field mowing, this offset mower would not be as good as a rear mount or a centered front attach.
Nice Isotunes headset I bought the plug style that you've used in other episodes as well as Gordy on GP outdoors. This model is similar to what some companies use for hearing protection when you are shooting on the rifle/pistol or shotgun range. They are very effective when you can hear normal voices, but block out the loud noises when you are shooting. I was curious if they had the feature that some competitors have where you can use Bluetooth to tap into your phone or music device? I don't have the Bluetooth function since I teach scouts how to properly shoot shotguns and rifles. The last thing I want to be doing is listening to music when I have a bunch of young people learning how to shoot properly. Now, mowing and working on the tractor, I'm okay with listening to music, but not on the shooting range.
Tim your kidding yourself if think you won’t get hit with something, I operated a rotary brush cutter for a county for 25 years in a enclosed cabJohn Deere with a 24 ft boom on it, believe me you will get hit I have about 25 shattered windows to prove it .also I would have your wife stand way back because those things will throw three hundred ft threw the air.
You should cut the trees going forward with the front edge of the blade, using it like a knife edge.. not turning right like you do with the cutter like a fan blade going into the trees.. remember it's a cutter and it's designed to be moving forward with the knife edge of the blade only doing the cutting.
Tim watch your videos you are not running the mower right u are lowering the mower but the blades are not cutting the center hub is hitting thr tree or the brush
Those branches look like they have been chewed off by a stoned rat. I would use a pole saw and then mulch them on the ground with that mower or better still start off with a pole saw and a chipper mounted on the back of the tractor and then do the mowing afterwards.
Gotta say, this cutter does a GREAT job on the grass, I'm sure it would also make an epic job on a living fence. but 3 things got my teeth grinding. 1- Safety. Oh lord, using that cutter like that seemed very unsafe; huge debris flying in all direction at high velocity. Please, wear a logging helmet. 2- It was overkill. Cutting those branches was probably a 15-20 min job if you had a chainsaw and a good pruner, then you could of used your cutter safely, pointing at the ground. 3- That tree is a living thing, a bad cut can infect and kill it the same way it would on you.
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Tim, all too often you show a new tool or attachment and I show the video to my wife as something I need or could use. And, all too often I get "The Look".
Don't worry it is a normal condition
Most of us get that same look I suspect.
shout out to your wife , Kristy. can film with camera AND drone. She the unsung hero of your videos. Way to go Kristy, keep up the great work.
More and more I watch this channel, the more I wanna buy things, great demonstration, don’t forget to like comment and subscribe, keep the great videos up.
Thanks for the kind words!
Nice demo, Tim. It's about time someone actually was not afraid to get into the thicket and let the brush trimmer do its thing. Hardee is a big well named implement company around here. I'm not concerned how the trees look. My job is to cut them back or cut them down. I'm purchasing a Hardee brush trimmer very soon. My good friend has been using this trimmer for several years and he has his mounted on a JD 100hp tractor. I will use mine on my cabbed 60hp Massey. Thanks for showing the Hardee brush trimmer in action. I was a bit surprised about so many Nervous-Nelly comments about tree limb cutting. Thanks again for the video. Have a fine week, my friend.
Hi Tim, I like the boom idea with mower to reach scrub and brush underneath trees , but the trim saw on loader looks best for tree line, less damage to trees 🌳, good 👍video with demo mower to see results.
Another great example of the mower. And YUP, I still want one of those. LOL
Thanks Tim & Christie
Dang Tim they are pretty rough on you today, lol. The county and electrical company use a bigger version of that to maintain the tree limbs along roads and power lines all the time around my part of the country. It's about getting the stuff cut back quickly and efficiently, not pretty. Good job! I agree with the mulcher comment for compacts and sub contacts, me too!
Tim how about putting that hydro pack on the 1025r and testing with the limbinator saw.
This *definitely* seems to work a lot better for this purpose than trying to use it as an over-the-bank mower on the pond. Especially cutting under stuff, that worked really nicely!
Hey, I think you are doing a great job. And your explanation of what you are doing and why is very thorough. I don't even have a tractor, and I enjoy your channel very much, as well as I understand what you are describing, without having to do any research. Thank you.
Tim, the limbs coming back are flying in all direction with high energy. All it would take is a bounce off, or a twist of a limb to come back at you. Therefore, I would wear a logging helmet with the wire face shield as a minimum.
Christi needs the helmet
Those are super handy for sure! Its nice how you dont have to bury yourself in the tree line!
