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Bfinney5238

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So I picked up a rhino 8ft brush hog and it doesnt have a stump jumper. It is just the blades. It does have a slip clutch though. I have some pretty rough terrain I cut. And Im wondering how well it will perform or if Im going to tear it up the way it is set up right now. I havent used it yet. Can you add a stump jumper to one that is just blades?
 
I've never had a stump jumper on mine in the last 40 years, and I use it almost exclusively in extremely rough and wooded areas. Honestly, the odds of a stump jumper of actually working as designed is very low.

This post was edited by MJMJ on 03/15/2023 at 07:20 am.
 
Maybe you can find a manual on line? A manual would probably show what's available. I think a stump jumper pan, or circular blade holder, is usually a whole separate part from what you have, and is not added to what you have.
 
If you do find or fabricate a stump jumper make sure it's round, and balanced. Our Bush Hog has one that's oval, and that's not much better than nothing. A few years ago it got bent so badly that it hit the deck, and I had to repair it. I put some gussets in it, and it's been fine ever since. It would be possible to make one if you have the equipment and skills, but be sure you balance it. This is ours after I repaired it.
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I forgot to mention, our previous brush cutter was a King Kutter, and it was much better designed, with a round stump jumper. I thought we were buying a better machine when we bought the Bush Hog, but I was wrong. We bought the new one because I wanted a 6 foot instead of a 5 foot.
 
(quoted from post at 06:47:49 03/15/23) I've never had a stump jumper on mine in the last 40 years, and I use it almost exclusively in extremely rough and wooded areas. Honestly, the odds of a stump jumper of actually working as designed is very low.

This post was edited by MJMJ on 03/15/2023 at 07:20 am.
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''I've never had a stump jumper on mine in the last 40 years''

X2, and have had no issues.
 
Thanks for the replies guys. Well its an old hog built heavy. That Was the reason I bought it. Im gonna see how it does without it then. If I dont like it I will see if I can get one. Or build one if need be.
 
We've had a good many different mowers almost all Bush Hog brand and Brown tree cutters every one had a stump jumper but it didn't keep them from tearing up.
Ron
 
This reminds me of something that happened about 55 years ago.
Was reclaiming a small field that had grown up and pushed down a small oak that was about 5 inches in diameter.
When the Woods brush hog hit it, the stump jumper broke in half.
Had it welded and went back to work.
 

Rhino made good machines and has survived when other brands have gone out of business.
As I understand it Ford was a pioneer in rotary mowers. The idea of a heavy mower for stalk chopping. Then folks used them for mowing light brush and weeds. They didn't have stump jumpers then.
Stump jumpers were an improvemeent.
Made them less likely to disintegrate themselves. Less stress on the tractor too. ALL of them have it today.
I had a Ford cutter for a while. It did not have the round disc underneath. Just the 2 swinging blades on a T bar.
It scared the heck out of me a few times. Worse than anything I've hit in the 20 years since I upgraded - first to a King Kutter for several years and the Bush Hog I have now.

This post was edited by Ultradog MN on 03/15/2023 at 07:12 pm.
 
I used an old Duhnam 5' cutter without stump jumper for over 30 years without stump jumper related issues.
 
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