If a rotary cutter cuts your thick grass and mulches your branches, the brand
really doesn't matter, right? You might want to reconsider. When you compare
rotary cutter side-by-side you'll see a big difference in design and performance.
T he Bobcat brushcat rotary cutter goes way beyond its competitors by using a
dual blade design with two direct drives, the whole deck is shorter. This reduces
weight, increases visibility, and if you need to haul it allows more room on your
trailer. All of these other brands use a single blade design that makes them
heavier and longer. The shorter deck also allows the brush CAD rotary cutter to
better follow the contours of the ground. The big difference lies here, where the
whole deck is attached to a pivot point. This unique design leads the industry in
oscillation. Most brands are fixed, and only one has limited oscillation, and you'll
see how well it performs in a minute. Let's see how well the brush cat rotary
cutter goes through this ditch. Bobcat engineers understand that most of the
ground that a rotary cutter would be used on will be uneven, so the design
combination of a single pivot point and a shorter deck allow it to perform
better in both the high and low areas. Now let's see how the others perform.
Most of the bradco is not touching the ground as it comes over the crest, and
then it gouges into the ground at the bottom.
Same situation with the ambusher, barely touching at the top and gouging in at
the bottom. You'll need to constantly make adjustments to get through uneven
ground. No difference with the brushwolf either, none of these brands have much
flexibility to handle a situation like this. The quick attach has some
fluctuation, but it still can't match the oscillation of the brushcat rotary cutter.
Notice how ours hugs the ground at the top and bottom of the hill, no other
brand can follow uneven ground as well as the brushcat rotary cutter. We also
did a constant speed test. We ran each of the rotary cutters through this area at
the same speed to see how well each will perform. The quick attack started out
okay, but soon bogged down. It simply couldn't
keep up with a constant speed.
The brush wolf put in the poorest performance. It basically just pushed the
grass over and didn't really cut anything.
The Bradco wasn't much better. It started out cutting, but it got
progressively worse as it went on.
Clearly, we outperform the others in this test. The brushcat rotary cutter will
allow you to work a lot faster. The dual blade design has another added benefit.
Hydraulic flow is diverted to the blade that has the most resistance. This
prevents bogging in tall grass and provides a more even cut. And there's
also overflow protection built-in. That protects the motors from too much
hydraulic flow. The brushcat rotary cutters also comes standard with front
discs instead of skids, which will minimize gouging when you make a turn.
One more standard feature is the rear roller. This also prevents gouging while
turning. Some of the other brands have them, and some don't.
So, as it turns out rotary cutters aren't very equal after all. The better
performance, superior design, and unique oscillation of the brushcat rotary cutter
will give you a Bobcat advantage.