Extreme Cutting

[hunting4deere]

I have been following this forum a while. I have wanted a Brown Tree Cutter since the first time I saw one. I bought a lightly used 6' 145 in November. Now I'm looking a used tractor to run it.

Anyway...I work for the State of NC (NCDA) we have been mowing property boundries on a tract in the southeastern part of the state this past week with a Cat 287c low ground pressure tracks and a Fecon head that we own. This week was my first experence with a skid steer type mower and I have been very surprised at the terrian this machine has been through. Most of our cuuting is around the edge of Carolina Bays and we have made several passes through the bays. Most of the bushes are so thick that you can't see no farther than the Fecon head and are 12+ feet tall. We have been stuck several times and have to get the Forest Service to pull us out with their Deere 750 LGP dozer.

 

[hunting4deere]

BTW, that is not me in either picture. I was operating the camera.

 

[Heavyduty]

BTW, that is not me in either picture. I was operating the camera.

Wow, close call.

I have a couple of brown tree cutters and one brown shredder. They are built to last.

 

[hunting4deere]

Wow, close call.

I have a couple of brown tree cutters and one brown shredder. The are built to last.

yea, when I saw one for the first time I knew I had to have one. I'm all about Heavy Duty. I'm not in the mowing business, I wanted it more for me. I have some woodlands and do some some food plot management for some local people so maybe I can do some shooting lane cutting for them. Would like to find a cheap Ford/NH 7600,7610,6610

 

[Heavyduty]

Looks like your working in pender county or close to it. I work in NC, SC, and VA.

 

[hunting4deere]

HD,
We are working in Brunswick County...Boiling Spring Lakes Area.

Stuck it again today.

 

[Heavyduty]

HD,
We are working in Brunswick County...Boiling Spring Lakes Area.

Stuck it again today.

Man, yaw don't give it no slack. :thumbsup: Be nice if you could come back in the summer-fall when the water table drops. I guess your on a strict time schedule.

 

[Heavyduty]

HD,
We are working in Brunswick County...Boiling Spring Lakes Area.

Stuck it again today.

I had to find the map, I won't off much. Those pines and scrub brush tracts are only in a few places along the that coast. :thumbsup:

 

[Robbie Hegwood]

Hey hunting, I have one word for you, EXCAVATOR!! Better weight distribution, much better visibility, you will be able to see trouble area before you sink in them. And you can get yourself unstuck more often. The one thing that troubles me about the pictures is how far the machine sank and that the boom us up blocking your exit, been there, have the pics to show. Food for thought.

 

[Heavyduty]

Hey hunting, I have one word for you, EXCAVATOR!! Better weight distribution, much better visibility, you will be able to see trouble area before you sink in them. And you can get yourself unstuck more often. The one thing that troubles me about the pictures is how far the machine sank and that the boom us up blocking your exit, been there, have the pics to show. Food for thought.

Yeah, Robbie makes a good point. Make sure the operator knows where all the ditchs and canals are too. One minute you could be working in 6 inchs of water and then drive into a 6 foot deep ditch. I don't think that cat will float for 20 seconds like a car would.