Im considering purchasing a 48" brush hog attachment. I found a used but great condition Countyline 4' unit. The factory notes that this works with "25-45HP tractors". That blows my mind as I've seen YT videos of BX18xx series running hogs. Can anyone here who actually owns a BX1880 comment on the real world performance of a brush hog mounted to this SCUT? I did some box blade work the other day and it performed excellent. I've owned a few higher-HP units in my life and I was actually surprised how well this ripped and dragged sod, soil, and gravel. I also found a 40" brush hog for sale too. Im only using this to maintain just over 1 acre of tall grass in a few vacant lots next to my house.
BX1880 brush hog performance
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For grass you will be fine with the 48" ... I at first got a 48" for my 19.6 PTO HP, (25HP tractor)
It cut much more then grass!
I then traded it for a 5' model with a recommendation of minimum 20 PTO HP ... And now cut grass with it, since I got the "pasture" tamed ... no problem!
It cut much more then grass!
I then traded it for a 5' model with a recommendation of minimum 20 PTO HP ... And now cut grass with it, since I got the "pasture" tamed ... no problem!
Brush cutters are massively heavy because they have a lot of weight hanging way way off of the back end.
I personally wouldn't put one on a BX. Unless you are cutting a known grass area.
I would use a flail. I don't like having my rotary cutter on my LX. Too much weight far out.
I think mine is a 60" and my LX2610 handles it, just barely. I am concerned for my tractors transaxle housing. That cutter hanging way out there is huge leveraged weight. The PTO power isn't the issue, it is the leveraged weight.
If I had to buy again, I would get a flail unit instead. Compact like a rototiller and does the same job.
That being said, these rotary cutters are a beast.... 1" saplings are no problem. Mine throws out rocks and 3" in diameter sticks and.... it is scary sometimes.
I personally wouldn't put one on a BX. Unless you are cutting a known grass area.
I would use a flail. I don't like having my rotary cutter on my LX. Too much weight far out.
I think mine is a 60" and my LX2610 handles it, just barely. I am concerned for my tractors transaxle housing. That cutter hanging way out there is huge leveraged weight. The PTO power isn't the issue, it is the leveraged weight.
If I had to buy again, I would get a flail unit instead. Compact like a rototiller and does the same job.
That being said, these rotary cutters are a beast.... 1" saplings are no problem. Mine throws out rocks and 3" in diameter sticks and.... it is scary sometimes.
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I don't own a BX, but I think you'd be ok with a 48" Countyline. I'm pretty sure those are not too heavy. Whatever you get, especially since you're just cutting grass, keep those blades sharp. It'll reduce the power needed and leave a cleaner cut.
GreensvilleJay
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BX23-S,57 A-C D-14,58 A-C D-14, 57 A-C D-14,tiller,cults,Millcreek 25G spreader,
hmm BX1880, so maybe 13HP out the PTO ?? Seems weak to spin a 48" blade round and round ,especially if grass is more than 6" tall ??
ken erickson
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B7100 hst, 2650 front mount snowblower, L2501 hst qa loader
While not a BX1880 I ran a King Kutter 48" brush cutter on my B7100 hst.
16HP with prob 13HP at the PTO. Similar machines and specifications and the BX1880 may even have a higher 3pt weight limit? Most of my cutting, before I foolishly traded it off to a friend, was tall prairie grasses and native species along with maintaining my two track trails and some 1 to 1/2 saplings and small pine trees.
I was completely satisfied with the performance and of course I could have run it out of HP under certain circumstances such as very tall, dense wet grass along with high travel speeds.
I am not sure about Country line implements but I do know King Kutter makes a model specifically for the BX series tractors with limited Cat 1 3pt hitch. It is also lighter than the standard duty version that I owned.
I traded the King Kutter 4' off to my buddy and got his 6' Land Pride in return and use it behind my L2501. I wish I would have kept it, that little tractor and 4 foot cutter was super handy in confined areas etc.
16HP with prob 13HP at the PTO. Similar machines and specifications and the BX1880 may even have a higher 3pt weight limit? Most of my cutting, before I foolishly traded it off to a friend, was tall prairie grasses and native species along with maintaining my two track trails and some 1 to 1/2 saplings and small pine trees.
I was completely satisfied with the performance and of course I could have run it out of HP under certain circumstances such as very tall, dense wet grass along with high travel speeds.
I am not sure about Country line implements but I do know King Kutter makes a model specifically for the BX series tractors with limited Cat 1 3pt hitch. It is also lighter than the standard duty version that I owned.
