Cutting Heavy Brush and Small Trees (Cheapest Brush Cutter I could Buy)

Hope you are watching in HD by the time you read this. seems like YouTube is taking forever to process the HD version today......

For every handyman who has been asked by their wife why they keep that pile of parts in the garage for years... We thank you Matt!

It's always good when they copy an original part so well out of chinesium that when it breaks you can just bolt the original version in place and keep on going.If you keep replacing parts like that eventually you'll have the brush cutter you want.Like a Ship of Theseus.

Literally jumped up shouting "HOLY HELL!!!" when that gearbox was a perfect fit. No better victory than winning after repressing the urge to throw out something you kept for years. Hope you bought that powerball ticket! That chinesium brush cutter is rapidly becoming a good ol "Merican" brush cutter.

The before and after On this Property is Amazing between This Video showing all the brush to the tree take down and Parking lot being Its a Massive Difference how much cleaner it becomes nice Work Matt transformations are always awesome to see Matt 6:28 @Diesel Creek

When you said “sweetheart deal” I kinda wondered if it was a freebie. Way to go Matt, helping out the K of C…how crazy is it that you trashed your gearbox and then had one on the shelf! Someone is looking out for you for doing charity work…

The plants along the pine tree row ( and other places) is a very quick spreading Japanese knot weed. It grows and spreads from root cuttings so whatever you do, don't disturb the roots until an application of Weed Round-Up is used to kill it. Round-Up is serious biz so have a trainer horticulturist apply it and keep children /pets away from those sites. It is safe to bull doze the pine trees afterwards. Fantastic job and great bonus repair.

Maybe someone has already mentioned it but the plant you're cutting when the blade breaks is known as "Asian knotweed" and is a really aggressive invasive species. You're actually not allowed to cut it here in Sweden unless you burn the off cuts directly after, or double-bag them in trash bags and dispose of it properly. Any off cut, almost no matter how small, will root and produce new plants. The roots dig 10 ft down and 21 ft out which makes it nearly impossible to get rid of the plants once they're rooted. Not saying that you could've done this differently, just taking the opportunity to share this knowledge. :)

Knights of Columbus are a good organization Thanks for helping them Matt Your a good man

It’s the best feeling ever when a guy’s saved a part for ages and then can actually use it in a pinch!! Well done!

That my friend is Japanese Knot Weed... very invasive and almost impossible to get rid of without a lot of dirt removal

Your bushhog will be all USA parts if you keep it another 6 months... That was so satisfying to see that used gearbox bolt right up...that almost never happens for me.

That was one of those feel good projects that anyone who does a lot of projects can appreciate, Matt having a gear box just lying around like that made me think of one of my favorite phrases "Even a blind chicken finds a kernel of corn once in awhile" great video as always.....keep them coming.....

That brush you were cutting is a type of invasive bamboo that originates from Japan. It will all grow back. That stuff is just dam near impossible to kill without pulling out all of the roots. You might as well treat the dirt it grows in as a biohazard. It really is that bad. It is very well adapted to our climate. It probably grows even better in your neck of the woods since you are further south.

My wife when she hears one of the Diesel Creek tunes, here we go again, another hour of your life gone, love these videos.

That is awesome the old Bush hog gear box you had mounted Right up Very Cool Matt 18:00 @Diesel Creek

Matt, you are a true gentleman. You are willing to help those in need, and you are humble about it. Thank you for sharing. Oh! SNAP!!!

Perhaps you should start calling the "brush cutter" a "development jig" onto which you add production quality parts. :)

One of the fun things about cheaply produced utility items from tiger economies is that there's somebody who made a business from making sub-assemblies like that gearbox who started by picking up some random legacy example of whatever they wanted to make & replicating it using cheaper materials & simplified production techniques.

I love how that thing mulches up everything that it cuts and doesn't leave a mess.