Tree Slasher

[Tommy_S220]

Hello, I am new here. I just bought a 2004 S220 and was looking at getting a brush cutter for it. I have about 15 acres of overgrown pasture to clean up and thought about trying to do some work for other people as well. I found a place (onlineattachments.com) that makes a "Tree Slasher" that is suppose to cut up to @ 7" tree. Is anyone familiar with this cutter? On line special price is $7100.00. I called and spoke with them, said they could do a little better on the price. I would appreciate any advice or info. Thanks, Tommy

 

[500K_773]

Welcome to BobcatForum Tommy.
I haven't seen any of onlineattachments products before. Just making my comments from what I see on their site. Looks like they are able to do 7" think material because the blade is exposed forward. Their attachment also has 4 blades vs. everyone elses 2 blades. I don't like the way the hydraulic motor is exposed and also looks like the hoses are mounted straight out the top of the motor. This may not be bad, but it looks suseptible to damage.
I do like the fact that they include a safety door specific to your machine. I wonder what type of safety door it is? Does this cutter have a rear roller like the Bobcat Brushcat? The roller on the Brushcat allows you to follow terrain fairly easy. This works well when mowing a grassy field.
Do you have a high flow machine? The Tree Slasher recommends 22-30 GPM. Your S220 should have 20.7 GPM with standard flow and 30.9 GPM at high flow. Your machine may run it, but you may lose some performance in dense grass and brush or bigger trees.
Personally, I would like to see the craftmanship of a product before I spend that much money. Hopefully you can see one in person or get some good feedback from someone here who has owned one. If you only need to cut 4" or smaller material, I have had good luck with my Bobcat Brushcat. Brush Wolf and Ammbusher also look like they make a good rotary cutter. Loftness looks like they make some good flail mowers for brush and the Timber Ax for 6" - 12" material. The Timber Ax would need high flow and is pretty expensive (about $20,000)

 

[wingspar]

Welcome to BobcatForum Tommy.
I haven't seen any of onlineattachments products before. Just making my comments from what I see on their site. Looks like they are able to do 7" think material because the blade is exposed forward. Their attachment also has 4 blades vs. everyone elses 2 blades. I don't like the way the hydraulic motor is exposed and also looks like the hoses are mounted straight out the top of the motor. This may not be bad, but it looks suseptible to damage.
I do like the fact that they include a safety door specific to your machine. I wonder what type of safety door it is? Does this cutter have a rear roller like the Bobcat Brushcat? The roller on the Brushcat allows you to follow terrain fairly easy. This works well when mowing a grassy field.
Do you have a high flow machine? The Tree Slasher recommends 22-30 GPM. Your S220 should have 20.7 GPM with standard flow and 30.9 GPM at high flow. Your machine may run it, but you may lose some performance in dense grass and brush or bigger trees.
Personally, I would like to see the craftmanship of a product before I spend that much money. Hopefully you can see one in person or get some good feedback from someone here who has owned one. If you only need to cut 4" or smaller material, I have had good luck with my Bobcat Brushcat. Brush Wolf and Ammbusher also look like they make a good rotary cutter. Loftness looks like they make some good flail mowers for brush and the Timber Ax for 6" - 12" material. The Timber Ax would need high flow and is pretty expensive (about $20,000)

Wow, at 1940 pounds, that would be a hog to push around! And how do they hot dip something so large???? I think if you are going to be cutting grass and small trees you would be better off with a mower like the ones built by Bobcat, Brush Wolf, or Quick-Attach. They are a little lighter on the wallet too. I know for a fact that you can cut down any tree that you can push over, and that is a pretty big tree. Here are some links: http://www.bobcat.com http://www.brushwolf.com/brush-cutter-7200.html http://www.quick-attach.com/product/brush_buster.cfm I don't like the brush wolf as much because if doesn't float and it doesn't have a roller. Good luck!

 

[YellowDog]

Wow, at 1940 pounds, that would be a hog to push around! And how do they hot dip something so large???? I think if you are going to be cutting grass and small trees you would be better off with a mower like the ones built by Bobcat, Brush Wolf, or Quick-Attach. They are a little lighter on the wallet too. I know for a fact that you can cut down any tree that you can push over, and that is a pretty big tree. Here are some links: http://www.bobcat.com http://www.brushwolf.com/brush-cutter-7200.html http://www.quick-attach.com/product/brush_buster.cfm I don't like the brush wolf as much because if doesn't float and it doesn't have a roller. Good luck!

Looks like a hot dipped DAVCO mower. If it is a DAVCO, it is one of the toughest mowers out there. Rated for 4" but will handle bigger brush. Drawbacks, can sling material and does not mulch well. It is, without a doubt, toughest rotary I have seen. Can be used to grind softer stumps into the dirt. Has two sided h.d. blades (short) and huge disc underneath with a lot of centrifugal force.