Not to Brag, but...

[walnutman]

I looked at one of those for my JD 5075E, but was told it would tax my Hydraulics, and I needed to get the one that a Hydraulic motor mounted to my pto to run it. Great for Ponds and Firebreaks! I also learned that lesson about the lines with my Grapple. When that happens to me, I crack the T's and it connects right up.

I have been using my Laneshark alot. Using it right now. Hours at a time. No issues.
Who told you it would tax the hydraulics?

 

[tassmannn]

I have been using my Laneshark alot. Using it right now. Hours at a time. No issues.
Who told you it would tax the hydraulics?

@walnutman The JD dealer who was selling it. He said I could run hedge trimmers off my third function, but not a land shark. What is the flow rate on it? I could probably run it off my skid steer since it looks like it would fit.

 

[RB5]

One thing that came to mind when I read the first post in this thread, was hornets, ground-dwelling or otherwise. Given the time of year the brush hog would see the most use, I always half-expected to be attacked by hornets as I was connecting the thing.

It never happened, but maybe that made me move quicker?

I ran over a hornet nest one time and had to leave my tractor and run. They swarmed it. I left it running for a while and had to go back out and move it after the sun went down. They do calm down after dark.

 

[walnutman]

@walnutman The JD dealer who was selling it. He said I could run hedge trimmers off my third function, but not a land shark. What is the flow rate on it? I could probably run it off my skid steer since it looks like it would fit.

I just got off the tractor snd shot everything with a temp gun. Hottest spot was the top of the Landshark motor at 170.
180 is normal for hydraulic systems. I'm sure the oil goes over 180 but not much.
I think my flow rate is 10gpm. You cannot use this on a skidsteer. It's designed for a tractor not a skidsteer. That's why it works.
JD dealerships? They would rather you only used it to go to church on Sundays.

 

[WinterDeere]

I see a lot of people writing about having to manually move the mower around to get the 3-point links onto the pins. But if your mower is too heavy to just shove around, it's pretty easy to move it using your top link.

Even before I had all the iMatch quick hitch and hydraulic top link crap, I would just manage heavier implements by connecting the old turnbuckle top link first, and then using that to move the implement toward one lower link, and then the other.

Archemedes had the right idea, maybe because he was old.

I ran over a hornet nest one time and had to leave my tractor and run. They swarmed it. I left it running for a while and had to go back out and move it after the sun went down. They do calm down after dark.

Everyone around here has a "I mowed over a ground hornet nest" story, they're too common here. I have a friend who's young son actually fell into one, one leg all the way up to the groin got stuck in the nest... he ended up in the ICU, and now has life-long sensitivity to stings and other irritants.

 

[tassmannn]

I see a lot of people writing about having to manually move the mower around to get the 3-point links onto the pins. But if your mower is too heavy to just shove around, it's pretty easy to move it using your top link.

Even before I had all the iMatch quick hitch and hydraulic top link crap, I would just manage heavier implements by connecting the old turnbuckle top link first, and then using that to move the implement toward one lower link, and then the other.

Archemedes had the right idea, maybe because he was old.

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Everyone around here has a "I mowed over a ground hornet nest" story, they're too common here. I have a friend who's young son actually fell into one, one leg all the way up to the groin got stuck in the nest... he ended up in the ICU, and now has life-long sensitivity to stings and other irritants.

Yeah, I have some stories too, but I also had a buddy that was stuck down in a well cavity that was sent to ICU, and now carries an EPI pen everywhere he goes...Funny, well not funny, ironically, I have a huge yellow jacket nest that is going to be eradicated tonight or tomorrow. Luckily, I hit it with my enclosed cab 5075E

 

[davidsmith918]

Got my bush mower hooked up in record time. Like 10 minutes total.

That's a record for me.

I DESPISE hooking up my RCR1260 60” “bush hog”. Have Quik Hitch. My cutter has the telescoping drive shaft, and the push button on the female part that slides onto the tractor’s PTO male shaft. And it’s getting even harder. I’m 70 now, and have had several surgeries, but can still do a few hours of hard work, and carry a 50lb bag. Pretty good grip per my Dr. — MY PROBLEM is that it’s extremely difficult pressing the x!!x&”!x button in and trying to line up and push the x!&xx!!x hog’s coupler onto the tractor’s splined shaft,,,, as if it’s tolerances are too close. (Yep, it’s greased). Occasionally it slides right on smoothly, like butter. WTH ? But it’s usually a sweating, cussing horrible frustrating 15 minute session. It’s so bad that for the last 2 years I’ve been paying a guy $200 to mow my 2 acre field w his big 25 hp zero turn.

 

[flybob]

I have a Kubota L4600 and a Land Pride 6' bushhog. It used to take me 10-20 minutes to put it on and at least 10 to get it off. This involved an entire swearword Thesaurus plus a sledgehammer and a couple 2x4s.

The process is exacerbated by the fact the the garage I had built was 1.5' shorter in each dimension than I ordered, so the tractor has to back in at a 45 degree angle, which makes lining up a ***** (since the garage is fully Tetrised with other stuff and turning takes some planning).

The hitch arms are only just able to go wider than the pins on the BH - no slack at all. So I removed the pins from the bushhog and welded a couple of steel arms to the deck (and some reinforcements) and now the arms go BETWEEN 2 sets of holes and I slide a pin in once they are aligned. Now I can hook it up in as little as 5 minutes. And disconnecting only takes 2!

Sprained my shoulder patting myself on the back.

 

[tassmannn]

I DESPISE hooking up my RCR1260 60” “bush hog”. Have Quik Hitch. My cutter has the telescoping drive shaft, and the push button on the female part that slides onto the tractor’s PTO male shaft. And it’s getting even harder. I’m 70 now, and have had several surgeries, but can still do a few hours of hard work, and carry a 50lb bag. Pretty good grip per my Dr. — MY PROBLEM is that it’s extremely difficult pressing the x!!x&”!x button in and trying to line up and push the x!&xx!!x hog’s coupler onto the tractor’s splined shaft,,,, as if it’s tolerances are too close. (Yep, it’s greased). Occasionally it slides right on smoothly, like butter. WTH ? But it’s usually a sweating, cussing horrible frustrating 15 minute session. It’s so bad that for the last 2 years I’ve been paying a guy $200 to mow my 2 acre field w his big 25 hp zero turn.

Sounds like you could use the PTO link

 

[Cycledude]

Wow I never would have guessed this thread about hooking up a bush hog would grow to 10 or more pages !!!