Extreme Hillside Bush Hogging with the Kubota M6060! This one made me kinda Uneasy.
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- Опубліковано 6 тра 2022
- Bush hogging a steep slope. This location did work on my nerves some. King Kutter rotary mower from Rural King attached to a Kubota M6060.
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You got bigger Kahunas than me
You win !
Great Job
Thanks for sharing
Phil
PFON
😂😂 It was my first time in this location so it made me more nervous then usual. Thanks for watching!
Prayers for all of you all Ben awesome job you did really cleaned up great!!!!!!
Thank you for the prayers, she is doing pretty good right now. Appreciate you watching!
Wow, man! When it looks steep on camera you know it’s bad! We have the same kind of land around here. My neighbor rolled a tire off the rim on his hill and had to get a dozer to pull it out so we could get the tire fixed. Good job! Be safe out there, Man!
Those are the type things I worry about happening. I’ve heard of people having more trouble out of the newer radial tires then the bias ply. Appreciate you watching!
I agree. If it looks steep on camera, it damned sure is!
Great job sir! Slow and careful lets us live to see another day and have the pride of looking at that beautiful job you did. Hope your Mommas good.
She has been doing well! This job was about too steep, probably won’t get in it again. Thanks for watching!
Thanks Ben for your time and commitment to putting out good content. I have a M6060 being assembled now and currently have a l3301. I'm very pleased with it except the lift capacity wasn't quite large enough for my needs. The M6060 should remedy that. Your videos bring back memories on the farm, haying, brush hogging and countless other chores on tractors.
Good luck with the M6060! Mine has been great! Thanks for watching!!
That was exactly my situation. I had an L4701, but it couldn't lift enough. Now I have an M7060, and it's enough. Both are great machines.
Job well done mowing the slope.I was really on the edge of my seat watching.Hope your grandmother is ok and doing well.Have a blessed day and be SAFE.🚜💯👍👏🙏❤️
I’m glad it well. I was kinda nervous. Turned out everything checked out ok at the ER for her. Thanks so much!
He really did a outstanding job, we were very well pleased with his work I would highly recommend him.
Really appreciate that Jacob! Take care buddy!
I felt like I was on there with you Ben, the slopes in my pasture are real steep as well, you handled that very well and you did a great job
This place is pretty steep for sure! Thanks for watching
All I can say is WOW! Great job!! Be safe out there brother!! 👍
Thanks, you too!
Great video ya'll!! Ben that was pretty intense but you did a heck of a job gettin it mowed. like you're new bush hog does a good job. Hope everything is good with you're mema. Thanks for sharing be safe have fun enjoy ya'lls family
This was the most intense job I’ve done, video doesn’t do it justice. Mamaw ended up just having a false reading on her blood work from home health. Thankful for that. Appreciate you watching!
Another nice job Ben. Testing your skills and tractor limitations.
Yeah it was a test for sure! Thanks for watching!
Wow nice job, Ben!
Really appreciate that Ed!
As we have the same size tractor, I was amazed by what a difference your widened wheels made. Mine would have toppled down the hill on the first pass across it. Great job
The wheels set out makes a huge difference for me. Appreciate you watching Mark!
@Tommy Ealey thank you!
How wide are your rears? That side hilling is impressive to say the least
@@slickrick6883 it’s at the widest setting. Around 7.5 feet I think. Thanks for watching
Incredible job indeed. That’s a steep hill!
Thank you!
Ben, Thats a Pucker Hill, thats what i call mine, good safe Job, my poor hearing! Prayers for your Grandma or Moma🙏Take Care my Friend 🚜🪵👍🏼🇺🇸
Turned out everything was ok with her, apparently the first test had a false reading thankfully! Appreciate you watching!
Now that is some bushhogging skill!
Thank you!
Outstanding steeo angle living on the edge tractor therapy Sir and great safe way of doing up and down 👍👌😇 Hope that you momy will be doing great Sir 👌👍😇🙏 Cheers 🍻
Literally living on the edge with this one! 😄
Going up and down is the safest option for sure. Her test at the ER that night turned out good thankfully! Appreciate you watching!
Sheeewww that is some rough and steep ground. Looks like that new mower mowed it good and smooth.
I really like the flex hitch on that cutter. Thanks for watching!
Well that looked like fun!
It was a thrill 😆! Thanks for watching!
Hey Ben. That was really steep! I found myself holding onto the sides of my computer chair lol. It sure looks great when you are finished. Hope your Grandma is doing ok. Now I have to go lay down after watching this.
Love the comment, I laughed out loud reading it! Thanks for watching!