Hi Tractor Time with Tim another great video.
The state uses mowers like that here in Kentucky to trim road sides. I’ve watched them from a distance. Usually the tractor has a caged cabin with extra cage on the mowing side. Some of the companies that trims power line right of ways uses this approach too. They must have the right tool for that type of work. They really don’t care the small trees growing up on those right of ways since they only come thru ever few years. Thanks to Christy for getting the action shots. She’s a trooper.
Also those units have heavy counter weight to prevent tipping. The hydraulic pump and reservoir sort of serves that purpose.
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For those of us with a limited budget, a high quality pole saw can make quick work of getting the limbs down to the ground.
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Jesus that’s dangerous! 🤣 Thanks for the share anyway man! Looks like something I’d do. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Speaking of Jesus, he prunes those who belong to him. He doesn’t use a cutter of any kind. I urge you to reconsider using the Holy name of Jesus as a cuss word.
I doubt you would use your mother’s name in this way and breaking God’s commandment by using His name in vane (with disgust or irreverence) is not a good idea at all. Just trying to help ya sir.
The relationship I have with our Heavenly Father, he knows that I wasn’t using his sons name in vane.
@@robsmith7681 I’m glad to hear you have a relationship with Jesus. I’ll certainly take your word that you meant no disrespect to the Lord. However, using the name of Jesus, God, Christ in the manner of which you did, is blasphemy of His name. Same as people saying “O-M-G!!” or “J-C!!” You certainly don’t need to answer me but I would ask what is the point in using Jesus name in the context of your comment? I urge you to talk with your pastor/ clergy about the honorable use of God’s name. God bless you!
God bless you too my friend.
Cool attachment! I wonder if it does hurt the trees to “prune” them so violently. That definitely isn’t a clean cut on those limbs. But I like the flexibility and speed of it.
They won’t heal over those brutal wounds any time soon
How do you think this compares time wise to a pole saw, followed by a regular bush hog?
The trees definitely would look better in the end.
Cheaper, faster, better looking, and can cut larger wood. Pole saw has the win in all categories.
@@FishFind3000 Totally agree. Waste of money. The battery pole saw and offset flail will do better.
If you want to do an extended test there are 100+ miles of rail trail shoulders near me with a myriad of shoulder conditions. As part of a two-man volunteer team I handle hazard tree felling, fallen tree removal, and tree pruning with chainsaws on about 20 miles of those trails. Having a nice mower and volunteer operator to mow the grass and brush on the varied shoulders would be real handy. 😉
I understand a county or municipality doing this for expediency and lower cost, but the resulting trim quality is so a terrible I would never consider it for my own property.
Even the power line companies use a saw blade type system on a boom to cut the branches of 'cleanly' although they are ruthless on clearing the easement.
It would probably work better when trimming very thick brush like shaping an actual hedge row!
It’s a brush mower not a finish mower, it won’t cut as short or as good like a regular lawn mower
I have one and use it pretty regular. Blade tip speed is important.
You should use sharp pruning or saws to prune a tree. You want clean edges on your cut or you will stress the tree and potentially introduce disease. It also doesn’t allow you to shape the tree. Love it for the grass though!
Bending loader frame it looks like ?
Tim, I saw a gadget on you tube that you can mount to the tractor and it has a extension arm with a large rotary saw blade and the length is adjustable and it is made for cutting limbs from trees like you are doing now.
Tim, it might also be helpful, safety, that if you don't have a cab, you have a face shield.
This beats the old way of tying a push mower to the front end bucket and going over the bushes that way
I have a 74 hp enclosed cab and had debris hit my glass like a bullet when brush hogging. There was no direct line of travel and I don’t know how it made it 5’ up to the cabin but it did. Wearing a face shield is probably a really good idea.
what brand is the cutter? ive only seen the lane shark
Interesting tool , down here in SC I watched a crew trim evergreens down to a perfect line of 7 foot , they did
The sides to a perfect straight line. Mind you this would be a half mile long row of evergreens or longer .
Plus I did not know that unit was manufactured here in SC. How cool is that.
The worst case would be a blade breaking and flying who knows where. Yes the debris could be bad, flying iron would be worse.
Curious how much stress is put on the FEL arms being that the weight hangs off one side.
I'm hearing people are twisting their FEL pushing on limbs. The manufacturers is shaking their heads no at this mowers.
Hey Tim, I see below that others have inquired about the PTO hydraulic pump and reservoir on the back of your tractor's 3 point hookup.
