On my old crew for Lexington county, SC we used a 308 cr w/ diamond 3 blade brush cutter to maintain the county's retention ponds, always thought it worked well, would love to see how the 309 handles it
I’ve got a new 308 and the stick steer mode has 2 settings. One is called blade and the other is excavator. If you set it to blade mode you can actually work the blade with the other lever but you can also control the stick and boom with the finger toggles on the levers as well. Those machines have so many features I can’t remember the majority of them.
The 308s are great machine I can't wait to try a 309 they have a dedicated pump for aux hydraulic functions so they are supposed to not bog down as much when you use the aux and other functions at the same time
Of course but a dedicated pump to run aux hydraulic makes all the difference in the world .just like on the rubber tire excavators that share the drive and boom controls they suck because they prioritize one hydraulic function over another ....if you're traveling and using the boom it is essential fighting itself over which function to run so neither run correctly......a dedicated pump to run the mulcher head makes it so ypu can use your boom and travel and not starve your hydraulics at the mulcher
Getting ready to buy a brand new 299 XE and wanted to see how you liked it. How does the power of the new XE compare to the XHP when running the mulcher? Does the machine feel any tighter or nicer? It looks like I’ll be picking up the machine in the next two weeks if they can locate an available unit. Awesome video! Keep em coming!!!
@@winscolandclearing trailer is still overloaded no matter what the truck is rated for. 309 is 21,000 lbs by itself plus cutter attachment. the 299d3 is 11,400 plus cooler kit and mulcher head attachment. just saying the ticket would add up fast.
Your truck is rated to tow 40k not stop 40k. You don't have large enough trailer brakes for that load without 15k trailer axles. I transport and use the 299d3 with land management package which includes the saddle fuel tanks. It's equipped with the Denis/Cimaf 180D mulcher head and the unit weighs in at 17500. My trailer uses 12k axles with electric over hydraulic disc brakes, better to have overkill than kill someone. Make two trips next time. The fuel and time you saved is not worth someone's life or injury, including your own.
Pretty sure you’re exceeding the gvwr of that trailer. That 309 is probably over 22k with that mower and that 299 weighs 13k with the mulcher? Not trying to be mean or petty. Also don’t believe or couldn’t tell if you had USDOT numbers nor running apportioned plates for the weight and IFTA since you are crossing state lines. You can do what you want but the problem will be if you are involved in an MVC you’ll greatly increase your liability. It can even be the other drivers fault and because you are operating illegally you’ll be at fault. You’ll not only have the civil litigation to deal with but can also be criminally charged if injuries or a fatality occurs. It’s the world we live in these days. That’s why you see all the lawyer billboards about suing trucking companies and you are a private motor carrier transporting your equipment in a commercial enterprise. If you are not doing it to the letter of the law (even weight violations) then for your own protection don’t post videos showing the violation because in the remote chance anything ever occurs plaintiffs counsel will find these videos. Otherwise keep up the good work.
Also neck of trailer showed that it's rated for 26k. As stated your load exceeds 30k easily not including the weight of the trailer itself which is probably 7.5 - 8.5K. Your overloaded and under raked, if not for your own safety think about a kid accidentally running out in front of you on a bike.
Right brand of equipment right brand of truck pulling it, you just went to the top of my list!! Thank you for the great video!!!
Awesomeness, when you have the right equipment to do the job efficiently, the expectations are endless, thanx for the vid. I enjoyed it.
I like to watch you guys work! Also, I like it when you go into timelapse.
Awesome! Look so sweet on the trailer too!
Love your videos.
That 299D3 XE is awesome!
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On my old crew for Lexington county, SC we used a 308 cr w/ diamond 3 blade brush cutter to maintain the county's retention ponds, always thought it worked well, would love to see how the 309 handles it
I’ve got a new 308 and the stick steer mode has 2 settings. One is called blade and the other is excavator. If you set it to blade mode you can actually work the blade with the other lever but you can also control the stick and boom with the finger toggles on the levers as well. Those machines have so many features I can’t remember the majority of them.
I ordered a 306 a couple weeks ago! Can’t wait for it to get here. I need to get some advice from you. You business seems like it’s really taken off!
What do you do about the vegetation on the fence lines and overflow?
You should buy a CAT 309 VAB. I’d love to see more content with this.
What kind of trailer are you hauling both of those machines with? What is the trailer GVWR?
the 307.5 i had with stick steer allowed me to use the boom and bucket while driving not the blade, i wonder if thats a setting which can be changed?
that would have been cool to see how that skidsteer did on the steep part of that 2nd pond
Reach advantage goes to the 309, but the better job is definitely done by the skid steer.
4:55 theres a button to switch the right stick between the blade and boom or you can use the toggle switch.
