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Michael Ferris
Приєднався 13 бер 2020
Welcome to my corner of real-life adventures. Here, it's all about getting our hands dirty-fixing things up, sprucing up outdoor spaces, and enjoying the ups and downs of everyday life. Whether we're landscaping like pros or getting under the hood for some serious (and not-so-serious) vehicle/equipment TLC, join me on this journey of creating, learning and growing.
Changing the oil in a 2023 BMW X5 and cleaning under the hood
Little bit different video today. Servicing a BMW X5. Always good to get to know your vehicles.
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Preventative Tree Removal work with my Bobcat E60 around a building
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Taking down 2 trees that were growing/leaning towards a new building. So before anything happens in the future, we removed the trees to prevent any damage that could potentially happen to the building.
Installing a new foundation drip edge around a house and barn with aluminum landscape edging
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Putting in a new drip edge at a property, the existing drip edge was getting pretty sore to the eye with a lack of an edge. So we also installed new aluminum edging to keep the stone and grass as well as the mulch separated to keep things looking clean.
Fixing my 2006 Ford F-550 diesel. Electrical problems and I am not good with them!
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My F-550 truck has been great but buying something used may give you some issues down the road. I am happy I was able to fix the truck. Kinda jumped to some conclusions as you will see but I was able to learn and figure the issue I was having.
It's never ending. Edging out so many mulch bed rings I go dizzy and more weeds!....SHOCKER.
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This is our commercial property we take care of, it is the first year we are doing the mulch here. As you can tell it has not been done for a long time, so many weeds! Also with a ton of natural grass edges that need to be cleaned up. Thanks for watching!
Mulching at weed city! Can't let this place be taken over by nature again.
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ALOT of weeds to pull out in the mulch beds here! Mulching at one of our property's that we did a MASSIVE clean up at, the property was neglected for years until we came along last fall. So we are here today re-mulching the beds to keep everything maintained looking.
Making the best natural mulch bed edges in the neighborhood! Deep edges and clean mulch.
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In this video I demonstrate and show how we mulch at our weekly lawn accounts. This is a very labor intensive way of doing mulch, but will give you the best results every time! Prep work before installing mulch is key.
Getting my yard ready for the mowing season with the Hurricane Z3 and Exmark Lazer Z
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We are back! In this video I am cleaning my yard off of all the sticks and debris that fell into the yard over the winter so its clean and ready to mow for the season. As well as de-thatching the lawn. Let me know in the comments what you think! Hit the thumbs up button if you like the video. Thank you!
Buying another Wright ZK with a Wright vac triple bagging system
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Just got this unit set up in time for the upcoming season. Wright came out with a bagging system for their stand on mowers and I am very excited about it. This set up is a complete game changer!
Buying a Bradco ground shark brush cutter and using it on its first job
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Super excited I finally have my own Bradco ground shark. I brought the mower on its first job on a very steep hill side. The mower does a great job and mulches everything into wood chips. I look forward to making future videos with the mower.
Bobcat T-650 with Bradco ground shark and Bobcat 341 clearing brush and overgrowth
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Clearing brush and over growth at a customers house to reclaim some of their lawn and woods back. All my batteries died at the end of the day so I wasn't able to get a shot of the final product. But hope you enjoy the content I got. Thanks!
Spring clean up work Exmark Lazer Z with Jrco dethatcher and Hurricane Z3
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Hey guys, Happy Spring!! Getting going on our spring clean ups. Let me know what you think down below! Thank you enjoy.
Wiring and setting up a Fisher Poly Caster in a F-350 dump
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I bought a new to me sander/salter for my F-350, to be able to treat the driveways this year that get iced up.
F-350 Powerstroke and Fisher XV2 snow plowing
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Plowing one of our first snow storms of the year! Let me know down below what you think, enjoy!!
Huge fall clean up with Hurricane Z3, Wright Stander ZK and Exmark Lazer Z
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One of our massive fall clean ups, property is absolutely huge at least 6 acres, I got the best footage that I could as the property is so big hard to see us working.
