as a suggestion,,,if you are working alone and in a maybe area where you might get hung up, carry a log chain in the floor under your feet. When you get stuck, dont make it worse by spinning tracks and getting deeper. Unhitch from your cutter, unplug the hoses,,,and back out. Most times that ive been stuck, i was only stuck about 6-12 ft in a mess. Harder ground was nearby but i couldnt get there. Back out. Then with chain, hook to your implement and drag it out to solid ground, then hook up again. Lotsa times if you will take the extra weight and burden off your machine, it can drive itself out to solid ground. Saves the day for you and you can continue to get the job done,,,,good video,,,thanks
That is a great idea! I always try to be very careful about where I put the machine, but one day, I am going to get stuck. I always have chains back at the truck, but I never have one onboard with me. Thanks for watching and for the tip!
That's odd that you think that , I honestly thought a blue diamond extreme duty disc mulcher would a million time's more efficient for this type of job, seeing how you don't necessarily need a finish type of look for overgrown property you just needed to be able to show the size and contours of the property to potential buyer's. Not to mention a lot of what I seen was way bigger than a typical brush mower should've been trying to cut. Back in 2020 I was hired to do a mile and half a long a creek bottom with a extreme duty brush cutter made by wood's and that thing was practically junk by the time I was finished and the whole job was consistently inch and half up two inch devil's thorn brush/tree's about 15ft tall. Literally shake the whole skid steer when it would hit the limbs! Cat 299XP high flow!
I looked pretty hard at a Rut brush cutter but ended up going with a Spartan instead. It was the only one I could find that came in 84" cut and didn't cost what a Diamond did.
We have had our Rut since December of 2020 and it has been fantastic. It does much more than I ever would have thought possible with a disc style cutter. I would still 100% recommend it!
Hey when you hooked up the brush cutter for the 1st time did you have any issues with it going into high flow? I have the T76 with the same brush cutter but I can’t get my machine to go into high flow. It’s for sure a high flow machine I verified through bobcat.
Thanks for the reply, just got the update done at bobcat dealer didn’t fix unfortunately, they said the high flow feature may have to be purchased not 100% but they are still looking into the issue, it’s a waiting game now!
Yeah that was a big negative for me once we bought our machine. A lot of the advertised features were not “turned on” and need to be paid for. I really don’t like how they deceive people like that.
To be honest, aside from roading the machine, I rarely ever use the high range. In low range, the T66 is pretty fast to begin with, especially compared to other tracked machines. We got the 2 speed because it is a fairly common option, and figured that it wouldn’t hurt to have, but I dont think that its a huge necessity.
@@NKLandscapingLLC 10-4 I did see where a guy did a review on his single speed machine said sometimes pulling hills while fully loaded he had to slow down so the motor would watch up bc the way it was geared, that’s why I’m curious, I’m hoping I can change the order honestly!
Hi - do you price jobs out on a per hour basis or price total or both Just trying to get a gauge on what you charge Or do you have a variaity of pricings, as in Thank you
Thank you! We own the brush cutter and the skidsteer is a lease. We werent sure if we would like the Bobcat, so we opted for a 5 year lease with an opportunity for a buyout at the end. I think when the lease is up, we will most likely return it and purchase a Kubota.
Thank you! And yes, I have my Class A to haul either of my trailers. Both the dump trailer and gooseneck put me over 26,000lbs GCWR with or without the machines on them.
I believe the maximum advertised is 6", but I have been able to do a little larger. It does not like mulching up the larger trees, especially not hardwood.
Our T66 has just about 500hrs on it. Havent had any issues like that yet, but we did have a few issues in the first 50hrs when we first bought it. Leaking valve cover and EGR, which was replaced under warranty, as well as an issue with the touchscreen where it would constantly reboot while the machine was running. That was fixed as well. Aside from that, my only issue with it now is that the cab leaks a lot of water, especially from the back window, and front door, which makes the interior of the cab smell pretty weird. Like I've said in previous videos, this machine is a lease and when the lease is over, we're most likely switching to Kubota.
