Just wondering. I'm sure the Sany is a fine machine but if you haven't run other brands of similar size you really don't know how much better or worse it is since you have no reference points.
Any excavator is better than the hand shovel that it's being compared to
Yes, to some extent you're right, BUT I've had many exes and dozers, skid steers, and tractors on my properties; and have spent hundreds of thousands of $ having work done. I've observed large and small Cats, Komatsu, and other brands that my builder and others brought to my home and adjacent flip properties, to dig, demolish, etc., numerous projects.
So though I haven't operated these machines specifically, I have seen them doing all kinds of tasks, and seen them break buckets, and fix things in my fields, welding things back together, etc.
What I do/will know as I accumulate more hours, is how my specific brand stands up - as I have observed nearly 2000 hours on two DK series Kioti tractors.
I read everything I can and watch vids on all the brands I own, as well as visit and post on other forums.
You Tube is where I find tons of info on many topics, including Sany, etc.
I've been anxiously waiting for a review and information on the cutter you selected and your experience with the combination.
We were all active during your wait for delivery and once you got it and the battery/electric issue resolved you've been absent. I even gave you (hopefully friendly) "nudges" months ago expressing my continuing enthusiasm for your new machine and hopefully some follow up.
Sorry I've been missing since I began this thread.
I said that recently. Personal stuff I'm not discussing.
Now to speak about what you were interested in:
The mower I got is amazing, and it kicks A$$. It takes 20+GPM to move two short blades on a circular disc in a CCW direction. It spools up quickly, and with proper setting on the Sany, I can make the blades turn continuously by just moving a joystick thumb switch. Same to spin it down so I can focus on the actual mowing of brush and grass etc.
The thing I'm finding most difficult is to keep track of where I'm at physically on the land I'm cutting. I nearly tipped the machine over on it's side by lack of situational awareness of the slope I was on when swinging the cab/boom/stick to my left track and reaching out too far from the machine, until I was suddenly up against the actual tipping point, (extreme pucker factor).
When I recovered the nearly tipped machine, I took a break, and looked carefully at why this had come to pass. I saw that the land was on a much bigger slope than the 400+# mower on the end of the stick could balance with my tracks going across the slope.
What affects my tractor's balance is much different that my excavator. Height, counterbalance,
ballast and track position are all factors I'm learning by trial/error and hard earned experience.
A experienced operator on You Tube made me aware that ALWAYS wearing one's seatbelt is the key safety measure to keep from crashing through the exe's windscreen. The above incident is one where my left foot kept me on the seat and the seatbelt kept me in the cab, since the door was pinned open. I tipped far enough to have the floor mat slide nearly out the door.
I like the mower a lot, and the company has been helpful discussing it's operation, pressure settings, etc. Again my Sany dealer helped me select it, and the skid steer adapter that I've used with my Igland log grapple, originally bought for my Kioti tractor.
Let me know if I can answer any other Q's about the mower or any other attachments I have in my list...