Chris you have the ultimately weed Wacker. Sitting in a air condition cab with the radio on. Not worried about any wasp nests or snakes. This is how a expert excavator operator cleans up the yard. Money well spent.
If you Swap the hoses from the mulching machine with the hoses from the thumb. You will have more flow on the mulching machine without the too small knee couplings. The mulching machine will be more powerful and run at maximum speed quickly. The thumb will continue to function the same as before
I like that mulching machine , man in your business needs all kinds of tools to take care of all the customers needs !! Keep the videos coming sir , I enjoy them all !!
Just proves, having the right tool for the job makes all the difference! I’m sure that fence wasn’t cheap, and you must protect that investment. Well done!
Cool machine for clearing out brush, vines and small trees. Follow up with some annual spraying should keep the openings pretty clean, I'd think. Would be finding a lot of solid rock and boulders doing that clearing here in WI.
Hi Chris Richard here I live in Australia gold Coast QLD and I love how hard you work and mulching machine will need to be shaped soon and I love the new machine you got your self there
I totally agree bush hoggin and skid steer only do so much and since I don't have a mini with a mulcher head I have to weed eat my fence lines,trees,ponds
I do stone work...patios..old farm walls (is what we normally ally specialize in) that kinda stuff...we come in and clean all the overgrown mess out make it nice build and or rebuild...stumps overgrowth that kinda nonsense...point being we get in there on litteral hands and knees ripping all the junk out so when we pack up or crap and leave you have a beautiful stone wall for all to admire.....when all is said and done say 2_3 years down the road many (if not most) people do not keep up with maintenance they just let nature have its way yet again..poisonivy grows back all the weeds sprout up again just a waste of money on their part honestly....to see someone like Chris take a nice piece of land and take the time to actually maintain it even after working long hot days gives me a sense of pride to know there are a few people out there who actually care enough to keep nice things nice. Much respect sir much respect.
People will always tell ya what ya need but its not always what ya want. I'm not sure in which order these videos were taped first but yesterdays video of this mulcher in action cleaning up along a hi-way speaks for itself. Looks like Chris picked the perfect tool for the job application, besides that.., I'm pretty sure there aren't too many skid steers with brush hogs out there that could jump a fence and prune tree limbs 16 feet into the air.
I am glad to see that someone who has the means to do it keep the property looking good. I've seen so many properties cleared for new houses and the owners of the new houses just let everything except for where they the house and what little bit they want to mow grow back up into a wild Force I think it looks like crap and a waste of money if you going to clear that much land I think you should keep it cleaned up and looking nice good job
Chris with the strawberry and the mulcher has you the practicality all the embrio plant and root growths to remove without the great tree roots to hurt. And this is very good. Stinging nettle, blackberry wild roses and woodclematis is little to hold. For the dam clearing is it fixed good. I think you have a great gladness. Thank to this video is best documentary.
I think the attachment does good. It’s a little slow/underpowered but everything has limits and it’s still totally useable. It’s not a replacement for the skid steer, but an addition to it.
A fellow farmer had one on a 10 ton Cat, used it cut around field borders. Heck of a lot easier than a tractor and loader or a pole saw. One thing that amazes me when Chris is cleaning or clearing woods, is the absence of Chinese privets. Woods, fence and tree lines are full of them here in Alabama.
On the cab of a semi they have a spring assembly to hold the airlines of the catwalk maybe you could adapt one of those springs for holding up your hydraulic lines to keep them from snagging up and possibly getting ripped off. Also the spring would still give the ability to stretch and still get the reach you need without having to shorten up the lines.
@@edwardconway5955 Yeah I was talking about the one that comes off the cab itself. They slide back and forth on a hand grab type of pole but that was on older rigs before the pogo style came out.But yeah same type of spring set up.
G'day Chris. Great little gadget. Small improvement could be to increase the return flow of the fluid from the cutter motor. It will help eliminate the stalling and labouring.
On ur hydraulic hoses Chris we use a spring that ya can pick up at ur local parts place that has semi parts. There used between truck and trailer to hold up the air lines it works great
Wow that works better than I thought it would. Looks awesome. It did a great job. I work for my local DPW and I'm gonna suggest we get this attachment for our mini excavator. It would be great for doing over the guardrails.