I traded the King Kutter 4' off to my buddy and got his 6' Land Pride in return and use it behind my L2501. I wish I would have kept it, that little tractor and 4 foot cutter was super handy in confined areas etc.
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2011 BX 25LB-R (dirt work, snow, and brush hogging) & 2013 BX 2370 (mowing lawn)
I run a Mahindra 48" rotary brush cutter behind a 2011 BX 25.
It is actually made by Kodiak Implements, and it's very heavy & quite durable.
Yes, my BX 25 has more rated PTO horsepower than a BX 1880.
Using the current Kubota website PTO horsepower numbers for a BX 23s and a BX 1880,
it's 17.7 PTO hp, and 13.7 PTO hp.
I haven't had any problems so far, other than several broken PTO driveshaft shear bolts.
I will say that the last time I checked the Land Pride implement website, the Factory matched rotary
brush cutter for a BX of any type was their 42" model.
That being said, my 48" brush cutter has done a really nice job for me on my food plot fields.
Walk your ground that you are planning to brush cut several times before actually doing the job.
When you make your first pass in uncut material, listen to the engine/watch your tachometer and use
a slow enough travel speed to keep the 540 PTO where it needs to be.
Then as you start overlapping into your initial cut, adjust the overlap width as needed to keep the
540 PTO speed where it needs to be.
I leave the front end loader & bucket on my BX 25 when doing brush hogging, as the front weight
does a good job counterbalancing the rear brush cutter weight.
IMG_20240928_132420434_HDR by cee_Kamp 32ACP, on Flickr
IMG_20240928_132443748_HDR by cee_Kamp 32ACP, on Flickr
09020086 by cee_Kamp 32ACP, on Flickr
03310077 by cee_Kamp 32ACP, on Flickr
One other problem I had was the first year I did food plot brush cutting, and I had never brush cut that food plot field before, even after extensive walking before doing the brush cutting, I found wet/soft ground and buried the rig in the mud and needed my local farmer friend to pull my BX 25 out of the mud with his large farm tractor. The only thing damaged was my pride.
IMG_20230903_181313054_HDR by cee_Kamp 32ACP, on Flickr
It is actually made by Kodiak Implements, and it's very heavy & quite durable.
Yes, my BX 25 has more rated PTO horsepower than a BX 1880.
Using the current Kubota website PTO horsepower numbers for a BX 23s and a BX 1880,
it's 17.7 PTO hp, and 13.7 PTO hp.
I haven't had any problems so far, other than several broken PTO driveshaft shear bolts.
I will say that the last time I checked the Land Pride implement website, the Factory matched rotary
brush cutter for a BX of any type was their 42" model.
That being said, my 48" brush cutter has done a really nice job for me on my food plot fields.
Walk your ground that you are planning to brush cut several times before actually doing the job.
When you make your first pass in uncut material, listen to the engine/watch your tachometer and use
a slow enough travel speed to keep the 540 PTO where it needs to be.
Then as you start overlapping into your initial cut, adjust the overlap width as needed to keep the
540 PTO speed where it needs to be.
I leave the front end loader & bucket on my BX 25 when doing brush hogging, as the front weight
does a good job counterbalancing the rear brush cutter weight.
IMG_20240928_132420434_HDR by cee_Kamp 32ACP, on FlickrIMG_20240928_132443748_HDR by cee_Kamp 32ACP, on Flickr09020086 by cee_Kamp 32ACP, on Flickr03310077 by cee_Kamp 32ACP, on FlickrOne other problem I had was the first year I did food plot brush cutting, and I had never brush cut that food plot field before, even after extensive walking before doing the brush cutting, I found wet/soft ground and buried the rig in the mud and needed my local farmer friend to pull my BX 25 out of the mud with his large farm tractor. The only thing damaged was my pride.
IMG_20230903_181313054_HDR by cee_Kamp 32ACP, on Flickr
Both my 4' & 5' Bush Hog brand rotary cutters didn't actually cut that wide, but the unit was that wide ... Subtract 4" for actual cutting width ...
I have 3" wheel spacers on the back of mine, and it's 50" wide ... With the 44" of actual cut, and the need to overlap a little ... I need to put my one front tire completely on the already cut grass ... Now with the 5' (56" cut) I'm barely inside of that line running over the grass with all my tires ...
I have 3" wheel spacers on the back of mine, and it's 50" wide ... With the 44" of actual cut, and the need to overlap a little ... I need to put my one front tire completely on the already cut grass ... Now with the 5' (56" cut) I'm barely inside of that line running over the grass with all my tires ...