ptsg
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No. I've seen them working and it was enough for me.
Have your even ran a chain brush cutter with a tractor?
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Have your even ran a chain brush cutter with a tractor?
ptsg
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I didn't say people would buy a skidsteer just for mowing. I said people pay crazy prices to have a skidsteer doing mowing for them.
Obviously, you're a contractor and run a skidsteer for other types of work. That's about the only time I've seen skidsteers mowing in this side of the pond, only because there was like 10% mowing on that job and 90% dirt work.
As far as shields go, for a cab tractor, sure. It may need some more protection to push branches away and possibly a skidplate, definitely not tens of thousands of dollars. For a ROPS tractor, maybe a simple skid plate at most for those guys that like plowing through everything with the tractor.
With that $6k you say, you could buy one of the best chain cutters here and still have $3k to spend in shielding. If the guy operating the tractor knows what he is doing, he will hardly need any shielding though. That chain skirts on the mower will be plenty enough.
It's pretty obvious that some folks here have never seen a chain cutter working, let a alone a tractor working in the woods with it and how well it will actually move, probably because they think its needs an huge tractor with an oversized cutter to get anything done. That's perfectly fine. I'm just gonna say, you would be surprised.
Rustyiron
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Ptsg could you mention a couple of manufacturers of the chain cutters? I'd like to do a little web searching but I don't think I'd get far with just a description. 
ptsg
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I know mostly Portuguese ones. I believe most will have an English option on their websites.Ptsg could you mention a couple of manufacturers of the chain cutters? I'd like to do a little web searching but I don't think I'd get far with just a description.
Agroramoa
Bermathor
Joper
Galucho
Herculano
Herkulis
Agriduarte
Picursa (Spanish)
There are bunch more but for the most part only offer light duty versions.
No that's why I'm not saying they are better or worse than skidsteer. I have run tractors with a bladed brush cutter. Also the prices I quoted was for a trackloader with a drum mulcher not a rotary cutter.
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Back to the chain mowers. What size chain do they use?
Can you buy a chain blade brush hog for a skid steer in the USA?
Can you buy a chain blade brush hog for a skid steer in the USA?
You ought to have that $200 bushhog spinning chains already
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Lol - I am gonna try to do that. Maybe pick it up this long weekend.You ought to have that $200 bushhog spinning chains already
Model 12 brush hog specs look pretty good. Nice thick steel housing incase my experiment goes bad. Chains fly off at 12k fpm
Gearbox 540 RPM (65 HP) Blades 1/2” x 4” Blade Tip Speed 12,193 fpm Blade Holder Round Top Deck 7 Ga. Steel Side Bands 1/4” x 6”
Looks like it will only take 12" of chain. Hopefully we can do this without F-ing the model 12 up.
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ptsg
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1/2" grade 80 chain will be good size for that size of mower. 5/8" would work too if you really want to hit something hard.
Don't be surprised if you hear a loud bang when starting up the mower, specially if your tractor has electric over hydraulic PTO control. It's just the chains hitting the deck.
I've broke a link before on my mower and it landed exactly where it broke. I see it no different than breaking a blade. If anything, it has less mass.
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