Brush hog accident(s)

[scootr]

Especially if it's a female drug addict.

Lucky he wasn't mowing with a discharge catching bag

 

[lilranch2001]

I’m just glad it wasn’t me driving that tractor, I have enough trouble sleeping at night as it is!

 

[Jstpssng]

I’m just glad it wasn’t me driving that tractor, I have enough trouble sleeping at night as it is!

I suspect that most, if not all of us who are reading this thread feel the same way.

 

[masseyrider]

Does this mean you were born so intelligent and all knowing you didn't have to learn anything?

I is so smart... S M R T, S M R T.

 

[GinNB]

i've had a TS 4 foot brush hog horizontal blade for a number of years. Broke the outer pane of insulated glass on a sliding glass door over eight feet above and 50' behind the mower a couple years ago. Wrapped up yards of drip tape, 1/8' wire cable, electrical cable, old rope, and yep, t-posts hiding in the weeds. Last week I decided to buy a 41' HD flail mower to give a try to. $2020 with free shipping from BetstCo in Oregon. I think the drum style flail may work better on the rougher, steeper, brush infested areas. They claim it will chew through 3" brush trunks. Hey, if it will knock down and eat 2" stuff I'll be happy!

Flails are nice for some things but a heavy rotary is hard to beat in the big stuff. My Woods rotary BB7200 is rated for a 4" stump. If I'm mowing big bushes and trees I take that, not a flail. That said, a flail can work if you're in creeper. And not all flails are created equal either.

 

[scootr]

Agreed my 84" flail Is built for 3" max. On grass I have to keep the revs up and the speed down. Requires a headset and tunes.

 

[alpha&omega]

slightly off topic but on the same subject of safety & roads: i travel dirt roads to my pace in the Ozark mts. the high performance atv's now days are not utility but high speed rec. race around the blind curves. like the homeowner mowers along highways, these guys race around with reckless abandon....
then add that to the sheer size of today's full size pickups, & ....an accident in the making. i drive defensively & slow, take the wide swing around blind curves. regards

Idiots…
These are the same clowns with one or two kids holding on, not one of them wearing helmets, gloves, and all too often zero footwear…sometimes sandals or those funky ones with holes in them…crocs(?).

 

[big bubba]

Idiots…
These are the same clowns with one or two kids holding on, not one of them wearing helmets, gloves, and all too often zero footwear…sometimes sandals or those funky ones with holes in them…crocs(?).

on the dirt, atv's sometimes ride side by side even around blind curves to avoid having to eat dust going inline. i just drive defensively & take it wide around blind curves.
regarding the OP's thread, having chains fore & aft on brush hog helps flinging debris, but not a safe guard. best regards,

 

[milkman636]

Idiots…
These are the same clowns with one or two kids holding on, not one of them wearing helmets, gloves, and all too often zero footwear…sometimes sandals or those funky ones with holes in them…crocs(?).

Crocs are legit. They have two modes: sport mode where you flip the backstrap up on the front for quick in and out wear. And they also have all-terrain mode where the strap goes behind the heel.

 

[Jstpssng]

Crocs are legit. They have two modes: sport mode where you flip the backstrap up on the front for quick in and out wear. And they also have all-terrain mode where the strap goes behind the heel.

I have been thinking about getting a pair. They don’t mind wet grass, and sometimes it would be nice to have something so that I can take my boots off for the ride home.

 

[Hay Dude]

I’ve mowed thousands of acres of land for 30 years with 4 different bush hogs and never had anything dramatic happen!
Worst can remember is a few times hitting rocks and breaking or bending a blade.

I did have a weed wacking accident a few years back where I was saw blading heavy brush and nailed a rock on the downswing. A small piece of shrapnel broke off and went into my neck about 1/2” deep.

I had a local surgeon who did some other work on me remove it. He got a kick out of what happened and sent me home with no charge!

 

[LD48750]

I’ve mowed thousands of acres of land for 30 years with 4 different bush hogs and never had anything dramatic happen!
Worst can remember is a few times hitting rocks and breaking or bending a blade.

I did have a weed wacking accident a few years back where I was saw blading heavy brush and nailed a rock on the downswing. A small piece of shrapnel broke off and went into my neck about 1/2” deep.

I had a local surgeon who did some other work on me remove it. He got a kick out of what happened and sent me home with no charge!

Hummmm....

You sound normal to me.

 

[scootr]

I have been thinking about getting a pair. They don’t mind wet grass, and sometimes it would be nice to have something so that I can take my boots off for the ride home.

Crocs look clunky like wooden shoes. I use leather moccasins with rubber soles. For something more substantial I wear Merrill Slip on Jungle Moc. Merrill makes some great shoes and boots

 

[John0829]

Crocs are legit. They have two modes: sport mode where you flip the backstrap up on the front for quick in and out wear. And they also have all-terrain mode where the strap goes behind the heel.

Yeah they had better be, I have been wearing them for years. Not really by choice or because I like them but because of neuropathy in both feet. Crocs are loose enough not to put pressure on the feet, wearing a regular shoe the pain is unbearable to the point of being unable to stand. Cannot even wear socks because of the pressure from the elastic. I have tried anything/everything that looked like it might not bother the feet. Sure do miss the days of slipping on the ole Red Wings and not giving a thought about foot wear.

 

[scootr]

Yeah they had better be, I have been wearing them for years. Not really by choice or because I like them but because of neuropathy in both feet. Crocs are loose enough not to put pressure on the feet, wearing a regular shoe the pain is unbearable to the point of being unable to stand. Cannot even wear socks because of the pressure from the elastic. I have tried anything/everything that looked like it might not bother the feet. Sure do miss the days of slipping on the ole Red Wings and not giving a thought about foot wear.

My Mother told me getting old is not for the weak. She turns 100 yr old this fall.

 

[John0829]

The way things have been going for me this year I am about ready to send up the white flag... but not yet

 

[Hay Dude]

After a really hard day, I will strip off my work boots and socks and ride home in flip flops. Feels great.

 

[Jstpssng]

Crocs look clunky like wooden shoes. I use leather moccasins with rubber soles. For something more substantial I wear Merrill Slip on Jungle Moc. Merrill makes some great shoes and boots

I used to buy a pair every couple of years. The last time that I priced them though, they were around $100. That's too much money for something which I wear in snow, rain, and all sorts of other poor conditions.

 

[tacticalturnip]

I have been thinking about getting a pair. They don’t mind wet grass, and sometimes it would be nice to have something so that I can take my boots off for the ride home.

I've been wearing them for at least a decade now, and they're great. I made fun of them for years, and I still don't butter my Crocs, but they're just so damn convenient. Like an all-terrain slipper.

Also, I wear black socks with my black Crocs, and I do it with my head held high.

Now, I do not wear them when operating a chainsaw, or weed whacker, push mower... but they match the tractor quite well.

 

[scootr]

I've been wearing them for at least a decade now, and they're great. I made fun of them for years, and I still don't butter my Crocs, but they're just so damn convenient. Like an all-terrain slipper.

Also, I wear black socks with my black Crocs, and I do it with my head held high.

Now, I do not wear them when operating a chainsaw, or weed whacker, push mower... but they match the tractor quite well.

You have red crocs ?