Fall clean up work with Hurricane blower and Stihl BR800 and Exmark Lazer Z
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Fall clean up work with Hurricane blower and Stihl BR800 and Exmark Lazer Z
Fall clean ups with Hurricane ride on leaf blower, Little Wonder debris loader and Exmark Lazer Z
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Fall clean ups with Hurricane ride on leaf blower, Little Wonder debris loader and Exmark Lazer Z
How to remove and replace a muffler on a Bobcat 341 mini excavator
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How to remove and replace a muffler on a Bobcat 341 mini excavator
Years of overgrowth and neglect!! Clearing an old overgrown house lot, for new house.
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Years of overgrowth and neglect!! Clearing an old overgrown house lot, for new house.
Scenic view! Bobcat 341 pushing down trees and removing brush from a STEEP hill in-front of a house
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Scenic view! Bobcat 341 pushing down trees and removing brush from a STEEP hill in-front of a house
Grading and back filling around a paver walkway and repairing/relocating an irrigation line
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Grading and back filling around a paver walkway and repairing/relocating an irrigation line
Setting Granite steps and a paver walkway
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Setting Granite steps and a paver walkway
Bobcat T-650 re-surfacing and crowning a common drive
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Bobcat T-650 re-surfacing and crowning a common drive
Bobcat T-650 pushing over a BIG pine tree!!
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Bobcat T-650 pushing over a BIG pine tree!!
Time Lapse of a Bobcat T-650 grading down a rocky slope
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Time Lapse of a Bobcat T-650 grading down a rocky slope
Bobcat T-650 and brushcat mowing down very over grown horse pastures
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Bobcat T-650 and brushcat mowing down very over grown horse pastures
How to remove a tree stump with a Bobcat 341
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How to remove a tree stump with a Bobcat 341
Bobcat 341 and Bobcat T-650 taking down and removing a dead oak tree
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Bobcat 341 and Bobcat T-650 taking down and removing a dead oak tree
Bobcat 341 and T-650 digging up sink holes and grading area out
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Bobcat 341 and T-650 digging up sink holes and grading area out
You can disconnect one wire and get rid of the back up horn
@@DavidSilvia-ms7tk yes I definitely need to do that. The back up alarm is very loud on the skid. Thank you for watching!
Your disco music is way to loud
Thank you for letting me know this. I appreciate it!
We did a drip edge on our house just the same with weed Matt under the stone snd it took only a couple times of weed whacking and then the grass started to grow in the rocks!! That was a pain in the you know what!! So never doing this idea again!!! 😅
Was grass and such being thrown and blown into the drip edge from weed whacking? If so you can go around with a leaf blower after mowing and blow it out. As well as try to avoid getting debris in the drip edge. In early Spring you can also shake in Preen in the stones to keep any unwanted weeds down. Seems to do a good job.
nice
Thank you!
Great sleuthing, thanks for taking us along.
Thank you for watching!
Any chance we can see a video of all the trucks and equipment?
I will have a video at some point of all the equipment. Thank you for watching!
You guys did a great job , good attention to detail
Thank you appreciate it! Prep work is key when mulching for the best results.
Worst cutting mower i ever owned Got rid of it after 2 months. Will never buy one again
What didn’t you like about it? I think they cut very nicely. They leave a great looking stripe as well. In my opinion.
Have you ever tried mowing at a 45 degree angel bottom to top?
As in mowing diagonally across the slope?
What’s your take on the Ground Shark to the RUT 60”inch Disk Mulcher?
I have not personally used one of those so I do not know. This bradco ground shark is the mower from bradco that I have personally used.
Great job, it looks nice!!👍
Thank you!
How well did it connect to the bobcat? Why did you not show that parts
It connected right up to the skid steer. It is a normal skid steer universal hitch plate. I apologize for not explaining that sooner to you.
Im wanting to get me one of these .what do you charge for urs
Depends on the job. They are money makers
Where did you get the muffler??? I need a muffler for my 331 mini and can’t find it no where !