These are used all over Florida by highway departments and utility companies and contractors. I see them all the time mowing down the banks of roadside water retention ponds. The power company uses one for cleaning back scrub trees around neighborhood power lines. Killer machines!!! Most time I see than with the mower set on an angle and the machine walking forward..
Chris I agree with you both tools are nice but the one on the mini excavator the mulching head does a good job reaching up high and stuff that the skid steer brush cutter won't do both of them got their place and they both work good it all depends on what you prefer be safe man and watch that windshield
Chris you are having to much fun grinding up the under brush but I think I would too. Looks like it's doing the job you are asking it to do,so no need to get anything bigger
TH-camr @idigit4 has both a skid steer with an MTL bush hog and a Kubota mini excavator with a Prinoth mulcher. He's a one-man operation and always explains why he uses one machine over the other. Ultimately the mulcher can cut everything, even grass if you are patient or have no choice.
I agree with your description of that attachment. I have a RockHound flail mower, and advertise "Precision Mulching". Mine does a pretty good job, but I wish it had fixed teeth instead of swinging flail blades. I may need to consider buying something like that.
Well Chris another great video brother and it sure does look a lot better after you get finished mulching all of that but anyway brother you and John and yawls family stay safe and keep the videos coming
That is one nice tool that makes short work of a difficult project especially them last trees cuz you always got some of them low hangers that are always nice to trim up and I don't know why this tool is so satisfying to watch lol
If it was handy I'd be tempted to hit everything possible with the skid loader then follow up with the mini mulcher. Of course that would be after I had all the practice I wanted with the new mini attachment. You know your stuff and I am most definitely not criticizing.
That's awesome attachment , we I retired from we have a excavatorwith a very large attachment also it floats. Thanks for sharing take care stay safe god bless
your keeping the Beaver well fed lots of trees for it to chew up .. you can get a lot of places with that unit that a tractor brush hog and the skid steer can't get ,, only thing i would worry about is a chip coming back at you ..
Hi Chris, i enjoyed watching you mulching at your farm,can i ask have you thought about a quick fit steel mesh to put over your windscreen when your mulching , a farmer friend lost and eye from a small piece of barbed wire that came through the screen . I have enjoyed all your videos for the last eighteen months so thanks for keeping me sane through the pandemic. i worked driving heavy plant for nearly fifty years and retired four years ago.
Sounds like the mini has a hard time keeping that mulching unit supplied. Unit is constantly drawn down in speed as it is cutting. Hoses maybe a little small and could also be the size of the connectors. They add a lot of restriction to the system. When it is wound up, it cuts like no ones business. I bet if you put a test head on the connection in place of the unit itself, all else as it is, you will find you don't have near enough pressure or flow. Using the excavator is the ticket with that unit. Thanks for sharing.
I love watching your video but this one I couldn't. I watch your video because you are doing something important or interesting but this is just cutting grass lol . I want you to know I've learned a lot on how to run equipment by watching you run yours and thanks a lot. Keep up the good work !!
Keep up the good work. Ive been subscribed for a long while and enjoy ur vids. From pond to woods to draining clearing land and fixing others mistakes. Lol Curious would you ever get a bigger mulcher for your bigger excavator?
Was looking at that hose too. Won't it get damaged in time if it drags over the ground when mulching? Would be a waste of money when it fails because of that.
Do you think the public is not going to give their professional opinion. You know the keyboard equipment operators know more than you Chris. LOL. Keep up the great work and I hope your big excavator will be fixed soon. I have felt that pain before myself.
I've been watching you long enough to that the speed of this implement has to have you chomping at the bit. You talk about being OCD (nothing wrong with that) and I have listened to you mention many times "efficiency". Talking bucket scoops to fill the truck, Bucket size, swings of the cab, trips with the haul truck etc. You do get an amazing amount done! Can you put a higher volume or auxiliary hydraulic pump on this machine? Getting twice as much done in the same time is twice the money! Not a critique or telling you your business, just a question/suggestion.
My question is: Would that mulcher work even better after the all of the leaves have fallen off of the trees(less material to chop up)? It does make those areas look nice.
