CODE RED AT THE SNAKE POND! Day 2 Bush Hogging At The Snake Pond!

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We are back on day 2 at the snake pond trying to finish up this bush hogging with the MTL XCT. We got the 3.5 acres done but as I was finishing up the John Deere 329E threw a code for the diesel fuel overheating so we had to drop it off at the shop. Hopefully she's ok!
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[@allenra530]

I don't know why it is so satisfying to watch the brush hog working this way, but I got the same satisfaction when we were having the railroad right of way mowed, when I was a section foreman. I guess it is the way the land looks after the cutting is done.

[@dadjoy2609]

Fingers crossed it’s a simple problem !!! This is a job I would love to do, turning that mess into a great wide open space !!! I get great satisfaction just watching, I can just imagine the satisfaction I would get to look back and tell myself ‘I did that’ !!! 👍👍👍👍🇬🇧

[@bobpettit6653]

This is about the third time I’ve seen this video and it never gets boring. It is so relaxing to watch you cutting these fields and you do such an awesome job doing it. Keep up the great work.

[@idigit4967]

Thanks Bob! Going back out to the snake pond this week to do some more bush hogging so stay tuned!

[@user-co8uy5rb2s]

I love watching others cut grass. It means I'm not doing it.

[@allanpeters4403]

Love watching overgrown area's become fields. Tks for your video's!

[@elaineeverhart7100]

It looks amazing!!! There is no good time to 'throw a code' but it got you to the trailer and finished most of the job...All is good❤

[@nole8923]

Believe it or not I find these types of videos satisfying and relaxing. I can only imagine how many snakes and such get chopped up in that. I would have both this and that super cruncher machine that just crunches small trees and what not. Seen it in another video where the guy was clearing the edges of a lake.

[@odonnellsaussiehomestead8257]

Good watch, liked to see a few animals sneaking away 😊👍

[@danieltwaddle8465]

The code is because you are putting the pump under to much stress. Y'all need to keep the engine from bogging down. If the engine ain't stressed, the pump ain't stressed. Don't let the engine bog down to hard and you'll be fine.

[@hemingh7812]

Hello from Japan. Thank you very much for your always enjoyable video of your works. Please take care of yourself against heat stroke.

[@jeffclark3558]

I bet the power company appreciates you cutting their right off way!! Something about cutting overgrown land, that’s so satisfying!!

[@dakapbj]

Thought the same, looks like someone had randomly sprayed round up, weird

[@Tribblepuppy]

A man after my own heart, I always like to cut in long straight lines. Cutting off curves and straightening the field cut lines looks better, and makes it easier to cut.

[@user-bc4gf5yx8h]

Another awesome job. The fields look beautiful. Hope your machine has an easy fix.

[@bobpettit6653]

Love watching these videos without the time lapsing I like to hear all the noises with the brush being cut. Great job as always. 👏

[@TheSoloAsylum]

cut straight lines in front of the treeline and then clean them up when the field is mowed. You're using hp your mower deck needs when you keep that machine in a turn all the time. Notice your blade speed pick up when you're straight.

[@veralynguillory8579]

Good job, I cannot make this clear enough I appreciate looking at this job well done

[@marygriffith4600]

Didn't know a bush hog could do all of that. Loved the point of view. Thanks.

[@betoagarcia23]

Very nice video, this video is very satisfying to watch, keep them coming, good job sir.

[@michaelkoop5380]

Looks very good. Turned out very nice.

[@karenheartoriginal3783]

Oh yes, when you started straightening out the curves in your mow lines, my OCD thanked you over & over!! 😂😉 Another great video & why I love your channel. 👏💯👏

[@williamd6967]

More like his equipment couldn't handle this stuff if u notice he takes half a cut trying to mantain cutting

[@karenheartoriginal3783]

Wonder if he could use Kavli blades on that machine 🤔

[@eshawn97]

Thanks for the video. Great machine and skilled operator.

[@jamesshenay3426]

Feels like I'm operating that machine.....guite relaxing 😎

[@bobpettit6653]

Another great video. Great job!

[@pamquick6230]

Amazing transformation!! ❤️🙏❤️

[@jackmeeker6194]

You ought to call that beast The Gobbled because it sure does gobble thick stuff. Really do enjoy your videos.

[@violetaledesma2378]

Fascinating! Thank you so much.

