That is a nice looking property. This was very interesting to watch, and couldn't believe how well your tractor handled that overgrown lot. It did pretty darn well. Thank you for sharing, and God Bless from Phoenix.
Just saw this video for the first time. We moved in to a property in August 2019 that had two pastures that looked exactly like what you were mowing. When I entered one end of a pasture, the weeds were so high I couldn’t see anything around me but weeds. I have a used Kubota L3130 so I was sitting a bit higher than your Johnny. Great video. Thanks.
Think I have you beat for once! I just moved to a family owned 40 acres that has not been touched in 30+ years. Reclaiming it from trees and autumn olive bushes with my 1025R! Tooth bar is really awesome
Enjoyable video. Nice to have you show that compact tractors can tackle larger jobs. Hopefully it is only occasionally and not a steady diet, otherwise as you mention, something larger would be more appropriate. I was surprised that you did not mention mowing backwards for trees that are either at or over the claimed capacity of the mower. I have a mower just like yours, but it is old enough that I am not afraid to be VERY aggressive with it. I have learned that I can back up so the rear "opening" in the skirt is where the tree goes. Then when the blades start to hit the trunk, the wood is bent and stressed and it actually slices through surprisingly easily. When the tree falls, backing over the limbs will shred them so only the trunk is left. I've even shredded 3" trunks. The tractor is only 23 hp and the mower is still ready for more!
Bob, We had a neighbor nearly killed by mowing backwards with a 3 point hitch mower. He ran over some wire, and it shot through the seat, and all the way through his chest. I am not a fan of mowing backwards....even though it is OBVIOUSLY more effective. I do it sometimes, but I try to limit it. Folks often accuse me of not being safety conscious. In this case, I'm a "Safety Sally" I guess.
Tim, sorry to hear about the injury. There must be more to what happened, for with 20 years of experience mowing backwards with tractors from 23 to 130 hp (batwing), the only thing I have experienced is a mower that winds up wire around the blades. Sometimes pieces of "things", including wire (rare), exit but they stay within 6" of the ground because the deck keeps it that way. If one wants to be really safe when mowing in "unknown" areas, forwards or backwards, most mowers can mount safety chains across the front, similar to those Christmas light icicles hanging on eves.
Tim I like your channel. You can use the brush cuter in reverse, years ago when I had to cut my field I had overheating problems when driver forward, so I mowed the field in reverse. Try it next time.
Hey Tim it has been my experience that if you go in a clockwise direction when mowing with a brushog that your cut quality will be improved considerably due to the rotation of the mower and the way that the brush lays over . Hope this helps as it can save you from having to remow duo to stragglers left where the tires mashed it down. I really enjoy your videos keep them coming.
Thanks for watching, David! We add a Bible verse to each of our videos now. Christy puts significant effort into choosing an appropriate verse. Welcome to our channel!
I should do a video of the light mod I did to my unit using LED' lights. I have no problems at night finishing up something that took longer than expected now at our place. I spent about $150 for some nice LED light units. I added two that are wide beam, one on each side to push light to the front and sides of the unit as I move, two tight beam mounted on the light protectors that push 'high beams' out in front of the tractor and and then two rear wide beam (same model as the two side beam forward pointed) that are set to show me the entire three point out about 30 feet to the sides and behind the tractor.. All sets are on independent switches.. Since I did not have them this last winter, I realized quickly, I needed a lot more light for night work. This summer they also came in more handy than I thought I would have use for when mowing or other work took me past sun down.. This winter, they should really be nice for plowing and move heavy Wisconsin snow. The way I set them up, the built in front lights I don't even have to turn on especially with the bucket or plow mounted and in a position to block them anyhow.
I have plenty of lights. That kind of misses the point here. It was 10pm before I left, after 11pm before I got home, then unload, shower, and settle down to sleep....so that I can go to the ‘real job’ the next day. ....oh then to the next job that next eve!
