Skid Steer Rotary Brush Cutter Mowing thick privitt bush

[ChipperLLC]

My skid steer puts out 20 GPM so if you put a 21 GPM pump you will get the same results. 20 GPM equates to about 30 PTO horsepower. Driving right off the PTO is stronger and more efficient but running hydraulics lets you tilt the mower and do things you couldn't do with a rigid PTO shaft. My 40 HP farm tractor will run circles around my skid steer cutter in grass and weeds but the skid steer mower will chew up six inch diameter saplings that my farm tractor and bush hog could not cut.

[DonnieArnett1]

hello,thanks for the video.I would like to mount a cutter lioke yours on my tractor loader and use a pto hydraulic pump.I have to agree that the cutter bogged down a little. How many GPM are you running? Im hoping a 21 GPM pump will keep it from bogging down ??? Any coments would be appreciated thanks Mark

[Droprite]

why not buy a high flow for the asv thats why most people have them see that this unit is not using the high flow

[ChipperLLC]

Standard flow works fine for what I am doing. Can clear a couple acres per day of saplings and brush. I tend to do a lot of work on steep slopes and running skid steer on high flow makes undercarraige weaker as it is diverting power to attachment. I have ran both. High flow is faster but undercarriage weaker and high flow mower is more money

[ChipperLLC]

You are correct that a tractor and PTO mower is the correct tool for open areas without a lot of trees. The skid steer brush mowers are for cutting thick underbrush and hard to reach areas. For large grassy areas a pto mower is king. If you have saplings and underbrush the skid steer rotary cutter rules.

[flyinasscritter]

Looks like it runs out of momentum when chopping. Sorry to say but a standard pto brush hog on a 60 hp tractor would mow circles around that. Especially in an open area without alot of trees. But skid steer brush hogs do have advantages. Like overhead mowing. Not a bad vid though

[beyondupnorth]

@flyinasscritter A hi flow skidsteer paired with a matching cutter would help a lot in maintaining the speed.

Imo the rear beauty of the hydraulic drive is that the gearbox last much longer because of the hydraulic cushin.

A tractor will have full engine hp to drive the cutter,in some instances that is a plus and in others it is not

[flyinasscritter]

@beyondupnorth yup i am going to get a brush hog for my takeuchi tl130 but having a regular brush hog would be nice for open areas.