[@garymucher9590]

Interesting to see how easily sweetgum trees take hold most everywhere. Looks like the most prolific tree there is. And they seem to grow amazingly fast too.

[@jennifersmith842]

hello gary how are you doing

[@jdub229r]

If you trim them up, their not too bad of a shade tree. Kind of like a maple tree.

[@idigit4967]

Agreed. I personally don’t have a problem with them but when they get big they start dropping those little spikey gum balls and a lot of people hate those things.

[@ferengiprofiteer9145]

They can eat up acres in just a few years. Blackberries almost as bad.

[@user-dq9po1nh4g]

Would love to drive one of those machines, but at 83 years of age, I don't know if i would be allowed. These videos relax 😌 me. You did a great 👍 job 👏. I'm a fan from New Zealand.

[@darwindropmazda]

Poor skid steer 😢hopefully she’s back and better than ever!

[@NicolasBN]

I watch you from France, I love your videos ! Bravo good work and good equipment !

[@idigit4967]

Awesome Nicolas! Thank you for watching. Super happy you are enjoying the content!

[@rossnolan2883]

Wow fantastic job sir 👍👍👍

[@leegibson5469]

Use to work for the county road crew when I was a kid. 80 horse Ford tractors with 6 foot bushhog on the right side. Hydraulic driven. Cant be stopped. Would literally cut through anything. Anyway, the setup is two of these tractors cutting one side of the road. One up front to cut the right away and another behind to finish up to the tree line. Well, one day me another guy was cutting this country road. His name was CJ. CJ for County Jail. Yes, he was an idiot. He was up front doing the first pass when I noticed he would look at me, grin, and look back to where he was mowing. He did this several times when all of sudden animal parts come flying out from his mower. The dumb ass had run over a dead dog laying on the side of the road. It was awful. The smell was beyond belief not to mention the sight of it. None of it got on me thank God. I think I would still be throwing up if it did.

[@fredschultz8267]

Time to get a list of codes and what they are, laminate and stick to the ceiling inside cab so you know on the job what you are getting into...

[@nojnoj3069]

Fred Schultz.....There speaks the man with experience in these matters....I imagine that's life saving information..

[@eddieb35]

That's almost better than watching a firework show.

[@stephaneboucher5108]

Probably your air filter that got filled. Happended to me with my Bobcat toolcat. Thanks for your grenat vidéo.

[@jeffbailey7765]

Looks good brother.

[@eddykirksey8698]

Very nice job!

[@shaunepegrum]

Wow great job that looks like a ginormous block 🤙😎🇦🇺

[@bryanfunk4548]

Another great looking job!

[@idigit4967]

Thank you Bryan!

[@dontravis9347]

I wish I could have smelled it. Would have brought back old memories.

[@melvinw.quinene841]

Awesome job bud !

[@donnierobertson3088]

Great job and video like always

[@TJ.BOXCHEVYISLAND]

Why is this so entertaining 🥰

[@catheyrestaino5110]

That was amazing.

[@charlesmactaggart1676]

You could trim along the tree line, with the mini, to make future jobs easier.

[@jennifersmith842]

hello charles how are you doing

[@ralphcarbone299]

Nice work.... I have a John Deere skid loader. It's a garage queen. I bought a Takeuchi TL. Light years more reliable

[@idigit4967]

Yeah the Taks are well known for their reliability!

[@Threadsandjars]

You can time lapse from video editing software (free software as well). Thanks for your vids. Be healthy, stay safe and many blessings, Morgan

[@copperhead5216]

Nice video and nice equipment. A tractor and a heavy duty bush hog would have been ideal for this project.

[@idigit4967]

Yeah no doubt!

[@raymondmunoz6118]

Actually a chipper or shredder would be better.

[@rtshaw3621]

Looks nice great job sir.

[@MrPummi88]

13:50 finally that stick on the right got removed!

[@markrumfola9833]

Thats a monster worker guy.

[@tarlspeakman3382]

If you had to sacrifice all of your different mulching and cutting machines. which mulcher/cutter machine and blade would you keep?

[@patg6705]

I keep waiting for some kind of critter to run out of the field - LOL

[@597158madroofer]

I grew up close to a bayou in southeast texas.. During the summer we would find snakes ...copperheads ....water moccison laying on the tree limbs over hanging the water waiting to drop on a unsuspecting frog fish ect to eat.. These snakes was huge ..6 ft and big as a mans arm ...pellet rifles had very little effect on them ..