I would say johnny is far from a toy after seeing a lot of the jobs I have seen johnny and Tim tackle. Tim Its not just your tractor I haven't found a mower or bush hog, cutter that will cut high stuff be it grass weeds or brush like you were mowing here that will get it all cut the first time with some of it laying down I agree in situations like that to get a perfect job it needs to be cut then wait about a week or two and come back and cut it again that's the only way I know to make it look like you or I would want it to look. Don't get me wrong you and Johnny did a great Job on that field it looked great. You and Johnny always do a great Job. By the way how is Christy's foot doing now? Have a great weekend. God Bless!!!
Thank you for this We have a similar setup with our 2025r with the same type of brush-hog and similar brush. I've been a bit afraid to tackle it but now I see it can be done. Thank you
Great video! I really enjoy watching you work that JD. It’s amazing the capability of the smaller compacts, they can get a lot done sometimes just take a bit longer. Take care!
Well, that was pretty impressive for little Johnny! Looks like a fun, but time-consuming job but should end up really nice after! Thanks for the video!
I have a 3320 tractor and a 6' mower like yours. When it's really tall I go backwards so the tractor doesn't flatten it out. Works really well mowing in reverse.
I agree with you cutting in reverse I have a lower horsepower tractor than Tim and a 4'rotary cutter that cuts much cleaner and the tractor and myself stay cleaner also
That was some mowing job! My tractor is 29 hp, and I'm not sure I would have tackled that job. However! Looks like you did a respectable job for what you were dealing with. I have a Walco/Douglas 6 foot finish mower, made in Canada, and I would never try that with it. It is a very heavy duty mower, for what it is used for. Rear discharge, makes it nice. Keep those video's coming.
Great video, Tim & Christi. Now that was a monumental task to tackle but you're doing a fine job with the tractor. Tim, in a different video you mentioned you did some special work on your 3 pt hitch to make it lift higher. I'd like to learn how you did that. I'll go back to your last video and see if you referenced the video where you improved the lifting ability of your 3 point hitch. Thumbs up and have a great weekend.
Robert Proteau totally agree! One can debate all day if Johnny is the “right” tool for the job but the bigger point is about what it can do as part of a range of tasks. Clearly if Tim was mowing that kind of stuff everyday he’d have a bigger tractor but he does such a wide range of work with a single machine.
That stuff is so thick I would be doing half that. I can creep with my hydrostat and lock it in on the cruise control. Does Johnny have cruise control? I don't think I've ever heard you mention it.
Awesome job Tim. I don't have a brush hog and really don't need one but I do now my lawn and I do a lot of sneezing. With that tall of stuff to mow I would have to take something. You did good my friend. I'll have to send you a picture of my John Deere.
That's a good point! But I think that horse folks living on acreage would have use for it, even if they need to hire out maintenance tasks. All the more reason to pick their tractor color based on what dealers are nearby and offer good after-sales service.
One thing Ive seen on industrial equipment I really wish they would put on farm equipment is a temp sensitive fan that reverses! Whenever the equipment started to heat up from debris over the screen in front of the radiator, the electric radiator fan reverses and blows all the debris off.
I was mowing an identical field with my tractor & a tree or something grabbed my grill off the front and it went through the Brush Hog, never did fit real good after that :(
The problem is, it’s hard to convince the finance committee to agree on a larger machine when you continuously get er done with Johny! That little machine is like the energizer bunny... it just keeps going and going and going...
I have a ck2610 gear drive I run a 6 ft cutter have no issues or difficulty with gear drive tractor I grew up with an old ford but loved the vid shows what under 26 hp can do 😁
Good job Tim, I have a BX 2670 with a 4 foot brush hog and also at this time doing the same as you BUT add in the PA mountains, it is a task but we will prevail!!!
WOW...I cannot believe that little tractor cut that so well...it really man handled that stuff great. Did you speed up the footage at all, or was it actual speed?
