ZERO TURN MOWERS AREN'T SUPPOSED TO DO THIS!

ZERO TURN MOWERS AREN'T SUPPOSED TO DO THIS! Come along with me today as we change out the deck on the Swisher Big Mow and try out the brush hogging deck! You'll be surprised!
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[@aaronemery5525]

stack your hay bales end facing up, if you leave them how you have got them now the side they are on will go flat.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

hilarious....maybe I should do an experiment

[@kirksway1]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer hahahaha

[@heretomakeyousalty6126]

R/whoosh.

[@emrythompson]

Hello

[@lucasdanz314]

That’s one of the coolest wheelchairs I’ve ever seen 😂😂

[@denisewilson8367]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING ! Thank you for showing equipment that really does the heavier jobs for smaller homesteads, Josh. And not as pricey to boot. I appreciate it.

[@davidandcarolh]

thought you were committed to the ventrac but what ever moves you bro. happy turkey day josh and family and all youtubers that read this. God bless us all.

[@davebruins8623]

Perfect timing...bad day at work...and come home to a great vid....Thanks alot---made my day!

[@Will7981]

You might have this tool and I've just never seen it on a video, but if you don't have one, you sure need a Stihl backpack blower. So many uses, one of which would be cleaning off your mowers like this one right after use. I keep mine clean like that. Blow it off before any moisture hits it and it'll stay clean as a whistle. Another use, after weedeating or when you are covered in grass and debris, start it up on your tailgate and stand in front of it while it idles. Cleans you off real well before going inside. (That's how you sell Mrs. Stoney Ridge on it. Lol). Also, use it to get your burn piles going. I could keep going but I'll stop here. Enjoyed the video.

[@bigtexas7580]

The echo 8010 is stronger than the stihl br800.

[@donnadonlea5182]

Used to be that farmers didn't plant all the way to fence rows. This created habitat for pheasants, grouse, et al .

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

lol..you mean farmers didn't maintain fence lines ?

[@donnadonlea5182]

I'm from SD and we used hunt the fence rows along corn fields. There was about 8ft on either side of the fence that would be all overgrown. Made for good hunting. Used to have a 5 bird per day pheasant limit. Now there's few fences and little habitat .

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

cool....interesting

[@joeh4295]

On another video you suggested cayenne pepper in the chicken's water. Well, we tried it here at Hazy Days Farm. Wouldn't ya know, our egg production almost doubled within 2 days!!

[@RobinRK1962]

But now instead of Kentucky Fried Chicken you have El Pollo Loco

[@russb3816]

Josh, you are a good guy. Just love your videos. Thanks for sharing with us all.

[@tebigman65]

Wow, the video and your presentation are spectacular! It's just hard to even imagine not having some big problems with the corn stalks. Thanks for sharing.

[@billyroberts6727]

I must say u wear the same overhauls my uncle wears and I sent him a screen shot when u had the deck off and told him that’s his old man wheelchair 🦼 when he gets old lol 😂 he said heck ya

[@131dyana]

Wow that was great. Thank you for showing us this.

[@kennolte5801]

Good looking set up. I haven't seen much about the Swisher mowers. I'll look into it a little more. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on it.

[@kirksway1]

I love this BigMow machine. I love to see it with a flail mower.

[@josephboley]

Good afternoon Josh and wifey. Hope your having a beautiful Wednesday brother.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

I couldn't help myself...this was gonna be released tomorrow....just couldn't stand it! Hope ya enjoy the fun!

[@josephboley]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer well thanks for posting it.i always enjoy your videos buddy.

[@josephboley]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer Hope you and the wifey has a wonderful turkey day.

[@rexoliver7780]

Very interesting and USEFUL ZTR mower!!Good that you can mow with it using the finish mower or the "hog" deck with swivel blades.

[@juanquevdo6268]

Woof woof 😍 for that day

[@scottm.franklinnc7942]

Zero mowers sure have come along ways..back when I had my business in Idaho I bought the 1st two zeros that came to Boise A 36" deck was as big as they came then.... Would have loved something like that.

[@eugenewillsey2135]

Is that a 2 or 4 blade tip on ruff cut mower? the ease of the switch, between the mowers was awesome. the quality of cut is outstanding.

[@taylincornelison7565]

Have a wonderful thanksgiving day josh love the that good ole mower to

[@RobinRK1962]

We're coming into winter, nice to see your face has got it's winter coat on and ready for the snow

[@mikewinn1484]

Josh, that mower looks like a power chair on steroids. Hehe hope all is well.

[@fender5247]

Great video josh I need a mower like that thank you for sharing

[@billbly1691]

I sure enjoy your videos thank you for taking the time to make them

[@trevorsmith6833]

Love this mower!

