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Read articles →Distinctive for its real-job context: the creator uses a John Deere 2038R with a 6-foot brush hog to cut 49 acres as paid work, tracking actual hours across four days. It covers acre-per-hour rates (roughly 2.5 on heavy growth), fuel consumption, blade sharpening, debris buildup on the radiator, a tire repair, a shear bolt failure, and a detailed breakdown of per-acre pricing. Best for compact-tractor owners curious about brush-hogging productivity and what to charge.
An owner-operator who does paid equipment work and documents real jobs on his property and for clients, so the perspective is hands-on rather than sales-oriented.
On heavy growth it averaged about 2.5 acres per hour, though on lighter hay field grass the creator estimates closer to 4 acres per hour.
The creator burned about a gallon of fuel per hour and used a full 7 gallon tank over 7 hours of mowing in one day.
Dust building up on the grill guard needed clearing hourly, a tire got punctured by debris, and a shear bolt broke off the gearbox.
Based on 2.5 acres per hour and a target of $75 per hour, the creator calculated a rate of $30 per acre for the job.
