RockHound BrushHound 30EX, Owner'S Manual

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IV) Running Your Attachment
The EX Series attachment is designed to cut all types of vegetation, such as grass, heavy brush and
medium sized trees. The condition of your terrain and the material to be cut should be evaluated for the
best results. It is important to remember that brush cutting covers a wide range of conditions and is proba-
bly the most dangerous type of mowing because of the hidden objects.
a) House Rotation Shredding
Thinner brush like material on relatively flat terrain can be cut by rotating the house control from side
to side and keeping the cutter head just above ground level. With your Power Unit in a stationary position,
rotate the housing to sweep the attachment along the ground held at the desired cut height. When the area
is cleared, move the power unit forward, leaving adequate space between the edge of vegetation and the
housing for good visibility, and resume cutting. Keep in mind that heavy brush may require multiple passes
or slower movement speed, if you are experiencing decreased RPMs while cutting try slowing your sweep
rate or increasing your cut height.
b) Top Down Shredding
Thicker brush and trees can be shredded from the top down. Starting from a stationary position,
raise the boom and curl the head so that it is mostly perpendicular with the tree, but not enough that the
knives become visible. If the tree is taller then the boom can reach and relatively thin at the maximum
height, the EX Series has been designed to be able to cut into the tree from the side to assist with clipping
the tree top off. With the tree top knocked off, work your way down to the ground, sweeping side to side if
necessary, grinding the stump to ground level and shredding any debris that fell off the tree during the pro-
cess, eliminating any clean up by hand crews.
Note: Shredding heavy brush and trees requires the full output of the horsepower your Power Unit has avail-
able. Make sure your Power Unit’s pressure relief settings are set to the specified PSI on the manufacturer’s
spec sheet to maximize horsepower available to the Attachment. Also, if the drive circuit is engaged on your
Power Unit, a significant portion of the horsepower available is directed towards movement which is why it is
not recommended to drive the Power Unit and shred simultaneously. All heavy shredding with the EX Series
should be performed while stationary.
2) Basic Operation
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