Brush Hogging In the Woods - I Really Needed a Bulldozer for This

[@RockhillfarmYT]

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[@Kerfufflekitten]

This just reminded me after 40 yrs me walking through the paths that my dad brush hogged, what seemed like miles of undiscovered path through just 400 acres and he would cut a trail through next to the creek beds and at 7 yrs old It seemed wonderful to get lost.

[@jeffmayeux1692]

The value of having a cab on the tractor really shows in this video.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Yes sir. The cab took that beating for me

[@rudyruiz9521]

I go through stuff like that with lots of mesquite. I like not having the cab because it would have broken glass every week. I have had my share of cuts, scrapes, wasps, bees, etc.

[@CITYHILLBILLYS]

This makes me want a cab now

[@RockhillfarmYT]

It’s definitely nice for brush hogging or cold weather. If you haven’t seen it I installed this cab myself to save a little money

[@hugostiglitz8465]

​@@NastyhabitzI hit a mud wasp nest with my open cab tractor and wasn't fun at all. Got whacked three times pretty hard. I would love to have a cab but can't fit into my garage with one.

[@tg_ny]

That’s one of the tasks I want to accomplish on my property and I have been considering getting a Deere 2038R. Glad to see it handled the task in stride.

[@BulldogTractor]

Brush hogging hunting trails is one of my favorite tasks!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Yes sir Thanks for watching

[@davefuzzforrow6627]

Done loads back in the day,bit spooky in the woods when it gets dark and you trying to figure out where the f@#£you are😲🚜🚜

[@jdirt1982]

Last hog I bushed was Joline, in 511 west haven AV RM .she was a stout beast

[@denisesmith4881]

I love your can do attitude!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks a lot

[@ChuckHolland-i4b]

I have a few acres of woodlands outback. The brush hog is a game changer. I have a nice little shade forest and garden in the coolest little grove area behind a tiny cabin deer blind.

[@bigcush100]

Man that a tough challenge. Great job

[@rox6385]

g Nice work, well done!

[@michaelthompson7570]

Having that bucket lead the way is the nuts,!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Yeah, that was the only way it was getting done. Bucket is wider than the tractor and has a hardened Cutting edge

[@powerlifting402]

That seems satisfying.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

It was but maybe a little scary at the same time

[@powerlifting402]

@@RockhillfarmYT That's okay. It builds character. :)

[@zfilmmaker]

Bulldozer is to easy. I love your channel cause you figure out how to do things around the farm with regular farm equipment.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks

[@NCRRanger7753]

What an amazing job to have. Outdoors, that beautiful fresh cut grass smell all over the place and getting to relax in nature while you give nature a shave 🪒

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Absolutely

[@anthonyg6924]

Really nice Brock! You and equipment did very good in overgrowth that thick.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

It’s a lot of fun pushing through that stuff Thanks for watching

[@ChadKovac]

I just cut trails with the loader. Right to the dirt. Small stumps and all. Be Extra careful backing up when doing this. I had a branch almost impale me. No shit. No hog on back. The branch penetrated under the seat near my leg. Great video! Liked and all.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

That would definitely get your attention. Thanks for watching and for commenting

[@rodbagley1686]

I am amazed you got through that stuff too.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Probably wasn’t smart, but it worked

[@rodbagley1686]

@@RockhillfarmYT can't believe you didn't break something.

[@chick3022]

Buddy I ain't trying to knock ya.. your going good.. but lemme say this.. if u go on a property and don't know what's there do this: go up a gear and lower the rpm.. if u hit something like an old disk plow or a cinder block it will just choke the engine down.. you can always go back and make it look pretty..

