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Brushhogging again

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holcombwa

08-29-2005 22:26:47




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Hmmm... have read with interest the info on brushhogging with fergies posted here. We have a TEA20 and would love to b.hog with it as it carries considerable more HP than antique we currently use. It sounds like we may play a different version of the sport however. We use the b.hog mainly for tussock grass (clumps of grass that grow to @ three ft. tall), evergreen blackberries, rosebrush, and small alders & willows. The rear wheel on the hog seldom if ever comes into play as the ground and mowing are both too rough to use it. The tussock can be mowed at about 14" on the first pass w/o shearing the bolt on the hog. It can be worked down from there. The rose brush and evergreen blackberries are best attacked by backing into them with the hog fully raised and then setting it down grinding as it goes. Soooo.. the question is, can the Fergy be set up so the hog will stay raised at say 14" and then lowered when things have been worked down to a more reasonable size? Stan

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Jerry/MT

08-30-2005 19:20:15




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 Re: Brushhogging again in reply to holcombwa, 08-29-2005 22:26:47  
Sounds like you live in Western Washington;tussock, evergreen blackberries, alders, willows, etc. You really shouldn't operate yur mower 14 inches in the air though. it'a unsafe. Rotary cutters can throw lots of debris around and potentially hurt the operator or people standing nearby. You might want to consider attacking the tussock earlier in the year and not letting it grow to three feet.( I lived in Western Washington for almost 40 years and have see my share of tussock and blackberries, though I have to admit I've never seen 3 ft high tussock.) You must have a lot of overgrown blackberries to have to remove them the way you describe. You might consider Crossbow herbicide on them to kill them back and then cut them in a more normal fashion, backing in so as not to puncure your tires. remember, be safe.

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holcombwa

08-30-2005 21:28:03




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 Re: Brushhogging again in reply to Jerry/MT, 08-30-2005 19:20:15  
Yes... let the "swamp grass" (tussock) get away this year, but place was too wet for the tractors to be out on it until mid July. By then..... Thanks for the response. Stan



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john (UK)

08-30-2005 06:57:40




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 Re: Brushhogging again in reply to holcombwa, 08-29-2005 22:26:47  
Not in its standard for will it do that, you need either some chains to stop it dropping or a position control kit that will keep the hydraulics at the height you need. Once you have it down to size then you can use the hydraulics to control the height of the front of the Hog and the wheels will control the back of it.



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holcombwa

08-30-2005 21:34:23




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 Re: Brushhogging again in reply to john (UK), 08-30-2005 06:57:40  

What is a "position control kit" John, and is it something readily available. Sounds like something that would help a lot on our fairly rough ground here. There are a pair of chains on the tractor. One to each lift arm. Are they the chains you are talking about and if so, how do they stop the arms from going down too far? (They did stop the arms from lifting the tedder as high as I would have liked I remember).
Thanks again for the help!
Stan

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john (UK)

08-31-2005 10:48:41




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 Re: Brushhogging again in reply to holcombwa, 08-30-2005 21:34:23  
The "Position Control Kit" is an extra that keeps the lower link arms of the tractor at a constant height in relation to the position of the Control Lever, as it is now the link arms will float more or less anywhere as they only have draft control and this only works correctly when there is a pressure down the top link to operate the Control valve. There are a few different position Control Kits available but the end result is the same. The chains on the lower link arms are just to stop the link arms with the implement swinging into the rear wheel but from what you tell me something is wrong as the chains should not limit how high the arms lift, this can be due to the chains being of incorrect length or twisted or the brackets are fitted upside down (the chains should attach to the bracket on the upper part) or the cross-shaft that the lower links fit to on your Tedder is not the correct width, it should be 26-1/2" inside the link arms when fitted, if they are wider than that then they will prevent the links going to their full height. If you have wheels on the rear of any of your machines, the tractor can be adjusted to control the front height of the machine in work automatically, with position control it has to be regulated if the going is not flat. If the Tedder has dual category linkage, i.e. cat1 and cat 2 (thicker pins)it may be that you are using the cat 2 position for the cat 1 pins, in other words the cat 1 pins should face inwards not out-wards as they will be too wide. I am just trying to guess what could be wrong here as all these things have happened and still do happen. If you need me to tell you more, then email me again at:- fergusontractors at tiscali dot co dot uk If you let me know what implements you have that you think you could use better with Position Control I will be able to tell you for sure if this is the case.

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