Comments on: The DR Brush Mower http://www.coldclimategardening.com Hardy plants for hardy souls Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:12:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Adam http://www.coldclimategardening.com/essays/rundy/the-dr-brush-mower/#comment-47701 Adam Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:15:13 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/the-dr-brush-mower/#comment-47701 I read and was entertained by your essays. I have a DR Mower 18 HP model. Yup you are right it is not meant for the "Grandma" on their commercial. I have 200 acres in the Adirondacks... trials on the property and 10 acres of fields. I have a tow brush cutter for the fields and use the DR to cut the field edges and trails. The machine is awsome a lot of power. It takes strength and endurance to run this machine. After you finish your results will be amazing. Buy an extra blade so you always have a sharp one ready to change. I bought the snow blower attachment too..... very good but it makes the machine too long. I read and was entertained by your essays. I have a DR Mower 18 HP model. Yup you are right it is not meant for the “Grandma” on their commercial. I have 200 acres in the Adirondacks… trials on the property and 10 acres of fields. I have a tow brush cutter for the fields and use the DR to cut the field edges and trails. The machine is awsome a lot of power. It takes strength and endurance to run this machine. After you finish your results will be amazing. Buy an extra blade so you always have a sharp one ready to change. I bought the snow blower attachment too….. very good but it makes the machine too long.

]]> By: Larry http://www.coldclimategardening.com/essays/rundy/the-dr-brush-mower/#comment-46836 Larry Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:42:10 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/the-dr-brush-mower/#comment-46836 We got our DR in August of 2001. As you say, it's been a mixed blessing. More good than bad, and you definitely need to learn how to finess the thing, as it WILL wear you out if you don't. In turns, let off the clutch, push down on the handlebars, and make your turn. I used the DR nearly every weekend for 6 yrs, finally got a Cub Cadet so I could ride in the easy parts. Still have the DR, though, as some areas require that kind of machinery. We got our DR in August of 2001. As you say, it’s been a mixed blessing. More good than bad, and you definitely need to learn how to finess the thing, as it WILL wear you out if you don’t. In turns, let off the clutch, push down on the handlebars, and make your turn. I used the DR nearly every weekend for 6 yrs, finally got a Cub Cadet so I could ride in the easy parts. Still have the DR, though, as some areas require that kind of machinery.

]]> By: SteveA http://www.coldclimategardening.com/essays/rundy/the-dr-brush-mower/#comment-44873 SteveA Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:54:52 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/the-dr-brush-mower/#comment-44873 I've used the DR for over 8 years. It is a thrill ride a minute on the ridge where I live. Cutting down towards the lake, where snapping turtles the size of car tires lurk is always a joy! Stay ahead of the growth and it's not so bad. Don't drive faster than 3, point it downhill and make wide turns. If only I hadn't stepped in the rabbit hole... I’ve used the DR for over 8 years. It is a thrill ride a minute on the ridge where I live. Cutting down towards the lake, where snapping turtles the size of car tires lurk is always a joy! Stay ahead of the growth and it’s not so bad. Don’t drive faster than 3, point it downhill and make wide turns. If only I hadn’t stepped in the rabbit hole…

]]> By: Fred Volk http://www.coldclimategardening.com/essays/rundy/the-dr-brush-mower/#comment-20187 Fred Volk Fri, 10 Aug 2007 01:57:04 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/the-dr-brush-mower/#comment-20187 I have been thinking about getting one of these to cut some trails on our property (in WNY) through woods and along fields. I am unsure whether I am encouraged or discouraged by your essay. Entertained, definitely. I have been thinking about getting one of these to cut some trails on our property (in WNY) through woods and along fields. I am unsure whether I am encouraged or discouraged by your essay. Entertained, definitely.

]]> By: Arlene Mikelsons http://www.coldclimategardening.com/essays/rundy/the-dr-brush-mower/#comment-15969 Arlene Mikelsons Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:49:44 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/the-dr-brush-mower/#comment-15969 I have spent many years trying to cut through tall, perpetually wet grass with one of the lighter DR machines. Machines which, incidentally, the advertising had assured me could do these jobs. I finally rented a brush mower to see if I wanted to buy one. Yikes! It pulled me around the field, exactly as described above. It attempted to climb small trees and take me along with it! It finally got stuck in a small depression and no amount of maneuvering or throwing my body against the machine would get it out. I had to get my husband, our quad and a length of chain to get the mower back on the driveway. I am not sure what to try next. Maybe a goat would be easier to deal with. I have spent many years trying to cut through tall, perpetually wet grass with one of the lighter DR machines. Machines which, incidentally, the advertising had assured me could do these jobs. I finally rented a brush mower to see if I wanted to buy one.

Yikes! It pulled me around the field, exactly as described above. It attempted to climb small trees and take me along with it! It finally got stuck in a small depression and no amount of maneuvering or throwing my body against the machine would get it out. I had to get my husband, our quad and a length of chain to get the mower back on the driveway. I am not sure what to try next. Maybe a goat would be easier to deal with.

]]> By: Trail creation continues | Cold Climate Gardening http://www.coldclimategardening.com/essays/rundy/the-dr-brush-mower/#comment-15748 Trail creation continues | Cold Climate Gardening Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:16:17 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/the-dr-brush-mower/#comment-15748 [...] Hazel Grove. If you want to know what using a brush mower is like, Rundy will tell you about it here. Unhappily, I have been sidelined with a back spasm since November 3rd, and haven’t been able [...] [...] Hazel Grove. If you want to know what using a brush mower is like, Rundy will tell you about it here. Unhappily, I have been sidelined with a back spasm since November 3rd, and haven’t been able [...]

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