Your right. I'm looking at a 12ft woods batwing for mowing heavy grass. My bush hog is a 70's model that is an absolute battle axe behind that tractor. I can't remember the model. Picked it up from an old retired farmer. Combined with the front bucket I have found if you can knock it down and take your time it will chew it up no problem
Some of the JD tractors around here mow the 'Bar ditches' along the roadways and freeways. They use 5 large mowers behind each. Each side has a pair of mowers that can lift up to match the wall of the ditch and one could be mowing with only one behind. Those are impressive when you see 3 or 4 mowing large tracts of grass. Farm roads and FM and RM Farm to market and Ranch to Market roads use triples. 'flat bottom and up two walls. Many of the farmers 'adopt' their section of the highway not only for trash pickup but also mowing. I got a tractor to mow greens like that in my back yard. I can get like that over the summer. Rich bottom land into green stuff. Martin
OBTW - a Bar ditch is a slang term that cars and trucks would be found in these ditches after a night of party going good ole boys loosing their grip and easing over into the ditch. Sometimes sleeping it off there but mostly walking back home for a tractor.
great video. it did a great job. slow and steady will get the job done. i have to modify my everything attachments 48 in cutter so the top link on my quick hitch can grab it. the top bar swivels/moves. i hate putting it on the 3 pt hitch every time.
I’ll bet that Case skid steer with a front cutter would have really done the trick in that situation. The traditional method still works and as was mentioned that the people who think subcompact tractors aren’t enough, well what about an old Ferguson or Ford 2N-9N etc Johnny has more power I hogged fields like that with those older tractors I think many people talk a lot without knowing anything.
Exactly, I used to mow a gentleman's property(he eventually started renting it to us for crops) with an old Ford NNA or 600(I don't remember anything but the colors and the fact it ran on propane from a front mounted tank) and we had to stop every hour or so to blow out the trash out of the radiator.
8n will eat that up for breakfast no sweat. what i like about mine over a subcompact is the weight/torque. it just has more umph than an oversized lawnmower ;)
What is the preferred follow up to deal with the matted grass and trees on a project like this? Would a mid mower or a rake on the 3 point hitch work? Enjoy the videos.
At least you never found a car rim like I did the last time I was brush hogging on someone else's property. Luckily it didn't break anything but it did Slide the tractor sideways before it killed it
Alvie - A few years ago my county rebuilt the road in front of my house and while they where working the phone lines were just draped over my fence posts. When they finished with the road the phone company came by and buried the phone lines and they had to cut a bunch of it off, which they left in a pile just outside my fence line. I found it with my bush hog and spent the next 3 hours trying to unwrap about 20 feet of phone line from around the spindle.
Definately get that case skid steer. This would of been perfect for it. Also with a brush mulcher u can take on even larger jobs than this one with ease.
Tim, belay my last... belay my last. I found the video I asked you about and now remember seeing that video some time back. I'll see if my tractor is assembled similarly. Thanks much.
I'm beginning to worry about Johnny. He keeps getting in over his head, yet gets it done. Not quickly and not with out stress. He's pretty young and sturdy but stress and overload will age him fast. Johnny's a valliant little guy, "little guy" being the operative words, and I think he's silently calling out for a big brother. Casey is stronger but has to stand by while Johnny does work he's not suited for. Bottom line, I think it's time. We enjoyed all the test runs of the larger tractors but they suddenly stopped and we have been teased and left hanging, not to mention poor Johnny. The CFO has a difficult decision comming up and I don't envy her. Maybe cutting back on cheeseburgers will free up some cash? Nah, that's asking too much. If there had been two machines in that field, though, how much quicker and better could that job have been done?....... See you on the next one.
It was 10pm when we left, after 11pm when we got home, then unload, then shower, then repeat it all again the next day. Lights were not going to help THAT!
I was on the that's a you tractor bandwagon but have certainly been schooled by you. It's hard to put in perspective that it's still 25 horsepower but just a smaller package. After all the Ford n series and farmall he's we're about the same. Enjoy your videos imensly thanks again Tim and Christy. Oh btw I'm sure the finance committee knows you have to spend money to make money. Love the scriptures also.
They were much heavier, and gear-drive, both of which made them more efficient in the field for tasks like this. Johnny is much more flexible than these old tractors, but not as efficient from a horsepower usage front.