Wow!! That slope was scary! You handled it good. There’s one specific hill at Mel’s that I’m not allowed on the tractor while Josh is mowing it. I actually can’t even watch him mow it 😂 prayers for your family member!!!
When I would ride with my Uncle as a kid I’d get off and watch on steep spots. But I watched closely how he handled the tractor trying to learn for later. Everything turned out good at the hospital for her. Appreciate you watching!
it doesnt bother kubota kubotas climbs anything
You did a great job You handled it very well
Really appreciate that!
Impressive!!! You got it done safely!! prayers for mamaw!!!
She is doing good now! Appreciate you watching!
I hope all is well with mamaw. I can tell you know what your doing, when I mow on steep hillsides I disconnect my top link. The tail wheel never leaves the ground (you’re never carrying the entire weight of the cutter). But don’t try to lift it either. The pto will hit the deck. Happy mowing
Disconnecting the top link definitely gives the best results when bush hogging. But I’m always afraid I’ll raise it up not thinking. Mamaw is doing good now! Thanks for watching!
That’s some pretty steep mowing! Prayers for your Mamaw.
It was about as steep as I’d want to be on. She has been doing pretty good the last few days! Appreciate you!
Nice to know there's steep places like home
Plenty of that here! Thanks for watching!
Awwwwe hell no! Nothing worse than that feeling you get when you feel like your pushing it on a hill. I don't have the stomach for it.
I was asked to mow this last month again but turned it down. Not worth the risk! Thanks for watching
Learn't sump'tn today.😁
Sometimes wondered why when mowing, the heavy bucket wasn't removed?
🤔Weight for the front driven wheels and used to bend over taller brush!
And the 'flashers' on to prevent anyone from passing.🤣
Thanks!👍
Yes exactly! I use the bucket to watch for stumps and ride down the brush when going forward. In this location the extra weight definitely helped too! Appreciate you watching!
@@khtractors Stumps or hidden rocks!👍
And for a quick adjustable seat/table for a beverage, snack and/or nap break, the bucket serves the purpose.😁
Thanks again!👍
You are doing a great job though 👍
definitely a pucker factor. nice vid
Yes it was! Thanks for watching!
Wow, that is steep Ben, I don’t know how we survived without a 4 wheel drive tractor. Have a good day! ✌️🇺🇸
I might survive longer if I didn’t have 4 wheel drive. I take too many chances at times now. Thanks for watching!
@@khtractors Having that loader down low helps too.
Prayers for you and your family.
I appreciate that! Things went good for her at the ER. She seems to be feeling decent now! Take care!
Great job, I don’t think it gets any steeper than that for mowing!👍🏻
I wouldn’t want to be on anything much steeper unless I had a good landing spot at the bottom. Thanks for watching!
Prayers for your mamaw. That field will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Thanks for the prayers, she seemed to be doing good yesterday! Appreciate you watching!
Great job. I probably would’ve passed on that one myself
I probably should have too, at least it worked out ok. If I get asked again I’m might pass on it. Thanks for watching!
That some steep work there Ben.
Yeah they wanted it done again this year but I turned it down. Not really worth the risk. Thanks for watching
@@khtractors I’d agree. Heavy puckering in that seat for sure.
Whew pretty dang steep! I think I'd just let that grow into a wooded area. Wow.
Needed some goats 🐐! Appreciate you watching buddy!
Man I love that tractor.
Thanks!
Hope things are good with your granny. Grannies are special people. Thats white knuckle brush hogging.
Yes she is doing pretty good right now! Appreciate you watching!
Nice job cutting the steep hill 👍
Appreciate that!
@@khtractors No problem my friend 👍
That’s a real man tractor!!
Thanks for watching
Praying for your Granny Ben!
Thanks so much! She is doing much better!
Wow. Yeah, I have a similar tractor (M7060) and I would be sweating bullets on that slope.
If it hadn’t been good and dry I wouldn’t have attempted this. Also I started questioning my sanity part way into it 😆! Thanks for watching!
Good place for the Ventrac to show off its ability
Yes, I’d love to try a Ventrac on some of these places. Thanks for watching!
Nice tractor
A little bit of pucker factor there Ben.
If I had a better place below me I wouldn’t have worried much. But it dropped of very steep below the field. Thanks for watching!
Great vid - we have a very steep back side of dam and kubota 5660 4wD with widened tires. How can I find out what angle is the limit? If I can get enough traction I may be able to just back up only with loader only couple inches off the grind to prevent rolling over front - thoughts? Thanks - you produce great content!
If you have a good spot at the bottom of the dam I would worry much. I fear sliding and not having a place to more then rolling over front to back. I’d try what you said and see how it feels. I was probably on 35 plus degrees in spots of this. Thanks for watching!
