Tractor Too Much for This Mulcher??

Tractor Time with Tim uses the John Deere 5075E on the Baumalight MP560 brush mulcher. Is this a good combination to clear small trees?
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[@109jacosta]

Somehow it's very relaxing to watch this first thing in the morning. Good Sunday morning .

[@garytranbarger4390]

Tim, because of you, I am looking at buying a baumalight for my tractor. I enjoy your videos. They have tons of information for us "newbies". Thanks dude.

[@jacobmaynor1889]

Hey Tim. I think it its supposed to be opened while backing into the pile then closed going forward to fine mulch. Im not an expert but I think that's the way I've seen it done...

[@Kcolby47]

I enjoyed seeing the big Brush Mulcher at the Tower project. It really does a nice job, and as you pointed out , leaves the soil in good shape for mowing and no debris to mess with. By the way, I continue to be amazed at how well the audio works in that wind. Impressive. Christy did a bang up job of capturing the action. Blessings to you.

[@countryman5110]

I appreciate all of the time and effort you and Christy put in to the videos.

[@curtwhite876]

That mulcher is BEAST! Nom-nom-nom... Im looking forward to "How To Tighten a Worn Slip Clutch", next time, on Tractor Time With Tim.

[@kriptick1]

I have found that skid steer mounted mulches work better for big jobs like this. Simply because of the agility and the fact you can tilt the mulcher so that like you mentioned that bar pushes down on the brush and feeds through.

[@dalelanham1111]

Tim and Christi, thank you for sharing. My dog and I enjoy our Sunday morning time watching your videos. She like to go out with me and "do some farmin'" around our property. I keep her safe though. Enjoy your day.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Give her a treat, Dale :-)

[@gungadinn]

Morning Tim. What you might try with that combination is to use the loader with either the bucket or grapple to push over the saplings, then back into the debris with the mulcher. Even high flow skid steers can be stalled running a forestry mulcher. It takes a lot of horse power to spin a 1800 pound drum. Check out the tracked Prime Tech 175, on the small end to the Prime Tech 475 on the eats anything up to 24" in diameter. Sure would be nice if you had a PTO on the front of the tractor. While you wouldn't have the visibility, you also wouldn't be looking over your shoulder. Still, for what you have, I'd be more than happy to own the Baumalight mulcher. This would be a nice way to create and maintain trails.

[@franksimpson8242]

The idea of the door on the mulcher is leave it open when backing up to the brush to allow it to feed and move it through the head so it doesnt stall, then when you are finished the pass you close it to mulch the downed debris...its a similar technique for the ones that go on the excavators.

[@toddsoutsideagain]

That mulcher would be the perfect tool to tackle this bush honeysuckle we have here in S. Illinois. Nice machine!👍🏻👍🏻

[@marclauzon1882]

The autum olive and woody honeysuckle around my place near Carbondale is really thick in some places. I wade into it with my Stihl pole saw and try to reclaim the pasture . Invasive species are a problem.

[@toddsoutsideagain]

@@marclauzon1882 I have removed hundreds of acres for people on two separate farms with a chainsaw. It’s a constant battle that never ends

[@charmed483]

This Video gave me some very good information. Fecon is my nest stop.

[@richpicone7788]

I was thinking about making a comment that the push bar should be hydraulic as well just before you said it. Especially in this application. Great video guys. You two are very much in sync with what you are saying and Christy picking up on it with the camera work.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

We were in a phone call :-)

[@farmingsmallkubota1783]

With all of these videos mulching and going through wooded areas, have you had many issues with sticks going through tires and causing problems

[@TractorTimewithTim]

No. There won't be issues while the saplings are green. If they were cut clean, then allowed to dry, they would be dangerous. With this tool, we cut them at ground level so there are no 'stobs' sticking up.

[@jpocketrocket]

Watching and listening to what you thought would work better, and it looks like this kind of mulcher would be better served on a front mounted skid steer , you could even raise the mulcher higher when going into the brush and then lowering it onto the stump to further grind it ,and that black bar is probably not for pushing but so the tree doesn't come back on your machine , Great mulcher though ,enjoyed you insight and commentary .

[@jeffslaven]

It's always good to see the progress on this project. I've been following it from day #1. Looking forward to seeing you mow this like a front lawn!

[@vtx2005retro]

Tim, every time that smoke rolled I died a little! The mechanic in me is screaming at you now! Tighten that clutch!