Curious if you ended up cutting it twice or not.. tn55 with a 5 footer would have done the job. But still probably needed gone over twice in the rough spots.
how do you know there aren't rocks or other blade busting stuff hidden in the brush? Do you ride with the bucket at height so that would reveal it or maybe scoop it?
Believe it or not but I used to cut a piece of land similar to that with a Snapper 12hp riding mower! Wore out the spindle on it. Surely need one like this to cut it with.
Do you run guards front and back on your cutter just bought 4 foot for new smaller tractor had then on 5 foot cutter didn’t know if I should put on this new bush cutter? Thanks for all your video you and they are a gift! Keep up great work!
My old neighbor on a Ford tractor and the right wheel about to fall off out brush hogging his place, that tractor just keeps on going. You need a little bit larger tractor Tim!
That is a nice looking property. This was very interesting to watch, and couldn't believe how well your tractor handled that overgrown lot. It did pretty darn well. Thank you for sharing, and God Bless from Phoenix.
Just saw this video for the first time. We moved in to a property in August 2019 that had two pastures that looked exactly like what you were mowing. When I entered one end of a pasture, the weeds were so high I couldn’t see anything around me but weeds. I have a used Kubota L3130 so I was sitting a bit higher than your Johnny. Great video. Thanks.
You gave Johnny a workout for sure. As usual a great job by all and very entertaining!!
Think I have you beat for once! I just moved to a family owned 40 acres that has not been touched in 30+ years. Reclaiming it from trees and autumn olive bushes with my 1025R! Tooth bar is really awesome
Now THAT sounds like fun. Can we join you? :-)
Tractor Time with Tim
Love to have you! Lots of hills to make it even more fun.
Here I am again, watching someone else bush hogging when I should be out doing my own.
same for me lol
Kryten428 same here!
Kryten428 lol. Funny thing right.
Me 3
You continue to demonstrate the terrific capabilities of these little tractors. Thanks. My 3038E will be getting a similar workout soon!
Thanks for watching!
Enjoyable video. Nice to have you show that compact tractors can tackle larger jobs. Hopefully it is only occasionally and not a steady diet, otherwise as you mention, something larger would be more appropriate. I was surprised that you did not mention mowing backwards for trees that are either at or over the claimed capacity of the mower. I have a mower just like yours, but it is old enough that I am not afraid to be VERY aggressive with it. I have learned that I can back up so the rear "opening" in the skirt is where the tree goes. Then when the blades start to hit the trunk, the wood is bent and stressed and it actually slices through surprisingly easily. When the tree falls, backing over the limbs will shred them so only the trunk is left. I've even shredded 3" trunks. The tractor is only 23 hp and the mower is still ready for more!
Bob,
We had a neighbor nearly killed by mowing backwards with a 3 point hitch mower. He ran over some wire, and it shot through the seat, and all the way through his chest.
I am not a fan of mowing backwards....even though it is OBVIOUSLY more effective. I do it sometimes, but I try to limit it.
Folks often accuse me of not being safety conscious. In this case, I'm a "Safety Sally" I guess.
Tim, sorry to hear about the injury. There must be more to what happened, for with 20 years of experience mowing backwards with tractors from 23 to 130 hp (batwing), the only thing I have experienced is a mower that winds up wire around the blades. Sometimes pieces of "things", including wire (rare), exit but they stay within 6" of the ground because the deck keeps it that way. If one wants to be really safe when mowing in "unknown" areas, forwards or backwards, most mowers can mount safety chains across the front, similar to those Christmas light icicles hanging on eves.
Big job -- little tractor ..no problem. You can do it but it takes time and patience!!! Those sub-compact tractors are beasts!!!
Tim I like your channel. You can use the brush cuter in reverse, years ago when I had to cut my field I had overheating problems when driver forward, so I mowed the field in reverse. Try it next time.
Thank you guys for always sharing the Word of God with your audience
Hey Tim it has been my experience that if you go in a clockwise direction when mowing with a brushog that your cut quality will be improved considerably due to the rotation of the mower and the way that the brush lays over . Hope this helps as it can save you from having to remow duo to stragglers left where the tires mashed it down. I really enjoy your videos keep them coming.
