I had a similar problem in my garden, but I solved it by asking a local farmer if he wanted to let me have a dozen sheep for the summer. He was happy because his sheep got fed and they ate friggin everything, including the poison hemloc.
Never grade with the bucket tipped as he does here...WIll eventually pull the bucket cylinders out of their cans when he hits a solild stump while going too fast...A small angle with the bucket almost flat works just as well...Honest..
Tim seems like a pretty impressive guy, every time I watch a video with him in it, it seems like every move he makes has been completely and thoroughly planned out. Definitely a hell of an operator
Thanks for including the price Stan! I really like watching videos like this. Helps get a good understanding for pricing. What would you have charged if it wasn’t on a slope?
SizzlenGrizzlen rental places don’t usually rent Bush hog attachments. People are too rough on them. But I used a swisher behind my 4 wheeler on a hill very similar. Worked great
The Ventrac we have at our shop is complete ass. I could go on forever about how my company's experience vastly differs from most YT videos. I'm glad you've found success with yours, Stan.
appreciate your respect for the frogs life. I'm a big time hunter but all life is precious and I find myself appreciating much more than the game I'm pursuing in the woods.
We are in Australia, and after doing a demo on one of these machines in a swampy grassy paddock, we are purchasing one. Side slopes, wet slippery ground, tall grass, these Ventrac's do it all! Plus theres a heap of attachments to fit it as well.
Idk if I'd trust a skid steer on that slope they're notoriously prone to tipping. Especially wheeled ones. Definitely need something heavier duty than the ventrac tho
7:16 save the critters, *tosses frog into the dark abyss of the woods*. Which reminds me of two seasons ago I accidentally mulched up three full nests (about 6 baby rabbits total) they all decided to make a run for it as soon as my mower was over the nest only way I knew I did it was the hair and blood discharging. I felt awful but I somehow still laughed out of shock.
So if you're a normal person and you don't have tons of exotic equipment put a little brush cutter attachment on your weed eater and a chainsaw. It's not a sin to get sweaty
Lol yall are funny and stupid u put a 42 craftsman on tht for one your not mowing anything tht steep on a craftsman and i can assure u a little 17 or 18 hp craftsman will bogg down and die or sheer a fly wheel pin as soon as u engage the pto on anything tht tall hell there was trees in there and i know what im tlking about ive been mowing yards commercially for 10 years i run a vanguard 37hp efi on a 61in snapper pro i mowed a field today tht was grew up like prolly 14 or 15 in an my mower cut it on 4.5 in but i had to go really slow a craftsman or any other residential mower would have been a joke
@@bh5081 You are OUT OF YOUR MIND. Look at the stalks on those tall weeds - quite a bunch of them are almost an inch thick - live stalks like this aren't dry and easy to cut, they're fibrous and gum up anything that cuts through a few feet of it. Take that and add that you're try to do that on a grade like that? That craftsman would go slow alright, literally 0 miles an hour after about 8-10 ft.
Good stuff for the animals Stanley! I'm wanting to upgrade from my pz60 husqvarna zeroturn which I beat kinda hard here in the mountains of North Carolina. I love these ventrac and steiner machines. Bbbuuuuttt my truck seems to be wanting to retire at 178,000 miles. Ugh maybe I'll be able to figure this whole thing out before I slide my zero off a mountain lol
"Stopping what you're doing and whip tiny frogs 15 feet into the woods from 6 feet high - I do it for all fragile wildlife - unless I eat them of course"
Sketchy slopes? 8 foot weeds and brush? Hidden stumps and logs? Hidden wash outs and a million other sketchy hazards? Welcome to my world, road side mowing 😂
That little frog is a beautiful shade of green. The only tree frog we have in Michigan is the gray tree frog. They have a splash of bright yellow on the underside of their back legs. Other than that they have excellent camouflage for blending into tree bark.
