Mowing Joe's Ditch Bank

[@jeffslaven]

What a fantastic appliance is that Boom Mower. I must have brush-cutting in my blood, because I was enthralled watching this! God bless you and your work ethic, and your talent!

[@TractorTimewithTim]

It is fun to watch heavy stuff being mowed. Not sure why!!!

[@GriffithsFfestiniog]

Every time I see the Ventrac in operation I am more and more impressed by its versatility and usefulness a great bit of equipment which really gets the job done.

[@kriptick1]

This attachment is probably the most satisfying one to watch work. Especially here where I live in TN, there is a lot of un cut pond banks because it’s just to much to weed eat and you can’t reach out and get all of it.

[@orrinbelcher6593]

Love the scripture verse, wonderful, wonderful, great word picture also. Superbly done, Thank you. PS: Great drone video work, smooth and professionally done. Adds a lot fun to your videos.

[@snapperkc9317]

I jumped on this video as soon as I saw”MOWING”! I love Ventrac videos! Joe and his family have a beautiful property

[@JeremyTVOK]

He has a beautiful property. And that Ventrac is a really handy, odd-looking machine.

[@waltermattson5566]

It is nice to see green grass. My yard has about two feet of snow now. Joe has a great yard.

[@waltermattson5566]

Does Joe let the grass rot or clean it up and burn it?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

He says as soon as it rains, it floats on down the creek.

[@photocontrol]

Nice work mowing the ditch bank with Vennie!

[@dukesnyder3607]

That looks to be the SAFEST and perfect tool to mow that grass with! I have backed up to my ravine with my 1026R & the rear 48" brush mower and I dread the thought of sliding backwards into the ravine!!!!! It wouldn't end up pretty or cheap! The Ventrac is perfect!

[@randalmiddleton8068]

Well... since we have no snow to play with, this was something to take the blues away. That ditch work sure did turn out great.

[@gliderider7077]

It is a very nice break from the winter blahs, thank you.

[@timkd5vmv583]

Vennie is Awesome!! I sure wish you were closer to Mississippi. I have a few projects for him and Johnny. Thanks for the break from the misery of winter. God Bless The Other Tim with Tractors

[@ritterjon]

Sunshine, green grass and beautiful views. Reminds me of being on a nice island vacation. Hope all is well with you. 👍☀️🌴 Keep on tractoring!

[@OHIOMANUSMC]

Another great episode of tractor time with Tim. Love this machine you made the operation look so smooth

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Can't wait for spring! Great video guys! Thanks so much!

[@BigGary79]

What a beautiful piece of property. You can tell Joe and his family really take pride in it.

[@thomasdesmond2248]

Tim something have done for erosion control. Is to make baskets out of hog pannell. Then fill in place with rock. The basket holds the rocks in place. The rocks deflect the water. God bless

[@brentbrown8393]

That's an amazing machine Tim, I could use one of those to do my ditches, glad Joe is OK. 🙂 God Bless everyone.

[@curtwhite876]

Vinny is a very impressive machine. I was thinking the videography was particularly good in this episode, which it is, but maybe more than that, the green grass and sunshine looks so beautiful... January is almost over and I look forward to warmer and longer days.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

We just returned from Puerto Rico. Having trouble adjusting! Thanks for the kind words on the videography.

[@ilmo2313]

Another impressive Ventrac and attachment video. Gotta like that machine; best combination for that ditch mowing job. They do have some nice attachments. Christy, you did good with the camera and drone.

[@joelnickerson6739]

Hi Tim. That is one awesome machine my friend. It amazes me every time I see you running it.

[@peterkober6758]

Tim Christi Joe made my afternoon seeing new waysof getting things done keep this kind of content coming God Bless All PaK

[@lanceharsh7025]

You really seem like a neat neighbor to have.

[@nerrawdivad]

Tim, I bet you have alot of fun with all those projects using the Ventrac , nice job

[@paugie40]

Almost a 100k subscribers thats awesome!

[@wesleyjackson1036]

Great video. I have a similar situation regarding water management on my property. An item they’re using more often for erosion control in Northern Kentucky are the large 2 ton concrete blocks. Some states have water management planning committees that can help with the expense if the watershed from your property enters a state or federal river system. Looks like your friend has a significant water flow given the erosion and culvert size.

[@RKHarm24]

The sickle bar mower is as old as time. As a young boy in E. Tn there was a hay pasture across the road from us. The old man that had it cut the hay with a pair of big Mules and a ride on cutter. He also had a hay wagon horse drawn they pitched the dried hay onto, also driven by the 2 Mules. This was in the late 50's early 60's. He never said anything to me, just talked to the Mules with a Gee and a Haw or Whoa, Gidyup.