I had Bobcat bring me out the T76 and I operated it in the rain for two days and no leaks. But I too wanted to try the Kubota and I did. Not under hi flow conditions. Ultimately I decided to go with the bigger T770 with the Blue Diamond severe duty brush cutter. Another reason I went with the 770 is that a good friend of mine has a 880 with a ton of attachments that I can rent from him. Good luck I liked the video!
It is not a huge leak that I have, but enough to make its way down to the floor and keep the floor damp, which ends up smelling after a while. I honestly do like the machine, but it does have its quirks. Ultimately I still do want to switch it out for a Kubota when our lease is up on it. Thanks for watching!
Everybody would price it differently. You have to find your operating cost, figure out what you need per day and your minimum. Maintenance costs, fuel. My minimum to get to a job would be $500, my day price would be $2000 for one man one machine. Job site within 30 mins from shop. My 2 cents
@right8630 It can be extremely dangerous since the glass doesn’t provide much protection if a stick is thrown backwards. I always make sure to keep the rear of the cutter deck down below the window, and angled down towards the ground, but it is still very risky.
I know you want a Kubota next but do you feel the T66 with hi-flo was the right "tool" for the job with this brush cutter or do you feel like you needed more HP? I have a T 66 now with standard flow but I don't think I want a bigger machine, but I do think I would benefit more to have the hi-flo. Would love your insight.
@allthingspowersports5955 high flow is definitely necessary, no matter what machine we end up with. The high flow allows for such a faster recovery time on the brush cutter, so you can munch heavy brush and not bog down.
Great video. Only suggestion for me is from min 36 the Timelapse was too fast and I got dizzy. Couldn’t see the cutting. Possibly slow it down a bit so I can see the work being done. Timelapse is fine, just a bit slower. Thx
Why didnt you properly service your machine prior to arriving at a job site? Taking time to sharpen your blades or any other maintinance on site is stealing time from the client - I hope you didnt try to bill the client for that time.
Ever think he might have bid the job as apposed to working by the hour? When I bid a job it doesn't matter if I sharpen a blade / grease my equipment onsite or back at the yard. Quit being a NANCY. He did a great job with this video. RLTW
@sjohnson9230 Spot on! We NEVER bid by the hour. Every single job is priced by the job. The quoted job gets done exactly as specified in our estimate, for the cost written on the estimate. Doesn’t matter what we do on site, or how slow/fast we work. The quoted job always gets done for the quoted amount. This protects both our company, and the client. They get exactly what they want at the price they already know in advance.
as a suggestion,,,if you are working alone and in a maybe area where you might get hung up, carry a log chain in the floor under your feet. When you get stuck, dont make it worse by spinning tracks and getting deeper. Unhitch from your cutter, unplug the hoses,,,and back out. Most times that ive been stuck, i was only stuck about 6-12 ft in a mess. Harder ground was nearby but i couldnt get there. Back out. Then with chain, hook to your implement and drag it out to solid ground, then hook up again. Lotsa times if you will take the extra weight and burden off your machine, it can drive itself out to solid ground. Saves the day for you and you can continue to get the job done,,,,good video,,,thanks
That is a great idea! I always try to be very careful about where I put the machine, but one day, I am going to get stuck. I always have chains back at the truck, but I never have one onboard with me. Thanks for watching and for the tip!
You work that machine like it’s a third hand. Love your precision.
Thank you! Seat time and watching others, especially people like Letsdig18 has taught me well!
Thanks for the content. I'm looking to get either a skid steer brush hog or forestry mulcher and it's good to see the capabilities of each.
Yes, definitely. They each have their place, and for us, a heavy duty brush hog was best!
That's odd that you think that , I honestly thought a blue diamond extreme duty disc mulcher would a million time's more efficient for this type of job, seeing how you don't necessarily need a finish type of look for overgrown property you just needed to be able to show the size and contours of the property to potential buyer's. Not to mention a lot of what I seen was way bigger than a typical brush mower should've been trying to cut. Back in 2020 I was hired to do a mile and half a long a creek bottom with a extreme duty brush cutter made by wood's and that thing was practically junk by the time I was finished and the whole job was consistently inch and half up two inch devil's thorn brush/tree's about 15ft tall. Literally shake the whole skid steer when it would hit the limbs! Cat 299XP high flow!