[@HeritageFarmsTexas]

Great video. Good demonstration. We have been doing a lot of land clearing ourselves. No easy method. I like what you’re doing.

[@8700I]

I’m just wishing my X739 good luck running that thing with my rear 540 PTO, she won’t lol. but i just got a 42 hydraulic tiller for my machine, and i love it!!

[@cliffmolz8719]

Hello Tim, I used the front end loader on my Kubota 3301L to dig up all the brush (primarily juniper and sage) on my 5.5 acres, piled it up and then burnt it. The ashes are good for the soil as well versus mulching that will take several years to decay to the point where plants can actually use it. Just a thought. The mulcher was interesting though. Cheers

[@TractorTimewithTim]

You would be surprised. The areas we mulched last year don’t show much wood on the ground at all. The grass has overtaken it.

[@1oddtech]

The power reverser transmissions use a wet clutch and they can take allot of abuse so don't worry about riding the clutch while using the mulcher. I would also recommend a hydraulic top link to help draw in debris and get it mulched without plowing the ground.

[@davefalsetta7597]

Nice video Tim! I am curious if you have tried lifting the mulcher after you back into the pile and it stops the tractor? Then, after lifting, back in a little more and slowly lower your implement mulching downward and I think it would keep the ends lined up so as you continue to back up, it will continue to eat and suck those branches in. Love watching tractors in action!!

[@TractorTimewithTim]

when tractor gets bogged down, there is no more 'lifting'.

[@Gnomoleon]

Please do a video on that slip clutch. Would like to know how to set them up and tighten. Should the clutch slip before the tractor stalls?

[@68spc]

I had a 3pt blower on a NH TT60A for a season. It took a ton of life off the clutch to be slipping at rated RPMs to go slower backwards. If I can’t run clutch out fully on an implement now, I get a different tractor. They just need more rear gear speeds on utility tractors.

[@darrenburch3326]

Thanks for the up load . I think that this upload is going to the large side of your inventory.. from a little 1025 taking on the big jobs to now the big boy doing big boy jobs 😀

[@michaelmactavish1728]

we have 400hp case 340 magumm the monster tractor with the mulcher

[@richardhowell2607]

Good video as always. Tim what about front mounted 3 point hitches. I know they are not as popular in the states as maybe Germany. Where yall visited. I just wonder if it would be as good or even better than in the rear. Just a thought and was wondering if you have an opinion about that.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Nearly impossible to get here..and crazy expensive.

[@richardhowell2607]

@@TractorTimewithTim I was wondering that. Well that's good to know then. Thank you.

[@kentuckycornbread8502]

Another good clean up video 👍

[@chex313]

My neck aches from sleeping wrong...not sure I could do this for 5 minutes.

[@glenncollins1417]

Like how that tooth bar works Kinda wish they offered that tooth set up, door & chains in the smaller one. I might be interested

[@TractorTimewithTim]

i asked about that when we first got the larger one. They said that these changes would raise the price of the smaller one up to nearly the same as the larger one. Those carbide teeth are expensive!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks for showing these

[@houndsmanone4563]

Enjoyed the watch, Tim. I sure could use a mulcher like that but not the bucks. My tractor is a 59 hp with a 46 hp @ PTO. I'd be concerned with my clutch as you well mentioned. Have a fine Sunday. 👍🏽🙂

[@stevenshea9623]

Great video as always Sir👍 unfortunately these attachments are way out of my price range looks like I'll be cutting brush by hand and mulching it in my fire pit until my Jedi mind tricks work on my wife... so never 😅

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Yea. I get it. Too expensive for most. We still love showing it and using it. Seems so satisfying to see the trees turned into toothpicks!

[@stevenshea9623]

@@TractorTimewithTim absolutely they do a fantastic job i just just got my first tractor last year 2038r when we bought my wife's childhood home with 28 way overgrown acres and have been working on it for awhile

[@photocontrol]

The mulcher does a nice job! I agree it would be a good feature if that bar can be hydraulically angled up and down.