[@khtractors]

I’ve used a 3 point 7ft sickle to trim banks a lot, but now this machine gives good reach and choice of angles.

[@allenhunt3070]

Tim, I think you could do about the same with a swing away and tilt flail mower on a three point hitch. Great video!

[@Studio23Media]

If only I had the budget for a Ventrac and all the attachments. 😩 Somebody needs to make a similar boom mower for a compact tractor.

[@Mudmowerdiesel]

Awesome video thank you

[@gac914]

Wow!! Is that what grass and sunlight look like???? :-)

[@Joey-ve7ku]

Tim you can get ditch mowers for compact tractors. Probably wouldn't be as good as venny. But it's always an option.

[@Billy_Darley]

my absolute favorite set up is a flail mower on either an excavator or tractor backhoe. big or small, those mowers can tackle everything.

[@ERICMB24MF37U24F39]

It's always nice to mow... and see a good result. Some kind of arm or boom mower would be helpful. in the 3-point hitch..

[@markpontes4457]

100k soon! Pre Congrats!

[@lovingmesomeoutdoors8729]

That attachment looks exactly like in Europe how they trim hedgerows perfectly. Long live the sickle bar!

[@davem5370]

What a versatile machine. My wife is very uncomfortable bushogging with my 50 horse JD. I am trying to sell her on one of these. May need to use your consulting work😂

[@mikefortune4796]

Hi Tim and Christy nice video

[@stanleybaker1520]

That is a wicked machine 😎

[@CapeAnnImages]

Now that's an impressive property and attachment! I wonder how much reach it has. If I didn't have a couple of sheds in the way it would make quick work of about 150' of hedge trimming I have and save my arms!

[@blakecotton6026]

That’s great they’re still miracles today I am wore myself I had cancer in 2009 cancer free

[@norton2742]

Green grass!! I miss that this time of year.

[@fooddude9921]

How about using a Lane Shark Tim? Seems like it would be a lot faster, plus it would mulch that grass up.

[@spendingtimeinpapasbarn.1995]

Tim have you looked into a tractor mounted hedge mower? I think it would work excellent here. It would cut up the weed stalks into small pieces. They are widely use in Ireland to trim hedges, mow creek and road banks. I have not seen them here in the United States, but I am sure someone sales them here.

[@johanbos160]

Nice movie tim and kristie and a beautiful place too work with vinny 👍👍

[@seenithere]

Think he needs to do a controlled burn of those ditch bank areas

[@bobpurs]

Looks like the ventrak did a great job. That thing is handy with all the attachments is has. Nice work Tim 👍. Jdmich

[@robertrichard9460]

What a machine!👍

[@1d1hamby]

Stay up to date 3 or 4 months later. Lol. Thanks for the video.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Sorry about that. However, we kinda like having some ‘summertime projects’ to pull out during the winter months

[@1d1hamby]

@@TractorTimewithTim it was entertaining to me and made me laugh. Keep up the great work. I use a KM131 with an articulating hedge trimmer head to do what you did in the video. Airecut350 blade mulches everything up.

[@OldAcres8690]

Tim the only implement that I could think of would be a lane shark. I have seen it on other you tube channels. I love seeing the projects. Can't wait to see more projects this year.

[@No1Bigbear]

Hi, without sharing what you charged this gentleman...because it's none of our business..how do you price a job like this? By time?equipment being used?and do you also factor load and unloading time? I know that you have mentioned some pricing structure in prior videos...but this job really captured my interest...thanks in advance if you can find time to put this information into a video!

[@MARKLOCKWOOD2012]

Ah vennie needs a telescopic reach something ven trac needs to work on. Like hedges small limbs etc all from just sitting 🪑 on the ventrac

[@westonauker8749]

I enjoy watching your videos, Tim, especially the ones where you use Vinny. I live in Virginia and am considering getting a Ventrac and offering slope mowing, brush clearing, etc. I am figuring it would be part time work at first but would like to grow it into a full time job. I would love to ask you some questions about it like pricing, upkeep costs, type of work you get most, etc. Would you be interested in answering some questions for me? If so, what is the best way to contact you?