[@delwynhallett565]

Try mowing 30 acres every week, 2 mowers going 8 hours for 2 days, then start all over again the following week...

[@bigscout1584]

Have you ever considered a batwing brush hog with an extension arm for jobs like this ?

[@ARCSSelfDefense]

Let us know what you find out. I'm curious if you had an air filter and/or radiator clogged up and it wasn't cooling well. Also curious about if you were losing hydraulic pressure on some of those areas for the same reason.

[@theundertaker7447]

👍 As always your videos and awesome!

[@easttexasengineering3489]

You will be fine brother. That tall grass is a ton of stress on the engine and it builds up in your particulate exhaust. Just run a force regen to burn up all the unburned diesel in the exhaust.. great job.

[@historicbeef]

? High stress equal high exhaust temperature. So the dpf itself should be able to do a passive regeneration while operating. Under normal conditions and clean air filters.

[@easttexasengineering3489]

@@historicbeef actually having been designing engines you are correct in normal towing applications where engine rpm and fuel are running parallel. In this case your statement doesn’t really apply. Running Lean (low fuel to high air ratio) causes engine heat, in this type of equipment the hydraulic system forces engine rpm to stall but not the fuel system. Yes it increases the heat in the combustion system but not burning all the excess fuel due to lack of rpm. This clogs the exhaust DPF. The system is only designed to burn off 75hp worth of UN-burned fuel for his unit. However that’s also in a optimal condition which is not under continuous load of UN-burned fuel. I hope this helps brother.. Good chat man.

[@scottspencer8358]

That is one serious mower !

[@libbymcmahon1860]

Are they going to be building on that land? Just amazing.

[@kathydeel4780]

Great videos!! 👏👏👏 Can you mow my grass? It should only take 2 passes and you'll be done. 😃😃😃 Keep up the great work and stay safe.

[@williamlloyd3769]

Time to send in the goats!

[@erichgreen82grandparitchie23]

I AM WATCHING FROM THE --PHILIPPINES-- LOOKING GOOD, I HAVE DONE MY SHARE TOO, IN THE FIELDS OF VERMONT''

[@mokush4me412]

Just watch this entire video..I have no life lol. Nice job👍🏿

[@waylandforge8704]

I dont know why this is so entertaining, but it is. Thaks for straightening out that dog leg, thats exactly what I would have done.

[@idigit4967]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed watching!

[@betpatpatten3840]

Just a question. Would it not have been easier to find somebody with 5075 goats and turn them loose in that area then to use your tractor to cut it all down?? Seems to me it would be a lot better for the ground to have the goats eat it up and drop it behind them. That many goats could really didn’t the brush!!

[@historicbeef]

Pice of goats 🐐 100$ each… so 507500$ for a mulching job ? And what do you do with the goats afterwards? Half a million dollars. I don’t have this kind of money and his customer seems not too, so…

[@samspade4634]

I think it is funny the number of "experts" that tell you how to mow or suggest other patterns...obviously they are professionals at bush hogging an overgrown field even though they have never done it themselves. I thought you were doing a great job and getting things looking good. Thanks for sharing. There is just something satisfying about seeing a job well done.

[@historicbeef]

Yup. Lots of keyboards experts. Living in their 20 story building and on the concrete floor

[@caroleroseburgh1344]

It's really cool to see that machine cut down those bushes that are tall as trees. Good JOB. have a awesome day ‼️🙋🏽👍🏽.

[@wigglypaw]

how were the groundhog holes? our combines really rock going over them

[@jodygotyourgirlngone]

Have you ever considered cutting in a place to turn around on the side of the road area?

[@snoopysrc]

awesome video

[@scottlambert2949]

Looks like there's a bunch of snakes there where you are mowing if so be careful and great job

[@Kevin-xi6ts]

I do this kind of work and have a suggestion. Go more slowly through the heavy stuff. If you have to keep stopping to let the machine spool up then you’re going too fast.