Yes, but some odd mowers run counterclockwise
I appreciate the verse of scripture at the end of your videos. Thank you for that
Thanks for watching, David! We add a Bible verse to each of our videos now. Christy puts significant effort into choosing an appropriate verse.
Welcome to our channel!
Amen to that!
I should do a video of the light mod I did to my unit using LED' lights. I have no problems at night finishing up something that took longer than expected now at our place. I spent about $150 for some nice LED light units. I added two that are wide beam, one on each side to push light to the front and sides of the unit as I move, two tight beam mounted on the light protectors that push 'high beams' out in front of the tractor and and then two rear wide beam (same model as the two side beam forward pointed) that are set to show me the entire three point out about 30 feet to the sides and behind the tractor.. All sets are on independent switches.. Since I did not have them this last winter, I realized quickly, I needed a lot more light for night work. This summer they also came in more handy than I thought I would have use for when mowing or other work took me past sun down.. This winter, they should really be nice for plowing and move heavy Wisconsin snow.
The way I set them up, the built in front lights I don't even have to turn on especially with the bucket or plow mounted and in a position to block them anyhow.
I have plenty of lights. That kind of misses the point here. It was 10pm before I left, after 11pm before I got home, then unload, shower, and settle down to sleep....so that I can go to the ‘real job’ the next day. ....oh then to the next job that next eve!
You always amaze me what you get out of Johnny. Always a pleasure watching a man and his tractor working Thanks
I would say johnny is far from a toy after seeing a lot of the jobs I have seen johnny and Tim tackle. Tim Its not just your tractor I haven't found a mower or bush hog, cutter that will cut high stuff be it grass weeds or brush like you were mowing here that will get it all cut the first time with some of it laying down I agree in situations like that to get a perfect job it needs to be cut then wait about a week or two and come back and cut it again that's the only way I know to make it look like you or I would want it to look. Don't get me wrong you and Johnny did a great Job on that field it looked great. You and Johnny always do a great Job. By the way how is Christy's foot doing now? Have a great weekend. God Bless!!!
Her foot is better. She doesn’t hobble around nearly as visibly! ;-). However, it is definitely not ‘normal’.
Thank you for this We have a similar setup with our 2025r with the same type of brush-hog and similar brush. I've been a bit afraid to tackle it but now I see it can be done. Thank you
Great video! I really enjoy watching you work that JD. It’s amazing the capability of the smaller compacts, they can get a lot done sometimes just take a bit longer. Take care!
Thanks for the kind words. Yes, it takes persistence, but we can almost always getter done.
Well, that was pretty impressive for little Johnny! Looks like a fun, but time-consuming job but should end up really nice after! Thanks for the video!
I have a 3320 tractor and a 6' mower like yours. When it's really tall I go backwards so the tractor doesn't flatten it out. Works really well mowing in reverse.
I agree with you cutting in reverse
I have a lower horsepower tractor than Tim and a 4'rotary cutter that cuts much cleaner and the tractor and myself stay cleaner also
That was some mowing job! My tractor is 29 hp, and I'm not sure I would have tackled that job. However! Looks like you did a respectable job for what you were dealing with. I have a Walco/Douglas 6 foot finish mower, made in Canada, and I would never try that with it. It is a very heavy duty mower, for what it is used for. Rear discharge, makes it nice. Keep those video's coming.
Tim Christi what some work for Jonny but with your skills the job gets done I would problem be taking Jonny back to the shop for repairs
God Bless
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Thanks for the post. I realized I need a tooth bar on my bucket and I like that one.
Looks like fun to me ! Property looks nice after you knocked down that brush and grass.
My man is out here driving the drone AND the tractor like a champ
Man if I lived close to you guys I would have loved to bring my M7040 Kubota out with the batwing mower. She would got that done in no time.
yeah we sold 20,000 of the m series this year from 85.5hp up to 125hp for $49,101 plus 1,500 and 2,500 off impellements
Looks like fun. I can't wait to use my new rotary mower on my field.
