RUT MFG Tree Slayer Grinding Stumps on Kubota KX040 

Thanks so much for the comment! I enjoy making the videos, through my hard drive is getting full 😂

I haven't used it to cut down anything major, but it did whack down a 5" tree with a couple hits. The stump grinder worked very well. Its no mulcher, but it does well and i think it works faster. It did throw limbs around and stuff like any cutter would, but there is a large plate between the spinning blade and the cab. I don't feel scared operating it with open cab. Though i do use safety glasses and a hardhat with a face shield.

@@NealORussa If you really put that cutter to work you will want more than a face shield. You can definitely use the back plate and angles to greatly reduce debris flying at the operator but I have had some real zingers hit the cab. Today in fact.

@@tannerclagett3407 thanks tanner! I recently tapped all the screw hole bungs that are threaded and welded to the rops front bar. I plan to mount some expanded metal to the front.

@@NealORussa Great idea, thanks for your other video on how you plumbed and setup the one way valve. I have a different machine so it wasn't quite the same but it cleared up my understanding of what to do.

@@tannerclagett3407 no problem, what machine do you run?

Man I don't know I just used it for 3 hours last night cutting up bigger trees and brush. There were probably 4 of them in the 6" range that maxes out this machine. Probably 15-20 in the 3-4" range. And a ton below that all the way down to grass. It's a good do it all machine. But it doesn't mulch up debris fine like a mulcher. And it's not a perfect grass cutter compared to a brush cutter with longer blades. After I got done I put the bucket back on and pushed all the debris up into pile along the back edge of the woods where I cleared. It's my understanding a drum mulcher can make wood chips which would be nice. But it also can't just chop down a 30' tall tree with a 6" base. I think they kind of needs to start up high and work their way down to the base from what I've seen on other videos.

@@NealORussa That's kind of what I'm afraid of with this machine. I do know the Rut Disc Mulcher for Excavators can be bought with an option 2-blade mower head, which adds $400 to the total. I think this is the route I'm taking, but also seriously considering the MTL Attachments Excavator brush cutter. Just weighing what I need on our property in W, KY

@@toddallison4390 oh I thought you were talking about a drum mulcher. I'm not familiar with the disk mulcher. I understand what it is but I've never seen one work. Letsdig18 has a couple videos of using a drum mulcher on a mini. I don't quite understand the concept behind a disk mulcher but I guess it's just a heavier flywheel than my tree slayer and has larger teeth on it instead of blades. Seems like it wouldn't cut grasses

It's on their site now for about $5900. Check out my new video on the tree slayer. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TVmxmsgyODk.html

Check out my channel. I have a couple other videos on this kx040. One shows how you turn the valve to make the return line a case drain. And one shows the computer settings to adjust flow rates.

Hmm no I haven't heard of the blade carrier? What is that?

@@NealORussa for an extra $400 you can get a carrier with just bush hog style blades. You unbolt the rotary cutting head and bolt up the blade carrier.

@@VansHomeServices hmm I don't see any reason to spend another $400. The 3 blade carrier with the carbide teeth on mine cuts brush just fine.

@@NealORussa i am mistaken, i was thinking you had the mulcher without the blades.

@@VansHomeServices gotcha. I'm not sure if the disk mulcher would have a different motor or what but this one does bog down the machine a bit when it grabs a stump with the carbide teeth. Not sure how well it would run a disk mulcher unless the mass of the disc was just sop heavy that it kept itself spinning. It seems to want to "grab" when grinding a stump and since its way out there at the end of your boom/stick it has quite a bit of free play to allow it to get sucked down and grab. Compared to a mulcher on a skid steer, the short stubby skid arms wouldn't allow as much free play I don't think.

It is a 36" with the carbide mulching teeth

Stay tuned for more footage come spring along my steep riverbank!