Hell, I don't know how you keep your Farm looking so good , with all the long hours you work . It's a never ending battle to keep up with all there is to do on a Big Farm !! Plus you have all the animals as well to keep up with... lololol... I bet by the time you do hit your Fat Chair at night Chris , you fall clean out !! lolololl... I love it though, you do have a Beautiful farm , and Home !! Oh and gonna be 2 really nice new buildings, Have you got closer to getting the New one started yet Chris ?? Keep us updated on the progress, if you can find a min. too !! lolol... Great as always Man !! Have a Great week, and On too the Next !! Oh, Hope your "Unk" is up and And at umm again !!
Hey Brother, That is one "BAD- A$$" little toy, if I had that thing I'd never stop, I'd do the whole neighborhood!!! Weather they wanted it done or not!! Just an observation, it seems that when you knock the trees on the ground, and then mulch them it works so much better. I've seen one like that running, and the one I saw, was spinning so fast it was whistling!!! Have a great evening : }{ :
@@barrygoing5246 Do you have a clue what quotation marks mean? I quoted Chris verbatim, oh sorry, big words. I quoted Chris word for word. Now scroll back to the beginning after writing down my words, that are in quotes, and listen real close to what Chris says and compare that to what I wrote. I affirmed what he said by using quotes, capiche, comprendre, understand?
Is it worth the effort to clear the gums, pines etc. out of these small blocks, thus allowing the better timber such as oaks to flourish? I guess it might be for when timber prices are as high as they are now.
Keeping that scrubby understory growth mowed down will make the desirable trees grow much better. The next thing would be is to do a controlled burn to get the nutrients back into the soil and repeat that every 4 or 5 years.
Chris you have the ultimately weed Wacker. Sitting in a air condition cab with the radio on. Not worried about any wasp nests or snakes.
This is how a expert excavator operator cleans up the yard.
Money well spent.
Agree with Chris. This mulcher is a specialized tool. Nice little weekend project. Like the way the farm is looking.
I started watching your channel 8 years ago this week and am still here. Thanks.
If you Swap the hoses from the mulching machine with the hoses from the thumb.
You will have more flow on the mulching machine without the too small knee couplings. The mulching machine will be more powerful and run at maximum speed quickly.
The thumb will continue to function the same as before
What are knee couplings ? Thanks.
The mulcher is the machine for cutting back the tree line. Looks great.
I like that mulching machine , man in your business needs all kinds of tools to take care of all the customers needs !! Keep the videos coming sir , I enjoy them all !!
Just proves, having the right tool for the job makes all the difference! I’m sure that fence wasn’t cheap, and you must protect that investment. Well done!
Cool machine for clearing out brush, vines and small trees. Follow up with some annual spraying should keep the openings pretty clean, I'd think.
Would be finding a lot of solid rock and boulders doing that clearing here in WI.
Hi Chris Richard here I live in Australia gold Coast QLD and I love how hard you work and mulching machine will need to be shaped soon and I love the new machine you got your self there
The “Experts” are sure out in force on this video !
I totally agree bush hoggin and skid steer only do so much and since I don't have a mini with a mulcher head I have to weed eat my fence lines,trees,ponds
I do stone work...patios..old farm walls (is what we normally ally specialize in) that kinda stuff...we come in and clean all the overgrown mess out make it nice build and or rebuild...stumps overgrowth that kinda nonsense...point being we get in there on litteral hands and knees ripping all the junk out so when we pack up or crap and leave you have a beautiful stone wall for all to admire.....when all is said and done say 2_3 years down the road many (if not most) people do not keep up with maintenance they just let nature have its way yet again..poisonivy grows back all the weeds sprout up again just a waste of money on their part honestly....to see someone like Chris take a nice piece of land and take the time to actually maintain it even after working long hot days gives me a sense of pride to know there are a few people out there who actually care enough to keep nice things nice. Much respect sir much respect.
People will always tell ya what ya need but its not always what ya want.
I'm not sure in which order these videos were taped first but yesterdays video of this mulcher in action cleaning up along a hi-way speaks for itself. Looks like Chris picked the perfect tool for the job application, besides that.., I'm pretty sure there aren't too many skid steers with brush hogs out there that could jump a fence and prune tree limbs 16 feet into the air.
People happily tell what ya should be using, as long as they don't sign the checks.