Thats exactly ho it should be done ,Straight up & down with out no Pantomime moves -Well Done
Thanks for watching
Awesome
Thanks for watching
How good is that mower built? Do you think it'll last 40 years like alot of the ones you see around still? Just wondering I need a bigger one considering buying a new one.
It’s decent but not a woods brushbull either. I couldn’t justify spending more on a rotary cutter myself. Thanks for watching
I just purchased a new Kabota, and I was wondering if you had any tips about how to get your giant balls up into the tractor. There is no way i would even attempt that cut. Good job on those hills.
😂 Just years of practice! Thanks for watching
Goats!
Yes, there’s the answer here 😂!
That even looks steep on camera so in person I bet that was a bear.
I’m impressed with how well the camera picked up on the slope. It does look worse in person. Thanks for watching!
wow that is a. big steep Hill
Yes it is! Thanks for watching!
I seen a post about your tractor having wheel spacers possibly, if you did have them which ones did ya use and how much overall width did it add (end to end) I have a couple jobs that I could get that have steep hills, I have beetjuice filled tires and thought about adding weight in the loader, whats your thoughts ? appreciate your time, thanks
I don’t have wheel spacers, just have the wheels adjusted to the widest setting. I don’t really recommend adding weight to the loader on steep hills because if you get turned sideways it could cause you to be less stable due to the front axle swivel. Fluid filled tires and wheel weights add the best stability. Thanks for watching
That's a really light duty mower, but it's doing a good job.
It’s all a poor boy can afford! Thanks for watching!
@@khtractors Don't start with the "poor boy" stuff, your on a $45k tractor.
That is just nuts. Thankful you didn’t get hurt or worse
It definitely wasn’t a place to learn on. I’ve been lots of bad places but this one is in the top two for danger. Thanks for watching!
You know that seat now has a crease in it for sure
Thanks for watching
You are a braver man than I am.
Thanks for watching
I hope she is alright and gets better soon
She ended up being ok. They got a false reading on her first test. Thanks very much!
Man that bush hog eats it for lunch. WOW!!!!
Well, you didn't need to worry about the steepness not showing up on camera...it DEFINITELY shows up! Nice job, stay safe!
I was surprised how the slope showed up on camera. That was probably my first and last time in that field. Thanks for watching!
Are there any downsides to widening your wheels? Does it make the tractor turn less sharp?
No it still turns the same. Only issue I have is the bucket not being as wide as the wheels. I’d eventually like to get a bigger bucket. Thanks for watching!
I want AG tires just for looks alone but what’s better for mowing dry ground when you’re not concerned with ground damage. It will only be mowed dry and I need whatever will get me up the hill safer. AGs or turfs?? I currently have turfs but will need tires in the next few years for sure.
Ag is good for traction but tears the ground up more. Thanks for watching
I have a steep hill in the back. Got tired of feeling the Devil biting on my ass every time I cut it with the Kubota, so I went and bought a Ventrac.
Kubota for the fields, Ventrac for the hills.
I’d love to try a Ventrac! Thanks for watching
That's a steep hill. But you done a great job.
Yes it is! Appreciate you watching buddy!
You're welcome. I hope and pray that that you grandma will be fine
@@joeyrector934 apparently home health got a false reading. Everything checked out good at the hospital. Thank you!
@@khtractors that's great. She looks like she would be a strong woman
Would it help stability wise to have the bucket full of dirt and kept low?
No that would hurt you going around the hill. It would actually be best to not have the loader on at all but this place dropped into a deep ditch below so I wanted the loader to stop me if needed. Thanks for watching!
Would it be better to have the loader & bucket on when mowing steep ground or having it off? Normally we remove the loader when mowing on our Kubota MX5200
Going up and down the hill leaving the loader on is best. Around the hill it’s more stable without the loader. Thanks for watching!
I noticed that Ben replied to one viewer that keeping the bucket low helps detect stumps and large rocks. Also, I think it helps protect the front of the tractor when mowing tall bushes and brush. You will notice when you watch the video that the bucket rides the taller stuff down protecting the radiator etc.
A week ago, I realized I"m not as brave as I think I am. I tried to plow out an area on rolling hills. After 3 hours and not much progress, I gave up and went back to the barn. I know there are 300lbs of washer fluid in each of the rear tires and another 250/300 lbs on the front with the bucket. Still, I could not overcome the fear that I was going to turn the tractor over.
Baby steps! It’s takes time to adjust to the feel of the tractor on hills. If you feel uncomfortable stop just like you did. I’ve been doing this type stuff since I was very young. I know the limits but still you have the unknowns of holes, rocks, or wet spots that can throw a snag in things. Thanks for watching!