Great video, Tim & Christi. Now that was a monumental task to tackle but you're doing a fine job with the tractor. Tim, in a different video you mentioned you did some special work on your 3 pt hitch to make it lift higher. I'd like to learn how you did that. I'll go back to your last video and see if you referenced the video where you improved the lifting ability of your 3 point hitch. Thumbs up and have a great weekend.
This was quite a job for Johnny but he came thru! Good video.
With every video you post, I am more impressed with Johny . Thanks for another great video.
Robert Proteau totally agree! One can debate all day if Johnny is the “right” tool for the job but the bigger point is about what it can do as part of a range of tasks.
Clearly if Tim was mowing that kind of stuff everyday he’d have a bigger tractor but he does such a wide range of work with a single machine.
Justin, you get it!! Thanks for the comment!
A cab would have been nice also, with all the grass cuttings. Yep, 40-50 hp tractor with a cab. Hey Santa, ya listening?
Little tractor done a good job, God bless you keep up the good work.
Ive never seen someone brush hog as fast as you go! WOW! lol The slower you go the better it will look.
I think it is not as fast as it looks due to the small tractor size. I go about 3mph maybe 3.5.
That stuff is so thick I would be doing half that. I can creep with my hydrostat and lock it in on the cruise control. Does Johnny have cruise control? I don't think I've ever heard you mention it.
I have cruise control...don’t use it often.
Awesome job Tim. I don't have a brush hog and really don't need one but I do now my lawn and I do a lot of sneezing. With that tall of stuff to mow I would have to take something. You did good my friend. I'll have to send you a picture of my John Deere.
Johnny had his hands full with this job !!
He got er done!
"Well you guys go ahead and talk, I'm gonna go mow down some trees" boss 😂
You got her done. It looks a lot better.
Wow! Two veterinarians! Lovely property, and I hope they will be able to get a nice tractor before long.
Mark's Tech Channel I hope they can get a nice tractor also, but Veterinary folks are so busy...would they have time to use it and maintain it?
That's a good point! But I think that horse folks living on acreage would have use for it, even if they need to hire out maintenance tasks. All the more reason to pick their tractor color based on what dealers are nearby and offer good after-sales service.
Great video. Now I know that my compact tractor will do the work I need it to with the right attachment
You should make a short night video so we can see how much light the headlights put out.
One thing Ive seen on industrial equipment I really wish they would put on farm equipment is a temp sensitive fan that reverses! Whenever the equipment started to heat up from debris over the screen in front of the radiator, the electric radiator fan reverses and blows all the debris off.
Yes. Agree!
I was mowing an identical field with my tractor & a tree or something grabbed my grill off the front and it went through the Brush Hog, never did fit real good after that :(
The problem is, it’s hard to
convince the finance committee to agree on a larger machine when you continuously get er done with Johny! That little machine is like the energizer bunny... it just keeps going and going and going...
I have a ck2610 gear drive I run a 6 ft cutter have no issues or difficulty with gear drive tractor I grew up with an old ford but loved the vid shows what under 26 hp can do 😁
Good job Tim Johnny did a good job for a smaller tractor
Good job Tim, I have a BX 2670 with a 4 foot brush hog and also at this time doing the same as you BUT add in the PA mountains, it is a task but we will prevail!!!
Yes. Easier if you can take your time...I’m always in a hurry it seems due to these being custom jobs
Good video tim ,and Johnny dit a great job. Only 25 hp and all the big trees are gone 👍
WOW...I cannot believe that little tractor cut that so well...it really man handled that stuff great. Did you speed up the footage at all, or was it actual speed?
Actual speed.
@@TractorTimewithTim little beast
What are the precautions of driving over the 0.5" to 1.5" stumps after brush hogging? Stay away from them or will the tires handle it?
Mow low. Industrial tires will handle it, ag tires- no.
A skidsteer with the bush hog attachment would be a good fit for this one, we talked about that on your case skidsteer video. Johnny did well though!
