Modification to bush hog...

[Jim Timber]

I think if the front is not straight across, a chamfer or a contour would push tall growth off to the sides instead of passing it under the deck. I ran into that with my new, rounded back Woods when trimming in reverse. My old square backed Ford BH did not push it sideways in reverse but there was a triangular area in both corners that the blade did not sweep. You just needed to be able to back up a little further.

How tall of goldenrod would pose a problem with rounded backs or folding over too far to cut short?

 

[Xfaxman]

I'm trying to figure how one is going to be turning into something that would place the front corner of the cutter in any real different path than the tractor is going. That is, I'd think that if I'm really that close to something I don't want to hit with the cutter I'm thinking that the tractor would already be in a similar iffy situation. I don't think a couple of inches of bufffering is going to do much; might, actually, end up gouging into something: that's at thin edge- if it were more like a tire/wheel it would be better.

My concern with hitting things with my cutters lies more with the rear swinging into something. I've been pretty fortunate in not really creaming anything of concern.

Right, the front corner hitting something is a concern when the brush hog is wider than the tractor.

I could have used that roller back when I had a the MF240D and a 7' brush hog.

 

[jmc]

How tall of goldenrod would pose a problem with rounded backs.....?

The middle part of my round back BH cuts well in reverse since it is still a pretty flat zone. Off to the sides, where the contour is steeper, the growth just needs to be long enough to get trapped under the sides of the BH after it was pushed aside.

 

[JRobyn]

.... My concern with hitting things with my cutters lies more with the rear swinging into something. I've been pretty fortunate in not really creaming anything of concern.

Yep. Accidentally swinging the back of that bushhog over a yard hydrant leads to a very wet and muddy conclusion.

 

[tmcj]

The bush hog vs brush hog debate is entertaining. Here in Pa I've always heard nothing but brush hog, and I've always lived in a farming community where they are everywhere. What is actually funny is that I'm 43 and I never once heard them called a rotary cutter until I started looking online to research getting a new one for myself, LOL.

 

[Xfaxman]

The bush hog vs brush hog debate is entertaining. Here in Pa I've always heard nothing but brush hog, and I've always lived in a farming community where they are everywhere. What is actually funny is that I'm 43 and I never once heard them called a rotary cutter until I started looking online to research getting a new one for myself, LOL.

And the manufacturer of my brush hog calls it a "rotary mower".

 

[Country1]

Here in my part of Virginia we call a Rotary Cutter a Bush Hog. We cut bushes and over growth with them. Sometimes field grass and even small trees... Very versatile piece to have in your tractor tool line up. Brush is a pile of useless woody debris. I guess you could run your Bush Hog over that too. I know I have... Brush Hog just sounds funny to me. Kinda think people started calling it that to keep from giving Bush Hog name recognition...

On the OP’s post, I don’t see much sense in the wheel deal.... Probably why you’ve never seen it before?...

 

[SirMaxwell]

The bush hog vs brush hog debate is entertaining. Here in Pa I've always heard nothing but brush hog, and I've always lived in a farming community where they are everywhere. What is actually funny is that I'm 43 and I never once heard them called a rotary cutter until I started looking online to research getting a new one for myself, LOL.

Thank goodness you could express that.view on the Information Superhighway

 

[Redlands Okie]

Thank goodness you could express that.view on the Information Superhighway

Seems you need to fix your signature.

"I'm not sure why I'm here, but I know it isn't to judge others"

 

[Xfaxman]

Here in my part of Virginia we call a Rotary Cutter a Bush Hog. We cut bushes and over growth with them. Sometimes field grass and even small trees... Very versatile piece to have in your tractor tool line up. Brush is a pile of useless woody debris. I guess you could run your Bush Hog over that too. I know I have... Brush Hog just sounds funny to me. Kinda think people started calling it that to keep from giving Bush Hog name recognition...

On the OP痴 post, I don稚 see much sense in the wheel deal.... Probably why you致e never seen it before?...

I grew up in northern Indiana and it was always called a brush hog. Here in central Oklahoma it is mostly called a brush hog. I just typed "brush hog" in the search box on craigslist, it showed 245. Typed "bush hog", it showed 34, most of those were Bush Hog brand.

