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

[Steve W.]

John Hall 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 
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They are great for rough cutting. No flats and they can go over terrain 
that a wheeled tractor can't handle. The only drawback is speed. They 
are SLOW if you need to do any road travel with them.

-- 
Steve W.
Near Cooperstown, New York