Good video, especially the drone footage
What a difference , nicely done Nick ... cheers .
Thank you for watching!
I looked pretty hard at a Rut brush cutter but ended up going with a Spartan instead. It was the only one I could find that came in 84" cut and didn't cost what a Diamond did.
We have had our Rut since December of 2020 and it has been fantastic. It does much more than I ever would have thought possible with a disc style cutter. I would still 100% recommend it!
Nice video!! Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks for checking it out! You guys sure make a great brush cutter!
Great job thanks for sharing!
Thanks for checking us out!
Also the kubotas leak water too lol
Nice work with that machine.
If doing a job like this for a customer, what would be the charge? Thanks.
Nice job
Thanks!
How close does this style cut, any worry of popping atv tires ect?
Nick, do any clients request work refurbishing their rock walls like vegetation removal and straightening?
That may make a good video.
Hey Jeff, we haven’t been asked about that! That would make for an interesting series. Maybe one day!
@@NKLandscapingLLChi
Hey when you hooked up the brush cutter for the 1st time did you have any issues with it going into high flow? I have the T76 with the same brush cutter but I can’t get my machine to go into high flow. It’s for sure a high flow machine I verified through bobcat.
No issues, you just double press the AUX button and the 2 lights light up.
Could possibly be a software update to fix it.
Thanks for the reply, just got the update done at bobcat dealer didn’t fix unfortunately, they said the high flow feature may have to be purchased not 100% but they are still looking into the issue, it’s a waiting game now!
Yeah that was a big negative for me once we bought our machine. A lot of the advertised features were not “turned on” and need to be paid for. I really don’t like how they deceive people like that.
I have one of these on order. Although I didn’t get the two speed option. Am I gonna regret that? Same scope of work
To be honest, aside from roading the machine, I rarely ever use the high range. In low range, the T66 is pretty fast to begin with, especially compared to other tracked machines. We got the 2 speed because it is a fairly common option, and figured that it wouldn’t hurt to have, but I dont think that its a huge necessity.
@@NKLandscapingLLC 10-4 I did see where a guy did a review on his single speed machine said sometimes pulling hills while fully loaded he had to slow down so the motor would watch up bc the way it was geared, that’s why I’m curious, I’m hoping I can change the order honestly!
Hi - do you price jobs out on a per hour basis or price total or both
Just trying to get a gauge on what you charge
Or do you have a variaity of pricings, as in
Thank you
nice job great video thanks
Thank you.
I will love a machine like this where can i buy
7:45 when they actually start working.
camera he using
Nice work Nick. So you own the brush cutter and rent the skid steer ?
Thank you! We own the brush cutter and the skidsteer is a lease. We werent sure if we would like the Bobcat, so we opted for a 5 year lease with an opportunity for a buyout at the end. I think when the lease is up, we will most likely return it and purchase a Kubota.
@@NKLandscapingLLC The SVL 75-3 looks very nice!
Yes it does! Can’t wait to upgrade to it!
@@pavelkolpI just got the SVL 75-3 and its extremely nice- power comfort and the ROLL UP DOOR!
I am definitely looking forward to getting our SVL in the future!
What did you charge for this job? How do you bid for something like this?
Nice job bro. Do you need a CDL to haul your skid steer or excavator to your job sites?
Thank you! And yes, I have my Class A to haul either of my trailers. Both the dump trailer and gooseneck put me over 26,000lbs GCWR with or without the machines on them.
What is the max tree size this head will take down?
I believe the maximum advertised is 6", but I have been able to do a little larger. It does not like mulching up the larger trees, especially not hardwood.
@NKLandscapingLLC thank you, I'm curiously shopping around
How much did you charge for this job?
How many hours do you have on the T66? Have you had the problem with moisture in the control boxes/connectors yet?