[@craiglavery1099]

Like your video josh I just got a zero turn mower from my father in-law absolutely love it

[@adrockey]

I'm a Swisher fan. I am a subcontractor for Kinder Morgan. I mow ditches with the 24" walk behind bush hog across 130 miles of Iowa. Power to deck ratio is good.the common things that break are cheap (always cross reference belts and bearings to Napa). Wasn't happy with this years model( over an hour adjusting a gear shifter on a new unit). I'll be watching and maybe have some ideas when you use this on live grass and weeds.

[@martycundiff1966]

I hope you all have a good Thanksgiving

[@markhoffman5719]

Happy Thanksgiving to you and Mrs. Stoney Ridge. Both my parents were farm kids. I enjoy your content.

[@hispeed69]

I thought you were going to show the condition of the blades after cutting. Would be great to see how they stood up to that material. NOW... to hear you are 6'5" blew me away! How's the weather up there bud? WooHoo

[@dr.leonardhofstadtersavage6413]

Awesome video 👍👍👍👍

[@bcgrittner]

Powerful mower. I have a seventeen horsepower 42 inch lawn tractor and I wouldn’t want any less power. Excuse me, I’m going to check the Mpls-St Paul webcams. My tractor is currently buried under several inches of snow. I’m in Florida. So, Neener ‘neener to my Minnesota neighbors.

[@mikehornsby599]

Great job enjoyed that, looked like it has rear discharge!!

[@timdyesr]

I’ve used a 66” Hustler on grass taller and thinker than that with no problems. I like the ability to change out decks on that mower.

[@davidmauersberger5431]

Stick to the hustler don't buy into the swisher junk.

[@OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY]

That was some A+ drone footage lol ; )

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

thanks guys...great to hear from you..hope you have a great holiday weekend

[@danehannon9658]

That would have been awesome to use this fall. It took thirty hours behind a Billy Goat brush hog to do the 1.7 acres we bought that had not been mowed in two years and didn't do the greatest job due to last year's grass being matted to the ground from last winter's snow. Our poor Cub Cadet lawn tractor had a rough first twenty hours on it making our yard look like a yard again. It should look great next spring, I can't wait.

[@mitchellclark9837]

Thanks Josh, good video.

[@jezza6575]

Pretty impressive...really appreciate it if you could mow some brush and saplings!

[@steveb6103]

Wishing you and yours a happy Thanksgiving. We got a foot of snow last night! Here to stay. White Christmas checked off the list.

[@scottt8424]

Hey Josh thank you for the video I enjoyed it and Happy Thanksgiving and have a blessed one you and your family

[@gumtreejunction6342]

Always enjoy a new toy.That looks like a great addition to you farm tools. Happy Thanksgiving from DownUnder., Cheers, Mark.

[@bobcatsmith246]

Love the video's. Happy Thanksgiving

[@Bigtoolrack]

Awesome video & awesome machine I may have to get one!

[@semco72057]

The rough cut deck for that mower should be great for mowing down the taller grass and bushes and then you can use the finishing mower to keep the grass down. That mower took care of the tall grass and weeds and then you was able to do finishing job on the area you went over. I could use a mower like that right now to push up the leaves I have since my lawnmower is down which I used for sweeping them up with and my landscaping rake on my tractor won't sweep up the leaves like I want it to do. It works fine with raking up dirt and debris, but not the leaves very well.

[@Harvesttimebluegrassgospel]

Your obsessed with all things that cut grass. Nothing wrong with that though makes that grass greener!

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

oh...not obsessed...just enlightened

[@136will]

hey Josh great video ... hope you have a happy and safe Thanksgiving ... see ya in the next video ...

[@jalopyjoe4483]

Was hear. Was impressed.

[@merrymanrc]

It look like a great machine but I still like ventrac little bit more. You and your family have a good thanksgiving 🍗🍗

[@seanspangler7963]

Nice machine enjoy your thanksgiving buddy

[@shultzy1080]

Nice

[@cyrusjones8262]

I would recommend if you can get your hands on a grasshopper you would be much more impressed. I run a 725 d everyday and much easier to change out mowers . We abuse them and they just keep going !

[@flash1259]

I've heard grasshopper mowers are pretty awesome machines. I think my Bad Boy Outlaw XP is pretty awesome also. It has the 31 hp Kawasaki also. Plus I live around 60 miles from where they're made.