Can you give a more detailed review of that attachment? Maybe I have missed it, but I cannot find anything on it.
Thanks.
I will do a more detailed review.
You sound a lot like Hank Hill....lol, love your videos brother. Keep'm coming.
Thanks for the kind words!
Is the hydraulic pump self-powered? I kept looking for the PTO shaft and couldn't see it.
Pump attaches directly to the PTO
@@TractorTimewithTim ahhhh.
Very cool!!
I have a question could you use this to cut along rhe inside of a pond levee having to use a weed eater now
Watch our prior episode with this machine where we did just that.
Like veré tres to the blade
What are the blades like on this brush cutter? I was watching IDigit4 mow with a brush cutter. He said in addition to the 3 main blades, he added 3 carbide mulching/grinding blades to the flywheel that the main blades are attached to. Do they make an add-on blade like that? it helps him to be able to grind stumps with it too. That would be an even greater tool if it was on a hydraulic type swing arm that would allow you to be able to swing the mower out front or to the other side for when you can't reach something.
By my parents house in eastern PA the state uses the same type of mower on their roads but on a tractor with a closed cab for safety
What brand of mower is this?
Question. If you’re set up for grapple attatchment will it run this implement? Also I think I would stick to the grass only because I don’t trust myself. 😜
Will that work with the 1025r
I have a set of those hearing protectors and we use them when we go to the firing range. You can hear the instructors when they are talking, but when you fire the weapon, the noise is shut off.
Let us see a picture of the blades after this job.
They look good.
Great tool. Like you said, you wouldn't likely use this mower up by the house but a fence row in a farm field would be just fine. If you wanted to you could come along afterward with a pole saw to pretty it up. Looks a little too big for my 1025R. Thanks for the video.
A front mounted flail mower might be better ?
Flail is heavier than a rotary of same cut width.
Reminds me of a everything attachment video.
Where can I get a price on this unit and does anyone sell them in Kentucky? I noticed u don’t have to get off the tractor to tilt 90* is that a feature on this model? I like that. Thanks
Hardeebyevh.com should help you find a dealer and more info.
that's what the Ventrac boom mower is for.
Tim, what size tractor do you have? What horse power? I ha e a 48 horse TYM and I went to buy one of these attachments and they told me I need at least 100 H.P. to run that attachment. You don't appear to have any issues running it. They tell me it will burn up the hydraulics. Any input will help. Thanks.
This one has a rear hydraulic pack. Call the folks at Hardee.
Nice addition for the tractor for trail & fence trimming.
I'd like to know what the ground looks like in a week. We're getting closer to forestry attachments for the tractors now!
That rotary cutter paired with the power pack just makes me wonder what the Limbsaw will do linked with a power pack.
Great tool for just what your doing and fence rows out in the field too.
Would the Limb Saw be a better choice?
Maybe for the larger ones.
@@TractorTimewithTim Might be fun to hook up the Limb Saw to the power pack.
Yea. I’ll have to get different couplers and maybe a hydraulic valve to make it work.
Tim, I need a way to maintain mountain roads and hay field encroachment. I am in the middle of deciding to purchase the Brush Tiger or another front mount brush cutter. Does the hydraulic pack run the hydraulic motor better than a brush cutter using a tractor's hydraulics? I have seen videos where the blade seems to stop and have to build momentum. Did this happen with the Brush Tiger? The Brush Tiger is twice the price of another one I am considering. In your opinion is the extra cash worth the investment to get a hydraulic pack and 3rd function adjustment? Any thoughts or considerations would be appreciated.
Well, the 3rd function doesn't have to be too expensive, and I find the ability to hydraulically control the angle of the deck to be an absolute requirement. Not sure I could effectively use a front mount mower without that.
I can't comment about running the deck with the tractor's hydraulics. I am skeptical that it can be done on a small machine like our 2038r...maybe on a significantly larger machine.
I can say that this Brush Tiger works quite well. I think I tend to use it on brush which is too large...but if used on grass, even heavy grass with small tree sprouts, it would work beautifully for a long time.
Great video Tim but I have to feel a bog standard petrol strimmer would have taken less time and left you with a much nicer finish. I get testing new bits of kit but this one seems dead on the water imo.
Have no idea of a bog standard petro strimmer!?!?!!
