Overgrown Power Line Right Of Way Mowing
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- Опубліковано 6 сер 2024
- Overgrown Power Line Right Of Way Mowing
One of the major causes of power disruptions and outages are trees and vegetation that come in contact with the power lines. Trees or brush that touch electric lines can create short circuits that cause your power to go out. That is why most power companies contract out regular vegetation maintenance of the right of way (ROW).
We’ve been asked to help out the local power company by clearing the right of way next to some power lines. In order to reach and remove this area of massive growth, it requires compact equipment.
So today, we’re doing everyone’s favorite job, Tough-cutting.
We have the Ventrac 4520P (Kawasaki engine) with a mid-mount weight kit installed, Tough Cut brush mowing deck, dual wheels, and canopy with fan.
This patch of out-of-control brush and grass is the perfect size for the Tough Cut to handle; the growth is green and stemmy but also woody, and the small saplings and bushes have a ½”-¾” diameter. The Tough Cut will clear out this 40-foot by 130-yard area easily and efficiently.
The mid-mount weight kit gives the tractor added downforce on the front wheels and ultimately better traction overall. In addition, the dual wheels provide further stability on steep inclines and sloped terrain. On the Tough Cut deck, we have the capability to hydraulically flip up the deck to work on it if needed. And the canopy with a fan adds to operator comfort.
Because the FlexFrame hugs the terrain so well and the tractor articulates and oscillates, it is able to crawl up, over, and around the mounds of earth that have been formed near the electric poles throughout the right of way. This job was safely and efficiently completed by a single operator in 2 hours.
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TOUGH CUT: www.ventrac.com/products/atta...
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00:00 Tough Cut Intro
00:24 Details About The Property
01:47 Tractor Setup For The Job
02:46 Tough Cutting Through Thick Brush
03:14 Barbed Wire Obstacle
04:20 Tough Cutting Through Thick Brush
08:05 Project Conclusion
09:50 Visit Ventrac.com! - Авто та транспорт
Great catch on the barbed wire. The more and I see the Ventrac the more impressed I have become. Great job Aaron.
This is absolutely awesome. Hard to believe that thing can take down material that size so easily. Need one.
One awesome piece of kit great to watch but even better when you are operating it, that tough cut head is awesome.
Yup! Ventrac best tractor on the market 👍
I love the VENTRAC, I have the 4500Z with the tough cut and KC180
Nice JOB
That is so true about the power line for the trees can short out the high tension leads plus kill the trees and possibly start a fire
Great Job guys!
Thank you for the support, Sean!
Great video. Wish I had the nerve to do those jobs
That's okay! Watching is fun too!
Would have like to see it done with the flail deck or at least compared
Great Video ! Does the mid-mount weight kit help in tip over stability?
Have you ever used the Y cut flail after a tough cut job to mulch the remains up even smaller?
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im wondering if after the tough cut sites can be improved a little more with a few passes of the fast flail every 3 weeks to keep the weeds and woody material from forming
Power lines are long and wide across rough terrain. Once brush is cut, then the 95” deck would be the best solution?
Would be nice to have one. Unfortunately they are impossible to get in my area, dealer said he had 60 people already paid on back order. Went to another dealer, same story.
Anyone know how you get right of way contracts?
Are the tires foam filled?
I like the Kubota gas version. Do these units have a cruise control when cutting grasses?
They do not!
Getting close to leaf cleanup season. Is Ventrac working on fixing what the material collection system can be compatible with? Like the flashers and the canopy? For people who drive on the road or do landscaping this would be crucial to be able to do. Have the collection system with the canopy and the flashers! Come on ventrac you can do it!
You're in luck! The RV602 Collection Vac is compatible with the new 70.4169 Ventrac Canopy that Aaron is using in the video. It might be tough to see, but on the four corners of his canopy there are also strobe lights installed.
@@ventractraining1350 yeah I’ve seen the strobe. I love that little touch. Would they replace the flashers in this case?
Could the flashers be removable or relocated in the future?
@@Zanderthelab The 70.4162 Directional/Hazard light kit is compatible with the new 70.4169 Canopy. But that hazard light kit is not compatible with the RV602 because how the vac mounts to the right side of the tractor. The canopy strobes are always visible making those the better option when using the collection vac.
@@ventractraining1350 gotcha
What's the progress on research and development of the possible forestry mulcher attachment for the Ventrac? I saw a while back in another video you said you'd send that request up to R&D. Any news?
Not so far! Keep checking for updates because there will be an announcement if we create
a new attachment!
You should let Farming with Duffy ag a UA-camr demo a. Ventrac with tough cut
I would love to have one for the new house. Just can't justified 35 grand
99% of us are in the same boat. I really could use one of these, but not affordable.
@@fisidave Yep always the story. I'm thinking a X758 deere and a ATV with a tow behind brush mower is the plan I think
I mow with one of these and they are definitely worth the price u pay
Thank you for the support!
Do they come with thoes airless tires and wheels?
The Tough Cut tires are flat-free. The eight tires on the tractor can have our reseal product added which fills most punctures up to a 1/2 inch. Just ask your dealer for Ventrac 15.0042-05 Tire Reseal or go to this address for more info: www.ventrac.com/products/accessories/15.0042-05
Hey Aaron, you gotta wear gloves man, make it look like you're working 😉😉. In the South those mounds are called ant hills.
I hope someday when you’re producing these videos but some of them should not have any music please
Why not have hydraulic motors on the deck
The drives for the blades are a belt driven system, it helps keep hydraulic temps down and also acts as a "clutch if a blade stops. The belt will slip and there are no shear pins to replace ever.
Hit a large object with hydraulics and you're done. Wasted time that'll cost a ton. The belt driven system means you hit the same thing and it's just a belt and a small break to replace and you're back in action.
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