Old Skidsteer + Brush Cutter VS Trees--Is it Worth It?

Is it worth it to jump on the brush-cutter train if you own a smaller skidsteer and want to clear trees? Hopefully this review of the RUT MFG 60'' Brush Mower will help answer that question.

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

We would like a skid steer in the near future probably an older one since there so EXPENSIVE but this brush cutter would work for us.

[@therealandrewlund]

Prices have been crazy the last couple years, but I think they're starting to give a little. Gotta find someone with an older skiddy in the backyard and make them an offer!

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

@@therealandrewlund right! We had a really old skid 1974! Lol it broke! 🤣

[@cass8144]

Don’t forget, the way your cutter preforms depends a lot on the hydraulic flow of your machine. You said your machines flow is 14 gpm which is considerably low, so a machine with 17-20gpm flow might preform much better with your brush cutter. This probably explains why you were having the issue of the cutter bogging down while you were trying to cut trees within the advertised cutting capability

[@therealandrewlund]

This cutter is made for a low-flow machine; I can't remember what the max gpm is printed on it, but it's not a whole lot higher than mine. But you're right; it'll be a bit better with a few more.

[@AZHighlandHomestead]

Subbed. The real time clip would’ve been a little better for me to tell when your blades were spinning back up if you turned off the music so we could hear it a little better. Love the channel man.

[@therealandrewlund]

Hey thanks for the suggestion; I didn't think of that! A lot of times I don't really hear the blades either; I go by the vibration/lack of cutting

[@jeromyw385xp]

them blades may just be a little under sized for what it should have on it. you can always for to a good farm dealer or tractor supply or family farm and home and match up you blades with something a little thicker and wider to give it more mass for better cutting force and it may do a bit better but you also gotta figure your machine is smaller and won't have the flow rate and psi as something like a s175 or s185 witch is a comparable size machine but has a little for hp and higher gpm pumps and higher psi levels so it would do better on that machine because it would have more rpm's on the blades compared to a 753. even 500 rpm's more on the cutter can make a world of a difference. and you can always get a bigger blade motor with more rpm's with the same gpm flow rate and that can help you out too as well.

[@brettadams417]

Seems like it may be the way you’re using it…3in capacity but you’re taking 4 or 5 1in stems at a time. This would bog any implement rated for that capacity. If you lift it up and curl back and come down on this stuff seems like it would be easier on your machine, and then you wouldn’t have a bunch of sticks laying around in your fields as well. When you cut it at the base your blade will keep hitting it until it falls over and out of the way further bogging your machine down on a stem you already cut that just hasn’t moved out of the way yet. Best wishes

[@therealandrewlund]

I've tried that technique, but it usually doesn't speed things up much. There isn't enough power to mow the trunks all the way down; best you can do is cut the tree a few feet up and then cut it again at the base. Still have a lot of wood laying around, getting in the way of further cutting. Also, the trees bounce around a lot and don't cut easily higher up.

[@michaelbentley6095]

I have a 753 bobcat. My question is, do you have a on -off switch in your machine to turn the bruch hog on? Someone has taken all the wiring out of my machine, so I'm not sure if I will be about to run one myself. Or does the bruch hog just come on when you start the machine?

[@therealandrewlund]

The auxiliary hydraulics are controlled from the right steering lever on mine. There's a button up top to arm the aux, and to switch between a momentary on/off operation vs static on/off. Good luck, HTH

[@vincentacunto6777]

Peen the thread once tightened to keep it from loosening

[@andrewdaniels7076]

How does it do mowing heavy grass or just a really weedy field?

[@therealandrewlund]

Weedy fields, no problem. You can go as fast as the terrain allows. Really dense tall grass (like 4ft tall) will start to bog it down if you go too fast. It does a good job, but you might need to stop occasionally and let the blade spin back up.

[@ianwhite6036]

What kind of over the tire tracks are you using?

[@therealandrewlund]

Loegering Trailblazers, absolutely love them in our clay/mud

[@josephmccorkel7021]

Don't buy cheap.

[@therealandrewlund]

RUT manufactures and sells direct, so the product is supposed to be pretty good for the price. They did send me a whole box of hose parts, and with some new elbows I haven't had a problem in a while.

[@josephmccorkel7021]

U prolly can use those hose parts for blade replacement.