Had The JCT Brush Cutter 1 Hour & It Broke
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 พ.ค. 2023
- This isn't good. today I show you doing some brush cleanup with my new JCT brush cutter and Ill explain to you why I am disappointed in the new attachment I purchased and hopefully you all can fix the problem if you get one. We are at the abandoned homestead / creek property and getting some much needed work done.
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It takes a whole lot of time to take raw land and develop a homestead. You continue to amaze with what you all get accomplished.
Sorry you’re having issues.
I think what my dad use to say is true.
Susie, they just don’t make things like they use to.
Please be careful. 🌻👍🏻❤️❤️
Right tool for the job. A knuckle buster (crescent wrench) should be a last ditch fall back tool. Good way to round off nuts. Keep combination and/or sockets with you at all times.
A good name for the creek property would be three sisters
Yes...nice...or 3 H property!!! Something more catchy, I'm not thinking too clearly...I like YOUR...3 SISTERS!!❤
Dutch I watch your channel because you are good man brother!
Thank you 🙏
Sean, i left y'all a comment when you 1st got that brush cutter . Matt @ "Diesel Creek "has the same brush hog on his skidsteer same exact issues plus where the hydraulic pump is the steel is very thin
Shaun,
Have you considered getting a attachment called a forestry mulcher? It seems to be able to handle much more and bigger material, than that brush cutter deck. Also I'd look into a grapple type bucket. It would help with gathering the limbs and trees cut down it'd aid in loading the sawmill too.
Hope you manage to get the correct parts in the end. And get things at the other property sorted for Father’s Day weekend. Have a great day take. Care and God Bless. 🙏💕
Dutch you look like you are having so much fun until you needed to clean it out.
Those are castle nuts. When you tighten them down, check and see if their are holes and maybe put cotter pins
Hi Sean you have some nice property there and even better cleaned up. The way they make some of this equipment is terrible, I usually like to buy Canadian or Us made goods if you can get it. 👍👍❤️❤️🇨🇦
Maybe you should just tilt the Bush off back so that it's facing you instead of getting under it with a machine running. You realize if that thing blows a hose or any kind of hydraulic malfunction you're crushed underneath that cutter rightotally not. The smart way to go about it
Absolutely! But, this is not the first thing I've seen him do that wasn't very smart.
@@randiecoulter7872 I agree with that!
Yeah, more and more equipment manufacturers are short cutting certain parts. I'm a machinist and have done work for underground mining equipment for years. Why don't you check around for a good local machine shop that could make you some new bushings out of 4140 or other good steel instead of those plastic pieces. There are some really really rough composite materials that would hold up really well however I would recommend a good metal first.
WE had 80 acres and no modern equipment---the rich neighbors with hundreds of acres, sed to help us --Iwas too young, and the girls had part time jobs, dad also worked at a sawmill, and got around with 2 horses...... the local blacksmith had HD welder and forge
Mom was a good cook, she milked the 3 Jersey cows and used a separator to get cream--- which ---- traded for lye to make soap, had 2 water wells, and a ice house, and smokehouse ...in those days , they didnt know about carcinogens
Dutch..you are doing a fantastic job on the homestead...proud of you.
Make sure you fix all the bolts and blades. We don't want anything to happen to you. God bless you from Michigan ❤️ 😊
Well Dutch, at least you have a machine like this. When I was growing up on the farm we had a 1946 FarmAll Cub tractor with a side sickle arm. We used it to cut hay and for land clearing. It was a dangerous and a pain to run LOL !! That thing could break your arm when lowering and raising. I remember the glorious day we got an old Ford tractor w/ a Bush Hog.. Life was good !! LOL.. That was in the '50's and '60's. I'm in my '70's now. I miss those days w/ my Dad, Grand Dad and Uncles working on the Homestead Farm. Now we have heavy duty machines that do the work in two days what used to take us a week and a half to do. Keep the vids coming Bro !! Semper Pro !
My parents did 40acers my dad was 6'4"and the grass was about 2' above his head, him and brother 15yrs cut it all by silth.... Garden and reno and a full time carpentry job in 1965 😊 it can be 👍 done
I have the same mower, also had the same issues!!! got new tractor supply blades and new ,but different bolts they fit so tight in the holes that I had to redrill the holes bigger make sure you have agood shoulder on the bolt ,then tighten the bejesus out of it drill and cotter pin also recomended you cant be too carefull to have those blades on good!!!
