Oh yeah Hank. One more thing. When I do a lot of backing up mowing, my knee has a tendency to lean on the loader controller. That causes the bucket to roll down and drag. If you don't realize that and up jump into forward, you could really break something or bend a cylinder. Thankfully TYM thought of that and put in a lever lock which I use all the time now.
🚜🚜 I learned when brushhogging to always keep your loader bucket about 12 inches off the ground. You never know what the wind blew in from that last storm.
I'll be starting to prepare our deer lease at the end of month doing the same thing you are doing. We cut in South Louisiana swamps so you have to go slow, don't get in a hurry, and keep that bucket or grapple down for unknowns. I always run in 2 wheel drive, when I get in a bind put it in 4 wheel and access the situation. A lot of what I cut looks like what you are cutting with basically the same tractor, I have the cab 494, it's a beast. Great video Hank!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you for mentioning that slip clutches need to be maintained. Most folks do not know that the slip clutch needs to be loosened up and made to slip the day you first start using the cutter. This is not something the dealer can do because the cutter must be under a load (cutting) in order for it to slip. I just finished cutting about 2 acres 3 to 5 ft tall weeds around our old out buildings and down the creek bottom past them. I was cutting a patch of weeds for a man one time and suddenly my Bush Hog (yep, it really was) started pulling down and violently shaking from side to side. Lifted the Hog and found a car tire under it. FYI, rotary cutters will not shred a car tire!
it probably a good idea to engage at a low rpm, my riding mower has an electric pto for the mower and i read it should be engaged at a low speed. its just easier on the pto clutch.
@@NTexasTBucket He should be ok if the storm stays on a northern path and doesn't wobble to the west. On the peninsula we are really getting the rain. It's like we really need it, but at the same time there will be places that will flood. I doubt that the water restrictions will end.
Borrow a Rhino TS-10 & pull it at max hgt (12" or so) with razor-sharp blades - great way to quickly (10' width) explore new ground. Thank you. God bless you & God bless America. TFS
Now that you cut,if you can,give a couple days in the sun and go back with a disc or a tiller and lightly hit the ruts until you hit wet dirt,let that sit until it dries and just keep that up.That way you can make it a bit easier to cut in there.After removing the stumps and easing those ruts,you won't dread cutting that as much.But you know the property better than I do,it's up to you to decide if it's worth it.Keep up the good work,I enjoy your vids.
If your PTO has a clutch, engaging with high RPM will wear it out, if it don't have one it will certainly wear out your clutch on your mower. Something to consider when backing: If you cut off a tree one inch in diamter and back over it, you will have a flat tire.
I am not a big fan of going in reverse when bush/brush hogging unless I really know what is there. I like to keep moving forward and keep my bucket as low as possible while still protecting my radiator. If it's low enough it should "detect" any stumps of fallen logs. One other thing to keep in mind when cutting really tall stuff like that is to pay attention to your radiator/screen on the front. I like to carry a battery operated leaf blower with me to clean off the radiator and/or front grill/screen every so often. It's not hard to clog the radiator enough to cause an overheat issue.
Throttling down before engaging PTO reduces shock to the tractor PTO drive and equipment. Plus if something happened to be hung up in the Bushhog it will force that PTO slip clutch to engage or shear the PTO shear pin.
🚜 … Question ? Why not Use the Brush cutter on the Skid steer to cut/Outline the outline “rougher” more overgrown edges & then use the tractor on the center field, once it’s defined ? I’d think the skid steer would be easier to mow facing “Into the rougher areas” ? Or is it just too “small” (diameter) a cutter to justify it on a job like this 🤔
Homestead makes nice stuff. Does that mower have a sprag in the gear box that lets the mower blades keep spinning after the PTO is shut down? My hammer flail mower has that and it's a good feature 'cause when I lift it in auto the PTO disengages, and the mower keeps spinning as I turn and drop. Also, the slip clutch takes up the shock loading if you engage it at speed. I smoked out the slip clutch earlier this year while mowing some dense stuff. In NY where I am, its rocks and stuff like old tires that you find in overgrown fields.
@@hhamilton1970 Recovering from foot surgery and watching your videos makes my day better. I love how to show your granddaughters the right way to do stuff. Keep up the great work. God bless y'all.
I don't think so. I liked both of them, but inside the cab is nicer on the 574... but just for reference, it was a 5220. But still, both are nice tractors.
Yes I realized that. I made my comment before you made that comment. I have the same brand grinder as you except it mounts on my tractor three point hitch. I don’t mind mowing around a tree but not stumps. 😊
What is the most dangerous situation you've been in on a tractor I was cutting Vines down one caught on the tractor and pull the top of a dead tree down almost on top of me. oh yeah and 🚜