That hill was scary right there
It was pretty steep! Thanks for watching!
What would you say the steepest angle you were mowing?
I wish I had checked it with my phone when I was over there. Probably between 35-40 in the steepest spot. Worst part is if you slide there was no place to safely stop. Thanks for watching!
If there was ever an argument for dual wheels, here it is. Not safe without
Duals would be nice here! Thanks for watching
Good Job got some of that land like that to cut myself.....Gonna try to get it soon before the bee's get in the ground this year.....that makes it interesting, when you are that steep tryin to hold on best you can...and the yellow devils decide they don't like you just driving by lol......makes for a real interesting ride....and some quick decisions....lol
Yes I always dread doing bush hogging from July on because of yellow jackets! Be careful on yours and Thanks for Watching!
Did you do anything to your tractor to have it handle the slopes better?
I set the wheels to their widest setting, have fluid in the tires and wheel weights. Thanks for watching
Do you have fluid in your tires Ben? Wheel spacers?
Yes fluid, no on spacers. I have my wheels adjusted out as wide as they on the rear and one setting from the widest on the front.
@@khtractors , I noticed that you have the cast iron wheel weights too. You are pretty much set up nearly as good as you can be.
I am a big fan of fluid in the rear tires. I bought a tractor at a farm auction one time that had fluid in the front tires. Not sure the reasoning there. It wasn’t at all light in the front. I did away with the fluid when I changed the fronts. Involved a whole lot of cleaning up of the wheels. The fluid was calcium chloride. I no fan of that product. Rim Guard is much easier on the wheels and is close to the same weight but tends to get a bit thick in our northern winter climate.
@@tractortalkwithgary1271 my Farmtrac tractor has fluid filled front tires. It helps keep the front end down more then one would think. I have right at 1,000 lbs of cast weights on the rear of the Kubota plus the fluid. It definitely sticks to the ground good.
@@khtractors You bet Ben. What I really like about the fluid is that it puts the weight right down where the tire bites. Where the rubber meets the road, so to speak. I have been told that my theory doesn’t hold water. That weight is weight. I still believe fluid weight is my favorite choice.
@@tractortalkwithgary1271 I agree!
Sounds like that Kubota could handle a way bigger bush hog??
Is that a hydrostatic transmission or gear drive? I prefer gear.
It’s a gear drive.
Would sure like to know what part of the country you are in
We are in Dickenson County VA.
My dad cut a hill much steeper than that one with a Massey Ferguson 135 and Woods bush hog on the side a horse racing track on a farm many years ago. In my opinion they're both Crazy!!
Thanks for watching!
If on a hill Slashing/bush hogging 5-7ft grass, do I need to use the clutch at all when trying to change direction from reverse going up the hill to forward to go back down?
Depends on your tractor, if it’s a hydraulic shuttle then no you don’t need the clutch. On a steep spot I’ll hit the brakes while shifting so the tractor doesn’t roll between shifting.
@@khtractors same as this one in your video a M6060. I live in Australia and am considering getting one, but without the bucket.. I have an old M4950 but don't know to drive it.
If that's all I have to do, that seems easy enough.
Thanks very much for your fast reply. :)
@@dog4654 yeah the M6060 doesn’t require clutching between forward and reverse. You do clutch between gears though. I often find myself using the clutch out of habit when changing directions too.
@@khtractors thanks mate. I appreciate it. So 2nd gear low forward would tackle 7ft thick grass(at its worst) with ease, you reckon?
@@dog4654 definitely, I usually use 3rd low.
I heard that backing up hill safer 😅 good luck
Well I’d agree it maybe safer but you get better traction going forward. I didn’t want to get down to the bottom and not be able to back up, there was no way to keep going on down in the woods to get out if I got stuck. Thanks for watching
I’m new to the whole tractor world and bought my first Kubota end of last summer. I mowed my new small piece of property with a walk along bush hog end of last summer and said never again. The brush was as tall as I am and it was brutal work. My hills are so steep I couldn’t even finish. So bought the 1988 Kubota L2850 still in great shape with a 72” center mower.
I would rather use a rear mower and do away with the center but don’t know how far a rear mower will articulate down like when the tractor gets to the top of a steep hill and levels off will that make the rear mower lift and not mow the top of the hill??? Same going down, as the tractor goes down will the mower raise off the ground and not mow the top of the flat section??? I would rather use a rear mower to free up the tractor for other activities and just get rid of the center mower.