[@cyrusjones8262]

Jimmy Owens they are we have 4 of them at work with brooms for snow removal . We mow banks you can’t Evan stand on . Yes bad boys are great we have 2 of them and love the smooth ride and the power you get . I would recommend a bad boy to anyone who wants a belly mower

[@stevewilley8169]

Cyrus...any experience with aeravator attachment that goes on Grasshopper? Heard the 725d works it best.

[@dub-dub4207]

Thanks for the video homeboy an happy Thanksgiving bro

[@toddtureau4556]

I think I would just hook up to my brush cutter on my tractor rather than hook up a different brush cutter on my ztr. Thoughts? What is the real benefit of this machine and attachment? I enjoy your channel, Josh keep up the inspirational hard work!

[@robbiegaudet2282]

Happy Thanksgiving God Bless 🙏

[@thomasyerbey337]

WOOOOOO!!🇺🇸🚜

[@bobjoncas2814]

..good one, happy Thanksgiving..

[@ronneitzel2869]

good stuff thanks josh

[@peterkoster5053]

That deck platform needs to be redesigned. Chains are a hassle and will get miss placed eventually. I would have put in gas shocks to help lift it and have a stick with notches in it so you can lock it all the way up, half way up, or just a few inches so you can change decks.... pretty much same idea as an old school hood rod to keep the hood up while you check the oil..... but better.

[@SCHUYLERDR]

Good afternoon sir!

[@johnzwicker204]

Good work cheers 🍻

[@gckshea]

That attachment system needs to be re-engineered to allow a quick connect set of hooks, or?? The front deck held by a temporary chain/carabiner? OK. And the strap lift...primitive, but interesting. Happy Thanksgiving.

[@jimeckenrode1271]

I agree that seems to be a rubby dub system

[@larryterry7468]

The chain is only there to hold the foot pan up. There is a detent pen set up on both sides of the power unit. It is hard to engineer a connecting set up on mower when trying to keep costs down and other company's Haven Patton's so you can't be a copy cat. The strap lift works you just got to see it in real life to understand it better.

[@tisnotmy-name1180]

How did the Round Up alternative go? Can you do a follow up please?

[@vanlifenomadfirekeeper]

Cool little tractor. Does it have a plow or disk you can garden with ?

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

Hi.... 🎥👍👍👍

[@trevorholland7]

You hear how the belt squeals when you engage them at high rpms well my dealer told me to always engage them at half to three quarter throttle so it doesn’t go from 0 to full speed ahead all at once

[@robertkeel3336]

There's no belt on that deck. It's pto driven. That squeal you hear is the clutch.

[@trevorholland7]

Robert Keel wouldn’t same apply just like popping a clutch on a truck 0 to 100

[@robertkeel3336]

@@trevorholland7 technically yes, but thats not a belt squeal is all I'm saying.

[@larryterry7468]

@@robertkeel3336 yes there is two belts on the deck and there is a belt that gos from the PTO clutch to the gear box thats on the power unit. It is belt squeal when I start a deck I'm have the mower at full throttle. If you start out at a low throttle you stand a chance at stalling out the motor out in the weeds

[@brianforrest3377]

Pretty cool machine

[@ArkansasPilgrim]

Far out and solid!

[@davemi00]

A very versatile machine ...

[@johnme7049]

Nice rig Josh. That mower looks bad a*s. If I might offer a suggestion? Add another carabiner to your chain so that you don' have to keep moving them when you change positions / height. They are cheap and it will make your life a bit simpler.

[@barryestell6324]

Great mower !

[@JacobHunt1992]

I work at a 200 acre apple orchard that mower would work good there

[@johnshoureas1629]

I wonder who you will be putting on that mower while your cutting with the tractor? Happy Thanksgiving to you and your wife.

[@arngreencare8955]

Be a nice to compare it to Grasshopper, the original front mount.

[@paulrobberts1527]

Without deck you have one mean wheelchair

[@PetalsonthePavingSlabs]

I thought I knew about grass mowing, until I saw this!

[@calvingreene90]

Assuming that the corn isn't GMOed to make insecticides the stalks can be used as cattle feed and you might be able to sell the whole mess as hay for goats if cows won't eat it.

[@s.pursell8901]

The foot spacing doesn't look very comfortable. I prefer to have a wider platform. Kinda gives you a more secure feeling when on hills and slopes. The further my feet are apart the more comfortable I feel.

[@johnmedlin5894]

Great video Josh, I really enjoy watching your videos especially when you are doing the product reviews and how to videos. Was that a Lane Shark that I saw sitting in the background? I have a Massey Ferguson 1740M that one of those Lane Sharks would look great on. I'll have to add that to my wish list for sure. Keep the videos rolling, awesome!

