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Mowing heavy brush on a steep pond bank! Stuck? Find out here!

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What happens here

The video opens with the presenter, Josh, standing next to a pond, introducing the Ventrac 4500Y, which he affectionately calls the 'Honey Badger.' He points out sections of the pond bank that have been successfully mowed and appear neat. He then highlights a particularly steep, overgrown section of the pond bank, describing it as a 'mess' and a 'would-be cliff' that drops off several feet. He explains that traditional mowers cannot safely handle such terrain, and the Ventrac's ability to mow on a 30-degree embankment will be put to the test.

Goal: The presenter introduces the project, highlighting the steepness of the pond banks and the areas requiring mowing. He explains that some sections have already been trimmed, but challenging, overgrown areas remain.

Tools and materials

  • Tough Cut Rotary Deck Attachment
  • Ventrac 4500Y

What they say

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hey there folks this is Josh Stoney Ridge farmer welcome to the farm blog today we gonna have some fun today so we're over here at the pond and we've already been working a little bit the dogs love the pond water by the way we've already been working a little bit trimming up the banks on the pond and you can see how nice this looks what you can't see is that this drops off about three feet over the edge right there and it's really really steep well we use the ventrac to get over that edge and the ventrac will mow on a 30 degree embankment what we've got to finish is this that is steep that is a mess the next thing we have to finish you can't see because it's down that steep hill right there so come along today on the farm blog as we put this ventrac to the test I've already mowed up to the point that I think it's going to start getting a little bit hairy so we're gonna throw the drone up in the air I have a couple

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