[AT] somewhat OT--skid steer vs tractor for mowing

[steve sewell]

At 09:44 PM 8/12/2008 -0400, you wrote:
>  Lately I have been seeing new Cat skid steers with rubber tracks fitted
>with single blade bush hogs/brush cutters. The first one was mowing a lot
>and the other 2 were mowing water line right of ways. What is so great about
>these setups? They mow very ragged from what I have seen. It doesn't appear
>the mowers can "float like a bush hog--they are on the ground one second and
>a foot in the air the next. Whats the advantage of one of these over a
>tractor?
>
>John


The ones I have seen were not to cut grass with. They are all hydraulic 
powered. Made to rough cut brush and trees on right-of-ways. They also can 
be lifted up to cut back trees and brush.

- Steve

Steve Sewell
Albany, Ohio USA
sewell at atis.net
sewell at ohio.edu