@@TractorTimewithTim sorryate thats prob an English saying that doesn't translate well. My bad. I just mean a normal petrol strimmer with no fancy attachments etc. With all the time you appeared to spend reversing and setting up for your next pass, someone with a strimmer I reckon would have just nipped around everywhere. Obviously excluding branches but personally I don't mind low hanging branches around my land so long as its not a thoroughfare. 👍 thanks for the reply btw and stay safe 👍
I live in a rural area. The county comes in with a big John Deere with a larger version of this. First time I drove past him it was a little intimidating but cool.
You should see what rail roads use !!
Like 200HP end loaders, with a separate diesel engine on the back of the end loader to run a monster "mower" where a loader bucket was.
What are autumn olive trees ????
It is an invasive species once promoted by the people who said to plant kudzu and multiflora roses.
Chainsaw, pruner, grapple, fire. Come back an mow it the next day. It would be cleaner and certainly safer.
"I hope you can see this and hear what's going on". Ummm...ok then. LOL
You said at the beginning you couldn’t trim under the trees. This accomplishes mowing under the trees and trimming the limbs back. But couldn’t you have accomplished the job with the Ventrac sickle mower? It would reach under the trees and cut the limbs in the vertical position. It wouldn't do the mulching of the cut limbs but it would get under the trees and trim smaller limbs.
Most people don’t have a Ventrac and if you have a tractor a mower should be cheaper than a Ventrac.
I’m not sure about this mower, I need to find a mowing solution to mow around the trees in my orchard. This mower does not look like it would quickly mow around the trees unless it can be moved horizontally out and back the ground with a hydraulic ram.
@@kdegraa I suggested the Ventrac because Tim has one and has demonstrated the sickle mower. He hasn't used the sickle mower in a while so he may not have kept the sickle mower.
@@kdegraa For your orchard, take a look at Bush Hog forward reach flail mower. It will reach out 18-20 feet and you can turn the mower in a lot of directions.
That mower looks a bit too serious and expensive for me. My tractor isn't big enough either. Its a 52HP Kubota. I really do not need to hedge trees with a mower blade. Its much better for the trees to selectively remove limbs than to hedge them in order to keep them under control.
I'm looking most probably for an offset mower discharging the grass out the side and can mow around trees with a spring loaded disk mower powered by the tractor's hydraulic flow.
@@kdegraa Which Kubota? I used to sell parts for a Kubota dealer. As for mowers, you might look at fence mowers. I like the Wright fence mower, but there are a lot of good ones.
Looks like a good tool for use around the edge of a pond or lake where you can't or don't want to get up close and personal.
As for a mulcher for a sub-compact tractor, IMO you won't be happy with the results. The brush hog style mulchers leave too large of debris, so you end up having to go over an area 3-4 times. The forestry drum mulchers are the way to go. The problem is that they require horse power and fluid flow.
I believe Mike Morgan rented one of the Brush hog version mulchers last year. You would pivot the head back around 75 degrees, make entrance into the brush, then lower the head. Once the debris was on the ground, then you would use it as a brush hog. These machines will throw debris out at high velocity.
Anyhow, what is the flow capacity of the hydro unit mounted to the 3 point hitch on the JD?
Any fear of tweaking the loader arms with that uneven load way out from the boom?
No fear of that. Doesn’t seem too heavy
Tim: Watching you use the Brush Tiger as opposed to the TrailBlazer Max 2 or Lane shark you can tell that the Brush Tiger is way under powered, and only takes 1.5". That is to bad because the fact that you can hydraulically choose your position of the mower as opposed to always getting off the tractor to position the mower. Brush Tiger is the only one that has the hydraulics for that. Do you know when they might be making a lager more powerful one?
Install video ?
How many tractors do you have??
I run a Kioti 3510. This seems to fall a bit over the max HP. Do the have one that is one size up?
3510 would work great on this. They raised the max hp after I filmed…or I saw it after i filmed:-)
@@TractorTimewithTim Thank you
@@TractorTimewithTim Basically what I am looking for is (1) front mounted (2) be able to cut 900 ft of road along the fence line (3) field mowing as needed. I had the rear mounted mower but it was heavy, challenging to install and because my fields are uneven, dug into them before I could react to raise it. I am thinking I can better control my cutting in front of me where I can see it. It is also difficult for me to turn my neck due to old injuries. What do you suggest?
Great demo Tim👍 I'm looking for an offset brush mower for my Vermeer ctx-160 mini skid steer machine. My thoughts and concerns on this mower is weight distribution for right to left. I would be using this on a weekly basis for mowing ditch banks. I worry that all the weight hanging out to the right may prematurely wear out my lower arms and bushing. What are your thoughts on this?
