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Started by DerekFSU, April 11, 2020, 10:45:01 PM

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DerekFSU

First post and appreciate all the insight I've gained from y'all.

I have about 500 dead standing pine trees that need addressing.  To do so, I purchased a Kubota SVL95-2SHFC and a Bradco MM60SII.  It bogs down pretty quick on material like in this video, having to go pretty slow:
Bradco MM60S - YouTube
And like above, once it gets a bit smaller those still several feet long, it just shoots under the machine back or forth or gets pushed down into the dirt.

I was hoping it would chew through stuff more like this head (not sure which it is):
Mulching pine trees - YouTube

Other than knowing nothing, it seems that I bought the wrong one and don't know what I should have purchased.







kiko

There are people that do this for a living and maybe they will chime in.  But the head on that bobcat looks like a cimaf ,if so it has those planner type teeth and is a whole different ball game than the hammer mill that that Braddco seems to have.

Bruno of NH

I have followed a guy on movie tube with a mulching business
The hydraulics need to be tuned to the head to get them to run well.
Lt 40 wide with 38hp gas and command controls , F350 4x4 dump and lot of contracting tools

DerekFSU

Quote from: Bruno of NH on April 12, 2020, 12:21:46 PM
I have followed a guy on movie tube with a mulching business
The hydraulics need to be tuned to the head to get them to run well.
Thanks, who do you follow?

Bruno of NH

Lt 40 wide with 38hp gas and command controls , F350 4x4 dump and lot of contracting tools

pine

Quote from: DerekFSU on April 11, 2020, 10:45:01 PM
First post and appreciate all the insight I've gained from y'all.

I have about 500 dead standing pine trees that need addressing.  To do so, I purchased a Kubota SVL95-2SHFC and a Bradco MM60SII.  It bogs down pretty quick on material like in this video, having to go pretty slow:
Bradco MM60S - YouTube
And like above, once it gets a bit smaller those still several feet long, it just shoots under the machine back or forth or gets pushed down into the dirt.

I was hoping it would chew through stuff more like this head (not sure which it is):
Mulching pine trees - YouTube

Other than knowing nothing, it seems that I bought the wrong one and don't know what I should have purchased.
What size dead pine?  What species pine?  Some mulch differently than others.
Not a big fan of the Bradco heads.  Everyone seems to have a brand that they think is the best.  If the FSU is  for Florida State Univ then being down south I will tell you that the guys in that area love their Cimaf's  If you have any rocks then Cimafs are bad news.  I am a Fecon guy. Can't say enough good about them.  Others will disagree however.  Each brand has pros and cons.
Is your Kubota new or used?  If used then there may be an issue with it.  Having said that make certain that you know how to put it in high flow and that you are not trying to run your head in low flow.  Many people have had that issue so don't feel too bad if you are in low flow, it would be a simple fix.  
Did the dealer "tune" your head to the machine.  Cimafs just about have to be, don't know about the Bradco but if it is set up for something significantly different than what you have that would cause issues big time.  Do you have a picture of the drum and teeth.  Single carbides or double carbides have a different production rate than knives do.  Having said that without a bite limiter knives have to be finessed in the cut or they can drag a machine the size of your 95-2 down pretty quickly.
Any pictures of the end product that you are getting?  What do you want the end product to look like?  Knives will give a different end product than the carbides will.  Again each has pros and cons.
Did the dealer put big enough hoses and fittings on it.  If too small it will restrict the flow, cause hydraulic fluid overheat and bogging down as well.

Let us know a bit more and maybe we can help more.


SFires

Two things I've learned running mowers. It takes a machine that can produce high flow rate with there hydraulic's and experience can make a huge difference in how everything looks when your done.  The more you run that thing the more little tricks you'll pick up. When I run a mower I'm constantly moving that head depending on what I'm eating or which direction I'm going. Most that stuff your spitting out the back you'll learn can be thrown back into the blades or anvil of the mower to make them bust up. Experience is everything with those things in my opinion. 
A man can always use more tools, more space,more wood, and a whole lot more time.

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