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Big brush sticks too big for a brush hog?

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John in CA

04-16-2004 12:43:44




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I have an older MF135 with a four or five foot brush hog, I'm unsure of how big the brush sticks can be before it causes problems for the brush hog swivel blades or my tractor. Can I damage my tractor trying to use the brush hog on brush with trunks two or three inched thick? I had someone tell me that if I can drive over the brush with the tractor the brush hog will be able to handle it....is that correct?

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Fred OH

04-19-2004 10:57:10




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 Re: Big brush sticks too big for a brush hog? in reply to John in CA, 04-16-2004 12:43:44  
By keeping your blades real sharp is the best you can do (for your equipment)...and when you get into something too big, you'll know it cause it'll tear up something...but theres plusses and minuses on everything...some say that your blades should be dull and shred the ends so it won't come up again. Regardless, if you run back over a 2" stub later on...it can puncture a tire. Also, you should have something to keep the debris from flying up at you...that can kill you...keep the bystanders away too...it can fly a 100 feet. Maybe some 2-4D brush killer now and mow it next year when it is kinda rotten. Fred OH

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MF

04-17-2004 19:50:57




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 Re: Big brush sticks too big for a brush hog? in reply to John in CA, 04-16-2004 12:43:44  
John, It may depend on what brand your brush hog is. There is a 'large' difference in the strength and quality of many 'hogs. I have a BUSH HOG 307(7 foot-HEAVY DUTY!) that will eat whatever I feed it, rocks, stumps, tires on rims included. However, there is a price to pay if you hit the wrong thing at the wrong time. (Life can get pretty exciting when a blade decides to pass you up. BTDT!) Your PTO shaft, or other important parts, may decide to break if you load it up too much. If you know the brand of yours, see what the manufacturer says about the size of stuff they say can be cut. Being 'conservative' is a good thing when hoggin.

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Chuck Gassiott

04-17-2004 14:37:03




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 Re: Big brush sticks too big for a brush hog? in reply to John in CA, 04-16-2004 12:43:44  
Alot depends on what the brush is. Bloodweed grow 8-10 ft tall and 2-3 inches across but is a weed and cuts easy, hackbery at 2 inches cuts okay, mesquite at 2 inches is ok, oak and cedar elm at 2 inches can be tuff on a small to medium tractor. Then there is the multiple trunk of brush that has been shredded before and come back this can be tuff too! Another important issue is do your blades have a sharpened cutting edge and are shredding or are they dull and just pulverizing what they hit. One way I handle tuff brush is to raise the shredder up all the way with the pto engaged, back up onto the brush and then slowly lower it until it is shredded or the shredder starts to load up too much.

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Tom G (OK)

04-16-2004 15:00:38




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 Re: Big brush sticks too big for a brush hog? in reply to John in CA, 04-16-2004 12:43:44  
I have a 2135 (gas) which is basically an industrial 135 with a 5' brush hog. Whenever I hit something ~2" in diameter, it pretty well shreds the shrub and also stalls the tractor (unless I'm real quick with the lift so's I can take another whack at it (stalling it out) I've mowed down some pretty big stuff that way, but I'm pretty sure it's bad for the engine to stall it out constantly, 'same thing happens when I go over a little hill and then the blades hit the ground. So far the tractor and brush-hog are both running great (well, they're running).

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