I'm extremely glad EA is moving toward making everything in house from the US, that's a huge deal for me for it to be made in America. Need more of these videos more often, I love them!
I love it when a guy builds something then tries to break it to make it better! My next bush hog will definitely come from you. My property is very challenging, rocky, slopes and makes even seasoned farmers cringe at the thought of clearing it with a tractor and bush hog. Just the blades you produce would make my life a little easier. Mine have been beat up exactly how you described along the tapered edge.
Pat's quick attach is the only quick attach I would recommend. Great people and I love mine. I wish you would make a 7' cutter with dual tail wheels. I do love my EA rake....
Ted, why not use chains on the backside of the brush cutter? I've bent my Wood brush cutter all to pieces backing over smallish saplings and bush honeysuckle.
Big points from an old lifetime farmer on your thoughts on a quick attach. Seems these days everyone on the internet pushes them as a must have thing. I have always thought of them as a poor solution to a problem that didn't exist. In fact I instantly judge people when I see them using one, lol. You are ALWAYS better off connecting your implement directly to the tractor, especially on PTO implements. Besides what you point out the QA pushes the implement further back and will allow the shaft to hit the cutter deck in certain situations. It also weakens the shaft as it has to be extended more. While you can cut your shaft to fit perfectly to the QA, it would then be too long to use without the QA. If you have it cut for using without a QA then it has to extend more with a QA and thus it is weaker. Connecting a PTO shaft with a QA installed it much harder because the QA limits your body space accessing it even more. I understand the appeal of this gadget but IMO if you struggle to connect implements without one you will struggle operating a tractor and implements safely and efficiently also. Consider it part of the learning curve and get good at it, once you are your will see these things are pretty much useless.
Agreed. I tried one of those infernal devices from hell and said never again. My current tractor and last 3 have extendable lower links. That in addition to correct cribbage of your implement pretty much alleviates the difficulty in hooking up 3 point implements. These QA adapters are sold as an easy solution to a non issue if you store your implement on blocks correctly anyway. That in addition to extendable lower links make it even easier to hook up.
TED, We NEED EA on the west coast! These "people" has no clue what quality and fair prices are for farmers and ranchers. Sad - trying to get over these horrible forest fires and help others in my area - finding most businesses here won't budge to give us a break on their demanding MSRP.... oh well - hell likely has a special neighborhood for these folks! God Bless you and the fine folks of EA
With all the nonsense going on out there, I'm SO proud to see that there are quality people so dedicated to their customers. Go team EA! Your "Made in USA" is the real deal!!!
I wish you would make the rear pivot wheel mounting more substantial. I always seem to bend up the mountings on the two brush hogs we have. Sometimes you wanna back under stuff and I have caught the wheel on stuff, bending the pivot arms.
I've beefed my tail wheel up on mine put some flat bar on the sides where they wouldn't bend Other than that I love it. ua-cam.com/video/gezND8Fj6nA/v-deo.html
@@leedawson8301 I remember a WOODS brand that had a square tube going back for the pivot that had two side straps for stability. That looked like a very solid design.
Quick attach pushed the gearbox about 6 inches or so back from where it normally would have been, thus making you have that much less engagement of the telescoping PTO shaft. You need to stick in an extension or use a longer PTO shaft when you use the quick attach. . Its bad any time to trust the supplied PTO shaft to be the right length when you put the implement on your tractor. . Leave the shaft out and measure from the splined shaft on the tractor to the splined shaft on the implement at the largest distance you can get raising and lowering the implement. Now you can do proper measurements to determine how long the PTO shaft must be in order to get minimum engagement of the telescoping sections. . Then you make the same measurements for the shortest distance the two splined shafts can be from each other and you can make sure you won't bind the shaft making it try to push the gearbox off the implement.
Yeah, as long as the tractor has a universal quick attach on it. Check out our Wicked Grapples here www.everythingattachments.com/Tractor-Root-Grapples-s/10568.htm
Just an idea... weld a single small piece of chain on the inside of the rail to clip the PTO guard to. I know that’s what I would do to mine. I hate clipping to the rail like or the plastic guard.
Take a look at Modern Ag out of Beaumont Tx. I have a viper 12ft batwing. Ment for 1 hydraulic but i stil it for 2 wings seperate from the lift. Thing is a hog.
Only thing about blades made from hardox or ar400/500 whatever you prefer to call it is your not going to sharpen the blades with abrasives, you'd have to mill an edge back on it. (ar400 Abrasion Resistant).... But will they even need to be sharpened? I'm curious.
I'm extremely glad EA is moving toward making everything in house from the US, that's a huge deal for me for it to be made in America. Need more of these videos more often, I love them!
Can't wait till leed time is under 3 weeks! Awesome job, thanks for sharing! God bless
I love it when a guy builds something then tries to break it to make it better! My next bush hog will definitely come from you. My property is very challenging, rocky, slopes and makes even seasoned farmers cringe at the thought of clearing it with a tractor and bush hog. Just the blades you produce would make my life a little easier. Mine have been beat up exactly how you described along the tapered edge.
