I’ve been renting the flail mower from Bobcat twice a year for almost 6 years. The one I rent is a 55. They are THE BEES KNEES! I am trying to purchase an e60 with the 40” flail mower. Looks like we’re about 3 months out or more. Such an awesome machine. Even after operating it for so long I’m still amazed at what it can do. Just watch those auxiliary hydraulic lines. I broke one last year 🤦🏻♂️ $300 mistake
@@CarlsonSonLandscapingLLC yes, it’s the biggest I could haul with the 5500 and the trailer we have. Would have to haul the flail head separately on another truck or maybe inside the dump body. Either way, I feel the extra capability is worth it in the long run
@landscapingspecialist Can you explain how you're under 26k with a 12k excavator and and 5500 truck. A 14k trailer is about 10k payload + tounge weight and most dually 3500 had a gvwr of 14k which I don't believe that a 14k trailer is technically even big enough. Just trying to learn about CDl and some say if for comerical work "profit " if the power unit is over 10k or the trailer then a CDL is required. I know if your power unit gvwr is under 26k "like your 5500 maybe?" and your trailer is under 10k then you are ok and don't need a CDL, but an E50/60 is NOT going on a 10k trailer. Let's say a 14k trailers weighs 4k so that's 10k payload, but can't you subtract the tounge weight of 10-15 percent? That would be about 2000k so your @ about 12k payload which is tickling the E50 claimed wet weight without attachments. 14k trailer and a 14k truck is 28k. I'm looking @ a 3500 single with a GVWR of 11300 and trailers @ 14k to stay under 26k. Any help clarifying CDl requiments would be helpful as I know state to state are different, but officer Hoover with TTWT stated the anything over 10k is federal law, which is a bummer if true.
Dude you absolutely broke the exact same fitting I did. That’s crazy! I bet it happens a lot on these. Bobcat charged me $300 to fix it 🤦🏻♂️. Luckily I was in an area that didn’t matter the hydraulic fluid spewing out. When I do get the e60 I’m welding a cage around those fitting up on the boom where the lines all meet up.
Damn, I ended up being able to just toss on a few fittings from tractor supply to repair it and they didnt charge me anything else! it was definitely in a poorly protected setup though.
@@CarlsonSonLandscapingLLC I ended up breaking like 45 min before the driver was supposed to pick it up. So I didn’t have the time to go out to get fittings unfortunately. I’m always super careful too. I was tracking backwards down a small hill. I had the boom angled just perfect that it was hiding in a blind spot behind the cab front window piller. Looked behind me, moved about 3 feet and got hung up on a light post. Lucky didn’t damage that.
The head they have for rent is for the larger machine and it also required a case drain, which my E26 did not have anyways. So I needed the E50 to run the head regardless.
I was at bobcat this week and got the day price for this equipment $1400 per day! What do you have to charge to make it worth your while? Was it too steep for a tractor and bush hog? I need to do the same on my property and am trying to find the most economical solution.
Oh wow that is expensive. I paid $1100 for the machine and head for a 3 day long weekend, with no hour limit. My bobcat dealer has awesome pricing/service. I ended up doing a few jobs so I was able to curb the cost over a few customers.
@@CarlsonSonLandscapingLLC What a great job that does! Gives me options with what's available to rent in my area. No one rents mulcher attachments for mini ex or track steers here....liability issues.
Yeah, it did surprisingly well on larger items too, I was impressed! But they definitely can be dangerous, shot a few rocks out of this one. Always have to be aware of your surroundings and where the head is aiming.
@@CarlsonSonLandscapingLLC absolutely! I have to to a monster hillside along a busy highway twice a year. Gotta travel right to left so debris discharges away from the passing traffic
Realtors are about to be your favorite customers now.
I’ve been renting the flail mower from Bobcat twice a year for almost 6 years. The one I rent is a 55. They are THE BEES KNEES! I am trying to purchase an e60 with the 40” flail mower. Looks like we’re about 3 months out or more. Such an awesome machine. Even after operating it for so long I’m still amazed at what it can do. Just watch those auxiliary hydraulic lines. I broke one last year 🤦🏻♂️ $300 mistake
Nice! I would love a machine that size for a lot of the work I do. Yeah the order time from factory is pretty long, such a painful wait for a fun toy!