Hi Dutch. Great video and the property is looking good. Always takes time to make it look good. Need to check the brush hog every time before you use it. Bolts will work lose because of use. Be careful and safe. God bless and love yall ❤❤
If there's an additional way to further disengage the power or wiring connectors before working on this thing, I hope you do that in the future. Sometimes the power can be interrupted because of the jam & not the ignition being shut off. And when the jam is cleared the machine may briefly kick-on again, then shut down. But by then the damage is done. Take care.
For your plastic bushing issue you could consider replacing the existing ones with delrin or maybe even brass. If you don't have a small bench lathe it might be a good investment.
Love your videos and enjoy watching them every time they come on. May the Lord bless and protect you and your family and the animals
They have said there is very bad weather coming your way for a few days..watch out for tornados..but you may have damaging hail..plus heavy rains..stay safe..safe guard your animals..have a blessed day..in fact Ryan Hall y'all is doing live coverage of these storms..you can watch him..
we always removed the castle nuts and replaced them with nylon lock nuts as the debri always broke the cotter pins off then the nuts come loose
Rent a scarifier for the back of your bobcat. Scrape 8-12" down and get rid of metal and roots. Replant with st. Augustine. If you let it seed a few times before mowing, you end up with a beautiful meadow. Just suggesting...please do not take my suggestions as complaints. If I didn't like you, your family, and what you are doing, I wouldn't care enough to comment. Enjoy your efforts.
Hey Dutch get some grade 8 bolt and 8 lock nuts and find a better grade of metal for your blades have a fab shop cut them for you. you will be happier and safer in the long run. just a thought from an old farmer. God Bless you and your family
Thank you for another awesome video me and my son enjoy watching your videos. My little guy today said daddy I wish we lived out there like they did. Have a wonderful evening and God bless you were in our thoughts and prayers.
I loved it thank you for bringing me along on you and your families adventures. I would love to visit your church someday and meet you and your family. You guys are living the life I wish I could have lived when I was a young woman. God bless you all. I love Bobby too
Sorry to keep it up but in the end you probably need to take back that equipment and tell him it doesn't work and buy something else that does. For that amount of money they should give you a product. They can stand behind. And bless you on the father son. You're making a beautiful park for them 🙏🦐
This exactly what we do on the farm. If it breaks we don't call a mechanic. We fix it right where it broke down ourselves. We are the mechanics ! HooAH ?
Seems like you got a bad machine? Good work out there though. Thanks for taking us along.
I believe Kubota makes a brush cutter that seems to do a better job. I saw where they actually pushed small trees over (4 inch) and made mulch. A couple of acres near where I live they went through there and also used it as a stump grinder. Not sure if that was the intended purpose but it cleared down to the dirt. I think that some rental places rent them. You may want to check it out.
Dutch you can use a grinder on your blades to sharpen my husband's got a bush hog and that's what he uses to sharpen his blades it does a great job you call it a brush hog we call it a bush hog so just use a grinder on it works good I hope that helps
You need to replace the plastic bushing for those blade bolts with bronze or even steel. No machinery shipped by container has any quantity of lube oils in the gear boxes.
You aren’t the first person i’v heard about disappointment with the JCT mower
Thank you Dutch for sharing ❤❤❤❤. Love watching you build your homestead. Your family is doing great 😊😊😊😊😊
Just a little hint with catching crayfish.. Place 2 inch PVC pipe in the water and check it in the mornings and evenings.. They love the hiding places.. When you pick up the pipe have a net under the end to catch anything at may come out..
I was at a tractor event and they had a few of those but made different. One company had their setup which was made to not get anything tangled around the arbor. It was cutting up to 4” in diameter sized trees.
Dutch, You may want to take the plastic sleeve out and have steel or sintered oil light sleeve installed. If there is any way to have gun grease zeros put in can reduce the wear also. Keep at it and it could become a income property.
