I'm on 10 acres in Northern Virginia (outside DC), with about six acres covered in woods, with shrubs and undergrowth and bordering/encroaching on an irregularly shaped lawn. Some of this undergrowth grows quickly, gradually reclaiming the lawn from the edges and causing a maintenance challenge that I would like to address. I suspect that I easily have several thousand feet of such "border" areas that I need to deal with.
Until last summer, I'd address the biggest problem areas with a chainsaw and a gas powered hedge trimmer to cut back the encroaching vertical wall of vegetation. That came to a screeching halt when I blew out a heart valve (surgically repaired last December), which I suspected happened last summer during one of these work sessions. I've not returned to that task since but the work needs to be done and only grows.
So, when I saw the Sabre Samurai mentioned in a post here recently, it caught my eye. It's kind of pricey ($1500+), but looks fit for this purpose. Hooking it up to the bucket and doing a drive-by assault on the brush seems ideal. Problem is, my little Bx25 doesn't have a third function hydraulic control installed. Adding one bumps the overall investment another 50 percent and would have me working on hydraulics for the first time (not impossible, but would have to familiarize myself with the system and technology basics).
So, I'm wondering: Can it be run off the hydraulic lines in the back of the tractor (backhoe connections) instead of installing a third function kit? If so, how do you regulate flow rate through it (since it seems to require a constant flow of 3.3 gpm at 200 psi to drive the integrated hydraulic motor)?
I'm willing to entertain ideas for other solutions, too.
Thanks!
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Until last summer, I'd address the biggest problem areas with a chainsaw and a gas powered hedge trimmer to cut back the encroaching vertical wall of vegetation. That came to a screeching halt when I blew out a heart valve (surgically repaired last December), which I suspected happened last summer during one of these work sessions. I've not returned to that task since but the work needs to be done and only grows.
So, when I saw the Sabre Samurai mentioned in a post here recently, it caught my eye. It's kind of pricey ($1500+), but looks fit for this purpose. Hooking it up to the bucket and doing a drive-by assault on the brush seems ideal. Problem is, my little Bx25 doesn't have a third function hydraulic control installed. Adding one bumps the overall investment another 50 percent and would have me working on hydraulics for the first time (not impossible, but would have to familiarize myself with the system and technology basics).
So, I'm wondering: Can it be run off the hydraulic lines in the back of the tractor (backhoe connections) instead of installing a third function kit? If so, how do you regulate flow rate through it (since it seems to require a constant flow of 3.3 gpm at 200 psi to drive the integrated hydraulic motor)?
I'm willing to entertain ideas for other solutions, too.
Thanks!
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