I have one of these I bought brand new about 5 years ago . It was good for the 1st season of cutting but after the 1st year I've had to work on it every year before during and after the season is over.
They are almost like a camper. every time i go to use it I have to work on it. LOL. I actually sold mine to a friend and I can still use it from time to time. Right now im using the tractor and bush hog.
I am currently looking for the same kind of equipment. Great video and thank you for taking the time to video in that this will help me decide on what to purchase. Thank you.
I have a 2001 finish cut swisher and you wouldn't believe what I've cut with it for twenty years. I've used it like a bush hog on hard to reach food plots busting rocks and three inch brush. She looks rough but only replaced coil, carburetor, and three belts in twenty years.
Now that a good mower to last that long. Good to hear that the finish mowers can do some bush hogging too. Alot of people have asked about finish mowers but I don't own one personally. Might have to look for one. Thanks for the comment and recommendation for the viewers. Thanks for watching.
Great review. I’ve been looking into one so I’m able to mow my 6 acre field I purchased earlier this year. I think this is exactly what I need. Most of my property is tall grass with a few small bushes/trees hear and there. This should mow right over them.
Just bought the same one in great shape on marketplace for $350. I’m super happy with it for clearing my lanes at the deer lease. Thanks for the video.
I actually sold it to a buddy when I bought my tractor. I have done seen where I need it now that it is gone. It was great to mow up under trees on the side of fields. The only problem with these is if you pull them to fast in really high weeds the belt would slip. I needed a tractor to cover two different farms both with a total of 18 acres. I will be purchasing another one.
Good review. It's funny I called Kubota near me, the said " No you can't pull mower or bushhog behind a utv". Maybe he wanted to sell me a tractor? Thanks for review. Godbless
Did you put the trailer hitch on yourself or was it already on there? Trying to figure out how to put one on mine and the one on swisher is not for my model.
No the hitch was actually on the swisher when I bought it. The person that owned it before me added a bolt on style hitch and bolted it straight thru with shims on both sides then tach welded it. It actually worked out really nice.
Been researching these, I have some high brush next to woods I know it will be great for, just having a hard time finding one that I think has a long enough arm with offset for getting down around the bank of my pond.
When I offset mine on my sxs it still rides about two tire widths on the outside of the utv. There is still some of it riding behind in my tire tracks... now I believe mine is just shorter because it a older on to be used behind a atv. I have considered building a arm to extend it but have never got around to it. If the controls are mounted or secured on the deck and a long arm is built just for doing that pond. You can always take it off when your done with the pond. Just a idea but I would look on swishers sight and see what they offer in trailing arms or extended hitch’s. Let me know what you find. Thanks for watching.
To be honest it was an awesome machine but I have so much land I keep up with I bought a tractor. Looking back I wished I had kept it for just doing field edges. The downfall to these are constantly changing belts or bearing. The newer ones are built better than the older ones.
Hello, looking for basically same mower and came across your video. Well done. Looking back for the past 2 years, is it still doing good? Any issues other than just normal wear and tear? Also, have you tired to back it up and cut? I need to be able to get to some spots that even the offset may not reach, like cutting at the lake's edge. Appreciate your feedback...
Hello, Thank you. Actually I do not own it anymore. But the guy I sold it to still lets me borrow it from time to time. It is still doing really good. The only reason I sold it was that I bought a tractor and could cover ground faster. I still use it on field edges and and food plots in the woods. You can back up with it to cut you just have to be carful and not jack knife it when it gets in a bind. But doing lake banks or ponds it should work great. With these style mowers the main service is belts. As long as you keep them maintained they will last a long time. They are very handy
It has been a great machine but there is a lot of maintenance to them. If you use it regularly in tall stuff or brush, you could put a couple belts on a season. So far since the video I have added two belts and a set of bearings. But im really rough on mine. LOL. If you mow in slow speeds on just a field with tall grass or edging a field under trees or even tall fence rows its not gonna burn up belts as bad. They great machines just need more work than a normal tractor with bushog
Great review! More informative and helpful than the factory advertisement! I just ordered a swisher rough cut. Would you have an estimate on how many acres you could mow per hour/day potentially? Thanks
Thank you. It would be hard to estimate considering the speed you have to stay at the terrain plus how tall the field might be, but if i was guessing I would say a acre in a hour thats running 5mph to not bog the bushhog down in high weeds. Hope this helps
Northern Tool delivered a damaged Swisher mower Jan. 27th. I asked for an immediate return that same day. Yesterday (April 4) , Northern Tool finally said a truck would come today (April 5) to pick up the damaged product. However, no truck came, and no one phoned me about the delay. Northern Tool is disappointing. Swisher is disappointing in being negligent about the lack of responsibility in partnership with Northern Tool.