[@nathanbrodeur]

Tim if you were to get a Milwaukee M18 pole hedge trimmer with a flexible head or a Stihl Kombi system in battery or gas with the hedge trimmer with flexible head both systems offer extensions to get further reach

[@Realdamage]

I think I would like to have had the grass and weeds out of the stream so that it looked better. Who makes an attachment for that? Going to the Farm Show tomorrow to see what's new in our area of the country, but my finance department has a big old KEEP OUT sign on it. :.(

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Joe says the next rain will take the grass in down the stream.

[@ranger5721]

they should make a small brush cutting deck for that arm that would really help

[@baseballbrothers3482]

Good vid

[@Boodieman72]

I miss mowing season

[@michaeltechroom]

bomford turner makes boom mower for small tractor

[@kirkbrinkley6990]

While this Ventrac and boom attachment is likely superior, it would be interesting to see you attempt this project with a small Laneshark FEL mower mounted on Johnny 2!

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Lane shark has so far chosen not to work with me.

[@treemonkey_ma1718]

I'd love to have a Ventrac! I just heard that Toro bought them, it will be interesting to see what happens in Ventrac's future.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Let’s put it this way. They wouldn’t spend $167 million to destroy the brand!! They obviously see value, and plan to invest in further development.

[@BradMyers]

I was wondering the same thing. I would guess that Toro is planning on continuing on the line and working on growing it with the amount the spent for it.

[@treemonkey_ma1718]

@@TractorTimewithTim I truly hope that it's a positive investment for the long term!

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Brad Myers I see no indication that they will reduce focus on the Ventrac. They bought the buildings. They are retaining the employees, etc.

[@tony8354586]

Tractor Time with Tim Toro is on the stock market and that being said, quarter results is all that matters to Toros CEO. Profit is the only thing that matters now. So if Ventrac doesn’t meet Toro’s magic number (whatever that is) they will cut employees, make the unit cheaper, sell Ventrac to somebody else, or dissolve Ventrac. Look at what they did to Exmark...there pro series zero turn is Exmark. Toro slapped Exmark on Toro and jacked the price. Totally different when you have a fiduciary responsibility to your investors.

[@tomkeating65]

They make 3 point hitch attached boom mowers. 🤔🤔🤔

[@petenolte4192]

Oh to be in shorts and tee shirt again.

[@mattphillips4260]

i know of a couple places we could use that mower for sure but would hate to see you tote it all the way down here would be close to 4 hrs road time round trip not going to guess how long the places would take to clean up cause i just dont know i know it took me about 10 hrs a day for 4 days to do the one part 2 maybe 3 years ago and all i had was my tractor and rear 3 pt 4 ft hog

[@TractorTimewithTim]

We might be up to it.

[@mattphillips4260]

@@TractorTimewithTim with thing around here tight on money i am sure you need paid for it and just not sure we could make offer on it and fuel time wear and tear on everything it would not work out and that is ok you would be takeing some my fun away from me doing this

[@davidtravis1367]

Them ventrac are nice and how much u charge an hour

[@Ford-pd5sn]

Hi

[@bigjim5723]

hey i can fix ya right up as hainy used to tell the Douglas's on green acres-ha! ya i got 3 sickle bar mowers i can sell ya.lol

[@steventhomson2042]

Oh how I need a Vinnie!!!!!

[@froggiewes]

I would have put a match to that and watched it burn 🔥🔥🔥

[@TallTexasGMan]

I wonder if Johnny 5 has enough flow to run a flail on the end of the backhoe.

[@NHHalKnowsHow]

How many attachments do you have for that Ventrac??? I love that machine but I'd have to sell my house to buy one with all the goodies you have with yours.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

We are sponsored by Ventrac.

[@NHHalKnowsHow]

@@TractorTimewithTim Now that's a good gig!

[@chris3m98]

Looks like Ventrac has sold their business!

[@orrinbelcher6593]

Hi Tim, great video, is your Ventrac the Diesel or gas and which engine did you get? And why did you get it? Thank you

[@TractorTimewithTim]

I have had 3 engines I. 3 different Vinny’s so far. 31hp Kawasaki, Kubota diesel, and finally Kubota gas. I think the diesel is a bit underpowered. The Kawasaki is a great value. Only weakness is that it doesn’t have much power at low rpm. Rev up the throttle and it is great. The Kubota has is clearly the premium engine. Most power...but drinks the most fuel (did not explicitly test, but it seems to use more fuel). I hope that helps.

[@orrinbelcher6593]

Yes it does, all great engines, the Kubota gas seems like the sweet heart, smooth, powerful and bullet proof, thank you, thank you

[@patrickwheatley6156]

Joe needs a tractor!