Do you have a local Bobcat dealer near you? That is where I got mine
Michael, I think skid steer manufacturers should make an attachment that will prevent the machine from tipping over. If you will be doing a lot of work on hills, the Ventrac machine is the only one I know that will stay stable on steep hills. are you familiar with the Ventrac?
Yes I am familiar with the Ventrac.
How does it do with leaves I’m getting one tomorrow
They do good with leaves, the bags just fill up fast. We always blow off the yards with backpack blowers or our hurricane before we mow.
@@michaelferris6370 hose kept clogging but maybe because it was wet lucky I got a good price on it but that is not worth 3k . But I will say when I mowed my grass with it picking up the clippings my yard look great..
@@aaronhobart6223 yeah as I said any mower is not good with picking up leaves they are meant to bag grass. Leaves fill and clog the bags to quickly. We never try to pick up a bunch of leaves with our mowers.
@@michaelferris6370 ya lol I just learned this life experience oh well it still is nice to have ..
Have you ever just tried to mow like tall grass? I understand that it demolishes wood and everything, but then after you do that I would like to be able to come back and just mow weeds and grass like a 3pt bushhog on a tractor, some people say it doesnt do very well because the blades are short and it cuts off stuff while its standing so you have a rough finish
If you mow a lot of tall grass there are a couple of features in a mower you will want to have. First, long blades and direct drive so the speed will be greater. You will get a cleaner cut if that is what you desire. You will get what you want with a Blue Diamond Series 2 brush mower/cutter.
Love your work! Great video..
Thank you!
Instead of buying tens of thousands of dollars of specialized equipment, all you have to do is divide the yard up in sections. You then drive around from the outside in concentric circles. You are cleaning up the yard, as well as chopping up the leaves. You then just need to attach whatever bagging system that you have and haul the leaves away. I have a small park that I do, which is probably 3 acres and has maybe 30 trees. I can bag the entire park in 2 hours. It takes almost exactly twice as long as a normal mowing. Easy as can be without throwing money away. Good luck
good presenTAtion,,,,i think if i planned to be there long, id consider adding dozer work to the slope and make it 20 degress or 30 degrees lower slope ,,,grass will grow back in 3 yrs
Now that was one heck of a cutting experience. The downed pine tree stood no chance against your beastly cutter. You did an exceptional job, Michael. Gave a big thumbs-up on a fine video. Have a fine week. New Subscriber to show support. I attend bible studies each week with a retired Marine Corps officer named Robert Ferris. Any relationship? We're down here in southeast North Carolina. I think he said his family hails from Georgia. 👍🏽🤠 4/4/23
Glad you liked the video! Love the bradco ground shark the mower is an absolute animal. No relation to Robert Ferris, I hope you have a good week too!!
Zks are the best. Great video on how easy it is to take off
Absolutely best mower on the market zero complaints about them! Glad you liked the video!
thats not steep keep your mower down and ease off you can go straight down and up with a mower on the front we do some really bad places here in Tennessee
Good to know thank you! Yes I’d rather go slow and steady and take some extra time.
@michaelferris6370 absolutely the more you do the more comfortable you will get
How does it do with really overgrown wet spring/summer grass? Wonder if the system will still push it though to the bags.
Does awesome, (obviously will need to slow your speed some, like you would with any mower.) We mowed and bagged with it quite a few times this year while it was raining out and stuffs the bags right up full. When we’re mowing wet grass or if it’s raining out, we clean out any sort of build up in the vacs every time we dump the bags to keep things open and flowing properly.
Clean. Do you prefer the skid steer or a mini excavator?
Honestly it all depends on what your mowing and what the terrain is like. Big open areas a skid steer is keep. But areas that are tight/thinning out wooded areas a excavator is definitely better.