Great job. I have a jd 4066r with a 6ft bush hog that would have mowed that down as fast as you could drive it. The cab keeps my allergies at bay😁
Yes, you could probably handle a 10’ mower with that rig. Check out the new 10’ Rhino bat wing. It is rated down to 35 PTO hp!
Your right. I'm looking at a 12ft woods batwing for mowing heavy grass. My bush hog is a 70's model that is an absolute battle axe behind that tractor. I can't remember the model. Picked it up from an old retired farmer. Combined with the front bucket I have found if you can knock it down and take your time it will chew it up no problem
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prime hay ground there once it's mowed off. 👍
Some of the JD tractors around here mow the 'Bar ditches' along the roadways and freeways. They use 5 large mowers behind each. Each side has a pair of mowers that can lift up to match the wall of the ditch and one could be mowing with only one behind. Those are impressive when you see 3 or 4 mowing large tracts of grass. Farm roads and FM and RM Farm to market and Ranch to Market roads use triples. 'flat bottom and up two walls. Many of the farmers 'adopt' their section of the highway not only for trash pickup but also mowing. I got a tractor to mow greens like that in my back yard. I can get like that over the summer. Rich bottom land into green stuff. Martin
OBTW - a Bar ditch is a slang term that cars and trucks would be found in these ditches after a night of party going good ole boys loosing their grip and easing over into the ditch. Sometimes sleeping it off there but mostly walking back home for a tractor.
Beautiful property. To bad the light faded🤠
great video. it did a great job. slow and steady will get the job done. i have to modify my everything attachments 48 in cutter so the top link on my quick hitch can grab it. the top bar swivels/moves. i hate putting it on the 3 pt hitch every time.
That is some tall grass and bushes!
Yes, the trees were pretty serious.
You keep working on her. You may be able to review that Case IH 40C or even a 75C. A cab would be sweet when it is cold or hot and you are in Indiana.
That property could very easily accommodate a larger tractor like a 3-series at least - both for field mowing and horse tending chores.
Thanks for the word.
Thanks for the encouragement!
That ripper bar looked like it was helpin too. Got to love those allergies.
I’ll bet that Case skid steer with a front cutter would have really done the trick in that situation. The traditional method still works and as was mentioned that the people who think subcompact tractors aren’t enough, well what about an old Ferguson or Ford 2N-9N etc Johnny has more power I hogged fields like that with those older tractors I think many people talk a lot without knowing anything.
Powder River or a 6r saw one online for 30k and it was canned and everything and yes it was used
Exactly, I used to mow a gentleman's property(he eventually started renting it to us for crops) with an old Ford NNA or 600(I don't remember anything but the colors and the fact it ran on propane from a front mounted tank) and we had to stop every hour or so to blow out the trash out of the radiator.
8n will eat that up for breakfast no sweat. what i like about mine over a subcompact is the weight/torque. it just has more umph than an oversized lawnmower ;)
Johnny handled tht quiet well
great Video !
What is the preferred follow up to deal with the matted grass and trees on a project like this? Would a mid mower or a rake on the 3 point hitch work? Enjoy the videos.
Most of the grass will dry up and disappear. Mowing again with this same mower a couple weeks later will get rid of the rest
2038r you wont be disappointed 🤠
That actually did surprisingly well for such a small tractor
Nice weather ,good job Tim 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️💕💕💕💕
didnt think the tractor would mow that very impressed
I wasn't sure myself!! ...but it ate it right up!
At least you never found a car rim like I did the last time I was brush hogging on someone else's property. Luckily it didn't break anything but it did Slide the tractor sideways before it killed it
Alvie -
A few years ago my county rebuilt the road in front of my house and while they where working the phone lines were just draped over my fence posts. When they finished with the road the phone company came by and buried the phone lines and they had to cut a bunch of it off, which they left in a pile just outside my fence line. I found it with my bush hog and spent the next 3 hours trying to unwrap about 20 feet of phone line from around the spindle.
Kryten428 ouch!