Pat's quick attach is the only quick attach I would recommend. Great people and I love mine. I wish you would make a 7' cutter with dual tail wheels. I do love my EA rake....
Bout time Ted got a haircut. 🤣
Can't wait till mine arrives. Hopefully I can get some drone footage as well.
Ted, why not use chains on the backside of the brush cutter? I've bent my Wood brush cutter all to pieces backing over smallish saplings and bush honeysuckle.
Big points from an old lifetime farmer on your thoughts on a quick attach. Seems these days everyone on the internet pushes them as a must have thing. I have always thought of them as a poor solution to a problem that didn't exist. In fact I instantly judge people when I see them using one, lol. You are ALWAYS better off connecting your implement directly to the tractor, especially on PTO implements. Besides what you point out the QA pushes the implement further back and will allow the shaft to hit the cutter deck in certain situations. It also weakens the shaft as it has to be extended more. While you can cut your shaft to fit perfectly to the QA, it would then be too long to use without the QA. If you have it cut for using without a QA then it has to extend more with a QA and thus it is weaker. Connecting a PTO shaft with a QA installed it much harder because the QA limits your body space accessing it even more. I understand the appeal of this gadget but IMO if you struggle to connect implements without one you will struggle operating a tractor and implements safely and efficiently also. Consider it part of the learning curve and get good at it, once you are your will see these things are pretty much useless.
Agreed. I tried one of those infernal devices from hell and said never again. My current tractor and last 3 have extendable lower links. That in addition to correct cribbage of your implement pretty much alleviates the difficulty in hooking up 3 point implements. These QA adapters are sold as an easy solution to a non issue if you store your implement on blocks correctly anyway. That in addition to extendable lower links make it even easier to hook up.
Any chance you are going to make the hardox blades available for other brush cutters?
TED,
We NEED EA on the west coast!
These "people" has no clue what quality and fair prices are for farmers and ranchers. Sad - trying to get over these horrible forest fires and help others in my area - finding most businesses here won't budge to give us a break on their demanding MSRP.... oh well - hell likely has a special neighborhood for these folks!
God Bless you and the fine folks of EA
With all the nonsense going on out there, I'm SO proud to see that there are quality people so dedicated to their customers. Go team EA! Your "Made in USA" is the real deal!!!
I wish you would make the rear pivot wheel mounting more substantial. I always seem to bend up the mountings on the two brush hogs we have. Sometimes you wanna back under stuff and I have caught the wheel on stuff, bending the pivot arms.
I've beefed my tail wheel up on mine put some flat bar on the sides where they wouldn't bend
Other than that I love it.
ua-cam.com/video/gezND8Fj6nA/v-deo.html
I've literally bent the shaft on my wheel. That definitely needs addressed.
@@leedawson8301 I remember a WOODS brand that had a square tube going back for the pivot that had two side straps for stability. That looked like a very solid design.
This isn’t a “real” EA video, Ted didn’t even get the tractor tires off the ground. Lol.
Best comment!
Great job enjoyed that thank you for sharing!!!!
Quick attach pushed the gearbox about 6 inches or so back from where it normally would have been, thus making you have that much less engagement of the telescoping PTO shaft.
You need to stick in an extension or use a longer PTO shaft when you use the quick attach.
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Its bad any time to trust the supplied PTO shaft to be the right length when you put the implement on your tractor.
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Leave the shaft out and measure from the splined shaft on the tractor to the splined shaft on the implement at the largest distance you can get raising and lowering the implement.
Now you can do proper measurements to determine how long the PTO shaft must be in order to get minimum engagement of the telescoping sections.
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Then you make the same measurements for the shortest distance the two splined shafts can be from each other and you can make sure you won't bind the shaft making it try to push the gearbox off the implement.
The more you build yourself the better off your company is great products Ted
can the bucket in front be attacched to any tractor?
Yeah, as long as the tractor has a universal quick attach on it. Check out our Wicked Grapples here www.everythingattachments.com/Tractor-Root-Grapples-s/10568.htm
Just an idea... weld a single small piece of chain on the inside of the rail to clip the PTO guard to. I know that’s what I would do to mine. I hate clipping to the rail like or the plastic guard.
What a beast. Got to get your drone operator to ease up on the quick movements though, it defeats the stabilization.
I’m sold... when I get my taxes back this will be on the back on my tractor
Love the notch for pro shaft to sit
Great video.
Sounds like that edge is sharper than TravisEA!
I wish you had a 7’ drawbar pull type with hyd. lift wheels Ted. Nice blades though. Probably beast mode!
Take a look at Modern Ag out of Beaumont Tx. I have a viper 12ft batwing. Ment for 1 hydraulic but i stil it for 2 wings seperate from the lift. Thing is a hog.
Only thing about blades made from hardox or ar400/500 whatever you prefer to call it is your not going to sharpen the blades with abrasives, you'd have to mill an edge back on it. (ar400 Abrasion Resistant).... But will they even need to be sharpened? I'm curious.