Squirrels? Really? When have you ever had to escort a squirrel out of harms way? A baby rabbit... maybe. Most mammals will run from a mower, even most rodents. Frogs try to hide, like snakes, they stay perfectly still, then try to jump away last second into the blade. I want someone to invent a device you can put on your lawn as a deterrent to all living things in the grass. You would set it 15 mins ahead of time, have it on a schedule or make it remote activated. Then when you arrive to start cutting all the animals have already dispersed. Would be perfect for the entire agriculture business really. It's actually the only thing I hate about my job, taking the life of innocent animals. It's the only aversion I have in all of landscaping. If I couldn't foresee taking the time to move animals out the way, I take the time to bury them responsibly. I've even personally nursed some back to full health! Being in our position you're really forced to weigh efficiency against simple decency. In my opinion and personal reflection, I've found that it's more worth it to spend the time.
@@youtoober2013 We once had a cat named one ear. I went out to mow the circle drive one weekend. The mower was already out so I just started it where it was sitting. When I moved the mower there sit a baby kitten less one ear. After that I made a point to move the mower before I started it.
Flails break too when they hit hidden junk. Also that big beastie with 8 wheels and that phony belt front drive? Pathetic engineering. For that money one deserves a PTO, a REAL one. Get a farm tractor with a flail and forget these lightweights
Great video makes total sense but the necklaces bro. The necklaces. Completely took over the video for me. I had one just like em when I was into Willow and the Beast Master.
This looks like one of the jobs I've mowed that measured an average of about 27 degree slope, plus large rocks, washouts, unseen fall-offs and unpredictable holes buried among thick brush and nasty sticker-bushes that were 4-7 feet high. It was my most challenging job, even with the Ventrac. Had to mow it 5 times over to produce acceptable results, so I suggested to the customer that it should be mowed more often. After seeing the results, the customer asked if I thought he could just mow it himself with a standard riding mower.
You’re a good man Stanley! I always try to avoid killing any frogs, snakes or whatever, for no reason. Not always successful, hate to think about all the ones that I’ve killed and never knew about.
I also use my 1972 John Deere 1020 with my 6 foot Bush Hog and 102" finishing mower. If it gets slick I grab the Ole Zetor 5245 and let er eat as we say down in Chucktown South Cakilak.
I've recently bought some land like that, and am new to bush hogging... any tips on how to do it safely? I've managed to brown my shorts a couple of times near the creek bottom...
Glenn Wyant well, if you can’t afford a ventrac or specialized equipment, a small stout tractor with fluid tires (for extra stability) would work. 4-wheel drive would be a good idea to look for. And if the tires can be moved out, I’d recommend to do so. If the areas are really steep, going up and down rather than across is good
No problem mate I enjoy ur videos u could put a hydraulic flail on the skids track them ventrax tractors are just out here in the UK and Ireland but they won't take off here there old fashioned belt driven attachments and u can't put implements from other makers on them there alot of money for a 1 track pony
Our Neighborhood of at least 5 People( Men and Women and maybe even the Teenage kids) would all come over and Take care of cutting this Place, lawn and Bushes to show them How)
As a farmer who is stuck with one if these. I will say this. Their customer service is IMPECCABLE, they have stood behind their product 125%. However the equipment is junk..... constantly breaking, belts go all the time, soends more time being fixed then actually working. Our 40year old 650 with a brush hog and chains on the tires would handle that no problem.
Ventracs are Nice and all. Works Well too. I even tried one before. I just dont see myself Spending $20,000+ for one then $2,000+ for other tool attachments for it. Works for some Ppl, but not all.
The Ventrac is Nice and all, I really Liked it, Had chance to try it out for little bit at a home and garden show couple months ago. Problem I have Just expensive. Too Expensive for me to get, but i still like them. perhaps one day years and years from now. they Might be cheap enough for me to get one.
Would've like to see the finished grade and yard, looked like a decent sided plot. $5k isn't too bad for a belt, some diesel, and about a half day labor.
Once took a leaf blower to a green (on golf course) with thousands of young frogs. Just barely hopping out of the adjacent pond. What a terrible thing to think some might just cut over them with the reel.
i didnt know what tree you were talking about, so i googled it... i have those fuckers all over my property! i thought it was weird when i pulled a large one up that a second tree next to it came uprooted too... now i know why.
Why couldn’t you just use the skid steer to scrape all of that up and get it down to the dirt? Will it not push those stumps out or was the hill too steep? I cleared a whole jungle of kudzu with one. Got it down to the dirt. I’m sure it grew back later but at the time it looked nice and clean.
