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Bush hog-help an amateur out
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08/31/15 04:52 PM
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akbejeepin
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We bought this bush hog the other day so we could cut our overgrown fields. It hooks up a little different than our old one. This one has piece that swivels at the top that the top link hooks to. After looking at it, I am think that piece may need to be vertical with another pin in the empty hole below it. The heavy tab on the swivel behind the pin? Here's how I have it hooked up now but don't feel right about it. Can anybody tell me if I have it hooked up right? Bush hog sitting on the ground: Bush hog lifted on the air:
Last edited by akbejeepin; 08/31/15 05:32 PM.
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Re: Bush hog-help an amateur out
[Re: akbejeepin]
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08/31/15 05:08 PM
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I believe that is to let it roll over like terraces and ditches better. I had one that the top link was a huge chain. It worked great in fields with terraces.
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Re: Bush hog-help an amateur out
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08/31/15 05:08 PM
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That moving link is there to keep you from breaking the hell out of your hog or arms off of your tractor. Pay attention when crossing ditches, cutting around stumps, and raise it using your arms as needed. You want it set a little lower in the front to help throw debris out the back and not the front. Many a fella been killed or seriously injured by a bushhog. A farmer i lease from has one eye and a cashed face from a rock that come out the front, hit the front tire, and knocked him off the tractor. Luckily he fell off and the tractor didn't run over him. He did lay there for a long time before someone found him and almost died.
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Re: Bush hog-help an amateur out
[Re: akbejeepin]
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08/31/15 05:31 PM
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What YEKRUT said.
Based on the top picture - I think you need to tighten your toplink (which will lower the front and the remove the binding, thus give some slack in the movement). It looks like it is bound (resting on the pin), which means the front of the bush hog is not on the ground when completely lowered and probably higher than the rear while operating.
no disrespect to hollywod20 - but using a chain instead of a toplink is a recipe for disaster. The front of the mower could catch on something (i.e. stump) and swing the mower upward crushing the driver of the tractor.
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Re: Bush hog-help an amateur out
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08/31/15 05:42 PM
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That moving link is there to keep you from breaking the hell out of your hog or arms off of your tractor. This^^^ It allows play in the arms to avoid breaking other parts....
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Re: Bush hog-help an amateur out
[Re: akbejeepin]
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08/31/15 05:48 PM
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For me to hook it up like it is, I had to shorten the top link all the way except for the inch or so of threads you see in the pics. you can buy a shorter center link. I saw some at tractor supply the other day.
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Re: Bush hog-help an amateur out
[Re: akbejeepin]
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08/31/15 06:04 PM
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For me to hook it up like it is, I had to shorten the top link all the way except for the inch or so of threads you see in the pics. When lowered all the way - does the front of the brush cutter sit on the ground? Can you lift the brush cutter completely off the ground with the lift arms at their high point? Typically - I try to have the brush cutter perfectly level, with the wheel off the ground when the lift arms are raised (don't cut in this position). When cutting, don't drag the front of the cutter; however, it should be about an inch lower than the back. If your tractor has telescoping draft links - you can use them to better position attachments for safety. Others may disagree, but I never pin the sway link while cutting; only while using the disk.
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Re: Bush hog-help an amateur out
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08/31/15 06:15 PM
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When lowered all the way - does the front of the brush cutter sit on the ground?
Can you lift the brush cutter completely off the ground with the lift arms at their high point?
On the flat spot I was on, it would sit on the ground. If it wasn't flat it probably would have bound up on the pin that attaches the to link to the pivot. The pivoting link doesn't provide much pivot the way it is hooked up right now. Yes I can lift the front of the bush hog a foot or so and the rear a couple feet or better.
Last edited by akbejeepin; 08/31/15 06:19 PM.
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Re: Bush hog-help an amateur out
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09/01/15 01:35 AM
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What YEKRUT said.
Based on the top picture - I think you need to tighten your toplink (which will lower the front and the remove the binding, thus give some slack in the movement). It looks like it is bound (resting on the pin), which means the front of the bush hog is not on the ground when completely lowered and probably higher than the rear while operating.
no disrespect to hollywod20 - but using a chain instead of a toplink is a recipe for disaster. The front of the mower could catch on something (i.e. stump) and swing the mower upward crushing the driver of the tractor. I'm glad y'all don't do this for a living Never in my life have I seen a chain fail. That what we have used for 30 years.
"You do and it will be the biggest mistake you ever made, you Texas brush popper" John Wayne
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Re: Bush hog-help an amateur out
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09/01/15 02:00 AM
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What YEKRUT said.
Based on the top picture - I think you need to tighten your toplink (which will lower the front and the remove the binding, thus give some slack in the movement). It looks like it is bound (resting on the pin), which means the front of the bush hog is not on the ground when completely lowered and probably higher than the rear while operating.
no disrespect to hollywod20 - but using a chain instead of a toplink is a recipe for disaster. The front of the mower could catch on something (i.e. stump) and swing the mower upward crushing the driver of the tractor. I'm glad y'all don't do this for a living Never in my life have I seen a chain fail. That what we have used for 30 years. Yep, we use a chain for the top link with a bush hog. It would have to be moving to flip up and hit the driver. I just don't see that happening. We used to have a bush hog thst had a chain from the top of the hitch to the back of the cutter instead of a bar. On that one we used a regular top link. If you are cutting really uneven ground, you have to have a lot of movement.
Last edited by doekiller; 09/01/15 03:35 AM.
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Re: Bush hog-help an amateur out
[Re: akbejeepin]
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09/01/15 02:45 AM
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Do you have a manual for the cutter? Mine is a Bush Hog BH26 and it has the same set up. You have the angle of the top link about right. FWIW, according to the manual, you set the front of the cutter to the desired height, then adjust the top link so that the rear of the cutter is an inch or so higher. When all is said and done, when you raise the tractor lift, the front of the cutter should raise 2" before the rear of the cutter comes off the ground. Again, this is from the BH26 manual. Let me know if this is the model you have and you need a manual.
My $.02 on the chain deal. The argument I was always given against using a chain was if the rear of the cutter got too high, the angle of the PTO shaft could damage the tractor PTO. This would come into play more if backing into places to cut ditches and such. Like Daniel, I've used a chain top link a lot in cutting plots and pasture. We've also disconnected the top link to mow, letting the cutter float with the lower links, then connect the top link for transport. We've also used a ratchet strap for a top link in a pinch. This may not be recommended, but a lot of folks still use the chain.
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