[@fireguy0020]

i'm not sure what brand it was, but i have seen brush cutters simular to yours with hydraulics on that upper push bar, but this has been awhile ago, and the machine may have been larger than your, but that would make a good TTWT video "modification of the brush cutter"

[@jamesdiehl8690]

Good to see ya' again Tim! Say hi to Jill and AL for me! 😆

[@bnewton5922]

I sure could use an attachment like that for clearing the over growth bushes and vines along my fence lines. Especially since it mulches everything and I wouldn’t have all the brush to deal with. Thanks for another great video. Stay safe

[@PurpleCollarLife]

Wow - that thing is a beast! I certainly understand your point about riding the clutch with an activity like that. Nice demonstration.

[@williamgaines9784]

I think you would find that lowering the angle of that arm would induce several problems, one being that your implement would wind up being "lifted" by brush you are trying to mulch, which would cause undue strain on your attachment points and also lift the tractor off the ground causing loss of traction and possibly tipover. I am pretty certain the engineers put the rake on that guard at maximum safe angle to avoid such occurrences. As you were saying, take it slow, use multiple "bites" - go in high until you get pushback, then go low on second bite. Hydro trans would be better for that than having to clutch and shift F&R so much. Also, might need a "BaumaHeavy" for such thick stuff.😉 Great channel.

[@conanruisi]

Tim you should try a forestry tiller/mulcher I like the idea in theory because you could eliminate haul away entirely for certain projects. I’d like to see the feasibility of that

[@TryAdaptLearn]

Even with the compromise of the clutch it still looks like a very good tool to clear an unused or overgrown area.

[@jeffstrains4014]

Interesting! I am thinking best use of the tractor if you where wanting to do a decent amount of this would be the front loader mounted with PTO driven pump I don't like the clutch slipping bad wear point. I do recall you using one but not sure where on the time line it falls lol. Good video

[@nathanbrodeur]

Tim if you got a hydraulic top link for he tractor you could have the same effect of pushing stuff over

[@stokesjo82]

Wow, that’s one heck of a verse at the end! Thank you for sharing, and God Bless!

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Yep. Tough verse.

[@bparsons72007]

Does a good job but I'd wake up in the morning with a creak in my neck from constantly looking back.

[@thaddeustroyer]

You mentioned having the arm hydraulically controlled but from the units I have seen most are attached by skid steer mounts, so with the solid arm and the bucket tilt function, that takes care of all the arm movements needed and would seem stronger than a hydraulic lever actuated arm because you now have the weight of the implement helping lower the tall brush. Pity about the slip clutch acting up but waaaaaay better than a shear pin. But great test of the implement, definitely put it to the test!

[@TractorTimewithTim]

...but this is on a tractor :-).

[@thaddeustroyer]

Yep, totally understand and for that, you need a hydraulically controlled arm. Soooo, you were right, I was... less right. 😆😆🤣🤣🤣

[@bobbyblizzard8488]

Nice video and great setup!

[@kurtsimmons1587]

Watching you do this. I think having the bucket on and going forward would be easier! But I honestly don’t know.

[@johnthorpe1071]

Thanks Christy and Tim, those really are the "tall cedars of Lebanon".

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Yes they are!!

[@jacobmaynor1889]

Would a hydraulic top link help push that top bar over if not equiped with hydraulics to move it individually?

[@stephendixon4619]

Good job Tim, you are really getting that site cleaned up.

[@brianhina8538]

Funny how I could smell that clutch ship

[@sprucegoose1016]

The gates for if you want to shoot your chips out or keep it all contained. On other mulcher heads that bar does come down. Check out vbelt and SON on you tube in northern California. They do logging and mulching.

[@danielsharon524]

These brush mulchers are so impressive. What's the PTO HP requirement for this model vs. The one you used before? Are the extra features available now on the smaller unit? Love your idea on the extra hydraulic feature. Project/attachment like this is what gives me pause for thought on a gear drive vs. HST.

[@theeasterntexan]

Love this videos and I have a suggestion for new video ideas this summer. Idk if y’all could but it would be cool to see some hay equipment on the channel.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

We plan to do so. Did you see our hay episodes last year? Playlist is named ‘Making Hay’

[@davidparadis490]

All the baumalight equipment look like top quality super heavy duty stuff...

[@martineastburn3679]

seems to me a two pass method on larger stuff - up and go back maybe more that you did then down to get the stumps. More work but might be better on the process.

[@erikrunas226]

That looks like fun.

[@aaronburford5701]

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[@PastorDavidFranklin]

Always a good job Tim.