I would think they would use a really heavy duty like CVT belt / like an ATV drive belt for the CVT system!🤬🤔 Loving the versatility of this machine maybe they will update that in the future!
Ventrac uses a common belt like other mtg use sheer bolts , it's cheap and simple replacement in minutes no need for more expensive solutions or even tools.
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7:20 Threw that frog like some dice 😂
I had a similar problem in my garden, but I solved it by asking a local farmer if he wanted to let me have a dozen sheep for the summer. He was happy because his sheep got fed and they ate friggin everything, including the poison hemloc.
Seroster this is just what I was thinking
Pigs would be good
We did that with 60 goats. Cleared 8 acres in 3 months!
7:20 putting them out of harms way. Proceeds to launch frog into woods.
Lmao right just tosses it ....... What about the frogs that got chopped up by the mower garenteed a few
I was gonna comment the same thing 😂 lil dude just had a 20 story free fall to him
Tossed like a old gum
Haha! I was thinking the same thing.
Never grade with the bucket tipped as he does here...WIll eventually pull the bucket cylinders out of their cans when he hits a solild stump while going too fast...A small angle with the bucket almost flat works just as well...Honest..
I love all creatures including frogs *yeets* frog into woods
Yeets lol
lol He'll live.
Hahahaha
Frog *gets yeeted*
Anthony Walker it jumped. Trust me it’s fine. I deal with this on the job site all the time
Tim seems like a pretty impressive guy, every time I watch a video with him in it, it seems like every move he makes has been completely and thoroughly planned out. Definitely a hell of an operator
Thanks for including the price Stan! I really like watching videos like this. Helps get a good understanding for pricing. What would you have charged if it wasn’t on a slope?
72" bush hog attachment + skid steer with tracks = Success
SizzlenGrizzlen rental places don’t usually rent Bush hog attachments. People are too rough on them. But I used a swisher behind my 4 wheeler on a hill very similar. Worked great
@@johncamp7679 When you have acreage, you tend to own, not rent. That's just me though, but in your case, whatever it takes to get the job done.
that what i was gong say!!!!!! just say'en!!!!!
SizzlenGrizzlen someone has a brain at least lol
SizzlenGrizzlen not true but whatever makes you feel better
The Ventrac we have at our shop is complete ass. I could go on forever about how my company's experience vastly differs from most YT videos. I'm glad you've found success with yours, Stan.
Rent some goats! They're great land clearing specialists. It's becoming more popualar. Much cheaper.
I remember getting a goat when I was a kid. That thing was a damn lawn mower and than some. Mean as hell too.
Michigan Mahem LoL I had 2 they are mowers fore sure
But it’s not as satisfying and you have to clean up after them
appreciate your respect for the frogs life. I'm a big time hunter but all life is precious and I find myself appreciating much more than the game I'm pursuing in the woods.
Thanks Josh
I love your "wrap up" at the end. Totals, equipment/supplies. Thanks!
Thank you fur caring about the little creatures. 🐸.
Those ventrac machines are absolute beasts
We are in Australia, and after doing a demo on one of these machines in a swampy grassy paddock, we are purchasing one. Side slopes, wet slippery ground, tall grass, these Ventrac's do it all! Plus theres a heap of attachments to fit it as well.
I always move toads and snakes too haha. Sometimes I even give crickets/grass hoppers a chance to jump out of the way when I'm mowing 😂
The frog just sits there watching its home be gone like😐 6:38
Glad I'm not the only one who stops for critters.
Great video, you are an environmentalist. Thanks for rhe cost at the end of the video. Love this video reclaiming of the yard from the woods.😺😺
These are my favorite types of videos from you and can’t wait to watch the gie footage
Dang mowing it down right before harvest! Ricky is gonna be pissed
You guys need a forestry mulcher for that skiddy.
Idk if I'd trust a skid steer on that slope they're notoriously prone to tipping. Especially wheeled ones. Definitely need something heavier duty than the ventrac tho
@@OGSnoberry yeah if you drive sideways like a dumbass I've done hills like that with a tracked skiddy no problems
still amazed how good those ventracs are, were going to get one for team gecko here in Australia. Great video Stanley. Love your stuff mate.