@@CarlsonSonLandscapingLLC yes, it’s the biggest I could haul with the 5500 and the trailer we have. Would have to haul the flail head separately on another truck or maybe inside the dump body. Either way, I feel the extra capability is worth it in the long run
@landscapingspecialist
Can you explain how you're under 26k with a 12k excavator and and 5500 truck. A 14k trailer is about 10k payload + tounge weight and most dually 3500 had a gvwr of 14k which I don't believe that a 14k trailer is technically even big enough. Just trying to learn about CDl and some say if for comerical work "profit " if the power unit is over 10k or the trailer then a CDL is required. I know if your power unit gvwr is under 26k "like your 5500 maybe?" and your trailer is under 10k then you are ok and don't need a CDL, but an E50/60 is NOT going on a 10k trailer. Let's say a 14k trailers weighs 4k so that's 10k payload, but can't you subtract the tounge weight of 10-15 percent? That would be about 2000k so your @ about 12k payload which is tickling the E50 claimed wet weight without attachments. 14k trailer and a 14k truck is 28k. I'm looking @ a 3500 single with a GVWR of 11300 and trailers @ 14k to stay under 26k. Any help clarifying CDl requiments would be helpful as I know state to state are different, but officer Hoover with TTWT stated the anything over 10k is federal law, which is a bummer if true.
That flail head is bad a$$!!!!!! Never seen one before!
I think doing this would be extremely gratifying
Very neat and clean.
Fine job. Great work
Looks great 👍
looks great EE!
Thanks!
Im going to the dealer this week to look at an E42, this is exactly the work I want to do. Seems you can pull it with a regular truck just fine.
For sure. A Gas 3/4 Ton will tow an E42 no problem!
Ha, I was looking at renting one from Bobcat of NH, so I googled it and this video popped. up.
Nice, those guys are great to work with!
Dude you absolutely broke the exact same fitting I did. That’s crazy! I bet it happens a lot on these. Bobcat charged me $300 to fix it 🤦🏻♂️. Luckily I was in an area that didn’t matter the hydraulic fluid spewing out. When I do get the e60 I’m welding a cage around those fitting up on the boom where the lines all meet up.
Damn, I ended up being able to just toss on a few fittings from tractor supply to repair it and they didnt charge me anything else! it was definitely in a poorly protected setup though.
@@CarlsonSonLandscapingLLC I ended up breaking like 45 min before the driver was supposed to pick it up. So I didn’t have the time to go out to get fittings unfortunately. I’m always super careful too. I was tracking backwards down a small hill. I had the boom angled just perfect that it was hiding in a blind spot behind the cab front window piller. Looked behind me, moved about 3 feet and got hung up on a light post. Lucky didn’t damage that.
Do you make dinosaur noises when you are in the cab picking up trees in the jaws? RAWR! RAWR! RAWR!
Haha just havin a snack off the trees
How Long is your trailer?
Did you go to a bigger machine because the flail head needs more flow than E35?
The head they have for rent is for the larger machine and it also required a case drain, which my E26 did not have anyways. So I needed the E50 to run the head regardless.
I was at bobcat this week and got the day price for this equipment $1400 per day! What do you have to charge to make it worth your while? Was it too steep for a tractor and bush hog? I need to do the same on my property and am trying to find the most economical solution.
Oh wow that is expensive. I paid $1100 for the machine and head for a 3 day long weekend, with no hour limit. My bobcat dealer has awesome pricing/service. I ended up doing a few jobs so I was able to curb the cost over a few customers.
The real test is: how well can you mow a lawn WITHOUT gouging the turf. Gotta finesse those controls
Hi! Is that a flail mower, or a mulcher? It took on the larger down tree and I didn't think hammer blades of a flail could do that. Nice job!!
Its a flail mower with Y style knives. Thanks!
@@CarlsonSonLandscapingLLC What a great job that does! Gives me options with what's available to rent in my area. No one rents mulcher attachments for mini ex or track steers here....liability issues.
Yeah, it did surprisingly well on larger items too, I was impressed! But they definitely can be dangerous, shot a few rocks out of this one. Always have to be aware of your surroundings and where the head is aiming.
@@CarlsonSonLandscapingLLC absolutely! I have to to a monster hillside along a busy highway twice a year. Gotta travel right to left so debris discharges away from the passing traffic
Can I can how much you got paid for this job
You should upgrade your Kubota to at least an L series. My L2501 would have handled that no problem.