[@ripperlipper1016]

It keeps you from tearing up your equipment

[@marvindiamonjr.9631]

Wow! That was some really thick stuff! Great job!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thank you sir

[@sgtram1982]

Great video. The 2038R did a great job cutting the thick stuff with the bush hog.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

It always impresses me Thanks for watching

[@johnathoncinnamon6893]

That was freaking awesome buddy you sure put the John Deere to work need more videos like this

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks. That project was fun for sure. I make videos just about every day but they can’t All be like that one If I worked it that hard Every day it probably wouldn’t last that long

[@johnathoncinnamon6893]

So I'm looking for a tractor to do this what setup would you recommend

[@RockhillfarmYT]

I love my tractor and it’s great for bush hogging but really not for brush this heavy. If I was doing a lot of thick stuff like this I might get a John Deere 4052 with a brush mulcher instead Or a skid steer with a brush mulcher

[@johnathoncinnamon6893]

What do you think about the Yanmar Solis 40 2wd I just don't think I need a 4wd it comes with a loader a bush hog a box blade and a trailer for 20,000

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Well I don’t claim to be an expert on all the different brands. Sounds like you’re getting a lot from your money personally I would not get a tractor they didn’t have four-wheel-drive. Seems like I need it all the time. Everybody has different uses though

[@min.bootsphillips6361]

Mate, that is great work. Craftsmanship.

[@rusosure7]

A/C & fully enclosed windows (if you haven't yet) and a battery operated leaf blower for the radiator. You're good to go. And maybe a battery operated angle grinder with a flap disk for touching up the blades.

[@Isaacmantx]

and a switch to a flail mower instead of rotary... it would handle that thick stuff much better.

[@BikerjoeTX]

THANK YOU! for taking the time to post this and do all the production work. You have no idea how much it helps new people like me. I just got my EA Wicked Bucket for my tractor and have been anxiously awaiting more videos from you showing what it can do.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

It was hugely helpful on these little trees Cutting edge still looks perfect Thanks for watching

[@jamesgibson3557]

In that case you zero business operating equipment

[@jphickory522]

James is such a tough guy. Don’t mess with him.

[@gckshea]

Nice job, Brock. The rc2072 really is a capable cutter, taking on trees and things that otherwise most would skip. Slow is the key...let the blades work.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Yes sir. Thanks for watching

[@rodneyscrivner2504]

Great Job Brock, Man bet your glad you bought the Curtis cab....lol

[@MikeOrazzi]

Nice work.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thank you

[@kerrybowden9097]

Amazing what you can do with the JD2038 and a Brush Hog.. Nice Job..

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Yes sir Thanks for watching

[@Isaacmantx]

Good looking work!

[@jaysanders7472]

Brock you need to add a pull out dust and debris screen. That will help you immensely.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

That would be nice but what seems like more of a problem to me was that the front grill gets clogged and then no air even gets into the Engine compartment

[@jaysanders7472]

@@RockhillfarmYT oh wow yes I can see the issue there. Might try a leaf blower if you have a backpack style just have it in the truck, starts warming up head to the truck and blow it out. All I can think of for that issue.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Yeah, I left my leaf blower sitting by the building and about once an hour I would go get a bottle of water and then blow it out with the leaf blower. It cost a little time but once I got a routine down it wasn’t that big of a hassle

[@nospam3409]

If you're going to do very much of that, might want to consider a flail mower. That or an old (ie cheap) worn out bush hog that you don't mind busting the gear box off of on a stump :) I normally bushhog in Aug and Sep for some specific reasons, and I have to stop about every 20 min to clean out the screen on my radiator. Always keep an eye on that temperature gage. My biggest complaint about newer tractors is all those screens on the outside, and how hard it is to access them. Makes bush hogging a lot more difficult.

[@MattFoushee]

I spent time clearing yesterday. Nice video.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks for watching

[@tazmankb26]

I carry one of the mini battery powered blowers (Dewault or Milwaukee) to blown out the dust screen and radiator every few hours on the Ventrac. Its small enough that I can mount it with bungees to the back or ROPS. By the way nice work!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks

[@kathleenlucht1921]

Awesome machine. Awesome job. Scary! Thank you Sir 🌹

[@RockhillfarmYT]

It was a heck of a project Thanks for watching and for commenting

[@davidhuffine5084]

Fun job .

