Bush mowing the pasture

[ottawarob]

Thought it would be fun to post up what a BCS with the 32" mower can do. Might be hard to tell, but that grass is about 6' tall.

 

[joejosefo]

Ahh I did the same with the Belloni 32 inch brush mower, my bcs 853 diésel has the steel tracks instead of tires so I did not get any flat tires! But it was a bit slower to do the job, I have a lot of huisache and mesquite so it was good

 

[ottawarob]

Tough call - when the grass is 2' or less, I'm in third gear, cruising along. but with it this high, 1st or 2nd is way better to chop things up more. In the really thick parts, you've gotta take two passes, it pushes it over, hacks off the upper part but leaves the wood grass stems. (Especially since my blades are getting a bit dull.)

 

[joecoin]

Ahh I did the same with the Belloni 32 inch brush mower, my bcs 853 diésel has the steel tracks instead of tires so I did not get any flat tires! But it was a bit slower to do the job, I have a lot of huisache and mesquite so it was good View attachment 560110

Nice setup, did you buy it with the tracks or add them yourself?

 

[joejosefo]

Nice setup, did you buy it with the tracks or add them yourself?

I bought the tracks separetly when I bought the tractor from earth tools, they are the agrizetta tracks they are cool, haven’t had a lot of time to use the machine though, but I got the moldboard plow and it does a good job

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

Ahh I did the same with the Belloni 32 inch brush mower, my bcs 853 diésel has the steel tracks instead of tires so I did not get any flat tires! But it was a bit slower to do the job, I have a lot of huisache and mesquite so it was good View attachment 560110

I had to look up huisache.
I grew up arround Atascosa Co, TX and we alway called that "white thorn" or a choice cuss word when it stuck you through your boot sole or gave you two flat tires.

Nasty, nasty stuff especially after it's been shreaded and grows back as ground cover. I always thought the proper name was "Aracia." Learn something new everyday!

Trucks down there need steel tracks cause green slime don't always cut it.

It's amazing, here in NH, almost nothing has thorns, venom, or pincers!

 

[jaxs]

I had to look up huisache.
I grew up arround Atascosa Co, TX and it's amazing, here in NH, almost nothing has thorns, venom, or pincers!

In that case I bet you sure miss Texas women.:laughing:

 

[CodeMonkey]

I bought the tracks separetly when I bought the tractor from earth tools, they are the agrizetta tracks they are cool, haven’t had a lot of time to use the machine though, but I got the moldboard plow and it does a good job

Do they do well over uneven terrain?

Better traction?

I am thinking of getting the rubber tracks. Even though I went over much of the ground around my house with a dozer and evened it out, there are still areas where the tires struggle to get traction and I occasionally get a little stuck and have to manhandle the tractor get it moving again. The moles don't help either.



And now that the loggers are dropping trees on the back acreage, I may need to go back there and keep the brush away from the replanted trees to give them a chance - not sure about that yet; going to have to see whether that makes sense or whether it will just be better to spray herbicide by hand.

 

[joejosefo]

I had to look up huisache.
I grew up arround Atascosa Co, TX and we alway called that "white thorn" or a choice cuss word when it stuck you through your boot sole or gave you two flat tires.

Nasty, nasty stuff especially after it's been shreaded and grows back as ground cover. I always thought the proper name was "Aracia." Learn something new everyday!

Trucks down there need steel tracks cause green slime don't always cut it.

It's amazing, here in NH, almost nothing has thorns, venom, or pincers!

Hehe well huisache is the common name around here we give to acacia farnesiana which is similar to twisted acacia that is more common in your country apparently (in in northeast Mexico)

Yes the thorns are nasty and the saplings resprout vigoursly so you have to spray some triclopyr+diesel mix after you brush mow! It is fun if you think about it but a lot of work haha

 

[joejosefo]

Do they do well over uneven terrain?

Better traction?

I am thinking of getting the rubber tracks. Even though I went over much of the ground around my house with a dozer and evened it out, there are still areas where the tires struggle to get traction and I occasionally get a little stuck and have to manhandle the tractor get it moving again. The moles don't help either.

View attachment 560352

And now that the loggers are dropping trees on the back acreage, I may need to go back there and keep the brush away from the replanted trees to give them a chance - not sure about that yet; going to have to see whether that makes sense or whether it will just be better to spray herbicide by hand.

Yes they work well on uneven terrain, it makes the bcs super heavy which is good for traction, much better than regular tires. It makes the machine that much difficult to move around but with the breaks it turns around easily

I spray the huisache mesquite and spiny hackberry with triclopyr after using the brush mower