Sorry your having so much trouble with that new attachment. Hope you can repair it so you can keep going. Good luck✌️🇺🇸❤️
Sorry the new machine is giving you issues the first time you used it. It does not seem well made if it has plastic bushings on the blades and weak bolts, I get the blades will get beat up especially at the Creek Property, with all the stuff laying around.
What I have been experiencing is. When buy anything new. I have to go threw it top to bottom. Then if I can find the bolt size. Replace as many as possible. They use very low-grade bolts and screws.
Im doing what you are herr in the sonoran desert. Its a crazy amount of work setting up all the infrastructure but i love all the gtass and trees you have. Well done sir
I find this video oddly relaxing. And I hate mowing, lol. It’s looking good.
That thing is a beast. It does a great job at clearing that brush.
So excited about the new property and whats to come!!Hope you get yur machine figured out for sure! Till next time take and be safe!! ❣❤❤❤❤❤❣
Good evening from Syracuse NY everyone thank you for sharing your adventures and your farm
I love watching your videos. It’s my favorite of all!!
An old wives tale about the ticks…. Brush your clothes with a cedar branch and they won’t bother you near as bad. My dad did this all the time and it worked.
Made here but with China steel? Made in China? Gokd thing you're such an expert! Great job!
Thank you. I was cutting grass today and my little garden tractor didn’t like it very much. Wish I had the equipment you have but don’t really need it. If I get stuff under control.
Thank you, for the information. I have a 42" mower, I have had to replace spindells multiple times. Last use started out good, then the deck started shaking again, as if, it was no longer balanced. I am a widow, recently less than a year ago, but I was also raised by a mechanic family. I have people to call, but the finances may be short in the near future. I am doing my best as a person, on my own, in a 1900 home remodeled 6 times over now since 1991 as a fixer upper. I know what needs to be done and I can do it. The problem, I have is everything has paramounted. I have cleared a lot out of the house, cleaning is just overwhelming.
You are doing an amazing job. It looks so much better now. Proud of you and your family😊❤
Dutch thanks for the information on the "JCT", great video and looking good on the creek property. Hang in there.David, Utah.♥♥♥.
If the dealer doesn't carry replacements, then when u do find ur parts that work, buy right then if u can ever how many parts u need. That way if ur lucky finding replacements then stock up a little so u will have them. Have u tried to contact the makers for the parts or is that not doable? You know all this, I'm sure as you have been doing this for awhile at your old job. My brother had and mower that where the blades it ran, weren't carried anymore. And living a small country town he'd run to every place that sold mowers, for his tractor. He got real lucky and found one,the last place and they had a set,he got them and asked for them to please order another set and so he would have extra. You know living in the country, you know and having to bush hog alot in the summer and owning a few acres keeps u busy among other country life. Anyway wish you luck on your new adventure with mower. Take care , be safe ,and God bless you and Brandi and the girls. Love you all, been following you even when you lived at the other place. Coming right along with you and enjoy all of it. You are a hard working man. 🤗🙏🙏
I like the view from the top of the mower deck. It is a level look so we can see what you are cutting.
When you get ready to having the families on your property maybe have them come and help you remove some of the metal for a community project. Hope you get your machine working with comperable parts or even make your own blades and bolts. Good luck!
Both properties are looking so good.
Boy, it would be great if you knew somebody that had a rake & baler to bale all that beautiful grass for all your aminals!😂
Good job looks better. Thanks. Chris from England
Looks to me like it should have been the company you bought it from place to fix it. But you being able to fix it was great. GOD BLESS Y'ALL.
Hey Dutch I know you don't have your Dad but have you thought about having Brandi's Dad going on the father son camp out?
That's a wonderful idea and her father would be very proud and pleased to go!!!❤ just wondering do u need any additional land owners insurance to cover unexpected accidents??? Not wishing for any, believe me , just thinking of pre prevention...
Even with problems that surprise us, you still do a good job with things. That part of your land is looking good. Beautiful bird. Love and hugs
You need a forestry mulched for the properties. They can take down trees and vines, they really do a better job. HTH ❤
Doing a great job,😅😊🪻💜
Just a suggestion Dutch maybe investing in a metal detector would help find the metal so that it would be easier for y'all finding the metal at other property. God bless y'all.
