With their powerful rotating blades or teeth, brush cutters are designed to clear thick, overgrown vegetation—like saplings, dense brush, tall grass, and small trees—quickly and efficiently for site preparation or land management, far beyond what a standard mower can handle.

Blue Diamond Attachments provides these solutions and support to enhance the performance and profitability of construction and agricultural equipment. Probably the best example of how the company does this is with its line of brush cutters for skid steers (SSLs) and compact track loaders (CTLs). 

Blue Diamond Brush Cutters have been widely accepted by contractors in North America for their ability to handle site prep and clearing. Because of that success, the company continues to grow its offerings, now providing Heavy, Extreme and Severe Duty models designed to handle any job, large or small. 

WHICH MODEL IS BEST FOR YOUR SITUATION? 

When looking at the right model of brush cutters to match with a SSL or CTL, there are questions to ask based on hard data, and there are more subjective questions to ask based on the type of work. Considering these issues will point you in the right direction for optimal success. 

For example, matching a brush cutter that is heavier than ideal for the machine and requires more hydraulic flow than the machine can provide will lead to poor performance. Similarly, matching a smaller brush cutter to a larger machine with higher auxiliary hydraulics capabilities could lead to poor performance, while creating working conditions that could damage the attachment. It is critical to understand that sweet spot for the machine it is being matched with. 

You’ll also want to decide between open or closed front brush cutters. An open front model is going to allow you to be more aggressive and go after the material with more of an attacking approach, whereas the closed front helps minimize the ejection of material and can result in more of a “mulched” final product because it stays within the cutting chamber. 

Blue Diamond Brush Cutters range in weight from 845 up to 1,957 lbs., which is well within the rated operating capacity of most SSLs and CTLs. It’s important to understand, however, that the heavier brush cutters will perform better with larger machines in terms of handling and maneuverability. 

As a general rule of thumb, CTLs will provide better, more consistent performance with brush cutters, as the large rubber tracks help the machine move more evenly and consistently across the surface, whereas rubber-tired skid steers are more susceptible to uneven ground, causing the machine to “porpoise,” which can cause uneven cutting. 

Blue Diamond believes above all in supporting its customers. That includes both the equipment dealer and the equipment owner who buys the equipment. The company focuses on parts availability and responsiveness and also offers a one-year warranty on parts and labor through local authorized Blue Diamond Attachments dealers. 

8 MODELS

  • Blue Diamond provides eight different core models of brush cutters for use with SSLs and CTLs:
  • 60”and 72” Heavy Duty models 
  • 60”and 72” Extreme Duty models 
  • 72” Severe Duty model 
  • A Swing Arm Cutter that provides flexibility and reach for cutting on more extreme slopes, where horizontal operation of a SSL or CTL may not be possible
  • A dual motor, 84” brush cutter

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