@@2xKTfc The government does both. Thing is they use your checkbook.
I am glad to see that someone who has the means to do it keep the property looking good. I've seen so many properties cleared for new houses and the owners of the new houses just let everything except for where they the house and what little bit they want to mow grow back up into a wild Force I think it looks like crap and a waste of money if you going to clear that much land I think you should keep it cleaned up and looking nice good job
Chris with the strawberry and the mulcher has you the practicality all the embrio plant and root growths to remove without the great tree roots to hurt. And this is very good. Stinging nettle, blackberry wild roses and woodclematis is little to hold. For the dam clearing is it fixed good. I think you have a great gladness. Thank to this video is best documentary.
I think the attachment does good. It’s a little slow/underpowered but everything has limits and it’s still totally useable. It’s not a replacement for the skid steer, but an addition to it.
A fellow farmer had one on a 10 ton Cat, used it cut around field borders. Heck of a lot easier than a tractor and loader or a pole saw.
One thing that amazes me when Chris is cleaning or clearing woods, is the absence of Chinese privets. Woods, fence and tree lines are full of them here in Alabama.
We have plenty of Chinese privets (unfortunately) here where I live in NC. Very invasive plants
On the cab of a semi they have a spring assembly to hold the airlines of the catwalk maybe you could adapt one of those springs for holding up your hydraulic lines to keep them from snagging up and possibly getting ripped off. Also the spring would still give the ability to stretch and still get the reach you need without having to shorten up the lines.
that gizmo behind the cab is called a pogo stick. bits and pieces could do the trick.
@@edwardconway5955 Yeah I was talking about the one that comes off the cab itself. They slide back and forth on a hand grab type of pole but that was on older rigs before the pogo style came out.But yeah same type of spring set up.
G'day Chris. Great little gadget. Small improvement could be to increase the return flow of the fluid from the cutter motor. It will help eliminate the stalling and labouring.
I seen Ami was even calling it "Strawberry Shortcake"! Its cool Chris. You make anything look easy no matter the color!
link? Blackjack sounds like better name for it
On ur hydraulic hoses Chris we use a spring that ya can pick up at ur local parts place that has semi parts. There used between truck and trailer to hold up the air lines it works great
That is an amazing attachment one big mutcher. I have been enjoying your channel and content.🇨🇦
Your trees will appreciate the trip to the salon for the trim. They will really grow now.
Wow that works better than I thought it would. Looks awesome. It did a great job. I work for my local DPW and I'm gonna suggest we get this attachment for our mini excavator. It would be great for doing over the guardrails.
I think it's the best for making vertical cuts. Great for trimming along roads.
Nice shiny new toys 💪🏼💯💪🏼 so essentially You are using it as you would a weed eater perfect!
These are used all over Florida by highway departments and utility companies and contractors. I see them all the time mowing down the banks of roadside water retention ponds. The power company uses one for cleaning back scrub trees around neighborhood power lines. Killer machines!!! Most time I see than with the mower set on an angle and the machine walking forward..
Awesome attachment. That would blaze a nice trail through just about any woods.
Really does a good job across your beautiful fence. I am so jealous of that fence. Farm is looking neat and tidy now.
Chris I agree with you both tools are nice but the one on the mini excavator the mulching head does a good job reaching up high and stuff that the skid steer brush cutter won't do both of them got their place and they both work good it all depends on what you prefer be safe man and watch that windshield
🏴 like it Chris mulching over the fence👍
Looking place is really looking good Chris. That mulcher was a wise investment, but you already know that.
Excellent video bro, I am picking the property owner is happy with the result and the commute to the job is right handy you might say. Safe travels
Looks good and cuts bigger stuff than I thought it could. Great for fence line.
It makes it look so much better
You call it a "mulcher".
I call it a "woodchipper on a stick"! Lol
The farm is looking great. 👍
Chris you are having to much fun grinding up the under brush but I think I would too. Looks like it's doing the job you are asking it to do,so no need to get anything bigger
Tools make work easier, thank goodness!
Chris has a pretty good set up.
Looks great Chris 🇺🇲 I really enjoyed this video 🇺🇲
This is satisfying watching you grind up hapless little trees.
