What does everyone have for rotary cutter/mowers (Bush Hog)?

[Turkey Creek]

What brand and model of rotary cutter/mowers do you guys have? Would you reccomend the model you have? Probably looking to purchase one in the coming months. We have a finish mower for pulling behind the tractor and it does fine on lawn type grass, but I really need something built tougher to deal with some brush and small sapling type ground cover.

 

[somich]

What brand and model of rotary cutter/mowers do you guys have? Would you reccomend the model you have? Probably looking to purchase one in the coming months. We have a finish mower for pulling behind the tractor and it does fine on lawn type grass, but I really need something built tougher to deal with some brush and small sapling type ground cover.

I'll be watching this thread with an interest to buying.

We have a 6'brush king kutter brush hog that is on a l 35 tlb that I mow, brush, clover and field grasses.

I've been researching small sized flail mowers to use on grass and clover fields and continue beating the crap out of KK brush mower willow/mfr/ao and other brush.

I have 90 ac but maintain about 40 between mowing and burning.

Hoping to learn a lot here on this.









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[T-Max]

Ours is a really old one with the markings rubbed off. I would look on big iron or auction time and see if you can scoop an older one cheap. Lots of steel in the old ones.


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[Brian662]

I have a John Deere unit and a Frontier. Both 6' units for 40-60hp tractors. The JD unit is definitely built nicer, has a nicer cut/mulch, but it's also newer. I don't know if it's worth the extra $$, I think if you get something that's built heavy and can do some damage they're all similar.

 

[SwampCat]

I have a 7 ft frontier. No complaints except you cant drain the gear box. Have to pump it out. It aint the easiest thing to grease. Never seen one that is.

 

[Bill]

10 foot ancient John Deere pull behind brush hog. I traded in a woods ? Not sure but skinnier 3 point mower. I’d never recommend a 3 point over a pull behind. 3 points just bottom out to often. Pull behinds ride with the contour of the land.

 

[Foggy47]

I've got a Woodmax 78" Flail mower. It has the hydraulic offset and I am set up with a hydraulic top link.....so it's easy to adjust. I can operate pretty close to buildings and food plot cover at the sides.

I've cut up to 4" saplings with it....but would not make a steady diet of those. Gotta go slow when you apply that kinda load. The normal 2" + stuff cuts like butter. Leaves a clean cut in food plots. Good value as new flail mowers go. Had high ratings at TBN....which is often my source for up to date info on such things. I just replaced all the knives on mine last summer.....and need to have the old knives sharpened. I've owned mine for 7 (?) years. It's been bullet proof. I run it behind my Kubota L-3860 HSTC which has a net of 30 HP. It's a great combination for me.

The nice thing about flails and a hydrostatic tranny is that you can maintain a good load on the implement via your ground speed....and that helps to clear the machine easily and optimize your productivity.

I have a nice rotary cutter that I have not used since getting the flail. Should sell it.....it just sits there.

 

[Telemark]

I also came in to recommend a flail mower. I live near farm country, and everyone here uses flail mowers instead of rotary, even for just knocking down a hay field that wasn't harvested. They all use tractors with a PTO, but I have seen some tow-behind that have a gas engine, which would really serve my needs up in Ontario. I've seen them from $750 for a cheap Chinese one before shipping, up to $10,000 for the really nice ones delivered to your driveway. I need to learn a lot more about equipment and small engine maintenance/repair before I take the plunge, but man those tow-behinds make me drool.

 

[Swampwalker]

I have a Bush Hog BH216 rotary cutter, and a Delmorino Flipper 186 flail mower with hydraulic side shift. I pull them with my Kubota MX5400, they are both well built and I would have no reservations on buying them again.
I could have easily gone with a 7’ BH but I found a great deal on the 6’, it was used once and the owner decided to go a different route. The BH is built way better than the KK that it replaced.