Had The JCT Brush Cutter 1 Hour & It Broke 

Dutch I watch your channel because you are good man brother!

Dutch, you could always go get the girls and their friends some metal detectors and put them to work. Make it a game, and they will live it. When my grandfather bought a property that was next to his, it was like the abandoned creek property. There was metal and junk all over it, and it took about 4 - 5 years to get it completely cleaned up, but we had fun doing it.

Dutch you look like you are having so much fun until you needed to clean it out.

A good name for the creek property would be three sisters

Hey Dutch get some grade 8 bolt and 8 lock nuts and find a better grade of metal for your blades have a fab shop cut them for you. you will be happier and safer in the long run. just a thought from an old farmer. God Bless you and your family

Very good video, and good information for people looking to buy a rotary cutter. It seems the consensus of every video I've watched about the Chinese brush cutters is the same. Always fill with gear oil, always change the bolts to grade 8 bolts, and always change the blades to heavy duty blades. Once you do that, they seem to be pretty good units.

It takes a whole lot of time to take raw land and develop a homestead. You continue to amaze with what you all get accomplished.

Rent a scarifier for the back of your bobcat. Scrape 8-12" down and get rid of metal and roots. Replant with st. Augustine. If you let it seed a few times before mowing, you end up with a beautiful meadow. Just suggesting...please do not take my suggestions as complaints. If I didn't like you, your family, and what you are doing, I wouldn't care enough to comment. Enjoy your efforts.

Yeah, more and more equipment manufacturers are short cutting certain parts. I'm a machinist and have done work for underground mining equipment for years. Why don't you check around for a good local machine shop that could make you some new bushings out of 4140 or other good steel instead of those plastic pieces. There are some really really rough composite materials that would hold up really well however I would recommend a good metal first.

Both properties are looking so good.

You aren’t the first person i’v heard about disappointment with the JCT mower

This exactly what we do on the farm. If it breaks we don't call a mechanic. We fix it right where it broke down ourselves. We are the mechanics ! HooAH ?

WE had 80 acres and no modern equipment---the rich neighbors with hundreds of acres, sed to help us --Iwas too young, and the girls had part time jobs, dad also worked at a sawmill, and got around with 2 horses...... the local blacksmith had HD welder and forge

Just a suggestion Dutch maybe investing in a metal detector would help find the metal so that it would be easier for y'all finding the metal at other property. God bless y'all.

Those are castle nuts. When you tighten them down, check and see if their are holes and maybe put cotter pins

Great job cleaning up the land

I’ve had mine for about 2-3 years, within first week had issues with those junk shoulder bolts, took off got grade 8s & had a machine shop make sleeves for them, I’ve only had to tighten them twice since then, other than that a pretty decent cutter for how cheap they are

I find this video oddly relaxing. And I hate mowing, lol. It’s looking good.

Sorry to keep it up but in the end you probably need to take back that equipment and tell him it doesn't work and buy something else that does. For that amount of money they should give you a product. They can stand behind. And bless you on the father son. You're making a beautiful park for them 🙏🦐

Right tool for the job. A knuckle buster (crescent wrench) should be a last ditch fall back tool. Good way to round off nuts. Keep combination and/or sockets with you at all times.

Make sure you fix all the bolts and blades. We don't want anything to happen to you. God bless you from Michigan ❤️ 😊

I know you will overcome this problem. You always keep trying.

Well Dutch, at least you have a machine like this. When I was growing up on the farm we had a 1946 FarmAll Cub tractor with a side sickle arm. We used it to cut hay and for land clearing. It was a dangerous and a pain to run LOL !! That thing could break your arm when lowering and raising. I remember the glorious day we got an old Ford tractor w/ a Bush Hog.. Life was good !! LOL.. That was in the '50's and '60's. I'm in my '70's now. I miss those days w/ my Dad, Grand Dad and Uncles working on the Homestead Farm. Now we have heavy duty machines that do the work in two days what used to take us a week and a half to do. Keep the vids coming Bro !! Semper Pro !

we always removed the castle nuts and replaced them with nylon lock nuts as the debri always broke the cotter pins off then the nuts come loose

Thank you. I was cutting grass today and my little garden tractor didn’t like it very much. Wish I had the equipment you have but don’t really need it. If I get stuff under control.