It doesn’t feel that heavy on this 2038r.
Tim, I haven't watched for a while and I see you are using the John Deere, how is the Kubota tractor doing? I have a JD 2720 with 700 hours and have had more trouble with it than I should and may be replacing it. I need some opinions of the Kubota.
We have shown some opinions. Watch our videos :-)
All these are my needs but only when it will be produced in India by the Company.
Tim can you get one of these to fit the 1025?
I may try it..but i doubt it will work very well.
What is the purpose of the unit on the 3PH? I don't see a PTO shaft running to it.
External hydraulic pump
@@Chris-jh3tg That's what I thought it was. But how is it being powered? All the "power packs" I have seen have a pump that runs off the PTO.
@@eosjoe565 PTO of course
Looks like a fluid reserve and cooler for the hydraulics. Looks like the hydraulics on the tractor are the power source.
@@eosjoe565 The pump is ran directly on the PTO shaft stub coming off the tractor. There are no shafts or moving parts exposed.
Flat tires ??
Sorry Tim, I think a prunning saw or chainsaw would be quicker and neater and then you could mow the debris up, I know it's quicker your way as you have mentioned.
Doing stuff that is safer and faster in a skid steer.
Add to the skid steer option, a bobcat dealer told me that he felt you needed a shatter resistant door if you were using any kind of brush hog in the front of a skid steer. He said he had one customer clearing an old brush line and there was an old partial fence post that the customer hit it went forward and then ricocheted and landed right into the shatter resistant door. The door held with the fence post was like a dagger in it. That's giving me some pause on the best way to go on these type of projects.
@@jimmcknight3021 true Jim however for me I wouldn’t want something like a brush cutter, mulcher etc with so much power a few feet in front of me. It has way more power in front than a little Tractor. Just my thoughts.
@@markmccoy1304 also not all people can afford a tractor and a skid steer.
@@PhillipDavis830 I do Tractor work for a living. It has been very good to me. I do retaining walls, resloping, grading, irrigation, catch basins, water diversion, a lot of sod installation and fences. I really enjoy it. Have purchased my 3rd Tractor. Forgot to mention steps, walkways and pavers. So if you are in another line of work and want a skid loader or Tractor as a side business or hobby, then yes they are not cheap. We run an 80 hp Takeuchi and that thing is $60,000. My last Tractor $26,000. The 5 series JD $32,000. Ouch.
@@PhillipDavis830 Yes indeed and that's my dilemma when we get ready to upgrade from our old almost 40-year-old Kubota compact tractor. It's a great machine, but it has too many limitations to do what we need done on the two properties that our family has in the mountains of Western Arkansas. I can make a case for a four-wheel drive compact tractor, a Ventrac or Steiner tractor or a skid steer with tracks. Unfortunately, I can only afford one of them and I'm still not sure which way to go because they each have their advantages and disadvantages.
Were can I get one
Find dealer at hardeebyevh.com
Where do we buy one of those?
Use Hardee’s dealer locator.
Works great only one problem with those flail cuts deasase will eventually kill that tree☹️
You say that like you think that is a bad thing,,,,,
You wish. These are not expensive fruit trees, they are like movie villains, they are almost impossible to kill.
Just don’t hit a hornets nest.
It seems to work pretty good, but it is dangerous, when them blades are spinning its throwing debris it goes ever direction and it could really hurt the operator, good luck Tim, thanks for the video
You still let viewers and future owners know, to wear eye 👁 ball protection ya never know?
I noticed one thing in about five minutes and 35 seconds or around there end of the video where you were trying to mulch a branch and then a tree coming out of the ground and several times you lowered that deck onto it and it stopped it and you had to lift it and let it spin up again. From the video you can see that what you were doing was bringing the center of the spindle down onto the small tree coming out of the ground and that’s what was stopping it end it would’ve cut it easily when she eventually did later had it hit the ends of the blades with the velocity was higher instead of the center or didn’t have enough velocity or sharpened part of the blades hitting the tree. I’m sure you know and understand this, it was just something I noticed in the video. Sort of the same thing happened again at around eight minutes and 25 or 30 seconds into the video. I think when it is stopping the blade that it would be better to back up the foot and then bring it back down again because it will be hitting it with a different part of the blade that is spinning at a much faster velocity and with the sharp edge of the blade instead of the middle near the spindle.