Glad you like them!
7:16 save the critters, *tosses frog into the dark abyss of the woods*. Which reminds me of two seasons ago I accidentally mulched up three full nests (about 6 baby rabbits total) they all decided to make a run for it as soon as my mower was over the nest only way I knew I did it was the hair and blood discharging. I felt awful but I somehow still laughed out of shock.
That little treehopper was adorable. :)
Thank you for the pricing for the job. I was curious
Great video, lots of respect for humanitarianism.
Appreciate it Mark, thanks !
Stanley the road whisperer! LoL good video 👍
Lol, thanks Troy!
Wow!! I love the positive attitude right at the beginning!! But would have loved to have seen the finished product?
Who else is here just to see what people are saying about him throwing that frog?
Bruh me
I have a new respect for a ventrac
So if you're a normal person and you don't have tons of exotic equipment put a little brush cutter attachment on your weed eater and a chainsaw. It's not a sin to get sweaty
I've ridden a 42" riding mower through this before. It'll do it at small pace.
shawn d finally someone said it lmao a shitty ass craftsman will handle this as long as you go slow enough
Lol yall are funny and stupid u put a 42 craftsman on tht for one your not mowing anything tht steep on a craftsman and i can assure u a little 17 or 18 hp craftsman will bogg down and die or sheer a fly wheel pin as soon as u engage the pto on anything tht tall hell there was trees in there and i know what im tlking about ive been mowing yards commercially for 10 years i run a vanguard 37hp efi on a 61in snapper pro i mowed a field today tht was grew up like prolly 14 or 15 in an my mower cut it on 4.5 in but i had to go really slow a craftsman or any other residential mower would have been a joke
Cody and Kenzie’s lair That’s cool
@@bh5081 You are OUT OF YOUR MIND. Look at the stalks on those tall weeds - quite a bunch of them are almost an inch thick - live stalks like this aren't dry and easy to cut, they're fibrous and gum up anything that cuts through a few feet of it.
Take that and add that you're try to do that on a grade like that? That craftsman would go slow alright, literally 0 miles an hour after about 8-10 ft.
Lucky tree frog ever 😂. Some how survive that thing
Ventracs are hell of a machine. I have the same one with the plow, brush, and snow blower attachments. With the cab. Couldn’t ask for a better machine
Good stuff for the animals Stanley! I'm wanting to upgrade from my pz60 husqvarna zeroturn which I beat kinda hard here in the mountains of North Carolina. I love these ventrac and steiner machines. Bbbuuuuttt my truck seems to be wanting to retire at 178,000 miles. Ugh maybe I'll be able to figure this whole thing out before I slide my zero off a mountain lol
178,000 miles? Hopefully it comes back to life. a good work truck shouldn't kick out on you that early
Mad props for helping the critters!!! I try to do the same and I've got to the point where I'll brake for butterflies and bees XD
Except moles . killem all.
"Stopping what you're doing and whip tiny frogs 15 feet into the woods from 6 feet high - I do it for all fragile wildlife - unless I eat them of course"
That's a green tree frog, they jump out of trees higher than that.
“Then in that case I chuck them at the ground hard enough for them to reach terminal velocity.”
Slight egg zag er ra shon 🤣🤣
That ventrac is the best mower on the market I think right now would you agree or disagree it looks like it's just almost unstoppable 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I understand the frustration with the owner 😂😂😂😂
Finally some fellow Minnesotans!
Thanks for watching !
Kermit is looking at both of you going man Mrs. Piggy gone kill us all when she gets home
Sketchy slopes? 8 foot weeds and brush? Hidden stumps and logs? Hidden wash outs and a million other sketchy hazards? Welcome to my world, road side mowing 😂
Tracked skid loader with a mulcher would do wonders on that job
That little frog is a beautiful shade of green. The only tree frog we have in Michigan is the gray tree frog. They have a splash of bright yellow on the underside of their back legs. Other than that they have excellent camouflage for blending into tree bark.
Bad ass mower. & ya save the frog. Good job
Thanks Nicole!
this is the ultimate dad video
Amazing how contained the debris is. You’d never think to stand aside a 3pt brush hog but this you barely know it’s even running or cutting.