Definately get that case skid steer. This would of been perfect for it. Also with a brush mulcher u can take on even larger jobs than this one with ease.
Another nice job Timbo.
Nice job with nice lil toy 👍🤠
i like john deere 1025r thats good tractor
Would you say that the King Cutter brand is the best brush hog for a job that isn't quite as overgrown as this property?
No. Most of these small mowers are about the same.
Impressive a tractor that size handled it, pretty neat.
'Nother job done. Thumbs up!
In my experience, guys that wear salmon colored pants are the most effective craftsmen.
Tim, belay my last... belay my last. I found the video I asked you about and now remember seeing that video some time back. I'll see if my tractor is assembled similarly. Thanks much.
Thanks. I was Just getting ready to look it up!
I'm beginning to worry about Johnny. He keeps getting in over his head, yet gets it done. Not quickly and not with out stress. He's pretty young and sturdy but stress and overload will age him fast. Johnny's a valliant little guy, "little guy" being the operative words, and I think he's silently calling out for a big brother. Casey is stronger but has to stand by while Johnny does work he's not suited for. Bottom line, I think it's time. We enjoyed all the test runs of the larger tractors but they suddenly stopped and we have been teased and left hanging, not to mention poor Johnny. The CFO has a difficult decision comming up and I don't envy her. Maybe cutting back on cheeseburgers will free up some cash? Nah, that's asking too much. If there had been two machines in that field, though, how much quicker and better could that job have been done?....... See you on the next one.
Good comment!
Time for a Kioti CK35
That's why they put headlights on them! I've used mine more than once.
It was 10pm when we left, after 11pm when we got home, then unload, then shower, then repeat it all again the next day. Lights were not going to help THAT!
Indeed! Putting the toys away and getting cleaned up after a hard day's work is NOT the fun part, for sure.
Sell the Vets Johnny and buy a bigger tractor.
I was on the that's a you tractor bandwagon but have certainly been schooled by you. It's hard to put in perspective that it's still 25 horsepower but just a smaller package. After all the Ford n series and farmall he's we're about the same.
Enjoy your videos imensly thanks again Tim and Christy. Oh btw I'm sure the finance committee knows you have to spend money to make money. Love the scriptures also.
They were much heavier, and gear-drive, both of which made them more efficient in the field for tasks like this. Johnny is much more flexible than these old tractors, but not as efficient from a horsepower usage front.
Curious if you ended up cutting it twice or not.. tn55 with a 5 footer would have done the job. But still probably needed gone over twice in the rough spots.
Some spots I hit twice, but ran out of time.
how do you know there aren't rocks or other blade busting stuff hidden in the brush? Do you ride with the bucket at height so that would reveal it or maybe scoop it?
Good job, thanks
Thanks for continuing to watch and comment!
Great job! As always!
Believe it or not but I used to cut a piece of land similar to that with a Snapper 12hp riding mower! Wore out the spindle on it. Surely need one like this to cut it with.
Impressive
How do you like the King Kutter? I think they are good rotary cutters for the money.
Do you run guards front and back on your cutter just bought 4 foot for new smaller tractor had then on 5 foot cutter didn’t know if I should put on this new bush cutter?
Thanks for all your video you and they are a gift! Keep up great work!
I do run guards. One of my 4’ cutters has chains. The other a rubber guard on the front.
Actually, a 2025 or 3025 would probably be better for that property. Along with a rotary mower, box scraper, and a TR3 for arena.
Hey Tim you need to try out and look at the it's called a brown industrial mower
Good Luck
Hello tractor with Tim and his wife .
My old neighbor on a Ford tractor and the right wheel about to fall off out brush hogging his place, that tractor just keeps on going. You need a little bit larger tractor Tim!
Love the videos Tim but as your family says your going too fast haha
I agree you needed something a little bigger.
Is there a front mounted brush hog for the 1025R?
No. Sorry.
Do you think a flail mower or sickle bar would have made a difference?
Nice job I was gonna mow a piece of ground that is a acre or so for 175 but they said no that's ok there's other jobs