Rotary Cutter Need help Identifying Old Shredder

lowe210 · Nov 18, 2016

Help!!! I need some help in identifying what old shredder / brushhog I inherited from my Grandmothers farm. I can't find any ID numbers on it. It does have a gearbox with WARNER, AUBURN, IND on it and some other numbers on the PTO shaft. It has a 6 ft deck, and no 3-point attachment.

Xfaxman · Nov 19, 2016

Can't help with the ID, but it looks well made.

A long time ago, I had a 5 ft, made like that, got it at an auction, don't know what brand it was.

jeff9366 · Nov 19, 2016

Some early Bush Hog competitors were ground powered. The rubber tires provided power to the blades through a gearbox. They had to be very heavy for traction. When Bush Hog's patents expired, shredders became almost universally Three Point Hitch mounted and PTO powered.

Yours looks like a towed, as opposed to mounted, design; so no lift capability.

Fallon · Nov 20, 2016

Why are you worried about IDing it? You should be able to replace any busted parts with commodity off the shelf stuff. Gearbox, PTO shaft & blades are likely to be standard parts. If not, standard parts could be easily retrofit in as needed.

DR1 · Oct 21, 2022

If I was a betting man, I'd say a Massey Ferguson. The gearbox style is different than the older ones, but still looks like a Massey Ferguson setup to me.