CAT 299D3 XE Running CAT Industrial Brush Cutter

I'm running the CAT 299D3 XE with the high flow industrial brush cutter.

[@JCourts2k23]

Awesome set up, look forward to more videos

[@theMTNman]

Thanks, looking forward to some dry weekends so I can get back to work.

[@oldstudbuck3583]

On the eighth day God created the Caterpillar Corporation

[@teampenn2007]

Nice purchase. Great machine!

[@theMTNman]

Thanks, we cleared a lot of property today.

[@Problem-mattic]

That is so impressive

[@theMTNman]

Thanks for watching. It was definitely one of the best purchases I've made.

[@tradingmachine65]

got the same set up....try to feed into RH side the draw into shoot for high speed mulching action....good luck sir

[@theMTNman]

I hope you like it as well as I like mine. God Bless

[@pigslayer106]

I worked for a guy who had an older 3200hr cat 299c high flow xps and man it was a badass machine. He had a br172 brush cutter that I used to mow fields and brush. The older cat would overheat after 15 minutes. Completely full of dirt and dust. Nobody maintained the 299c. He also had a big fecon mulcher head that he wanted me to use but I never took that shredder off

[@theMTNman]

Thanks for your input, no overheating so far. I have about 150 hours on it without issue, so I'm still loving it.

[@mattphillips1910]

I have a 299C with similar hours. I run an FAE mulcher on it about 75% of those hours. It has never overheated, but the slobber bottle overflows when the hydraulic oil get hot because both cooling systems share the same radiator. Aside from that and a poorly designed a/c system, that C model is a beast. Probably by the end of this year, I will be upgrading my skid steer. (That's how I found this channel.) Right now, it's either going to be a new 299, or the Takeuchi. But if Cat hasn't improved the cooling for the engine and hydraulics, or the design of the a/c, I will be switching teams.

[@jeffmayeux1692]

@@mattphillips1910 did you go with the Cat or the Takeuchi?

[@mattphillips1910]

@@jeffmayeux1692 I relocated. And there is product support for Cat 20 minutes away. There is no product support for Takeuchi within several hundred miles. So....I stayed with Cat. I am happy so far. Cat hasn't changed much, but the A/C and air intakes are better. I have enough hours in Cats that I know how to keep it from overheating. I do think the Takeuchi has a better cooling system though. And if you think you're going to need a new machine within the next year, order now. It takes quite a while to get the big ones.

[@In2investing]

Wow pretty impressive, thing was sucking in whole trees like wet noodles

[@theMTNman]

I'm pretty impressed with it. Considering getting a mulching head to mulch what the brush cutter leaves behind.

[@jeffmayeux1692]

More (and longer) videos with the BRX 418 please!

[@theMTNman]

What type material are you wanting to see me working in? Thanks for watching.

[@thekinarbo]

What does the cutting head look like?

[@theMTNman]

I posted a new video to answer your question. I hope you find it helpful.