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Flail mowing and using a pole saw to clean up the pond & woods - Ep. 95
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2019
- I continue to use the flail mower to clean up around the back pond and the tree line. Then I fire up the pole saw and continue to clean up the woods. Kubota B2601 and Betstco 48" heavy duty flail mower.
Shot with a Flip UltraHD video camera.
Good day's work Joe! Great to see mom and baby Soslick! Now you need a wood chipper so you can make some nice chips for your gardens. LOL. Always lots of implements to buy. All the best an thanks for taking us along today! Cheers!
Thanks GP! Lucky for me, I found a local tree company to drop off free wood chips whenever I ask--so at least I can dodge having to shell out for that implement for now, haha. Though, that does leave room in the budget a grapple... or a box blade... or... I must resist!
LOL! Nice! Good call Joe. But hey - don't resist. You can't teach baby Soslick how to use a grapple if you don't have one. ( The wifey should go for that one! LOL). Cheers Joe!
The Flail mower does a heck of a job on the brush. Nice walkway for the pond. I did the same thing with a pole saw. Made it easy to reach in there to cut. Have a great weekend Joe!
Yeah, I was really happy with using that pole saw. I'll for sure be using it more around the property, along with the flail mower-- still very happy with that tool as well. Thanks for watching, see ya 'round!
The rule of thumb on grease is, stop when the grease starts to come out as you pump
My favorite tool is a battery operated pole saw! It is fun to walk around trimming and cutting down shrubs without bending down or getting on a ladder. Great invention!
Cool! I bet the battery version is slightly lighter than my gas powered version, boy was that an upper body workout haha. Really nice helper to have around, and it's pretty safe too-- almost no chance of hitting yourself with the business end of the tool, but you do have to watch out for falling limbs... ;)
@@JoeSoslick Yes it is lighter, but of course having the chainsaw at the end of a pole makes it a workout. I like that it can be started and stopped constantly - no 'start-up'. I also now have a battery chainsaw and hedge trimmer. I have gas models also, but I usually go for the battery units because they are lighter, easier and usually cheaper. I ran a pole saw for about 6 hours, and the battery still had life!
@@LAMH Those battery-powered saws/tools certainly have my attention-- I really like what I've seen so far with 'em, they seem safer, quieter, and perfect for an average DIYer.
I noticed it was a cloudy day so your tractor should not be running warn, have you checked the radiator screen? Pop the hood and pull the screen out, it may be clogged, I have a B1700 and once the temp gauge raises over the half way mark it's time to check the screen and maybe blow the dust out of the radiator, DO NOT use high pressure water, air only or you'll bend the fins on the radiator, been there, done that, had to pull the radiator out and straiten the fins.
temp gauge has never gotten near the halfway point, but thanks for the info.
Great video Joe! A grapple would be extremely useful on your property.
Man, you're telling me. I could get so much done with a grapple... might be on the list for next year though, as I've blown out the budget for this year, haha. I do like those grapples that bolt onto the FEL bucket, they're pretty slick.
I have a B2601 and am considering buying the same flail mower. Your videos are very helpful. Seems very capable. How is it holding up? Recommend it?
Still love it, used it a few times this year with no issue.
Hi Joe. Great video! I'm considering purchase of a Betstco flail mower, but my ranch has tons of rocks everywhere, which I'm trying to remove by hand.. Is it possible to run the mower at a higher level by setting my PTO higher, so the mower cuts higher (roller isn't hitting the ground)?
Hi Louis, thanks! And yes, you can use your rear PTO adjustment to raise and lower the flail to adjust the cutting height. I was in some thick grass a few weeks back and had to run it about 6” off the ground in the first pass to avoid bogging down. No problem. Good luck!
@@JoeSoslick I just placed an order w/ Betstco. Thanks.
Great video! Have the same B2601 was not sure of get the EFGC125 because the minimum HP required is 22 and the B2601 is 19.6 HP at PTO. Does it feel under powered or bog down when cutting? Read to buy but just would be great to get your opinon thanks.
I had the same concern, but so far I have not come close to bogging it down (but I've also been pretty conservative with it so far, I think). In my opinion the B2601 can handle the 48" model just fine if you are going to be using it more as a brush hog and chopping up more debris than just grass. You could probably go bigger if you were planning to use the knives and maintain grass exclusively... but that's just my guess. Otherwise I've been very happy with the quality of the build and its performance. If things get hairy, you just go a little slower or pull up on the rear PTO :) Check out Jon Ritter's channel on here, he also uses a 48" model for his BX, which I believe is the same PTO hp as my B. I think he got the medium duty model though, whereas I went with the heavy duty model.
Hope this helps, let me know if you have any additional questions you think I can help answer. Thanks!
Just put my new EFGC125 flail mower together and went to engage the PTO at 1200 rpm and broke the shear bolt have you broken any? If not what rpm are you engaging your PTO.
That's a bummer! I'm pretty sure I engage right around 1000 to 1200. When I tried to engage at idle, it killed the motor, so that was a no-go. Before connecting it to my tractor, I was able to manually turn the PTO shaft by hand, and ensure the flail drum was also spinning. You did grease all the zerks and put gear oil in the gearbox, right? You also have to grease the shear pin area on the shaft as well--mine took a lot of grease when I initially set it up, they ship them totally dry. Hope this helps! Once you get it running, you'll love it, promise :)
Thanks for the info turns out it came with what looked like a 9/32 shear bolt but the hole can fit a 5/16 size shear bolt so I went and put a 5/16 grade 2 bolt in it works perfect now. I can also engage the PTO at idle just engage it real slow and it stays running.
The only other piece of advice I was given (by GP Outdoors) is to make sure you don't have the PTO raised up too high out back when you engage it-- if it's too high it puts added stress on the PTO shaft and can also cause a sheared pin.
Bush hog is the best tool for that job.
Scrap cardboard...the universal tool for recovery of excess grease.
+1 vote for turning that bush/woodline debris into a fire pile.
LOL, right??? Ah, at least it didn't entirely go to waste. I was able to glop it into a plastic baggie later, so at least I can save it for external parts that need greasin' later on.
Oh it will happen... eventually... :)
Hi Joe- Just curious, what do you do for your day job?
I work in marketing, pretty standard 9-5 office job. Thanks for watching!
Joe Soslick I will, you hooked me with the brodies on the tractor last winter, hilarious 😂