That was a lot of work How many trees and day for your 3 man crew was that job Looks like you used a chipper at the end is that correct
Yes it was a big project for us, so that was a 1/2 acre lot that we cleared. The only chipper we had on site was the Bradco ground shark which chews up and mulches a lot of big material which is really nice. All the stumps/ bigger material was hauled off site and deposed of. Took us 2 full days to complete the project.
So how did it do this leaf season??
We are still currently working on our leaf season. Doing very good, though we usually blow all of our property’s off with our hurricane blower before we mow the grass.
@@michaelferris6370 thanks for the reply. I have an opportunity to purchase one at discount and am weighing the decision. Wish there were more videos on it.
@@benruzicka2100 I absolutely love mine best stand on mower made by far and can also bag a TON of grass
@@michaelferris6370 Thanks for the info. First season with my ZK 61 and I absolutely love it. Trying to decide if I want the bagger. Would only be used for Spring and Fall cleanups as I don't bag any grass. Thanks!
@@benruzicka2100 I’m still not positive if Wright has released there mounting brackets yet. I still have the custom made bracket on that mower. It’s been a huge time saver this year.
dang that beefy Auxiliary belt is a deal maker. VERY NICE those tiny half inch belts snap like Twizzlers
Absolutely I fully agree
How far away does the bagger and the mounting bracket protrude from the standing platform? Can I fit it on a 5 x 10 trailer with enough space in the front for debris?
The whole unit is about 8.5 feet long if I’m not mistaken. I measured it in the spring. I will re measure it again to confirm it. But you will definitely need a wider trailer then 5 feet that’s for sure.
Good job, Michael! I just had delivered a Blue Diamond Series 2 brush mower/cutter. It, too, came with an incorrect fitting on the drain line of this hi-flow unit. I kind of wish mine had the mulcher teeth on the bottom, but it doesn’t. I also have some dandy hills which I’m uncomfortable with. Q: does your skid steer feel more comfortable cutting going uphill or downhill? I have a New Holland C332 track and my brush cutter weighs a little over 2,100 pounds.
Hi Ron, sorry about the delayed response! An answer for your question I feel and think it’s safer going downhill with the mower in front of you. In case the machine wants to tip you have the mower there as leverage to hold you from tipping.
I am trying to understand why you would like to have the mulcher teeth on the bottom. Please explain. I think you have the best brush cutter made.
A shoulder mounted, fire and forget missile would have helped.
Now try that with a ash or elm ;) Good job on that pine
That was so scary watching you on this hill.
Hi Helen, yes it’s a very very steep hill and you need to be extremely careful with every move you make to stay safe. Thank you for watching!
Excellent video.....I was thinking that steep section - would be better cut by hand 👍 ... better safe than sorry....🤕🙄.. cheers,..
Yes I’d rather take the extra time and go at a section by hand rather then have an accident. I would love to have a mower for my excavator for the hard to reach spots.
Nice job by the way "scary steap stuff"
Yes the hill side is very very steep at that property
So how much dose this exact mower cost & is there long wait time on getting one now.
No wait time for buying the mower on my understanding. Depending on size and standard flow and high flow they are around $15,000
My friend has the exact same zk with the new bagging system. Cuts and bags great but the is leaving a small trail of grass my the vac housing. Long grass or short leaves the trail. Are you having any issues like that with yours? Thinking it might be the baffling
I do notice a small trail of grass left behind if it’s really tall and wet and going fast. But if you slow it down and let it all the grass get sucked into the vac it doesn’t leave anything behind. I’m very impressed with the system and am thrilled it’s a stand on mower with a triple bagging system and can pop the blower off quickly and not have to bag.
How’s your fuel consumption running that vs the bobcat cutter?
To be honest I never thought to calculate that. I don’t think it’s much of a difference, but the bradco will absolutely use more fuel being a bigger more heavy duty mower.
Where in the hell did y’all learn how to use the skid steer if you’re afraid to run in and get off of it that hills not that damn Steve
Going down the hill first time had to be a high pucker factor! Good for you taking it on
Yes it’s very very steep. Gotta stay alert and on your toes!
