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Ed in Northern VA · Jan 21, 2015

They don't need Mexicans with weed wackers in Holland.
The Octupus

Mike M · Jan 21, 2015

Wonder how many arms the driver needs to run all of those ?

donjr · Jan 21, 2015

That thing would put a one armed paper hanger to shame!!!!!

Gundoctor · Jan 21, 2015

I had to watch it twice. That is really something to see.
I would like to know what it costs???

New Have, Vt

Dave H (MI) · Jan 21, 2015

Doesn't happen often, but now there is a machine I can take a pass on operating. Tired me out just watching it.

RayP(MI) · Jan 21, 2015

Never fly around here ... Roadsides are so well sculpted that tractor operator has his hands full with just one cutting unit. Typically a side mounted "brush-hog" type unit, not on free arm.

Noted they were using it in late December to knock back some of the arm sized brush along the roadsides, still parked down the road a piece. Wish they'd get it inside for the winter.

jeffcat · Jan 21, 2015

O COME ON!!!!! Wow what a crazy lookig rig. Never work over here cause you need nice neat grades and slopes to use that one. Still very neat though.

Bob Harvey · Jan 21, 2015

Neat ! Probly helps that they have straight, well engineered ditches. ;^)

cole in mo. · Jan 21, 2015

Wonder if they run it during rush hour traffic?

Mike (WA) · Jan 21, 2015

Great where land is perfectly level and ditches were laid out with a laser. Probably not so much in the real world here- like to see that guy cope with a bend in the road.

Dr. Walt · Jan 21, 2015

False Advertising! That thing is only a QUAD-rapus; Put 4 more arms on the other side & it will be an OCTO-pus. Then he can mow both ditches at the same time. LOL

Still a neat machine though.

:>)

Spook · Jan 21, 2015

I have never seen a ditch cleaned out like that by the state or local guys. We don't put that kind of money into maintenance here. We just replace things more often.

Rollie NE PA · Jan 21, 2015

I have operated a 5 ft rotary head mower with a telescoping 27 ft boom that you could reach out in fron of the tractor and mow.
I don't think I would want to operate that piece of equipment with all those booms.

mab570diesel · Jan 21, 2015

wow awesome machine love the exhaust note.

Jim in MN · Jan 21, 2015

Finally...a tractor for the kids raised on video games. They'll feel right at home with all those joysticks. Me...I'd have that thing twisted up like a pretzel in no time. Very cool tho.

NEKS · Jan 21, 2015

I run a 4 ft. boom mower (Diamond brand)on a New Holland 6050. Use it to cut tree branches back away from the roadways and tree branches hanging down over the road. Will cut any tree off 4" in diameter.

Richard from SE AZ · Jan 21, 2015

MEXICANS with weed wackers!!! Gimme a break.

RalphWD45 · Jan 22, 2015

That guy , is truly multitasking, I can't watch more than two things at once. I finally spotted the oil resivour at the last of the movie, I was wondering how big it had to be. I figger there was more than one pump, robbing horses.

2x4 · Jan 22, 2015

those aren't ditches, those are drunk traps. One tiny mistake & the roads are safe from you.

Hendrik · Jan 22, 2015

This is reclaimed land, below sea level. Ditches have been straight and level long before lasers were available. Proper maintenance of ditches is a key factor in water management.
Hendrik, from The Netherlands

ss55 · Jan 22, 2015

That looks like a lot to keep track of, especially at speed. Hopefully there is some float in the linkages or a float position in the hydraulics.

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