Posted by John A. on July 17, 2010 at 16:31:59 from (76.1.122.180):
In Reply to: does size matter? posted by drdarren on July 17, 2010 at 13:15:10:
Guys, Yes,, Size; Weight; Gearbox HP, and Deck thickness does matter. but it is all for nothing If you Do Not Clean Off The deck in the Fall! I looked at perfectly good Bush Hog, 10 ft Rigid deck today! But the two front to back channels that form the back bone of the deck were rotted and hugely pitted,and had collapsed, so the deck is not worth welding on when you take into account it will be better in the long run to find another 10 ft Bush Hog that has been left for junk in some fence row,or get a new deck!, Every other component is in good shape as far as i can tell. except for needing seals and probably new U-joints Neglect can be the biggest enemy of a shredder. I have been pulling an old SR-15M Rhino 3 swing batwing shredder w/ 150 HP gearboxes with a JD 4230. this shredder has eaten and spit out the back more material than it was probably suppose too. As far as real trees are concerned. It is one tough machine. Blade bolts are the weakest link on this machine.The way I run a machine it will be for most. drdarren, IMO....You get what You pay for!!!! what ever line you look at get the highest HP gear boxes and thickest decks possible. I prefer as close as possible 100 ++ hp gearboxes even on a 3 point shredder so there is no way to over horse the gearbox! with Decks to match! In No particular order, JD, Bush Hog, Service-Rhino, Land Pride, Hope this helps! Later, John A.
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