Nice unit it'll keep the homestead looking nice and alot of paying jobs in the future 😎👍
If your happy with it Chris thats all that matters.....
10/4
John with Upstate brush control would do well to add this machine to compliment his skidsteer/Fecon
John has a very capable crew to get into those to get places... But he has to pay them wages adding to the cost of his projects.
@@bajabandito1855 10/4
TH-camr @idigit4 has both a skid steer with an MTL bush hog and a Kubota mini excavator with a Prinoth mulcher. He's a one-man operation and always explains why he uses one machine over the other. Ultimately the mulcher can cut everything, even grass if you are patient or have no choice.
You seem to be improving the mulching technique as more ground is cleared! Best action seems to be - mulch down vertically then sweep right to left.
I agree with your description of that attachment. I have a RockHound flail mower, and advertise "Precision Mulching". Mine does a pretty good job, but I wish it had fixed teeth instead of swinging flail blades. I may need to consider buying something like that.
That video Chris is a good advertisement for these equipment products. They work great
Well Chris another great video brother and it sure does look a lot better after you get finished mulching all of that but anyway brother you and John and yawls family stay safe and keep the videos coming
I didn't see the need for the mulcher attachment until the electric fence. Yep, that fits in just right!👍
That is one nice tool that makes short work of a difficult project especially them last trees cuz you always got some of them low hangers that are always nice to trim up and I don't know why this tool is so satisfying to watch lol
the house and shop sure look pretty looking down the drive.
Kids, slow old folks, animals, stay back, it can throw sticks and stones, great video.
Nice results. Really clean looking.
Nice tool for the toolbox👍👍
That mulcher kicks ass! perfect tool for the right job!
Nice to see you not burning anything 👍👍👀👊
If it was handy I'd be tempted to hit everything possible with the skid loader then follow up with the mini mulcher. Of course that would be after I had all the practice I wanted with the new mini attachment. You know your stuff and I am most definitely not criticizing.
That's awesome attachment , we I retired from we have a excavatorwith a very large attachment also it floats. Thanks for sharing take care stay safe god bless
your keeping the Beaver well fed lots of trees for it to chew up .. you can get a lot of places with that unit that a tractor brush hog and the skid steer can't get ,, only thing i would worry about is a chip coming back at you ..
I love mulching videos and I can't really explain why. I also have some serious equipment envy lol
Hi Chris, i enjoyed watching you mulching at your farm,can i ask have you thought about a quick fit steel mesh to put over your windscreen when your mulching , a farmer friend lost and eye from a small piece of barbed wire that came through the screen . I have enjoyed all your videos for the last eighteen months so thanks for keeping me sane through the pandemic. i worked driving heavy plant for nearly fifty years and retired four years ago.
Looking great Chris
Sounds like the mini has a hard time keeping that mulching unit supplied. Unit is constantly drawn down in speed as it is cutting. Hoses maybe a little small and could also be the size of the connectors. They add a lot of restriction to the system. When it is wound up, it cuts like no ones business. I bet if you put a test head on the connection in place of the unit itself, all else as it is, you will find you don't have near enough pressure or flow. Using the excavator is the ticket with that unit. Thanks for sharing.
Just going in that far really made one heck of a difference!
Great video 👍👍 It seems like it takes time to learn how hard to run it without killing the drum speed completely.
the mulching tree mutilator 👍 cool video as usual chris 👍
I love watching your video but this one I couldn't. I watch your video because you are doing something important or interesting but this is just cutting grass lol . I want you to know I've learned a lot on how to run equipment by watching you run yours and thanks a lot. Keep up the good work !!
Everything has it’s specific use. Take care & cheers from 🐨🦘🥰
That sure as heck Beats holding a pole saw and killing your arms 👍👍👍👍👍😉
great job buddy and great video as always buddy 😎👊🏻👍🏻
Once you get it cleaned up, it will be easy to maintain. good job
Nice video! A great tool to have for property maintenance...
...looks like it's doin' a good job, it's doin' what you want it to do...nice work, keep safe
Keep up the good work. Ive been subscribed for a long while and enjoy ur vids. From pond to woods to draining clearing land and fixing others mistakes. Lol
Curious would you ever get a bigger mulcher for your bigger excavator?