Thanks for sharing, Sean good job
I know you will overcome this problem. You always keep trying.
I just saw where there was confirmed tornado outside of Oklahoma City the weather pattern looks like it's pushing up towards Northeast Oklahoma Northwest Arkansas
Hopefully Dutch has a severe weather alert on his cell phone to warn him!!! ❤
Great job cleaning up the land
At least yours is on a Bobcat. My brush cutter is a DR Trimmer walk behind. Walk is a misnomer, you wrestle the thing from behind.
I would get brass bunching remove the plastic bunching an put hi temp GRES on the brass bunching you can chirp in the blades I use a 4" grinder an get 80 grit sanding disk that's how I shrine my blades on my mower's
Our John Deere lawn tractor 2014 bought from dealer but failed to mention it has pulleys that need to be lubed. They Do Not come prelubed and will start burning out at 1 1/2 years. First one burning out, replaced 2 and lubed up all three. Never a problem since.
enjoy watching you work looks good!
You definitely need to replace that plastic bushing with a brass bushings. MY SUGGESTION....See if you can get or have a hobby machinist make a brass bushings. Your work is definitely paying off. Iit is looking good.
I’ve had mine for about 2-3 years, within first week had issues with those junk shoulder bolts, took off got grade 8s & had a machine shop make sleeves for them, I’ve only had to tighten them twice since then, other than that a pretty decent cutter for how cheap they are
Great job clearing the land out. I like seeing the attachments that fit on the bobcat rather than a different machine for each operation. Stay safe and don't work too hard.
It looks like Bobbie was glad to see you! 😊
A lot of things are made so blasted cheaply anymore!
Wow. You shouldn't have to be repairing that brand new expensive piece of equipment like that!! Nobody should. I could see one problem but even though you know how to fix all these small problems there are just too many.
Contact the manufacturer on using the motor on an articulated skid steer like your own. If not, contact Mark rober the engineer for more information 🇺🇲🔩
On the bolt that holds the blade in place try Lock Tight but ultimately it’s best you order new nuts for it or drill a hole and use a cotter pin ok buddy be safe and we love your channel and family GOD BLESS! Roland 🙏🏼
I live in the desert no weeds just a tree stay safe
That's why you should have bought a rotary Shredder. They do an awesome job. Turns everything into mulch.
Thanks for sharing.
Surely you can see it needs a split pin going through the castle nut. Unscrew the castle nut completely and you can see the bolt is drilled for a split pin. Or a small nail
After you get the trails cleared you should get tick spray and apply to the trails at least. You will really be surprised what a difference it makes to how few of those nasty lil critters your family is exposed to those. Well worth the expense compared to one visit to the Dr. And the life long misery they can cause.
I love how Bobby follows you around. LOL!
Be where there's big storms headed this way
You should put blocks under the back of the trailer when you loading unloading machine so doesn't pick the back your truck up will help keep them unnecessary pressure off the tongue and back of the truck
Dutch You are a down to earth no bs guy.. loyal and true and a good family man. That is why I watch you.
How about High Temp,Super Lock Tight (O'Reilly has it) The stress on those will HEAT & deteriorate the Insulated(Plastic or Rubber) Nuts. Pray this works
The creek property is looking great. Your making some progress with the brush. Bobby needs a mate but the dang predictors keep taking them poor guy. Take care 🙏❤️👍☀️😊
Maybe you should buy a cheap metal detector to scan the area that you want to mow before mowing to avoid issues of hitting metal that seems to be scattered around the property.
Good job 👍
You all are hard workers the properties are both going to be pretty when you are done with them. I grew up around creeks. And my kids were raised around creeks and camping an fishing. And they are adults now. And talk about those memories. You an Brandy are making great memories for your kids.
Dutch, you could always go get the girls and their friends some metal detectors and put them to work. Make it a game, and they will live it. When my grandfather bought a property that was next to his, it was like the abandoned creek property. There was metal and junk all over it, and it took about 4 - 5 years to get it completely cleaned up, but we had fun doing it.
Happy Mothers Cay.
How do you keep from getting eat up with chiggers? That's impressive clearing you are getting done. Prayers for your safety while you are out there in the wild.
💝❤💘💖watching your videos, thank you and have a great night!