[@greenwoodsbushhogging6704]

This looks like every job I've had recently.. so glad I could hang out in the AC and watch this time though. I know all the fun to be had plowing through stupid thick overgrowth.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

What’s your equipment set up like. I’ll have to check out your channel

[@greenwoodsbushhogging6704]

@@RockhillfarmYT I'm no where near as good at the video part, buy it's a little John deere 650 and a 4ft Howse commercial rotary cutter. The Deere is rated at 17hp, but I'm thinking it's closer to 23-25hp now that I've done some work to it.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Cool. I’ve been out filming a big project today but I will check it out when I get a chance

[@greenwoodsbushhogging6704]

@@RockhillfarmYT I'm working on demoing a mobile home and doing the grade work for it. Sadly the time constraints kept me from filming as much as I would of liked to. Dropped 2 massive trees, dug the stumps up, tons of work yet I kept forgetting to hit record, or didn't have time to set it up to film. Lol

[@hayesoutdoorsandtractors3278]

Great job Brock!!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks

[@polinesia3825]

Awesome ! Awesome works , I've watched a lot of footage on property clearings but this one I can relate with. 👍👍

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks. It would be nice to have a bigger machine for this but sometimes you just have to use what you have Thanks for watching

[@billyw3781]

I was using a 7' Bush Hog pull behind and had the hitch pin retainer pin come out. Well I had a Oliver 1800 and was torqued up and in heavy brush and BANG! What the F Oil all over the place! Well the tractor and bush hog separated which allowed the PTO to pull apart. PTO shaft hit the drawbar broke it off the tractor threw the shaft about 60' and sheared off the hydraulic lines. Had to get a replacement PTO shaft including the tractor PTO. hoses and fluid. Price a bit BUT NOT A ER BILL HAD SOMEONE BEEN IN THE WAY OF THE PTO SHAFT! TRACTORS are not crowd pleasers.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks for sharing the story. Definitely a lot of danger involved and I try to warn people not to be anywhere close to machine

[@medjoolmaker]

well done, you pushed that rig to the MAX and then some. Might be time to trade in your rig for the next step up.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Exactly. I’m visiting someone today who has a 3046R to compare. For a lot of the stuff I do a 4066 would be ideal I’m still just really impressed that the tractor I have gets these jobs done, it’s just thinking about the amount of stress I’m putting on it

[@medjoolmaker]

@@RockhillfarmYT exactly, I would personally get something much more heavy duty than you use daily, less stress, and when you have a major project like this one, it won't take years off its lifespan and "kill it" prematurely.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks for sharing

[@adamdaly5250]

New to the tractor world with a JD3035D and new to your channel too. Great videos! Thank you!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Welcome and thanks for watching

[@adamdaly5250]

Where did you get your cab? After doing something like this on my land it would’ve been great to have instead of ducking/dodging and getting smacked with the trees.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

It is a Curtis advantage cab I installed it myself and did several videos about it. Great value for the price

[@adamdaly5250]

@@RockhillfarmYT Thank you, good to know. I’ll go find in the history!

[@rickvaughan8993]

As much as you load and unload your trailer. A set of weld on jacks for the back of your trailer would be mighty handy! And you won`t have people like ME reminding you to not forget your jack stands.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Yeah, that’s something I’d really like to get done. I just haven’t put the time into finding who I need to do it. I was going to have those put on my dump trailer before I left with it but the salesman told me I really didn’t need it because the weight distribution is different on the dump, and he was right on that Thanks for watching and commenting

[@RockhillfarmYT]

I actually thought I used the jackstands on this one. I’m also considering getting a large flatbed gooseneck trailer. The only hesitation there is that they aren’t free

[@rickvaughan8993]

@@RockhillfarmYT You did use the stands on this video. I failed to mention that! A goose neck would be nice. But as you said big bucks! Thanks for the videos by the way.

[@woodruffwoods]

Nice job! Some of that was jungle like and your machine just ate it up. Good vid!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks

[@pattersonlandscaping5621]

credit to you for going into the unknown of that property...

[@RockhillfarmYT]

It was pretty thick

[@danjim7056]

I'm excited to get a tractor, complete some projects at home to learn some skills and get some side jobs.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

I really enjoy It. Thanks for watching

[@allanfarr]

Careful of the back wheel on cutter when backing up. I have bent it many times on stumps trees etc

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks for watching

[@bobcat1]

I was told by the brush hog manufacturer to never hog in reverse with the brush hog down. Always raise it up before backing up or you with break off the tail wheel when it hits something like a stump or big rock.

