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Huttopia



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BCS tracmaster / Allen scythe
Random ask- anyone with experience of BCS tracmaster two wheel scythe? I’m looking at one for work here on some steep banks - too steep for quad and flail to operate.

Thanks

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Zed



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That looks like too much hard work on a slope. I have a couple of Grillo's which are a bit pricey but will handle most slopes and cut through serious brush.

Give your local shop a call and ask for some machines to demo. WARNING.
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+1 for the Grillo, great machines!
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Which grillo are we talking about?
Post #800001 29th Oct 2019 10:32pm
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BCS machine works well Thumbs Up

Grillo machines also very good Thumbs Up

Don’t know the ground you are on but have you tried or seen the Grillo Climber or the AS Motor range Ride on brush cutters. AS do a flail version now too......remote control option is a great bonus too.
There are also other options such as Spider and Agria slope mowers.
Have had a lot of experience in all of the above, so any more questions just ask. Thumbs Up
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Huttopia



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Thanks Romadog, much appreciated. I hired a McConnell Roboflail a year or so back, but really it was too heavy to work on the slopes here, hence looking at the two wheeled tractors. As much as I’d like a sit in / on flail I think I’ll be doing a lot more walking!
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Well, I bought a BCS bank mower and it’s I’m really pleased with it. I practiced on the easy slope (photo) and I’m now slowly tackling the harder stuff, trying to clear a 5 acre bank before the cattle arrive in June.


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I thought the grass would be ok long for cattle or is just to long . only asking as we debating a croft or small farm and I would have put them on so advice is appreciated Smile
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Shocked
Your ankles must be like tree trunks now after walking back and forth on that slope?!!
Post #832159 20th May 2020 9:32am
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Hi Andy,

If it was just grass that would be fine, but I had the bank cleared by hand 5 years ago and the regrowth has got out of hand - hawthorn, bramble, ash, broom etc. I'm just trying to clear it to allow the grass to come through and give the cattle (and sheep) a chance to keep on top of the regrowth. We need a mix of cattle and sheep as they graze different things at different levels. The cattle coming are Belted Galloways and the sheep Herdwicks (commercials just don't do well on scrubby ground). I should of course have done it 5 years ago, but funds / time / brains in short supply at the time.

The bank in the photo above was cleared by machine about 10 years ago, and has been lightly grazed by sheep since. I'm giving it a break as it is also a site for Dingy Skipper butterflies. If the sheep graze in spring / summer they eat the eggs. They will go back on it in August.

All good fun.

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Huttopia



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Romadog wrote:
Shocked
Your ankles must be like tree trunks now after walking back and forth on that slope?!!


I'll have you know I've got very slim ankles.... Rolling with laughter I have however got one leg shorter than the other!!

That's the easy slope....the other one I'm working on is a real beast, some sections are just too steep. To get to the top of the bank I've had to traverse it multiple times, reminds me of skiing holidays.
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Huttopia



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5 acres of this...


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I've done about a third of it so far. I know we need the rain, but it will stop me working on this slope for a while.

The audience appreciated my extreme moooowing efforts. (Here all week).



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thankyou for that makes sense we love the belted Galloways and highland cattle were hoping it wont be to long but need more funds hoping my pension will cover it next year ill be 55
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Should have found someone who has an Aebi mower ( used for motorway embankments) - it would have done all of that in about an hour or so.
Unbelievable to see them working on really steep slopes
Guy May your life be like toilet paper ; long & useful.
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Huttopia



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You are probably right Guy, but I'm slightly fed up with contractors that don't turn up, or do turn up and do half a job etc. Obviously doing it myself gets me out of the way for a few hours too. Thumbs Up
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