The 308s are great machine I can't wait to try a 309 they have a dedicated pump for aux hydraulic functions so they are supposed to not bog down as much when you use the aux and other functions at the same time
A brush cutter isn’t as demanding for power as a mulcher head but so far I’m impressed it is really nice
Yeah the cat sales rep was telling me that 309 was pretty much designed to run a mulcher head or something similar that demands a ton of aux power
@@rirebel6029Its still only going to be more flow than a standard 308 you dont get extra pressure like with the highflow skidloaders
Of course but a dedicated pump to run aux hydraulic makes all the difference in the world .just like on the rubber tire excavators that share the drive and boom controls they suck because they prioritize one hydraulic function over another ....if you're traveling and using the boom it is essential fighting itself over which function to run so neither run correctly......a dedicated pump to run the mulcher head makes it so ypu can use your boom and travel and not starve your hydraulics at the mulcher
@@rirebel6029 yes that's definitely a big + and makes a world of difference.
How much would you charge for a similar project about the same size?
What length trailer you guys running?
How much would something like that cost to grind
What trailer is that?
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What did a job like that cost to have done
nice video 👍 a little heavy on the trailer tho lol? What we will do for rapping up video!! A👍
Lol thanks man
Your area is pretty lax on GVWR?
Do u use knives or carbides on your mulchers?
It varies job to job but most of the time we use knives because they do cut faster
Getting ready to buy a brand new 299 XE and wanted to see how you liked it. How does the power of the new XE compare to the XHP when running the mulcher? Does the machine feel any tighter or nicer? It looks like I’ll be picking up the machine in the next two weeks if they can locate an available unit.
Awesome video! Keep em coming!!!
If you’re going to have a bunch a small trees that your mulching the XHP is definitely the way to go
So, did you splurge on the fire suppression system for your new CAT? ;)
Nah I just need to get something quick and get to work. Our last machine went down almost 2 months ago
I can’t believe the DOT hasn’t put y’all under the jailhouse.
What do you charge per acre?
i need to get one of those felco mulcher heads then i can get payed to make a mess.
It’s a blast
brush cutter is disc mulcher rough cutter B U T the other one is * drum mulcher smooth cutter !
What happens if you hit a rock
your skid - steer loader have drum mulcher make smooth cutter
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My God that is overloaded for that F550!
Nice work. What's gvwr on that trailer
23,500 and truck is 40k
@@winscolandclearing trailer is still overloaded no matter what the truck is rated for. 309 is 21,000 lbs by itself plus cutter attachment. the 299d3 is 11,400 plus cooler kit and mulcher head attachment. just saying the ticket would add up fast.
Your truck is rated to tow 40k not stop 40k. You don't have large enough trailer brakes for that load without 15k trailer axles.
I transport and use the 299d3 with land management package which includes the saddle fuel tanks. It's equipped with the Denis/Cimaf 180D mulcher head and the unit weighs in at 17500. My trailer uses 12k axles with electric over hydraulic disc brakes, better to have overkill than kill someone. Make two trips next time. The fuel and time you saved is not worth someone's life or injury, including your own.
I totally get it fellas I’ve been chastised about the weight multiple times on this video remember some content may be just for entertainment purposes
Pretty sure you’re exceeding the gvwr of that trailer. That 309 is probably over 22k with that mower and that 299 weighs 13k with the mulcher? Not trying to be mean or petty. Also don’t believe or couldn’t tell if you had USDOT numbers nor running apportioned plates for the weight and IFTA since you are crossing state lines. You can do what you want but the problem will be if you are involved in an MVC you’ll greatly increase your liability. It can even be the other drivers fault and because you are operating illegally you’ll be at fault. You’ll not only have the civil litigation to deal with but can also be criminally charged if injuries or a fatality occurs. It’s the world we live in these days. That’s why you see all the lawyer billboards about suing trucking companies and you are a private motor carrier transporting your equipment in a commercial enterprise. If you are not doing it to the letter of the law (even weight violations) then for your own protection don’t post videos showing the violation because in the remote chance anything ever occurs plaintiffs counsel will find these videos. Otherwise keep up the good work.
Also neck of trailer showed that it's rated for 26k. As stated your load exceeds 30k easily not including the weight of the trailer itself which is probably 7.5 - 8.5K. Your overloaded and under raked, if not for your own safety think about a kid accidentally running out in front of you on a bike.
Trailer could be a 40k trailer derated to 26k idk
When we're both machines on trailer?
The rented machine was probably delivered
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you are rolling crazy heavy wtf. my guess 42k behind the truck. also thats way way too much tongue weight.
by the back of the houses , u look like you rough cutter
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Horrible head on the 309...much cleaner work 1st time with a mulcher would be more productive.
That’s a hell of a load! Have to be at least 45k!