That thing is a beast. It does a great job at clearing that brush.

Dutch you can use a grinder on your blades to sharpen my husband's got a bush hog and that's what he uses to sharpen his blades it does a great job you call it a brush hog we call it a bush hog so just use a grinder on it works good I hope that helps

Sorry you’re having issues. I think what my dad use to say is true. Susie, they just don’t make things like they use to. Please be careful. 🌻👍🏻❤️❤️

You need to replace the plastic bushing for those blade bolts with bronze or even steel. No machinery shipped by container has any quantity of lube oils in the gear boxes.

I live in the desert no weeds just a tree stay safe

They have said there is very bad weather coming your way for a few days..watch out for tornados..but you may have damaging hail..plus heavy rains..stay safe..safe guard your animals..have a blessed day..in fact Ryan Hall y'all is doing live coverage of these storms..you can watch him..

Made here but with China steel? Made in China? Gokd thing you're such an expert! Great job!

Seems like you got a bad machine? Good work out there though. Thanks for taking us along.

Maybe you should just tilt the Bush off back so that it's facing you instead of getting under it with a machine running. You realize if that thing blows a hose or any kind of hydraulic malfunction you're crushed underneath that cutter rightotally not. The smart way to go about it

You definitely need to replace that plastic bushing with a brass bushings. MY SUGGESTION....See if you can get or have a hobby machinist make a brass bushings. Your work is definitely paying off. Iit is looking good.

Dutch..you are doing a fantastic job on the homestead...proud of you.

Just a little hint with catching crayfish.. Place 2 inch PVC pipe in the water and check it in the mornings and evenings.. They love the hiding places.. When you pick up the pipe have a net under the end to catch anything at may come out..

Sorry the new machine is giving you issues the first time you used it. It does not seem well made if it has plastic bushings on the blades and weak bolts, I get the blades will get beat up especially at the Creek Property, with all the stuff laying around.

If there's an additional way to further disengage the power or wiring connectors before working on this thing, I hope you do that in the future. Sometimes the power can be interrupted because of the jam & not the ignition being shut off. And when the jam is cleared the machine may briefly kick-on again, then shut down. But by then the damage is done. Take care.

Thanks for sharing.

If the dealer doesn't carry replacements, then when u do find ur parts that work, buy right then if u can ever how many parts u need. That way if ur lucky finding replacements then stock up a little so u will have them. Have u tried to contact the makers for the parts or is that not doable? You know all this, I'm sure as you have been doing this for awhile at your old job. My brother had and mower that where the blades it ran, weren't carried anymore. And living a small country town he'd run to every place that sold mowers, for his tractor. He got real lucky and found one,the last place and they had a set,he got them and asked for them to please order another set and so he would have extra. You know living in the country, you know and having to bush hog alot in the summer and owning a few acres keeps u busy among other country life. Anyway wish you luck on your new adventure with mower. Take care , be safe ,and God bless you and Brandi and the girls. Love you all, been following you even when you lived at the other place. Coming right along with you and enjoy all of it. You are a hard working man. 🤗🙏🙏

Hi Sean you have some nice property there and even better cleaned up. The way they make some of this equipment is terrible, I usually like to buy Canadian or Us made goods if you can get it. 👍👍❤️❤️🇨🇦

My parents did 40acers my dad was 6'4"and the grass was about 2' above his head, him and brother 15yrs cut it all by silth.... Garden and reno and a full time carpentry job in 1965 😊 it can be 👍 done

Doing a great job,😅😊🪻💜

Sean, i left y'all a comment when you 1st got that brush cutter . Matt @ "Diesel Creek "has the same brush hog on his skidsteer same exact issues plus where the hydraulic pump is the steel is very thin

Thank you, for the information. I have a 42" mower, I have had to replace spindells multiple times. Last use started out good, then the deck started shaking again, as if, it was no longer balanced. I am a widow, recently less than a year ago, but I was also raised by a mechanic family. I have people to call, but the finances may be short in the near future. I am doing my best as a person, on my own, in a 1900 home remodeled 6 times over now since 1991 as a fixer upper. I know what needs to be done and I can do it. The problem, I have is everything has paramounted. I have cleared a lot out of the house, cleaning is just overwhelming.