Here is the brush that I mow with the out front brush hog rotary mower rotary cutter. The first 3 pictures is looking out the windshield, from the driver's seat:

 

[LD1]

Never thought of that. Craigslist is a pretty good metric of what things are called in ones local area.

Since I am split between two craigslists, I search them both....results from just the farm & garden section

Bushhog......6 hits
Brushhog.....5 hits
Bush Hog......66 hits
Brush Hog.....46 hits
Rotary cutter....8 hits

With or without the "R".....don't really matter and they are used interchangeably around here. But rarely does one use the term rotary cutter.

I always tell people when searching.....to search ALL 5 terms. And when selling.....use ALL 5 in the ad.

 

[Xfaxman]

Good idea. I tried it as one word:

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[LD1]

What is it if you go 2 words? and how may hits does "rotary cutter" yield?

 

[Xfaxman]

What is it if you go 2 words?

I grew up in northern Indiana and it was always called a brush hog. Here in central Oklahoma it is mostly called a brush hog. I just typed "brush hog" in the search box on craigslist, it showed 245. Typed "bush hog", it showed 34, most of those were Bush Hog brand.
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----------------- and how may hits does "rotary cutter" yield?

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The first one was a disc mower for cutting hay, the second was a rotary trim cutter tool and only 4 showed brush cutter pictures. I didn't click the other ads to see what kind of cutter they were selling.
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[LD1]

Its amazing how subtle differences in terms are used in different parts of the country.

Shows how important it is to search (and list if selling) to use all appropriate terms.

Sure, some people do that.....but you show 245 hits for "brush hog"....

And you are potentially NOT seeing 134 hits for "bushhog" "bush hog" or "brushhog"

 

[newbury]

Use the term brush hog in my area and nobody would know what you are talking about. A Coke can be any almost any soft drink and Bushog can be any rotary brush cutter.

Got to love typos. My CL couldn't pull up anything for bushog.

Never thought of that. Craigslist is a pretty good metric of what things are called in ones local area.

Since I am split between two craigslists, I search them both....results from just the farm & garden section

Bushhog......6 hits
Brushhog.....5 hits
Bush Hog......66 hits
Brush Hog.....46 hits
Rotary cutter....8 hits

With or without the "R".....don't really matter and they are used interchangeably around here. But rarely does one use the term rotary cutter.

I always tell people when searching.....to search ALL 5 terms. And when selling.....use ALL 5 in the ad.

Its amazing how subtle differences in terms are used in different parts of the country.

Shows how important it is to search (and list if selling) to use all appropriate terms.

Sure, some people do that.....but you show 245 hits for "brush hog"....

And you are potentially NOT seeing 134 hits for "bushhog" "bush hog" or "brushhog"

Your statistics are interesting but need more research. Smart posters will put several of the terms in their ad. And you probably won't turn up many Bushog.
But Search is not always your friend, the guy who advertised my B7610 advertised it as a Kabota. When he sold it to me he listed the serial # of the LA352.

 

[LD1]

Not really any more research to do.

If I am looking for a cutter.....I search ALL 5 ways I posted. And all 5 search strings yield different results.

Sure there is some overlap.....where sellers are smart enough to include multiple variations of terminology or spelling....but in general....searching many ways gets the best results.

If I am selling something.....lets say I wanted to sell my woods DS96.....my ad would read something as follows...

Woods DS96 bushhog rotary cutter

This is an 8' twin spindle brushhog The deck is solid and gearboxes tight. Overall this brush hog is in great shape. Only selling because I am looking at buying a bigger bush hog

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I try to incorporate ALL just within the body of the ad. So I dont have to have a bunch of random words at the bottom under *keyword*

 

[prichard]

Its amazing how subtle differences in terms are used in different parts of the country.

Yes, the language used regionally is fascinating. Just look at threads on gravel, there are so many terms for essentially the same material.

Here like others have noted "bush hog" is the only name for a rotary cutter and a Coke is any type of soda.

 

[bigtiller]

Anyone call it a rough cut mower besides me?

 

[mcfarmall]

Anyone call it a rough cut mower besides me?

No, you're the only one.