[@noelcahill6707]

Great video tim ur weak spot is the tractor u need a cvx transmision at ease for that in forestry here in ireland we use valtra tractors mostly because u can get rear steer on them and on the high end mulchers u can move the big bar down to feed the scrub in but thats not a bad mulcher you have just not the rite tractor

[@frankhartmeyer9841]

I have really enjoyed these videos great job.

[@urbanawoodproject3123]

A cylinder in place of your top link would kind of give you that control to tilt the brush bar down. Not exactly the functionality what you want, but close.

[@rwecks597]

I think you need to lift the cutter about a foot or two above the ground, then let it down as you back up it to the large stuff. I think the cutter would be better able to handle the brush as your moving from small diameter to larger size.

[@markmccoy1304]

I purchased a new John Deere 5045e for my grading, resloping clearing business. It was a beast of a Tractor and I loved it but transporting that Tractor and maneuvering it on residential ground was way too much. I sold it with less than 100 hours on it and bought an LS MT 240e. In my opinion a very nice Tractor. I’m wondering if you used a heavy duty cutter with this beast of a Tractor you might be better off? Nice video Tim Thanks for sharing.

[@edwardhogan8197]

You should try a 5R I was in on the other day that transmission is awesome

[@paulkleinschmit9871]

Does that 5057e have the option of setting your raise and lower hitch height like larger tractors seem to have?

[@paulkleinschmit9871]

That way you could set the raise height so you aren't worried about driveline damage and your lower height so the mulcher in on the ground or just off of the ground and just toggle between the two settings when working.

[@jamesjohnson6239]

Nice demonstration I wonder how this would work where the ground is not flat ? Ditches and banks ? It's quite bv a machine

[@ohiofarmer254]

I can see what you mean about the arm would help to knock stuff down. I can also see the potential for bent cylinders in doing so

[@DragonflyAcres2022]

That mulcher is a beast.thank you for sharing

[@vomlande9112]

Hi Tim, Mulcher from FAE and Tractor with Power 300 plus, varios gear, ... anything else as you told is playground

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Whatever. Seems like I’m getting both job done.

[@HoneyDoHomestead]

With such a heavy tractor, I wonder if it would be easier to knock the trees down with a front end attachment and mulch that from the ground. especially since you can't really lift the mulcher as high, like on a skid steer or an excavator mulcher.

[@thomasyerbey337]

Great video Tim 🚜

[@Mahukaawenui]

This looks great. Thinking about this mulcher for ou 4066r. Weve got power beyond for the backhoe but do you need to add a rear control valve to operate the door?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

You do need a rear control valve. Different from Power Beyond.

[@CorkeryCoop]

Looks like fun! Can you attack the trees with the mulcher raised up fully for the first pass? I’m assuming that it can be raised more than you were doing during the video.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

I was nervous about the angle of the PTO shaft when fully raised.

[@CorkeryCoop]

I wondered if that was the issue.

[@bustersmith5569]

@@TractorTimewithTim hard to believe the pump will keep up with that mulcher 🤔

[@txdoodlebug]

@@bustersmith5569 I don’t think there is a pump. It is direct driven by the PTO not hydraulic.

[@jonathanwalkup4010]

I bet your happy it’s a clutch and not a sheer bolt

[@TOOLMAN4hvac]

Tim, would it be possible to mount that on the front of your tractor? Are there attachments that would make that possible. Love the vids. My back hurts just watching.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

One would have to buy a hydraulic power pack driven by the rear PTO...and route hoses all the way to the front of the machine.

[@hugostiglitz8465]

Good video TTWT, thank you very much for the video. Much appreciated. Have a good day!

[@caydensmith6615]

I would love to see more videos with this tool. Also overall witch do you think is more useful the big one or the small one

[@TractorTimewithTim]

We have LOTS of episodes with the smaller one. I think one other episode with this larger one.

[@louismarchaland8939]

I think you would have had better results if you had lifted that up high backed in about 4 foot then lowered it and pulled ahead especially on the larger stuff. the smaller stuff use the loader and push through and flatten it with the mulcher chewing it up as you go through it forward. When using them on skid steers most of the work is done by starting high and then pushing through it. But you got it with no broken parts thats the best way.

[@historicbeef]

I own a seppi m offset mulcher. It can tackle up to 4inches in diameter. The huge advantage is you can rase it and turn it 90 degree off the ground. It chew the small branches then you lay it flat to the ground and tackle the trunk. Also. You drive forward with it... you should try one of them. Flail hammer style.

