M7040 brush/tree mowing

fast*st

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Equipment
M7040, L2900, F550 ford, Yanmar vio70 excavator, Case 580, JD 350 dozer, JD 644E
Jun 26, 2012
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Northern Mass
Had a hill I wanted to clear as the saplings were getting over the 15-20 foot mark and approaching the level of the power line, its a pretty steep grade but was able to mow it all downhill, needed 4x4 to keep it from sliding down the hill and the 6' brush hog was sucking up all 60+ pto horsepower at times mulching all those trees over about a quarter acre of hillside. after a few passes it was all mulched in really nice.

I'm certain that without the added skid plates I added that I'd be replacing a couple hydraulic lines and a filter or two again. Fuel tank bracket got a little bow in it, will remove and flatten that one.

The hill looks great and not like a brushy mess.
 

skeets

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Equipment
BX 2360 /B2601
Oct 2, 2009
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SW Pa
Good job:D, though I wonder could you have backed up the hill and run the brush hog through that stuff first?