Our T66 has just about 500hrs on it. Havent had any issues like that yet, but we did have a few issues in the first 50hrs when we first bought it. Leaking valve cover and EGR, which was replaced under warranty, as well as an issue with the touchscreen where it would constantly reboot while the machine was running. That was fixed as well.
Aside from that, my only issue with it now is that the cab leaks a lot of water, especially from the back window, and front door, which makes the interior of the cab smell pretty weird. Like I've said in previous videos, this machine is a lease and when the lease is over, we're most likely switching to Kubota.
@@NKLandscapingLLC Going with the new Kubota 75-3?
Yes, most likely!
I had Bobcat bring me out the T76 and I operated it in the rain for two days and no leaks. But I too wanted to try the Kubota and I did. Not under hi flow conditions. Ultimately I decided to go with the bigger T770 with the Blue Diamond severe duty brush cutter. Another reason I went with the 770 is that a good friend of mine has a 880 with a ton of attachments that I can rent from him. Good luck I liked the video!
It is not a huge leak that I have, but enough to make its way down to the floor and keep the floor damp, which ends up smelling after a while. I honestly do like the machine, but it does have its quirks. Ultimately I still do want to switch it out for a Kubota when our lease is up on it.
Thanks for watching!
Is this a standard flow brush cutter
No, this is a high flow cutter.
just starting out, have a job similiar to this to bid, is this a 1k job, 2500k job, any help would be appreciated thxs steve
Everybody would price it differently. You have to find your operating cost, figure out what you need per day and your minimum. Maintenance costs, fuel.
My minimum to get to a job would be $500, my day price would be $2000 for one man one machine. Job site within 30 mins from shop.
My 2 cents
Glass or poly door?
Just glass. I am very cautious because of that.
@@NKLandscapingLLC I’ve always been told it’s dangerous but you seemed fine.
@right8630 It can be extremely dangerous since the glass doesn’t provide much protection if a stick is thrown backwards. I always make sure to keep the rear of the cutter deck down below the window, and angled down towards the ground, but it is still very risky.
Hy do you know how many the blade rpm ???
I do not unfortunately.
My dealer told me 80k for a t66 loaded. Does this sound accurate?
Yes, that is about right.
@@NKLandscapingLLC I paid 80k for my Kubota svl 75-3
@rayrayslawnlandscape2008 That sounds about right, depending upon on dealer and location.
I know you want a Kubota next but do you feel the T66 with hi-flo was the right "tool" for the job with this brush cutter or do you feel like you needed more HP? I have a T 66 now with standard flow but I don't think I want a bigger machine, but I do think I would benefit more to have the hi-flo. Would love your insight.
@allthingspowersports5955 high flow is definitely necessary, no matter what machine we end up with. The high flow allows for such a faster recovery time on the brush cutter, so you can munch heavy brush and not bog down.
Great video. Only suggestion for me is from min 36 the Timelapse was too fast and I got dizzy. Couldn’t see the cutting. Possibly slow it down a bit so I can see the work being done. Timelapse is fine, just a bit slower. Thx
You can change the playback speed to slow it down.
Why didnt you properly service your machine prior to arriving at a job site? Taking time to sharpen your blades or any other maintinance on site is stealing time from the client - I hope you didnt try to bill the client for that time.
Ever think he might have bid the job as apposed to working by the hour? When I bid a job it doesn't matter if I sharpen a blade / grease my equipment onsite or back at the yard. Quit being a NANCY. He did a great job with this video. RLTW
@sjohnson9230 Spot on! We NEVER bid by the hour. Every single job is priced by the job. The quoted job gets done exactly as specified in our estimate, for the cost written on the estimate. Doesn’t matter what we do on site, or how slow/fast we work. The quoted job always gets done for the quoted amount.
This protects both our company, and the client. They get exactly what they want at the price they already know in advance.
@@NKLandscapingLLC I just bought my Rut Terminator XP yesterday. Looking forward to it's arrival.
You should be impressed! We’re very happy with ours.
Hope you don’t charge by the hour. Like watching paint dry
🤷🏻♂️ hey, you watched it 👍🏻