[@buddybarrett3178]

Hell sir. I am new to your channel and wanted to say i enjoyed watching your video very much !!!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Welcome. I do 3 or 4 of this type of video per week Thanks for watching and commenting

[@chadvanorden5602]

Gotta have a cab for that. I did this years ago with an open station tractor and hit tons of bees in tall grass 😂👎🏻 never again without a cab.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Right Thanks for watching

[@alanshaw4655]

wow...yeah..that mess was deep !. yep..bring the dozer next time..lol.

[@jj339c]

They needed someone with a forestry mulcher? You were very kind to do what you did. Not sure if the profit was in it for you plus the wear and tear.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Definitely was not profitable that day although now I have the equipment to do it right

[@roybracy5074]

Doing something like that right now but by Han with chainsaw and chipper and quad bike pulling bigger tree's out. No way CA get tractor in around the lakes 4 of them and 2 pond's it's going be long job. Great video would have liked see complete trail from drone though good job though and tough.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

That would be a lot of work. I wanted to get a shot like you were mentioning of the trails but my GoPro died and the drone kept losing signal in the trees Thanks for watching

[@MJADoingStuff]

Great Job Brock!! You were going throw some thick stuff. Those trails are going to be easier next time. It is that time of year I just had to do the same thing. Have a great day.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thank you for watching and for commenting

[@rodshepard3967]

I've come to realize, the frontier rotary cutter can cut a lot more than what one thinks. From the video footage, it looked thick and nasty, with trees more than 2" round. 👍 Great work, Brock!!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Yeah, I find it can cut anything I can push over with the bucket. I’ve done stuff definitely over 3 inches possibly 4 which I wouldn’t really recommend, but it cut it. The only limitation is if you are trying to back in, the the rear edge is not that well reinforced and bends easily. I actually think they sell another piece for the back of these that reinforces it but I did not know that when I bought mine

[@rodshepard3967]

@@RockhillfarmYTI have not cut anything that has been 4 inches. But, I've definitely cut trees that were at least 3 inches. I was doing the same thing you were, making some trials on my hunt property. HOWEVER, it was no where near as thick as what you were cutting in. Not even close. I agree with the backside. I've been very careful backing in, since watching your video where you had to hammer yours back into form. Thanks again.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks for sharing

[@wayoutwest4944]

Have a different brand of tractor, but leave debris stopped up the radiator screen causing temperature to go up. Thought that the manufacturers should put hydraulic fans on these small tractors much like big combines, forestry machines, etc. have that once the temperature starts rising the hydraulic fan motor is reversed to blow the debris away, thus keeping the cooling system at peak performance.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

That would definitely be nice. What I did was stop every 45 minutes and hit it with a leaf blower Thanks for watching and for sharing your thoughts

[@smoothk37]

not sure of the timeline since i just recently found you, but why not use the skid steer and cutter?

[@hartleyhomesteadmichigan6041]

Nice job! I would have used the tractor too

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks for watching him for sharing your feedback

[@BobsOutdoorActivities]

Nice! You sure give your brush hog a work out. Ever look into the John Deere heavy duty model? Nice cab too! I will be jealous of that cab come Jan and Feb :-)

[@RockhillfarmYT]

I almost traded in my bush hog for the MX6 whenever I got the wood chipper and just decided I couldn’t quite justify the price difference and the trade in they were offering me Thanks for watching

[@BobsOutdoorActivities]

@@RockhillfarmYT Yes, the MX6 is a beast. I see some guys have a Woods brand(?) heavy duty brush hog too. I'd like a wood chipper. But like you mentioned - budget.

[@rangerismine]

The field was loaded with persimmons, aka deer candy.

[@wayoutwest4944]

Did the drone view at the end show an old drive in movie location, the pattern of the weed growth looked just like an old drive in movie location?

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Not that I know of, but it wasn’t my property so I don’t know all the history The people who are selling it right now ran cattle Thank you for watching and for commenting

[@safffff1000]

Whats it like walking on all those 2-3" stumps, will they regrow? I have the same but would lie the stumps gone, how do you do that?