[@deanladue3151]

Does the client have any possible future development plans for the property? Or just wants it cleaned up and maintained. I don't know how it works there, but where I live city and county officials will give landowners grief and even fines if the land isn't kept maintained to a certain degree. Hoping to catch your thoughts on that, great job as usual by the way! 👍👍

[@jennifersmith842]

hello dean how are you doing

[@selassiecru8667]

@@jennifersmith842 is this ur property?

[@timziegler9358]

When diesels get hot you let them idle, so that they continue to circulate coolant. Heavy brush/pollen may have clogged up your filters causing the engine to run hot. Best wishes.

[@idigit4967]

Yeah I let it idle down after it threw the code but when it threw the code it wasn’t running hot. The engine temp was in the middle of the gauge. It was saying the fuel in the tank was getting hot, not necessarily the engine.

[@timziegler9358]

@@idigit4967 When mowing in late summer heavy brush/pollen conditions you need to clear your filters more often. Your engine codes will react slower to over heating and then suddenly. More preemptive maintenance is necessary. You do a fine job for your clients. Best wishes.

[@davidsonlankford1168]

What machine and mower are you running? What is your gallons per minute flo?

[@deekern4419]

If the owner who employed the contractor for the work to be done and is not complaining then I’ll keep my opinions to myself because I’m not writing a check & it’s not my land. Thanks for sharing the video to the contractor.

[@jmrocks49]

Then why say anything about it?

[@fauzikamaruddin2427]

Wow.... amazing......nice.....👍👍👍

[@seregill13]

This is probably work to most people but I would love to spend all day doing this.

[@BimaSakti-jm7up]

Good job

[@jameslooram4001]

So how much does it cost to do this size piece of land? Do you charge by the hour? How do you break it down?

[@onetoeinthegrave6506]

sir you must be so relaxed doing that job because I'm falling asleep its great to watch you work i enjoy your videos many thanks

[@idigit4967]

Hey Dave! Glad you enjoy watching, yeah it can be relaxing sometimes LOL!

[@honeysmith4792]

haha i hoped u didnt have no citters run out on u i would for the hills lol

[@grstrom1]

Now that there is true brush hogging!

[@idigit4967]

LOL yes it is! Thanks for watching Glenn!

[@doreenlea2035]

Love this but I did,nt see any Snakes ,how long will this Cut last ,before it need doing again

[@dam4274]

I would be double-cutting most of that. Pass back the opposite direction where you just came from. That’s me. I like it neat. I see too many half-ass mowing jobs around me.

[@carolfrazer8067]

I think it's time to get a bat wing mower vs the brush hog.

[@leeepps239]

DAMN !! I Would Like To See The Bill For Cutting That Much Grass ...

[@faithford9143]

This is so cool

[@lolaottinger6976]

So far I haven’t seen any snake parts go flying out from under that machine. Not sure why I’m watching it because I hate snakes.

[@donniewoods3695]

In this thick brush, how high did you you raise the fuel intake

[@josianrodriguez1249]

SALUDOS DIGIT 4 ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO AS ALWAYS . G.B.Y.

[@idigit4967]

Thank you brother!

[@Andy-From-England]

Hi I love these type of videos davin

[@jennifersmith842]

hello andy how are you doing

[@Andy-From-England]

@@jennifersmith842 hi I'm doing fine thanks......how are you

[@jennifersmith842]

@@Andy-From-England am good hun do you mind if we get to talk more off here

[@Andy-From-England]

@@jennifersmith842 may I ask why??

[@jasontaylor9871]

curious how a Ventrac with the tough cut would have handled that job?

[@kaseycasece1340]

U NEED TO PUT DIS BRUSH CUTTER DOWN TO THE GROUND GO FORWARD THEN BACK UP CUTTING BRUSH , ONE WAY BRUSH CUTTING TAKE TO MUST TIME

[@anthonybanks2979]

despite engine sound and mower sounds are there any other ques ( gauges ) that tell you how the mower is performing ?

[@jennifersmith842]

hello anthony how are you doing

[@mattb1951]

Your eyes lol U can see

[@patg6705]

That looks like a place to run into some ground bees --

[@flowergurlwlr]

wow this is the only way to clear a property so overgrown expensive but worth every cent

[@dakapbj]

Is that a solar farm past those power lines?

[@peterrudy9207]

How are the cutting blades resharpened , hand , machine or just replaced .

[@idigit4967]

I sharpen them with a battery powered angle grinder. They get replaced when they get worn down enough.