Odd odors/smells when brush cutting/clearing....

digger doug · Jun 18, 2015

New to this, been brush hogging/clearing with a skid loader mounted unit.

When I go in the woods, ussually ferns and stuff around, I smell a strong odor of citronella
(just like the candles).

Sometimes the nicest smelling mint too.

And cleaning along the field line the other day....well, it's uhm...

Like dog doo on asphalt on a hot day...phew.

tmc_31 · Jun 18, 2015

Chinese brushcutter?

Delmer · Jun 18, 2015

Digger doug in his best soprano voice: "the hills are alive with the smells of bushhogging"

This is all natures bounty right? not overheating equipment.

digger doug · Jun 18, 2015

Delmer said:
Digger doug in his best soprano voice: "the hills are alive with the smells of bushhogging"

This is all natures bounty right? not overheating equipment.

Yup, no hydraulic smells, hoses get warm to touch but not painfully hot, have run for an hour or more,
no problems.

Definitly something I'm getting into, that causes different smells.

digger doug · Jun 18, 2015

tmc_31 said:
Chinese brushcutter?

No, my own build ( I did use a Taiwanese gearbox) but nothing "mechanical smelling".

Tinkerer · Jun 18, 2015

You should take a good look for that stuff when you hit it. It may be a money maker. I have encountered the dog poo smell many times when cutting red oaks.

Todd v. · Jun 21, 2015

Cedar stinks pretty bad when first cut as well, probably the stinkiest thing I run into. But yes, if you do it long enough you'll learn the different smells.

digger doug · Jun 23, 2015

Red oak...check
Cedar...check

Any other stinky stuff ?
Let's not discuss "ground bee's" ...ouch man, I need a cab....

old-iron-habit · Jun 23, 2015

digger doug said:
No, my own build ( I did use a Taiwanese gearbox) but nothing "mechanical smelling".

Lets see some pictures. I love homebuilt equipment.

digger doug · Jun 24, 2015

old-iron-habit said:
Lets see some pictures. I love homebuilt equipment.

https://www.heavyequipmentforums.com/showthread.php?37688-Hydraulic-string-trimmer-on-mini

Steve Frazier · Jun 24, 2015

There's a spindly weed with yellow flowers in my area that gags me when I cut it. I don't know what it is, it tends to grow in shaded areas. Puts out a real pungent fume that just sets me into coughing!

Odd odors/smells when brush cutting/clearing....

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