Would it be possible to run this mower on a standard flow bobcat 76?
Yes you absolutely can, the blades/teeth just won’t spin as fast. They make these mowers in just standard flow as well, I have used them they work very well.
Nice video, i just wondoring if you know why my bobcat 341d gives randomaly full hydraulic flow. It also do it when you press the right button under neath the right joystick. Would help a lot if you know.
Hi, I am not really sure what your trying to ask? Are you running your thumb? The hydraulic fluid should be giving full flow out of the pump at all times. Are you able to explain a little more? Thank you
@@michaelferris6370 Instead of a thumb we have a tiltrotator that can tilt and rotate. It gives full flow that we thinks is for a hydraulic hammer. Can you like remove that function somehow. We have checked the manual but it didn’t give anything
@@challe_challe3622 is your machine revved up all the way? The hydraulic pump is hooked right up to the motor like a transmission on a car. So if you don’t have it revved up all the way you will not get full hydraulic function. Everything is mechanical on those older 341’s my throttle is right next to the blade function by the control panel. Check all your throttle linkage to make sure everything is tight. Over time it is possible it could have loosened up.
How were you after getting in all the poison ivy? Nice work with the skid steer I wasn’t sure one could push a tree over as easy as you did it.
I was good, anytime I am near poison ivy I make sure I get into the shower and do my laundry within a hour or 2 so I know I won’t get it. Yes honestly these skid steers amaze me what they are capable of doing!
Does that fit on the 72" zk?
Yes it will!! Loving this set up so far.
Wow, thank you for making this video. Def gonna check out the wright zk. Im the same way, I like the stander more than the zero turn, but was thinking of getting another lazer for the bagging. Nice to see the new bagger
I have both the Wright ZK and a Exmark lazer Z and have thousands of hours between the 2 of them. I have always found the Wright is faster,better built, more reliable and always cuts excellent as well as takes hills better. The bagging system Wright made seems very very good. Let me know if you have any questions about it. Would be happy to get you any answers your looking for. This Wright seems like it will be a great 2 in 1 mower as the whole bagging system will come on and off easily in about 5 minutes.
@@michaelferris6370 Yes exactly. I am a stander guy myself, and was dreading buying a Lazer mainly to bag. I'll have to demo one once they can get them in. I use granz turf depot in Salem NH
@@evank7444 yeah also especially how expensive the new Exmark lazers are! You might fall over when you hear the price lol. I use turf depot in Londonderry NH. I hear the one in Salem is very big.
@@michaelferris6370 Oh nice. Are you in Southern NH? I go to the londonderry location often. Ill have to say hi if i see you guys around.
@@evank7444 yes southern NH right below Nashua Nh. Where are you located?
You had me drawing up for you coming down the hill in front of concrete drain cap. Lol you did a good job handling it!!
Yes it’s a very very steep dangerous hill. Have to stay concentrated and not to push the limits. Rather be safe then sorry. Glad you enjoyed the video!!
Cool video! I have a Case TV370B which is specked out very similar to your T650 and plan on getting the same mower or the MTL version. Do you feel that you have enough skid loader for the mower? In the video it looks like it handled it with no problem.
Thank you! Yes absolutely the T-650 has plenty of power to run the mower in hi flow as well. Brush mowing is one of my favorite things to do.
My only complaint about fisher is thier hydraulics are slower 🐌 than the competition
Honestly I’ve never noticed them being slow or have had an issue with that. What do you run for a plow? Is the pump worn out? That would cause it to be slow and I’m about 95% positive that there’s valve adjustments on the plows to speed or slow down the functions.
Hey Mike! The happy customer here. You did an excellent job clearing this for us! You'll have to come by to see the progress we've made with the patio, garden and play area. It's worlds different than what you started with.
Hi Tami, That is great to hear! I’m glad to hear you guys are happy with the clearing job. I’m sure you guys are putting the area to excellent use.
Great job, how did you pay for the ground shark I may be buying one? Please if you can help 🙂
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