It’s a pretty awesome machine. I watch other videos on these types of implements and I’m glad you covered it in here, I saw people using them to do trees and push back the edge of a forest or tree line and I really wondered about the debris flying out and hitting the driver and you pretty much covered it better than the other videos at this point I think I would actually go out and get one if I needed it to her before I was kind of hesitant and thinking it would probably just be better to rent a skid steer with a forestry mulcher or just pay somebody else to do it.
Yes, you are correct. Much better to hit with the ends of the blades. I hope you could see that I was attempting to adjust to do that. It is not a trivial action to end up in the most efficient place.
Thanks for the kind words.
@@TractorTimewithTim Yeah, it’s much easier to see when you’re standing at the cameras angle and can see exactly what’s going on come up from above all you can do is feel it hitting on some thing and kind of guess where it is. It would be pretty cool if they could find a way to get a very durable camera and put it in there so you had a monitor but I’m not holding my breath for that one. 😂
Ha! Right. We tried a remote camera on a stump grinder. We found it ineffective. It shook so much that we could not see the image clearly.
@@TractorTimewithTim 😂😂 Yeah that makes sense, you probably need some sort of programmable drone with a zoom camera to transmit the image to you. 😂
I'm not sure why you'd get this over a traditional rear mounted hedgecutter.
Maneuverability and versatility. Mostly the maneuverability. You can really swing it in and out between trees quickly and easily. A tractor with HST is a must!
@@Itsa_Mea I've got to disagree with you there. There's no way a mower mounted to the front loader is more manoeuvrable than a rear mounted hedgecutter. Not to mention the rear mounted one is more powerful and safer.
Well, Ben. I’m with Itsa Mea. Loader mount is MUCH more maneuverable. Easy to swing in and out of tight areas. MUCH easier than a rear mount.
Having said that, for general field mowing, this offset mower would not be as good as a rear mount or a centered front attach.
Nice Isotunes headset I bought the plug style that you've used in other episodes as well as Gordy on GP outdoors. This model is similar to what some companies use for hearing protection when you are shooting on the rifle/pistol or shotgun range. They are very effective when you can hear normal voices, but block out the loud noises when you are shooting. I was curious if they had the feature that some competitors have where you can use Bluetooth to tap into your phone or music device?
I don't have the Bluetooth function since I teach scouts how to properly shoot shotguns and rifles. The last thing I want to be doing is listening to music when I have a bunch of young people learning how to shoot properly. Now, mowing and working on the tractor, I'm okay with listening to music, but not on the shooting range.
Yes, all ISOtunes are Bluetooth capable.
Tim your kidding yourself if think you won’t get hit with something, I operated a rotary brush cutter for a county for 25 years in a enclosed cabJohn Deere with a 24 ft boom on it, believe me you will get hit I have about 25 shattered windows to prove it .also I would have your wife stand way back because those things will throw three hundred ft threw the air.
This guy is a shill.
You should cut the trees going forward with the front edge of the blade, using it like a knife edge.. not turning right like you do with the cutter like a fan blade going into the trees.. remember it's a cutter and it's designed to be moving forward with the knife edge of the blade only doing the cutting.
This is how the railroad does it.
To bad your cannot mount the rear cutter at the same time even if they could not be used st the same time.
Tim watch your videos you are not running the mower right u are lowering the mower but the blades are not cutting the center hub is hitting thr tree or the brush
Thumbs up goes to Christy. Pretty close line of fire filming this.
My biggest fear would be ricochet
Hey Tim there’s a company by the name of Forax. That advertises a a mulcher head for the loader. I watched it on RUclips. Check it out. God Bless🙏🏽
Those branches look like they have been chewed off by a stoned rat. I would use a pole saw and then mulch them on the ground with that mower or better still start off with a pole saw and a chipper mounted on the back of the tractor and then do the mowing afterwards.
Gotta say, this cutter does a GREAT job on the grass, I'm sure it would also make an epic job on a living fence.
but 3 things got my teeth grinding.
1- Safety. Oh lord, using that cutter like that seemed very unsafe; huge debris flying in all direction at high velocity. Please, wear a logging helmet.
2- It was overkill. Cutting those branches was probably a 15-20 min job if you had a chainsaw and a good pruner, then you could of used your cutter safely, pointing at the ground.
3- That tree is a living thing, a bad cut can infect and kill it the same way it would on you.
Where's the Kubota?
Have not got the 3rd function valve on it yet.
That looks dangerous right there and you should have used Vinny for that
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