[@patrickwheatley6156]

Glad joe has healed well

[@frankhartmeyer9841]

Tim my name is Frank I have been enjoying your videos for a couple months now. I have a question for you off topic of this video. What is your takes on different types of drives. One being the MFWD verses the four wheel drive. Looking at both not sure about the MFWD. Thanks for your videos enjoy.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Hi Frank. Not sure I understand. MFWD IS 4 wheel drive. The M means mechanical. This is the typical 4wd mechanism in compact tractors.

[@MrNosajwhitey]

Have you bent or broken teeth on the bar hitting rock or other hard things if not very well made

[@TractorTimewithTim]

No. There are ‘guards’ on the teeth (properly called ‘sections’ to protect it.

[@hippielewis4768]

Use weed eater when mowing your yard on a regular basic and you will not need to do this. And will look great all the time.

[@rpd719]

Hey Tim, what do you mean "incredibly beautiful especially for Indiana" come on Man.

[@nathanbuchanan2533]

Do you think the price is fare for the ventrac or do you think it’s better to get a compact tractor. I have 7 acres and it was an old corn field that’s now all grass and I’m wonder what would work better in that situation. I’ve seen the ventracs big mower so is that good to use in that size yard.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Depends on your uses. Ventrac excels at turf type functions...grading, seeding, mowing, etc. Compact tractor is better with loader work.

[@nathanbuchanan2533]

Ok thanks me personally I’ve been leaning more towards the ventrac

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Very nice machine. You’ll enjoy it. Let us know if/when you get it!

[@msnowman]

Tim, what are your thoughts on Ventrac being purchased by Toro

[@Stang773]

What drone do you use for the videos?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Mavic pro 2

[@TheBgCreations]

Be interested to hear your thoughts on Toro acquiring ventrac... I’m personally not very pleased but optimistic that ventrac can keep their brand to the high standards its at right now.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

They appear to be planning to invest in the brand/products. So far, looks like good news.

[@jason-white]

I was interested in the UTV accident but saw no card or link anywhere.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Sorry. Ventrac Boom Mower!! Compact Tractor Mowing Ditch! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYHLpHWdoKZko7M

[@RandyHunt19]

Tim Question have you every owned a grasshopper mower and would the ventrac out perform the grasshopper in you opinion. Also is the ventrac underpowered at all do you find mowing or any job you do with it.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

The 32hp Ventrac gas engine is not underpowered. The 24hp diesel occasionally struggles in an extremely challenging situation.

[@RandyHunt19]

Tractor Time with Tim would you say it’s better than a grasshopper mower?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Randy Hunt I have no experience with a grasshopper. Sorry.

[@RandyHunt19]

Tractor Time with Tim the diesel would be way better on fuel compared to gas model but cheaper purchase price

[@RandyHunt19]

Tractor Time with Tim what are your thoughts on Toro buying out them out will qualify change?

[@johnstevens1748]

While I love the ventrac and your videos, how can this "problem" not be avoided by regular weed eater, maintenance? Sorry, the 13 y/o in me, comes out from time to time and gets jealous of those that don't have to spend 2 hours trimming. Lol

[@brucealvarez9263]

"Incredibly beautiful ... especially for Indiana". What are you trying to tell us Tim?

[@j5imel]

Tim, any comments on the Ventrac purchase by Toro?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Business as usual from my standpoint.

[@alanswanson1952]

I probably would have burned it

[@funbricknj]

Just a little off the top please

[@Wolfhound.]

need a mower on the end of that boom instead would of made this job better

[@johnnywishbone6579]

I would burn it at this point Joe

[@TractorTimewithTim]

The next rain takes all the trash on down the creek :-)

[@jonah327]

Great video! Can you show me how you made your wife disappear? Just kidding! Keep up the awesome videos guys!👍

[@bones549]

Curios why not have an excavator(casey) straighten out that ditch put in culvert pipe cover it and prob gone.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

That ditch runs entirely full of water sometimes in spring!!!

[@bones549]

@@TractorTimewithTim ...ya gonna need a bigger pipe (shameless jaws reference)

[@lanceharsh7025]

I've got to stop watching the ttwt. This is like video crack.🤠

[@d.a.ballou9740]

My question is: Who had to rake up all of that cut grass and weeds? I know Tim is "allergic" to hand tools, so did Christy have to do that too!? :) By the way, I love your theme music. It is very catchy!

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Yea, I’m a bit allergic to hand tools. Joe said that the first rain will wash the grass right on down the stream.