I am hearing more and more about stuff being damaged in shipment. Its crazy how this has become a problem. I hope you get this solved soon. Its disappointing that they have dropped the ball like this.
Are you on some sort of crusade to alert every possible TH-cam pull behind mower video viewer to the issues you had with yours? I’d love to have that kind of extra time.
Sound like your belt my be slipping or your bearings might be binding up. I would take the top off and check the belt and possibly pull the shaft out and check the bearings for drag. If that belt slips the blades wont turn.
@@pineylife yes, tension is good. I just replaced the cable as well and it seems to be engaging well. The motor does seem to be vibrating more than normal though. I just ordered new bearings for the blade assembly, hopefully that should do it!
As a fellow pioneer owner what is your cutting/travel speed while mowing and after buying used if you did it again would you buy new and never look back?
jason dillon in thick stuff I’m about 5 to 8 mph. Most of the time high range about 8 to 10mph in normal field mowing conditions. Honestly these mowers are so simple to work on I believe I would find one used again. The price they want for a new one is steep. Either way you look at it new or used your gonna be changing a belt every year if you use it like I do. Hope this helps and Thanks for watching.
Probably don't want to buy a Pioneer to pull my 60" Swisher but my old Snapper Hydro tractor is getting tired, what size type ATV would recommend? Thanks
Numa Newbern when my pioneer is tied up we use my dads Honda foreman 450 es. It doesn’t have a problem more does my Honda 300 fourtrax. We just use the utv for radio and a little more comfortable ride. Any atv 300 cc and up will work but a 4x4 will make it a lot easier on turns and hills.
@@pineylife Thanks, that is what I am considering since my old Snapper Hydro tractor is getting old, I figure a ATV a good used one or new one would take care of my needs till I croak, now 65, getting tired of working on old lawnmowers, have looked at ZTRs but since I realize I can cut the same acreage with my homemade Swisher conversion for a few bucks there is no need to spend the big bucks just to cut grass.
I have one of these I bought brand new about 5 years ago . It was good for the 1st season of cutting but after the 1st year I've had to work on it every year before during and after the season is over.
They are almost like a camper. every time i go to use it I have to work on it. LOL. I actually sold mine to a friend and I can still use it from time to time. Right now im using the tractor and bush hog.
Finally someone who put out a video of this thing in action in some heavy brush. Kudos. Now I just need to find a decent used one.
Thank you. They are great machines. Perfect for trails and field edges. Good luck on your search for one and thanks for watching.
I am currently looking for the same kind of equipment. Great video and thank you for taking the time to video in that this will help me decide on what to purchase. Thank you.
Your welcome and thank you for watching. Its comments like this that makes the videos worth doing.
I have a 2001 finish cut swisher and you wouldn't believe what I've cut with it for twenty years. I've used it like a bush hog on hard to reach food plots busting rocks and three inch brush. She looks rough but only replaced coil, carburetor, and three belts in twenty years.
Now that a good mower to last that long. Good to hear that the finish mowers can do some bush hogging too. Alot of people have asked about finish mowers but I don't own one personally. Might have to look for one. Thanks for the comment and recommendation for the viewers. Thanks for watching.
Problem with swischer is, you can’t mow grass that’s damp. Belt burns up.😮
Thanks for sharing
It had more grunt than I thought it would. Thanks for video!
You're welcome! They are pretty tough. I wanted to show what they could do. As long as they are pulled slow they do awesome. Thanks for watching.
Great review. I’ve been looking into one so I’m able to mow my 6 acre field I purchased earlier this year. I think this is exactly what I need. Most of my property is tall grass with a few small bushes/trees hear and there. This should mow right over them.