I have the same mower, also had the same issues!!! got new tractor supply blades and new ,but different bolts they fit so tight in the holes that I had to redrill the holes bigger make sure you have agood shoulder on the bolt ,then tighten the bejesus out of it drill and cotter pin also recomended you cant be too carefull to have those blades on good!!!

I love watching your videos. It’s my favorite of all!!

Thanks for sharing, Sean good job

Dutch, You may want to take the plastic sleeve out and have steel or sintered oil light sleeve installed. If there is any way to have gun grease zeros put in can reduce the wear also. Keep at it and it could become a income property.

Hope you manage to get the correct parts in the end. And get things at the other property sorted for Father’s Day weekend. Have a great day take. Care and God Bless. 🙏💕

Good job looks better. Thanks. Chris from England

I like the view from the top of the mower deck. It is a level look so we can see what you are cutting.

Shaun, Have you considered getting a attachment called a forestry mulcher? It seems to be able to handle much more and bigger material, than that brush cutter deck. Also I'd look into a grapple type bucket. It would help with gathering the limbs and trees cut down it'd aid in loading the sawmill too.

Our John Deere lawn tractor 2014 bought from dealer but failed to mention it has pulleys that need to be lubed. They Do Not come prelubed and will start burning out at 1 1/2 years. First one burning out, replaced 2 and lubed up all three. Never a problem since.

Happy Mothers Cay.

An old wives tale about the ticks…. Brush your clothes with a cedar branch and they won’t bother you near as bad. My dad did this all the time and it worked.

Maybe make some new bushings out of some old galvanized pipe.

Love your videos and enjoy watching them every time they come on. May the Lord bless and protect you and your family and the animals

What I have been experiencing is. When buy anything new. I have to go threw it top to bottom. Then if I can find the bolt size. Replace as many as possible. They use very low-grade bolts and screws.

Hey Dutch I know you don't have your Dad but have you thought about having Brandi's Dad going on the father son camp out?

Maybe you should buy a cheap metal detector to scan the area that you want to mow before mowing to avoid issues of hitting metal that seems to be scattered around the property.

At least yours is on a Bobcat. My brush cutter is a DR Trimmer walk behind. Walk is a misnomer, you wrestle the thing from behind.

On the bolt that holds the blade in place try Lock Tight but ultimately it’s best you order new nuts for it or drill a hole and use a cotter pin ok buddy be safe and we love your channel and family GOD BLESS! Roland 🙏🏼

I believe Kubota makes a brush cutter that seems to do a better job. I saw where they actually pushed small trees over (4 inch) and made mulch. A couple of acres near where I live they went through there and also used it as a stump grinder. Not sure if that was the intended purpose but it cleared down to the dirt. I think that some rental places rent them. You may want to check it out.

I would get brass bunching remove the plastic bunching an put hi temp GRES on the brass bunching you can chirp in the blades I use a 4" grinder an get 80 grit sanding disk that's how I shrine my blades on my mower's

Looks to me like it should have been the company you bought it from place to fix it. But you being able to fix it was great. GOD BLESS Y'ALL.

enjoy watching you work looks good!

Thank you Dutch for sharing ❤❤❤❤. Love watching you build your homestead. Your family is doing great 😊😊😊😊😊

Surely you can see it needs a split pin going through the castle nut. Unscrew the castle nut completely and you can see the bolt is drilled for a split pin. Or a small nail

I love how Bobby follows you around. LOL!

Dutch you need to talk to Daniel and he can hook you up with an implement dealer. Or maybe you need to ad a tractor or a Mini excavator to your outdoor machine arsenal.