[@ripperlipper1016]

All I can say from experience if you are behind a bush hog and on a 4 wheeler or walking behind it and you start to hear the tractor bog down you might want to start paying attention because that means it’s hitting a big log and can throw it at you I’ve had it happen to me

[@gregscott2562]

Any concerns for underccariage damage from running over the 3" trees? It seems like it would be a good idea to have a skid plate to protect the hoses and wiring from getting ripped off.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Definitely a concern but it hasn’t happened to me yet What I went through in this video is probably not advisable

[@thomasfaucette1660]

hes doin the rite thing back up and mow the bigger brush it would be neat if he had a big tractor with a brown tree cutter on it now that thing will tear up sum brush up to several inches wide

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Yeah, I’m going to end up with a bigger brush cutter but for now are use what I have and I’m not doing something like this every day. Thanks for watching

[@eddiereyna2998]

Is that a 51” rotary cutting deck ? I was checking the price fer em , new & used . I ask cause my brother has a friend who wants me to give him a bid for some brush work over here in Boerne inside of a new hosing community. Some of it is monthly and some of its quarterly. I took my 50” Bobcat hydro lawnmower and rode it for awhile to survey the retention ponds and then the beltways of the areas and I also took a stab of mowing tall weeds and grass about 5’ high and I went slow on the highest setting bout 4” and she cut it real good . So I wanted to see how & why ya priced the large acreage where ya broke down and had that flat so I could gauge what I should charge per hour . Now on top of mowing I’d have to run my weed eater along the fences and I work alone but the current crew runs with 5 or 6 guys but they haven’t been consistent in doing the work . I have an ole school Shindaiwa double pistol grip weed wacker and I know how to work hard by myself but I’m wondering if I should look for at least one or two guys to do the weeding while I mow . Great video . Now to see how much a John Deere tractor of your size cost vs the $700 Bobcat that I bought .

[@RockhillfarmYT]

I’m using a John Deere 2038R tractor with a frontier RC 2072 brush cutter. The Tractor is 38 hp and the brush cutter is 6 foot wide. I just did another video where I bush hogged 49 acres With the same set up. I came up with $75 an hour or $30 an acre, but everybody else says I’m under charging at that rate. They are probably right But cost of living in your area is also a factor

[@masoncarlisle363]

I'm honestly shocked you used a 30hp hydro tractor in these conditions. I ran a JD 5400 (60hp) & 7ft Bush Hog brand medium duty on 900 acres in the late 90s, and that cutter would knock down saplings but still cut grass like a lawn mower.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks for sharing your experience. It was rough going but I got the job done

[@kennethrini2932]

I have been looking at the Samurai Sickle attachment that clamps onto the Loader Bucket I was wondering if it was mounted on the Bucket so it was mostly in front of the Bucket it would act like a Tooth Bar but with an active cutting Sickle Mower directly in front of where You are Driving Approximate price online was $1,800 too $2,100 Just an Idea

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks for sharing I will look that up

[@gregscott2562]

Kenneth, I have the Samurai Sickle it is great for trimming back small limbs that overhang trails but it is limited to 1" max on the diameter you can cut. If you run into a 1" branch you have to go very slow and it basically chops it like an axe. If you where to take the Samurai into the mess that Brock did you would have been there for 6 months trying to accomplish what he did in a few hours.

[@garlanwilkins2261]

A hand held blower does wanders when on the jobs Like that

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Yeah, thanks for sharing. a couple weeks later I bush hogged 49 acres and had to blow it out about once an hour The leaf blower worked perfect

[@PurpleCollarLife]

Did you say that the hydraulic cooling fan on your tractor isn’t vulnerable like mine? I feel like that terrain would have taken the blades right off my plastic fan again. Great work clearing those areas!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

I don’t think it has a fan It has a radiator for the hydraulic fluid

[@mendelacruz5269]

Awesome job! What is the exact model of your machine being used?

[@RockhillfarmYT]

That is a John Deere 2038R

[@chrissheathewoodguy]

i would have opted out even with my 5205. sight unseen your friend could not blame you from backing out. some friend?

[@flyerbob124]

You need a skid steer with the bush hog on the front.