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

yep..sure was...gonna put it to work soon

[@sidluther5081]

Happy Thanksgiving

[@RRFD440]

14k I will stick with my Kubota 1211 72inch deck 3cyl diesel hydraulic deck. Great videos anyway

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

nice tractor for sure...but you won't cut down the corn field with it....I'll admit there is some tractor envy

[@RRFD440]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmerthe 1211 r z turn mowers and at work we use them because gas powered mowers wouldnt last 2 months with us

[@nolanmacdougall1154]

Always remember roll bar up seat belt on roll bar down seat belt off

[@jrarmstead908]

I havent watched you in awhile. I'm thinking about getting some chickens. I was gonna last year but we have a black lab and a choclate lab and they would probably get em. So I'm gonna find out what I need for this and what animals I'm gonna get.

[@emrythompson]

JR Armstead I think ducks are better than chickens, ducks have better personalities

[@jrarmstead908]

@@emrythompson really? Maybe I should get some ducks then. 😂

[@emrythompson]

Plus they lay eggs, great for baking and breakfast

[@matthewhoffman9242]

Does the brush deck have two spindles? Guessing that you move the blades to the opposite side when worn and spins the other way

[@laohantun7404]

Cool.....wooo

[@bobbybaldeagle702]

Nice job!!! One thing I would suggest that is you might think about wearing a pair of safety glasses. You never know when something small or large could come flying up into your eyes. That dry corn stocks are like sharp little needles flying around. Not good for your eyes or your lungs for that matter... Safety first always.... Much love and prayers, be blessed in Jesus name... BBE..

[@Lucas_Terry]

Saw this wondered about it..

[@williamhustonrn6160]

We have 2.8 Acres of land and when our tractor engine died, we bought the Husqvarna Automower 550H, when they came out to set it up for us, they set up the app on our phone and tablet and plotted it so it will cut 1 acre a day, alternating between the 3 zones. So it cuts the same zone every 4th day. It was cheaper than buying another tractor for mowing. I think we paid $2800 out the door.

[@jakeblanton6853]

I tried a zero-turn mower once... Didn't like it over a normal lawn tractor since it would not track straight if you were just using one hand. For example, when your other hand was occupied with a can of beer...

[@PotterCountyDiggers]

Nice set up. Prob a lot less then a ventrac set up. I have two commercial John Deere z 9325/930 mowers. But at $9k each I wish I had a more options. Can I borrow this for a weekend? Lol. Nice video. I found you a little bit ago as I’m gonna start raising chickens this spring. I also have a metal detecting channel if you ever get bored. Thanks for sharing! Kevin.

[@terrymangum3914]

Josh, you are a big man so is the mower comfortable for you to operate? Enjoyed the video. Wishing you and Mrs. Stoney Ridge a very happy and safe Thanksgiving.

[@rshutterbug47]

Hay I Like That Mower & Decks, But I Would Disconnect The Wires Frist So You Don't Get Side Tracked & Forget Them &Then RIP Them Off & Spend An Hour or So Fixing Them ??? But That's Just Me

[@akbychoice]

That’s a pretty easy and quick switch of decks. Curious if they make a snowblower attachment too?

[@larryterry7468]

No

[@ashiqmomin1920]

So far, so good...

[@troyeager8877]

Does it have a shear pin like a tractor. Just in case you hit a rock or stump.

[@larryterry7468]

No it dose not..the PTO gos to a gear box on the beck and then there is two belts one runs the left and other runs there runs the right blade driver. Its set up so that one side is turning clockwies and the other is turning counter clock. So that the cuttings stay in the middle to get chopped up even more. I work for Swisher's

[@gebwv84]

I cut thicker and higher than that with my Z 700 series Ferris Zero Turn mower easily. Don't need all that extra attachments and and Transformer Toys taking up space in my barn.

[@kurtsimmons1587]

Josh since it has a PTO shaft do they by chance have a tiller for it? Competition for the Ventrac

[@larryterry7468]

No there is not

[@carlosbetancourt1833]

buenas noches amigo cm estas tiempo sin ver tus videos quiero saber si ya has terminado el wuilys q ha pasado con el paso a paso d tu jeep un abrazo hermano saludos

[@jannerkev]

Good looking machine mate. Dosent your vintrack do a similar job already. ?

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

how many tractors is too many? ....lol....the world may never know

[@flash1259]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer In my world my wife (the boss) lets me know without hesitation. :). I do have a backhoe and a skid steer though.

[@petermoritz2452]

I have a 74 in dixie chopper. It would of destroyed those weeds and corn with the reg deck no problem.

[@terrycencirulo5784]

hey mister. would really like to see an UPDATE, n the flat fendered JEEP. please 1