Yes if it’s a steep enough slope the rear mower will lift off the ground like that. If it’s not too extreme you’ll be ok. Thanks for watching
That's impressive skill you must know your machine well to handle a hill like that
I’ve had lots of experience on steep ground but something about this one just made me uneasy. I’m glad the ground was good and dry though. Thanks for watching!
@@khtractors yea I mow half my ditch with my full sized tractor and that usto freak me out now I can mow the entire ditch but I did add wheel spacers for extra stability on hills though
It would be nice to have a front grader blade for stuff like that right there
That’s a funny thing to bush hog with!
Is that a hydrostatic tractor
No but a hydraulic shuttle shift. It’s gears drive but you can switch from forward to reverse without the clutch. Thanks for watching!
One warning sign is the tractor sliding sideways on the hillside
Thanks for watching!
When you are on hills like that put more tires on your tractor buddy and it will be even better
If I could afford it I’d definitely get a set duals for the tractor. That would be awesome. Thanks for watching!
I just got done mowing 21 acres but nothing that steep That made me a nervous wreck.
This was probably a first and last job for me, not really worth the risk. Thanks for watching
i would let the top link out a little allow the topper to rid on back the and allow the linkage to float on slides to give better cutting just my opinion from working steep rough hills with 3 mtr topper
Well the trouble is if I do that then when I lift it up the tail wheel won’t come off the ground. This hitch geometry on the Kubota and flex hitch on the mower doesn’t really work well together. Appreciate the suggestion
@@khtractors fair call yes it rides funny in Australia we have more square toppers or rectangular over 7" we go twin rotors which work so much better thanks for not getting offended cheer kev
Why side to side and not up and down the slope? Not questioning you just trying to learn.
If you notice I went up and down on 75% of the job. The part where I went around the hill there were two rock outcroppings that I had to go above and below around the hill. I couldn’t go up over them without taking a chance of damaging the mower. Thanks for watching!
Ok thanks!
Wow you did an awesome job , my front yard is worse than this. Unless the camera just don’t show how steep that really is. The problem with mine is there’s water drainage paths as well that would flip you for sure if you hit them wrong.
Check your yard with an angle finder. This was about 32 degrees.
@@khtractors I will soon as I’m on the property again, but it’s steep enough where I’m scared to drive up the steepest part. lol I drive my old 1990Toyota 4x4 up it but I’m not sure about the tractor on it. I picked up the tractor after bush hogging it with one of those walk behind bushhogs. Wasn’t able to get the steepest part because It took everything out of me trying to manhandle that thing. I remember thinking never again, I’m buying a 4wd tractor. A friend finished it for me while I was out of towns picking up the tractor. Gonna be scary going up it the first time.
He was going to fill the loader with rocks to keep the CG low, but decided to just put his balls in there instead.
😂😂 Thanks for watching
That's a HILL!!!
Yes it is! Thanks for watching
Pucker up! I start feeling uncomfortable over 15° on my tractor.
I didn’t check this but it’s probably in the 28 degree range, maybe more in a few spots. Thanks for watching
@@khtractors I put a protractor on it in the video and it’s hard to say what angle the camera was at, but I figured there were definitely spots that could have hit 28. Sheesh! That’s gutsy!
@@MrBowser2012 I’ll probably not be back in this field again. Just too much risk.
Man got biggins ! To steep for me..
I probably wasn’t too smart doing this job. But thankfully it went ok! Appreciate you watching!
Ah knowing what you're doing makes all the difference. I was always told to keep the front end pointed down hill and back up the steep. See how much I know lol
@@billybubbabaisden783 that would be right if you have a bottom to stop in. Where this dropped off in a ditch below I backed down because of having more traction going forward uphill.
Looks to me you need a 10 ft. Ben.
I’d love to have a bigger one just can’t justify the cost. I don’t use a bush hog very often. Thanks for watching
It doesn’t look that bad but, I suppose it is if you aren’t use to doing hills.
The problem is if you slide there is no place to stop except a deep ditch in the tree line. Mowing hills is all I know, this one was pretty steep. It’s easy to judge people from behind a screen and not being in the tractor seat. Thanks for watching.
@@khtractors You have a point but I have been in the tractor’s seat of a JD 955 w/ 4x4, 72” belly mower and a 60” rear mounted wing. And yes I’ve done my fair share of steep hills.
Looks like mybe 4 to 1 slope that not steap
I’m glad you can judge that from your chair. Most of this was right at 30 degrees with some being less some being more. Your more then welcome to come give it a try.
Where's the extreme
I’ll let you do it next time!
That hill is a lot steeper than it looks. I wouldn't want to even ride a tractor on it. Camera views are deceiving. Try to video a steep hill and see how it turns out.
What is dude smoking to dangerous
🤣 It had potential to be! Thanks