Is there anything you can do within reason to supply a bit more flow to the mulcher?
What's the plan for those floppy long hoses?
Flow is limited by the size of the pumps. It's usually tough to get much increase without upgrading
Was looking at that hose too. Won't it get damaged in time if it drags over the ground when mulching? Would be a waste of money when it fails because of that.
Do you think the public is not going to give their professional opinion. You know the keyboard equipment operators know more than you Chris. LOL. Keep up the great work and I hope your big excavator will be fixed soon. I have felt that pain before myself.
Locust trees is a big test for any piece of equipment it's like cutting down steel post
I've been watching you long enough to that the speed of this implement has to have you chomping at the bit. You talk about being OCD (nothing wrong with that) and I have listened to you mention many times "efficiency". Talking bucket scoops to fill the truck, Bucket size, swings of the cab, trips with the haul truck etc. You do get an amazing amount done! Can you put a higher volume or auxiliary hydraulic pump on this machine? Getting twice as much done in the same time is twice the money! Not a critique or telling you your business, just a question/suggestion.
My question is: Would that mulcher work even better after the all of the leaves have fallen off of the trees(less material to chop up)? It does make those areas look nice.
Mulching is very nice creating humus for the soil (dirt) Me myself love mulching and composting and not at the least... Burning ,Buddy :)
Hell, I don't know how you keep your Farm looking so good , with all the long hours you work . It's a never ending battle to keep up with all there is to do on a Big Farm !! Plus you have all the animals as well to keep up with... lololol... I bet by the time you do hit your Fat Chair at night Chris , you fall clean out !! lolololl... I love it though, you do have a Beautiful farm , and Home !! Oh and gonna be 2 really nice new buildings, Have you got closer to getting the New one started yet Chris ?? Keep us updated on the progress, if you can find a min. too !! lolol... Great as always Man !! Have a Great week, and On too the Next !! Oh, Hope your "Unk" is up and And at umm again !!
This Bad Boy can be Dangerous with Anything and Everything it comes into contact with. Sweet.👍
Now that is the way to clear a property line in the southeast. And doing it in air conditioned comfort👍
Great attachment. I may eventually get one for my mini.
Hey Brother, That is one "BAD- A$$" little toy, if I had that thing I'd never stop, I'd do the whole neighborhood!!! Weather they wanted it done or not!! Just an observation, it seems that when you knock the trees on the ground, and then mulch them it works so much better. I've seen one like that running, and the one I saw, was spinning so fast it was whistling!!! Have a great evening : }{ :
This one is much better. Thank you.
"If you think this is going to keep up with a skid steer, you've lost your mind." Effen classic. LOL 😂
@@barrygoing5246 Are you totally clueless or just pissed at the world?
@@barrygoing5246 Do you have a clue what quotation marks mean? I quoted Chris verbatim, oh sorry, big words. I quoted Chris word for word. Now scroll back to the beginning after writing down my words, that are in quotes, and listen real close to what Chris says and compare that to what I wrote. I affirmed what he said by using quotes, capiche, comprendre, understand?
Now that looks like FUN.
Would adding a spring to the hoses help to keep it from dragging on the ground.
it seems like the mulcher is doing better. did you turn the flow rate up or adjust something?
👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🗽🙏🏻 Enjoyed! Looks nice and makes you proud of the farmstead👍
Greetings. from South Africa
I think THAT is a very handy tool to have around.
Money well spent , nice little machine
Man, that thing chews through wood like some crazy ass termite. It's kinda funny to watch.
That mulcher will really shine this fall when all the leaves are off. You'll have the hole place looking like a park.
Is it worth the effort to clear the gums, pines etc. out of these small blocks, thus allowing the better timber such as oaks to flourish?
I guess it might be for when timber prices are as high as they are now.
Keeping that scrubby understory growth mowed down will make the desirable trees grow much better. The next thing would be is to do a controlled burn to get the nutrients back into the soil and repeat that every 4 or 5 years.
Good watch yes good for hanging over the fence.
Should have Winston in there with you. Since I have started watching your videos I sure have lost a lot of sleep lol.
That mulching head is a beast
I would like to make a suggestion that you add a removeable screen on the front windshield to protect you from debris when you are mulching.