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Bush hog question for the OB....
Posted on 7/24/16 at 3:55 pm
Posted on 7/24/16 at 3:55 pm
I have a lot that is overgrown with weeds and small trees that needs to be cleaned up. I have a 36 hp tractor and a 5 1/2 foot bush hog. How big a tree will the bush hog be able to handle? Which ones can I run over and cut up? Would a 3 inch tree sheer a pin or mess up the bush hog? TIA for the expert opinions....
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Posted on 7/24/16 at 4:08 pm to lsu1987
How overgrown? Like a handful of trees or packed with them?
Posted on 7/24/16 at 4:12 pm to lsu1987
If the tractor can run over it I'll cut it. That's just my simple rule. Popcorn trees are easier to cut than oak, so tree type matters.
3" may be a little big. Just go slow. I'll ease the front of the tractor over the tree. If the tree bends fairly easy with the weight of the tractor you are most likely good to cut. Start with some small ones and you will figure out how much bigger it can handle.
3" may be a little big. Just go slow. I'll ease the front of the tractor over the tree. If the tree bends fairly easy with the weight of the tractor you are most likely good to cut. Start with some small ones and you will figure out how much bigger it can handle.
Posted on 7/24/16 at 4:18 pm to lsu1987
If it doesn't have a slip clutch keep some shear pins handy.
Posted on 7/24/16 at 4:19 pm to lsu1987
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5 1/2 foot bush hog
depends on the bush hog.
Posted on 7/24/16 at 4:27 pm to diat150
It's a Jonh Deere bush hog. There are a shite load of trees. I am going to cut around the small pines and whatnot, just want to cut the trash trees
Posted on 7/24/16 at 4:36 pm to lsu1987
I have a 15' flexwing and it's suppose to handle up to 2" trees/bushes. It does fine with the trash trees, but it usually leave a sharp stub in the ground which will punture an expensive tire. Do you have a front-end loader? If so, I would try pushing them up to burn or at least push us the stubs.
Posted on 7/24/16 at 4:40 pm to TigerFanatic1
Don't have a front end loader. Was planning on cutting with a small chainsaw (at ground level) any trees the bush hog can't handle....
Posted on 7/24/16 at 4:53 pm to lsu1987
When I've done it with a small tractor, I'd guess 2-3" was the max I was comfortable
Posted on 7/24/16 at 5:00 pm to lsu1987
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Jonh Deere bush hog.
john deere makes different grades of bush hogs. usually if you read the manual it will tell you the duty and sometimes even tell you what size trees it can handle.
I definitely would try to take down 2-3 inch trees with a light duty bush hog.
Posted on 7/24/16 at 5:42 pm to diat150
2-3" pine tallow and other softwoods no problem. Oaks and Hardwoods are harder to chop up.
Posted on 7/24/16 at 5:49 pm to lsu1987
A 36 hp tractor is basically a lawn mower. It's good for clipping grass and tough weeds out of food plots, but it's not powerful enough for anything else.
A 5 1/2 foot clipper is too big for that tractor. You will damage your pto shaft and possibly your transmission. Don't do it.
A 5 1/2 foot clipper is too big for that tractor. You will damage your pto shaft and possibly your transmission. Don't do it.
Posted on 7/24/16 at 7:26 pm to No Colors
Thanks.....but my dad has had this tractor for about 40 years and has put it in some tough stuff before. It's quite a bit stronger than a lawn mower. Just been a while since I used it and was trying to see what others with similar equipment have done. My dad used to destroy some trees, briars, weeds, etc. Sheared a pin every now and then, but never damaged the tractor.
Posted on 7/24/16 at 7:53 pm to No Colors
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A 36 hp tractor is basically a lawn mower. It's good for clipping grass and tough weeds out of food plots, but it's not powerful enough for anything else.
A 5 1/2 foot clipper is too big for that tractor. You will damage your pto shaft and possibly your transmission. Don't do it.
Posted on 7/24/16 at 8:09 pm to lsu1987
Had 36hp Mahindra with 5' chickenshit bush hog and had no problems cutting 2-3" saplings. More than likely your bush hog has a 50hp gear box. Shouldn't be a problem
Posted on 7/24/16 at 8:30 pm to No Colors
Malarkey. I had a 5' on a 26 hp that did south Texas trails. Mesquite and wesatch are tough as shite and I never had a prob.
Posted on 7/24/16 at 10:11 pm to lsu1987
Yalls 3 inch trees must be smaller than my 3 inch trees
Posted on 7/24/16 at 10:45 pm to lsu1987
I personally would think that a 3" tree would be a little rough on a bush hog....I would get a sprayer and a gallon of roundup and spray the shite out of them...next year at this time they will be dry enough to push over with the tractor.
Posted on 7/25/16 at 7:37 am to Murtown
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Yalls 3 inch trees must be smaller than my 3 inch trees
Yeah, I have a alamo industrial bush hog that is about as heavy duty as you can get and the manual says 2.5 inches or less. with a lesser bush hog and tractor you could really frick something up.
Posted on 7/25/16 at 7:47 am to Murtown
A 3" popcorn tree is much different than a 3" oak.
Bushhoging a pasture slam full of 4' tall popcorn trees is one of the more satisfying things in life.
Bushhoging a pasture slam full of 4' tall popcorn trees is one of the more satisfying things in life.
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