[@themintlord4744]

My younger cousin was walking behind his dad while he was bush hogging and the bush hog kicked up poison ivy and gave my cousin a huge rash... be careful walking behind it like that

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Yeah, you can actually get worse than a rash from having stuff thrown I did warn them

[@wraith3951]

Just curious if u have wheel spacers on your tractor and if you do, what thickness are they? Any issues, concerns or worries? Length of time you have had them on. Thanx in Advance!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

I got my wheel spacers from John Deere when I bought the tractor. I have 700 hours on it in three years. No issues. I can’t remember if they were 2 inch or 4 inch. The number 4 inch sticks in my mind, but that might be combined.

[@redman2805]

Think a skid steer and brush hog head would have been more pheasable in that and follow up with Deere in finish mow but that be too logical on thick brush like that

[@RockhillfarmYT]

A year later I mowed the same trails with my skid loader and did a follow up video

[@totalobliviondemolition]

What truck do you use for pulling your tractor?

[@coldsteel1991]

Very nice! Weren't you afraid of hitting rocks in the woods?

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Yeah, I would say that’s always a concern. Most of the time I try to driving forward in wooded areas with a bucket down low and it will find rocks before the bush hog. Sometimes you’re just gonna eat some thing though even if you try to avoid it

[@ahmedslihbuza6645]

hello, how do you prevent it from appearing again in a few weeks or months

[@Tdale85]

How do you account for any large rocks that may damage your mower? Is keeping the bucket low good enough? I’ve run into this problem myself in. a few parts of my woods. I’m also in the northeast, so terrain is a bit different.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Sometimes you can walk the area and find them but you’re always going to miss some I have the bucket down low to catch them but sometimes that misses them too You just have to accept that sometimes you will hit something and that the swing style of the blades and the stumpjumper minimize damage to the unit. But basically you know that you will sometimes break something and factor that in Thank you for watching and for commenting

[@greenwoodsbushhogging6704]

Hand on the 3pt lift at all times when you're in deep. If you can make 2 passes. First one a good 5-6" or more, then a finish pass. The best blade saver I've found is really quick reaction times to jerk it up off the ground.

[@jimmcknight3021]

@@greenwoodsbushhogging6704 That's what I do as well Just keep my hand on the three-point hitch when I know I'm getting into some areas that I may hit something that's too hard on my four fooit brush hog. I just do it for our property that we have a lot of woods in with briar scrub brush to keep it cleared out and not being so overgrown choking out the trees. I was doing a lot of that I definitely would get it tracked skid steer hydraulic brush cutter. It just shows the versatility of the tractors to be able to do some jobs without having to go to more expensive machine. I wish I could afford both myself! Lol

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Keeping your hand on the lever will save you sometimes. Thanks for commenting

[@timehusky5749]

Like you said i keep my hand near the 3p lever but we also have a slip clutch on the cutter if you hit something too hard to be cut the clutch slip and give you the chance to react and save the shears pin and blade !

[@ttss5726]

Hmmm there is a reason for the plate on the bCk of the brush cutter ie the one youre missing….. the fact you drove right last people with it open could have been bad

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Yeah, I asked the salesman about that and he didn’t seem to know anything about it but I know it’s available. I stopped and told them not to get so close after that. I know how far it can throw stuff

[@jj339c]

They should know better than to follow a tractor with a brush hog.

[@kebo57]

Is this rock hill in south Carolina, or somewhere else?

[@davidmays2161]

Ah heck you could have cleared that with a Stihl weed eater. Showing off the Deere.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Just a bunch of overgrown weeds. Thanks for watching

[@daleval2182]

Is that an Mx 6 hog, whats om front, mulcher?

[@RockhillfarmYT]

It is a frontier RC2072 Not sure what your other question was Thanks for watching

[@midcoasttractorservice9182]

I'm just here for the safety comments ;) lol

[@Boodieman72]

Needed a forestry mulching machine, lol

[@RockhillfarmYT]

I am going to end up with one. Looking at skid steers now Thanks for watching

[@nai2673]

What state are you locate,?

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Kansas

[@devshewitt4809]

To bad they don’t make that cab for kioti they losing money I’d sure purchase one

[@RockhillfarmYT]

I will pass on the word. I think these cabs are a fantastic value for what they cost and how much protection they provide. I thought they were planning to expand the models that they offer. Might check back in a while

[@Genman510]

What’s your hr rate?