[@paulkleinschmit9871]

I wonder how that differs from the offset flail mower Tim has?

[@historicbeef]

@@paulkleinschmit9871 it’s basically the same machine. But the flail hammers allow to chew much bigger trunks. Also it need to be driven by at least 60hp

[@mriguy2002]

So i am curious tim. Would that size mulcher work on a 42hp cat1 hitch with a hydrostatic transmission? Or would you have to stick with the 348 or 360 models?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Use the 348.

[@jddriver9565]

Nice to see the 5E again.:)

[@BRadWilson3]

Need some spy glasses with the mirrors in them so you can just look forward. Haha

[@thehobbytimefarm4049]

I think the 4066R would be perfect with that chopper !!

[@johngoodwin8889]

Doesnt the shuttle shifft have so you dont have to use the clutch, thought you could go back abd forth without touching the clutch, most shuttle shift you only have to use the clutch when changing the different gears for the speed

[@augustreil]

Tim, Would it be possible to change the black push bar mounts where it attaches to the sides so it's forward more, or maybe bolt on a bar that sticks out farther ?

[@drec.134]

To lcd monitors would work good with two rear facing cameras

[@jimmcknight3021]

I'm a little confused on the power reverser transmission. I thought you didn't have to engage the clutch if you wanted to go the same speed forward as backwards? I thought all you had to do was move a lever to reverse or forward to go opposite direction in the same gear? I have a straight transmission tractor and it is a pain to have to constantly shift backwards and forwards and engage the clutch when I'm brush hogging in tight situations. I'm thinking Kubota also has the equivalent of a power reverser that I think is their glide shift or shuttle shift? It might make a good episode to team up with Neil messick on how the hydro differs from the power reverser and/or glide shift. It just look like to me that you were having to engage the clutch when the mulcher was slowing down which is similar to what I have to do when the brush hog starts slowing down in real heavy brush.

[@jamesdiehl8690]

That's probably why pros like on Dirt Perfect and Let's Dig just use an excavator and dozer to clear stuff out and burn it. They do bigger areas all the time though. They could about use a big forestry machine.

[@petertaylor4566]

To Tim 👍🇺🇲 Why not have on front of the tractor that you would have dual system set up just an idea could a system work as I have mentioned? Peter from Australia 👍🇦🇺

[@TractorTimewithTim]

No way to power it without external (expensive) power pack

[@petertaylor4566]

Ok thank you Tim 👍🇺🇲 for your Quick reply absolutely like the program thank you 👍🇦🇺

[@alvinroe1903]

A really impressive machine, but they are incredibly expensive and don't seem to be available for rental anywhere.

[@RCPSU4]

This was worth the wait since last year. I think you showed a huge benefit to the hydrostatic transmission. It's just amazing to see what this mulcher can do along with it's smaller counterpart. Think Baumalight will take you up on your suggestion to have the push bar hydraulically controlled?

[@WORLDCITIZEN2004]

How much does this Mulcher cost?

[@bobbennett3153]

Tim you really put that to the test

[@Thecowboy1950]

Yep is old farmers could get the work done just gotta use your head and the equipment you have I been cleaning up about 5 acres of raspberries and cottonwood trees and all I got is a small chainsaw and a old jd 4200 with a loader and my 2 hands with couple hundred tree stumps now rotting away soon to have a nice new area all cleaned up

[@tracksoneverything4085]

I was thinking the exact same thing that it would be nice to be able to push the brush down with the big bar on top. Maybe it will be an update on a model to come.

[@EronIler]

Baumalight also makes a rotary cutter called a Baumalight CP572. It will cut 4” and larger trees. They recently announced an option for a tailwheel which bolts on if needed. This makes it a formidable tool and a little more versatile. I like the finished cut of this unit, nice and smooth, no stubs. If you have a tractor, the 572 gives you a rotary cutter for mowing and a brush cutter for land clearing. Are you dtill using this or was it a demo? My neck is sore for two days after looking backwards all day. Thanks for the fun and informative videos.

[@jasone9]

I sure could use one of those, but I have a shuttle shift

[@doogiek13]

that thing is awesome!!!!!

[@jerrykelly7052]

could you try this one on a 4052R thank you

[@tinachambers4887]

Hi Friends Blessed Sunday love from TEXAS

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Always appreciate your comments, Tina! Thanks for watching!