Thank you and glad you enjoyed the video. They are great for field and field edge or the edge of tree lines. Thanks for watching
Awesome review thank you for helping me finally make a decision on a pull behind mower.
Glad I could help and thank you for watching
Just bought the same one in great shape on marketplace for $350. I’m super happy with it for clearing my lanes at the deer lease. Thanks for the video.
You will love it. Thanks and thanks for watching.
Thanks for the time you took to review this.
Your welcome and thanks for watching
Awesome vid of the product in-use . . . especially in different terrain !! Good job !! Very helpful, thank you very much !!
Thank you and thanks for watching!
This mower is doing a good job. Thanks for showing us what it can do
Your welcome and thanks for watching.
I’m buying a used one off marketplace. Thanks for the video
You will enjoy it. Your welcome on the videos and thanks for watching
Thank you. Are you still pleased with it? Nice of you to do this.
I actually sold it to a buddy when I bought my tractor. I have done seen where I need it now that it is gone. It was great to mow up under trees on the side of fields. The only problem with these is if you pull them to fast in really high weeds the belt would slip. I needed a tractor to cover two different farms both with a total of 18 acres. I will be purchasing another one.
Convinced me to buy one. Good video
Glad to hear the video was helpful. Thank you for commenting and watching.
Good review. It's funny I called Kubota near me, the said " No you can't pull mower or bushhog behind a utv". Maybe he wanted to sell me a tractor? Thanks for review. Godbless
Either he hasn't been in the farm equipment business long or He wanted to sale you a tractor. lol. Your welcome and Thanks for watching
Either you weren’t explaining yourself clearly or he wasn’t understanding you.
Did you put the trailer hitch on yourself or was it already on there? Trying to figure out how to put one on mine and the one on swisher is not for my model.
No the hitch was actually on the swisher when I bought it. The person that owned it before me added a bolt on style hitch and bolted it straight thru with shims on both sides then tach welded it. It actually worked out really nice.
Thank you for sharing with us.
your welcome. thanks for watching.
Been researching these, I have some high brush next to woods I know it will be great for, just having a hard time finding one that I think has a long enough arm with offset for getting down around the bank of my pond.
When I offset mine on my sxs it still rides about two tire widths on the outside of the utv. There is still some of it riding behind in my tire tracks... now I believe mine is just shorter because it a older on to be used behind a atv. I have considered building a arm to extend it but have never got around to it. If the controls are mounted or secured on the deck and a long arm is built just for doing that pond. You can always take it off when your done with the pond. Just a idea but I would look on swishers sight and see what they offer in trailing arms or extended hitch’s. Let me know what you find. Thanks for watching.
Jaime, How did this work out in the long run? I am thinking about one for myself.
To be honest it was an awesome machine but I have so much land I keep up with I bought a tractor. Looking back I wished I had kept it for just doing field edges.
The downfall to these are constantly changing belts or bearing. The newer ones are built better than the older ones.
Hello, looking for basically same mower and came across your video. Well done. Looking back for the past 2 years, is it still doing good? Any issues other than just normal wear and tear? Also, have you tired to back it up and cut? I need to be able to get to some spots that even the offset may not reach, like cutting at the lake's edge. Appreciate your feedback...
Hello, Thank you. Actually I do not own it anymore. But the guy I sold it to still lets me borrow it from time to time. It is still doing really good. The only reason I sold it was that I bought a tractor and could cover ground faster. I still use it on field edges and and food plots in the woods. You can back up with it to cut you just have to be carful and not jack knife it when it gets in a bind. But doing lake banks or ponds it should work great. With these style mowers the main service is belts. As long as you keep them maintained they will last a long time. They are very handy
Have you had any issues with your swisher since making this video? Looks like it worked great!
It has been a great machine but there is a lot of maintenance to them. If you use it regularly in tall stuff or brush, you could put a couple belts on a season. So far since the video I have added two belts and a set of bearings. But im really rough on mine. LOL. If you mow in slow speeds on just a field with tall grass or edging a field under trees or even tall fence rows its not gonna burn up belts as bad. They great machines just need more work than a normal tractor with bushog
Great demo. Wondering if it would have any difficulty mowing in reverse, backing into corners or behind gates?