[@RubenGarcia-c1s]

How to charge for brush hog services by the acre

[@lonewolfFirearms]

Just curious on how much total you charge for a job that big. I know you said hourly rate but that had to be an all day job, so what was the total. Thanks

[@RockhillfarmYT]

For brush hogging grass I’m fine at $50 an hour with a two hour minimum which I know people will say is too cheap. For thick stuff like this I would say it should be $100 an hour. This was a close friend I’ve known for a long time and I charged him my $50 an hour rate for three hours work. I had no idea it was grown-up like this when I told him the price.He recognized that that was under charging and gave me extra $$$ If it was someone I didn’t know and I pulled up to that property and looked at everything and bid it I would’ve told them $500 expecting 4 hours. I might’ve even told him I couldn’t go through that center section unless there was an easier way around it because that was really pushing my limits Ideally this job should’ve had a skid steer with a brush mulcher or a second person going ahead of me with a chainsaw and picking trees out with the grapple Thanks for watching and giving your thoughts on it

[@RubenGarcia-c1s]

I charged 150 for 1/4 acre got 4 flats shredder fell to pieces caught a chain. 2x4 pieces 4 septic tank cover shredder got worst of the deal

[@jamesgibson3557]

Why not keep a saw in the cab instead of zig zagging

[@RockhillfarmYT]

I have a Vhaibsaw hanger for the back of the tractor but I didn’t know I would need it They told me it wasn’t very thick and then we got out there in the country and they could barely even figure out which way the clearing was

[@ptiam1]

You really need a forestry muncher for a lot of that.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Yeah, now I have a track loader that is set up for forestry mulcher but all I’ve got for it is a brush cutter

[@usmarshall336]

?? Why didn't you go backwards first ?

[@RockhillfarmYT]

The material was too thick for that. It bends the back of the brush cutter into the blades and I’ve already had to straighten it a couple times Driving forward helps you find out what is in front of you and keeping the bucket low helps avoid Hitting a big rock or a chunk of steel with the brush cutter

[@thomasfaucette1660]

he knows how to use the bucket to push over the small brush so it want mess up anything under the tractor thats using sum common sense most people don't have common sense

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks for the kind words

[@lttl858]

Brock, you seem like a really nice guy, but putting your equipment thru abuse like that is not going to turn out well. That tractor and mower should be no where near that kind of work. Wishing you all the best....

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks

[@brandonanderson9746]

Sry for saying this. But if you worked for me and was mowing going forwards. You’d be fired!!! Idk if your knew to running equipment but for you and all the new guys. Never ever go in forwards this thick!!! Always back in to it. Just cause you have a loader and it pushes a lil tree over. The bush hog is going to cut it the same!!! Never go into something that think forwards!!!!’

[@sidelinerbeekeeper]

Gonna be putin a PTO in that little tractor soon. It's a lawn mower not a mulcher.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

It is a small tractor but they put 38 hp on it so I’m going to use them all. The brush cutter is rated up to 2 inch material and I probably cleared some 3 inch material in this video I understand that running a job like this is hard on the tractor but probably my PTO driven wood chipper and my PTO stump grinder are both even harder on it Thanks for watching

[@sidelinerbeekeeper]

@@RockhillfarmYT we under use the hp rating on our fleet of 9 larger tractors for hay work and blueberry picking, pto goes all the time. You'll learn, give it time.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

I didn’t say you were wrong. I said I knew I was taking a risk of damaging it Thanks for watching

[@ThriftyAV]

@@RockhillfarmYT How did the blades on the Frontier hold up after this job? I just ordered some new blades for my RC1060 and they ain't cheap! I'll grind a new edge on the old ones and keep them around as spares, but they are pretty beat up.

[@kaseycasece1340]

REALLY U DON'T NEED BULLDOZER , ALL U NEED IS : KUBOTA SERIES 95 DRUM MULCHER / SKID - STEER

[@RockhillfarmYT]

I’ve been looking at skid steers for the last couple months but my little John Deere did the job that day

[@TheSoloAsylum]

put your bucket up in front of your radiator

[@RockhillfarmYT]

That thought occurred to me but I’m more worried about keeping the bucket low enough that it’ll find rocks or debris in the way