I would save the frogs, toads, and squirrels. The bloody snakes can go through the blades.
Snakes eat rodents. Way more people have died from rodents than have ever died from snakes.
Squirrels? Really? When have you ever had to escort a squirrel out of harms way? A baby rabbit... maybe.
Most mammals will run from a mower, even most rodents.
Frogs try to hide, like snakes, they stay perfectly still, then try to jump away last second into the blade.
I want someone to invent a device you can put on your lawn as a deterrent to all living things in the grass.
You would set it 15 mins ahead of time, have it on a schedule or make it remote activated.
Then when you arrive to start cutting all the animals have already dispersed.
Would be perfect for the entire agriculture business really.
It's actually the only thing I hate about my job, taking the life of innocent animals.
It's the only aversion I have in all of landscaping.
If I couldn't foresee taking the time to move animals out the way, I take the time to bury them responsibly.
I've even personally nursed some back to full health!
Being in our position you're really forced to weigh efficiency against simple decency.
In my opinion and personal reflection, I've found that it's more worth it to spend the time.
@@youtoober2013 We once had a cat named one ear. I went out to mow the circle drive one weekend. The mower was already out so I just started it where it was sitting. When I moved the mower there sit a baby kitten less one ear. After that I made a point to move the mower before I started it.
@@flash1259 Lucky bastard. Great namesake.
Great video again, Stan. Thanks so much!
I love the funky shirt, you crazy Canadian . .
This would be perfect for a flail mower.
That's what I'm thinking too
Flail mowers don’t care about low stumps they glide right over them.
D Mason just what I was going to post.
Flails break too when they hit hidden junk. Also that big beastie with 8 wheels and that phony belt front drive? Pathetic engineering. For that money one deserves a PTO, a REAL one. Get a farm tractor with a flail and forget these lightweights
Same here. Frog said thank you!
8:47 I'm gonna do that to my wife when I come out of the bathroom after I drop off a 'Big Log'.
Great video makes total sense but the necklaces bro. The necklaces. Completely took over the video for me. I had one just like em when I was into Willow and the Beast Master.
6:30 "you destroyed my house, mowed my familly and obliterated my whole world"
I love Keen boots man, they're so nice.
This looks like one of the jobs I've mowed that measured an average of about 27 degree slope, plus large rocks, washouts, unseen fall-offs and unpredictable holes buried among thick brush and nasty sticker-bushes that were 4-7 feet high. It was my most challenging job, even with the Ventrac. Had to mow it 5 times over to produce acceptable results, so I suggested to the customer that it should be mowed more often. After seeing the results, the customer asked if I thought he could just mow it himself with a standard riding mower.
Who gives a f about the mower!!! I’m worried that Rickey will forget about the deck and step out after a nice bowl of gorilla glue😂😂😂. Thanks Stan😃😃😃
You’re a good man Stanley! I always try to avoid killing any frogs, snakes or whatever, for no reason. Not always successful, hate to think about all the ones that I’ve killed and never knew about.
Tractor and a brush hog... Lol why are you using a zamboni to mow something like that? 😂
These guys seem to know what they're doing. That hill was a challenge.
Great job guys.
Thanks John !
Has a flail mower attachment available for the machine ? Maybe work better for stumps and log strikes ?
I also use my 1972 John Deere 1020 with my 6 foot Bush Hog and 102" finishing mower. If it gets slick I grab the Ole Zetor 5245 and let er eat as we say down in Chucktown South Cakilak.
That things a beast lol
Is it just the way the video looks or it that mower missing alot on the downhill pass? Looks like it's just pushing debre caught up in the mower
I honestly liked the look of the hill being untouched better. The Natural look
The universal sign for big log also goes for big rock.
I would love to see what it looks like now!!!!
Thank you
Thanks for watching Anthony !
that slope looks like a lot of our fields in TN. i've had to drive a Kubota L5030 up, down and across slopes like that.
I've recently bought some land like that, and am new to bush hogging... any tips on how to do it safely? I've managed to brown my shorts a couple of times near the creek bottom...