For your plastic bushing issue you could consider replacing the existing ones with delrin or maybe even brass. If you don't have a small bench lathe it might be a good investment.

You should put blocks under the back of the trailer when you loading unloading machine so doesn't pick the back your truck up will help keep them unnecessary pressure off the tongue and back of the truck

Im doing what you are herr in the sonoran desert. Its a crazy amount of work setting up all the infrastructure but i love all the gtass and trees you have. Well done sir

I loved it thank you for bringing me along on you and your families adventures. I would love to visit your church someday and meet you and your family. You guys are living the life I wish I could have lived when I was a young woman. God bless you all. I love Bobby too

How about High Temp,Super Lock Tight (O'Reilly has it) The stress on those will HEAT & deteriorate the Insulated(Plastic or Rubber) Nuts. Pray this works

Thank you for another awesome video me and my son enjoy watching your videos. My little guy today said daddy I wish we lived out there like they did. Have a wonderful evening and God bless you were in our thoughts and prayers.

Hi Dutch. Great video and the property is looking good. Always takes time to make it look good. Need to check the brush hog every time before you use it. Bolts will work lose because of use. Be careful and safe. God bless and love yall ❤❤

Sorry your having so much trouble with that new attachment. Hope you can repair it so you can keep going. Good luck✌️🇺🇸❤️

You’ll have to do a father/daughter camp out…your girls could show the others how’s it done.

Good job 👍

You need a forestry mulched for the properties. They can take down trees and vines, they really do a better job. HTH ❤

Dutch thanks for the information on the "JCT", great video and looking good on the creek property. Hang in there.David, Utah.♥♥♥.

Looking great!

Be where there's big storms headed this way

You are doing an amazing job. It looks so much better now. Proud of you and your family😊❤

Contact the manufacturer on using the motor on an articulated skid steer like your own. If not, contact Mark rober the engineer for more information 🇺🇲🔩

When you get ready to having the families on your property maybe have them come and help you remove some of the metal for a community project. Hope you get your machine working with comperable parts or even make your own blades and bolts. Good luck!

Boy, it would be great if you knew somebody that had a rake & baler to bale all that beautiful grass for all your aminals!😂

Dutch You are a down to earth no bs guy.. loyal and true and a good family man. That is why I watch you.

Not good customer service. You shouldn't have to repair a new machine. If the bolt(s) are not tight if can wear the hole bigger and cause more issues. Best wishes Dutch. You can fix it better than new. You're doing great work on your properties. Keep the great work. 😊😍❤

Dutch you need to get some goats to help you keep the brush growth down. They'll eat it. You only need a few and can move them from spot to spot using that electric fencing.

Use a cutting torch to cut the bolt off and that plastic bushing needs to be replaced with a metal bushing a good machine shop cam make them for you if you get new blades I would replace the bushings before they are installed

Ive noticed that also about new equipment nowadays. My kubota and all the attachments seem like everything came loose from the dealership. Spent more time retorquing everything and replacing bolys than getting work done.quality has gone downhill badly on all brands of equipment

So excited about the new property and whats to come!!Hope you get yur machine figured out for sure! Till next time take and be safe!! ❣❤❤❤❤❤❣

Good evening from Syracuse NY everyone thank you for sharing your adventures and your farm

Hello Dutch and family

It looks like Bobbie was glad to see you! 😊 A lot of things are made so blasted cheaply anymore!

Looks like that mower is a headache, but you could probably just sharpen those blades and they'd be good for several more uses... even if you bend them, you could put them in a vice and bend them back into their correct position... that's what we do with the blades on our brush cutter. Your property looking good, it's hard work but we'll worth it! Please be safe with those hydraulic arms, though. If a hose pops those arms will come down on you. Happened to a good friend of mine. He was working on a bobcat, his back was to the bucket and his knee was braced against the machine. A line popped and the bucket crashed down on him, snapped his femur in half... compound fracture, he was in the hospital for about a month, had to have surgery, a steel rod, several screws, and a scar from the top of his hip to his knee... that was several years ago and he still walks with a limp.