Thank you. It does great backing up around gates, under limbs and fences. Thanks for watching
Great review! More informative and helpful than the factory advertisement! I just ordered a swisher rough cut. Would you have an estimate on how many acres you could mow per hour/day potentially? Thanks
Thank you. It would be hard to estimate considering the speed you have to stay at the terrain plus how tall the field might be, but if i was guessing I would say a acre in a hour thats running 5mph to not bog the bushhog down in high weeds. Hope this helps
Good review, friend, Thanks.
Thank you and thanks for watching .
I have spent untold hours and money fixing one thing then another on this contraption.
I know the feeling they can get exspensive.
I’m in the same boat with a 52” DR.
Not a fan of crushing it before I mow it! I wonder why Ventrac is the only MFR to understand this.
Not sure. But i would say just because its easier and cheaper to build
@@pineylife " Easier and Cheaper to Build," plus works better is a killer combo in my book.
@@cerberus2881 good point.
Northern Tool delivered a damaged Swisher mower Jan. 27th. I asked for an immediate return that same day. Yesterday (April 4) , Northern Tool finally said a truck would come today (April 5) to pick up the damaged product.
However, no truck came, and no one phoned me about the delay. Northern Tool is disappointing. Swisher is disappointing in being negligent about the lack of responsibility in partnership with Northern Tool.
I am hearing more and more about stuff being damaged in shipment. Its crazy how this has become a problem. I hope you get this solved soon. Its disappointing that they have dropped the ball like this.
Are you on some sort of crusade to alert every possible TH-cam pull behind mower video viewer to the issues you had with yours? I’d love to have that kind of extra time.
@pineylife I have the exact machine and I wish it worked like yours. It just pushes down that tall grass, but doesn’t actually cut it. Any ideas?
Sound like your belt my be slipping or your bearings might be binding up. I would take the top off and check the belt and possibly pull the shaft out and check the bearings for drag. If that belt slips the blades wont turn.
@@pineylife I just replaced the belt. How would stop the belt from slipping?
@@robcurley4415 do you have good tension on the belt? everything is engaging tight?
@@pineylife yes, tension is good. I just replaced the cable as well and it seems to be engaging well. The motor does seem to be vibrating more than normal though. I just ordered new bearings for the blade assembly, hopefully that should do it!
@@robcurley4415 let me know how it goes. Maybe it’s a bearing causing drag.
As a fellow pioneer owner what is your cutting/travel speed while mowing and after buying used if you did it again would you buy new and never look back?
jason dillon in thick stuff I’m about 5 to 8 mph. Most of the time high range about 8 to 10mph in normal field mowing conditions. Honestly these mowers are so simple to work on I believe I would find one used again. The price they want for a new one is steep. Either way you look at it new or used your gonna be changing a belt every year if you use it like I do. Hope this helps and Thanks for watching.
I saw your video on the rugged 44. When engaging the blades, does the engine idle up
Thank you for watching. Unfortunately it does not idle up. You set the throttle before cutting.
Thank you.
@@pauljohn5554 your welcome.
Probably don't want to buy a Pioneer to pull my 60" Swisher but my old Snapper Hydro tractor is getting tired, what size type ATV would recommend? Thanks
Numa Newbern when my pioneer is tied up we use my dads Honda foreman 450 es. It doesn’t have a problem more does my Honda 300 fourtrax. We just use the utv for radio and a little more comfortable ride. Any atv 300 cc and up will work but a 4x4 will make it a lot easier on turns and hills.
@@pineylife Thanks, that is what I am considering since my old Snapper Hydro tractor is getting old, I figure a ATV a good used one or new one would take care of my needs till I croak, now 65, getting tired of working on old lawnmowers, have looked at ZTRs but since I realize I can cut the same acreage with my homemade Swisher conversion for a few bucks there is no need to spend the big bucks just to cut grass.
Great video!
9251finley1 thank you and thanks for watching.
Can this be used as a regular lawn mower??
Miguel gonzalez not really. They do make a swisher finishing mower that looks a lot like this one. But the rough cut is a bushog. Thanks for watching.
Recommended speed pulling it
5 to 8 mph
@@pineylife my Swisher 44" rough cut has a sticker on it that states: DO NOT EXCEED 5 MPH