Glenn Wyant well, if you can’t afford a ventrac or specialized equipment, a small stout tractor with fluid tires (for extra stability) would work. 4-wheel drive would be a good idea to look for. And if the tires can be moved out, I’d recommend to do so. If the areas are really steep, going up and down rather than across is good
No problem mate I enjoy ur videos u could put a hydraulic flail on the skids track them ventrax tractors are just out here in the UK and Ireland but they won't take off here there old fashioned belt driven attachments and u can't put implements from other makers on them there alot of money for a 1 track pony
Thanks for the comments Noel and thanks for watching form the UK!
Try Tri-clone trimmer head on your next heavy weed eating day's, it's a BEAST!
Tangle-free, save time and easy to use
Nice quote :-) I would had been over your pricing by about 1500
Good man with getting the frog to a safe place
I commend you on your frog etiquette. I run heavy equipment and if I can get a small critter out of harm's way, I will. But there are casuties
Our Neighborhood of at least 5 People( Men and Women and maybe even the Teenage kids) would all come over and Take care of cutting this Place, lawn and Bushes to show them How)
I wish you would do before and after. Like when there's grass and all finished.
As a farmer who is stuck with one if these. I will say this. Their customer service is IMPECCABLE, they have stood behind their product 125%. However the equipment is junk..... constantly breaking, belts go all the time, soends more time being fixed then actually working. Our 40year old 650 with a brush hog and chains on the tires would handle that no problem.
Ventracs are Nice and all. Works Well too. I even tried one before. I just dont see myself Spending $20,000+ for one then $2,000+ for other tool attachments for it. Works for some Ppl, but not all.
really only cost-effective for someone that has a use for multiple attachments, not just a brush mower alone
***Thumbs up keep up the good job***
Thanks Mr. Grey!
The biggest problem with the finished project…..the owner will need to buy a ventrac to maintain the property now👍
Should have also used a power rake after the mowing to grade it
The Ventrac is Nice and all, I really Liked it, Had chance to try it out for little bit at a home and garden show couple months ago. Problem I have Just expensive. Too Expensive for me to get, but i still like them. perhaps one day years and years from now. they Might be cheap enough for me to get one.
Had those tires on my 4 wheeler. Good tire
Great work!
How fast does the ventrac burn fuel when chopping brush?
Catapillar skid steer with the bush hog can’t beat it with a stick
Forestry head is a little more omnivorous when it comes to brush with stumps and rocks and other small obstructions.
Would've like to see the finished grade and yard, looked like a decent sided plot. $5k isn't too bad for a belt, some diesel, and about a half day labor.
Once took a leaf blower to a green (on golf course) with thousands of young frogs. Just barely hopping out of the adjacent pond. What a terrible thing to think some might just cut over them with the reel.
I don't kill no animals right as he slings the frog 🐸 like there's no tomorrow 😂😂😂😂😂😂
That bank is going to be a thick carpet turf of tree of heaven next spring. Lol its its highly invasive and does extremely well in America.
i didnt know what tree you were talking about, so i googled it... i have those fuckers all over my property! i thought it was weird when i pulled a large one up that a second tree next to it came uprooted too... now i know why.
I’ve been cutting them down at work for over a year some 80-100 foot tall you have to get them before they go to seed also known as ailanthus tree
Do they make a forestry mulcher for the ventrac? Do you think that would have been a better choice for this job if available?
We had those same tires on our golf cart.
That looked like hella fun
Why couldn’t you just use the skid steer to scrape all of that up and get it down to the dirt? Will it not push those stumps out or was the hill too steep? I cleared a whole jungle of kudzu with one. Got it down to the dirt. I’m sure it grew back later but at the time it looked nice and clean.
You're a good man Stan I don't believe in harming animals either and a person should only hunt for survival
You need a 110 hp tractor an a 15 ft bush hog for that lol
I would think they would use a really heavy duty like CVT belt / like an ATV drive belt for the CVT system!🤬🤔
Loving the versatility of this machine maybe they will update that in the future!
Ventrac uses a common belt like other mtg use sheer bolts , it's cheap and simple replacement in minutes no need for more expensive solutions or even tools.
How do you deal with debris hidden in the brush such as; tires, cinder blocks, junk etc???
How come I enjoy watching this stuff ...I’m retired
Glad you enjoy it Steve and thanks for watching !