PT 425 PTO Specs

[mlhunter]

. . . been awhile! My brother and are looking to put together a farm and fence "sprout" cutter for my PT 425 by running a 12" saw blade off a higher speed hydraulic motor. The blade speed we need is doable but to select the right motor I need the specs on the PT 425 PTO pump or the stump grinder motor which runs off it. If any one has that info we would appreciate it!

 

[Gravy]

8gpm, 2500psi.

We want pictures!

 

[J_J]

Like this.

 

[mlhunter]

Like this.

There would be some similarity to yours but ours would be made to drive up to a sprout and cut if off after cleaning up around it with my 4' Power Trac brush cutter. We have a bunch of young eastern cedars up to 4" that we need to get down along areas not farmed and also along fences. We also have groves of what I call willows that my 4' brush cutter chokes on. Those individual sprouts the brush cutter can't handle are what we would be targeting.

The shielding and the drive motor would be similar but it would have a circular type saw blade and be attached to an extension of my 2" hitch receiver plate. We may have to add some bracing on it although that remains to be seen.

We're thinking a 12" (or 14" if feasible) circular saw blade would let us cut our way into the cedars so we can see enough of the trunk to cut them down. We could than cut each down and the few that are bigger we would fell with a chain saw.

 

[BobRip]

Be careful the trees don't fall on you.

 

[mlhunter]

Be careful the trees don't fall on you.

LOL, that ROPS on my PT has saved my head a few times! We plan on extending it out in front of the tractor 3'-4'. Fortunately the cedars aren't very tall and they are soft! The other stuff is more like 1" to 2" diameter and not that tall.

However, that did make me think about putting a some kind of bar across behind the blade so the cut off sprout falls off to the sides instead of laying over towards the the tractor!

 

[FAZTRAC]

Have you looked at the new steel cutting 14 inch circular saw blades that are made to turn at a slightly lower RPM like the Evolution brand saws.
They cut through steel like butter with a clean cut and would seem to be very durable and since they can turn at a lower rpm you could use a higher displacement motor with resultant increase in torque for the cutting mission.
Just an idea if you havent already chosen a blade.

 

[MossRoad]

Just be careful about brush coming back into the operator's area and pushing the joystick back unintentionally. I've had it happen a few times, where I am pushing into dense brush only to have the implement suddenly start to raise without me raising it. Look over and there is a branch pushing the joystick back as I drive forward. It can happen very quickly. Extra caution should be taken with a moving implement like a saw or brush hog.

 

[J_J]

There would be some similarity to yours but ours would be made to drive up to a sprout and cut if off after cleaning up around it with my 4' Power Trac brush cutter. We have a bunch of young eastern cedars up to 4" that we need to get down along areas not farmed and also along fences. We also have groves of what I call willows that my 4' brush cutter chokes on. Those individual sprouts the brush cutter can't handle are what we would be targeting.

The shielding and the drive motor would be similar but it would have a circular type saw blade and be attached to an extension of my 2" hitch receiver plate. We may have to add some bracing on it although that remains to be seen.

We're thinking a 12" (or 14" if feasible) circular saw blade would let us cut our way into the cedars so we can see enough of the trunk to cut them down. We could than cut each down and the few that are bigger we would fell with a chain saw.

Could you use something like this?

YouTube - ATV-X TREECHOPPER!

 

[mlhunter]

Have you looked at the new steel cutting 14 inch circular saw blades that are made to turn at a slightly lower RPM like the Evolution brand saws.
They cut through steel like butter with a clean cut and would seem to be very durable and since they can turn at a lower rpm you could use a higher displacement motor with resultant increase in torque for the cutting mission.
Just an idea if you havent already chosen a blade.

. . . will keep that in mind, thx!