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Swisher 44'' Rough Cut Trailcutter Mower
Tackle big mowing jobs and clear harshly overgrown areas and trails without breaking a sweat with the Swisher® 44" Rough Cut Trailcutter Mower. Packed with 60+ years of mower design experience, the Rough Cut Trailcutter sports the power and toughness to tackle dense undergrowth and saplings, as well as grass meadows and paths. A great tool for cutting new trails, clearing fields, and mowing ditches, this mower features a universal hitch with left to right adjustable offset for easy setup directly behind or as a wing mower. Remote operator control console lets you safely engage and disengage from a distance for safer use. Powered by a workhorse 11.5 HP Briggs & Stratton® recoil start engine, the Trailcutter tears through underbrush with 2 break-away swinging blades that cut through saplings up to 3" in diameter. Rugged 44" rear discharge deck made of heavy-duty, welded 11-gauge steel stands up to hard mowing, while the heavy-duty stump jumper helps protect mower from concealed stumps and other similar hazards. Handy single-point cutting height adjustment gives you 4" of adjustment. Two 16" sealant-filled pneumatic tires feature steel bumpers in front for protection. Made in USA. Manufacturer model #: RC11544BS.
Rugged trail mower for overgrown fields, trails, and other rugged mowing jobs
11.5 HP Briggs & Stratton recoil start engine
44" welded, 11-gauge steel deck - rear discharge
2 break-away swinging blades - cut through saplings up to 3" in diameter
Universal hitch with left to right adjustable offset - standard or wing mower setup
Remote operator control console - safer blade engagement/disengagement
Handy single-point cutting height adjustment - 4" range
Protective, heavy-duty stump jumper
2 sealant-filled 16" pneumatic tires with protective steel bumpers
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Reviews
Rated 4 out of
5 by
huckster59 from
Good, but needs......The not good - assembly was a bit of a pain. The hitch assembly was an inch wider than the mower deck. I had to get longer bolts and put washers in as spacers in to attach it to the deck. The weak point in the hitch is the two 3/8 bolts connecting the tow bar to the hitch. The locknuts worked loose several times. Again, I got longer bolts and locked two nuts together as a solution. The cable on the control box was way too long for pulling with a four wheeler. It ended up under the mower and cut (my fault for not securing it well enough) and is now, after some reengineering, much shorter and mounted to the deck. The good - I have mowed a ten acre plus field overgrown with briars and all kind of thick weeds in around 12 hours total. Also rode down and chopped up pear trees over an inch diameter and yet to have a flat. The motor runs over three hours on a tank of gas. All in all, a good buy so far.
Date published: 2017-08-06
Rated 4 out of
5 by
AaroninMO from
Beast ModeWell folks its been about a month since I purchased my Swisher 14.5hp Kawasaki 44" Trailcutter, and I've been going to town! I live on 70 acres with a good mix of mature timber, CRP, & 5yr old logged timber so I really needed something that could stand up to anything. As of now I have been completely amazed to the ease this mower works. It mows over CRP like you're mowing your yard. For the woods I made sure to walk the area and remove as many big fallen branches as I could before mowing. The hardest part was with the overall length of my ATV and mower the maneuverability presented some issues in the woods, but the mower performed flawlessly yet again. A good rule of thumb for trees/sapplings is if you can push it over with the ATV then this mower will level it.
Basically all I can say is use your head. This mower seems extremely well built but it has its limitations. Watch your speed, and give the mower time to cut through what your working in and you're going to love it. Since purchasing this mower I've been on a non-stop whirlwind tour of trying to reclaim my farm. Thanks to Swisher and this mower, I've taken back areas that I physically could not walk through in almost 4 years! Thank you Swisher.
Date published: 2017-03-31
Rated 2 out of
5 by
rquinny20 from
Great cutter, when it works...Bought this mower over a year ago to mow my apple orchard, some food plots, and to clear some heavy brush from some large fields. When it works it cuts great, but due to poor build/engineering quality and the hassle of constant repairs I would not buy this again. I would have been better off buying a pto driven brush hog for my tractor for taking on the fields, and buying a used large deck riding mower for the grassier areas.
The GOOD -
This thing will cut through nearly anything except for very thick, high grass. I have cut through saplings up to an inch thick and it has no problem. Takes down big thorn bushes no problem, and have not had a problem with flat tires. I cleared nearly 8 acres of fields of overgrown brush, saplings, and thorn bushes in two days. If your comfortable taking your quad over it, this thing will cut it. I keep my apple orchard cut with it - it does not cut pretty but it gets the job done. This is not a finish mower (uneven cut, even with blades sharpened, and grass comes out in large clumps). I thought if I kept the blades super sharp I could use it to cut my yard (2 acres) but it leaves too much of a mess for my liking.
The engine on it is bulletproof and starts first pull every time. Guzzles gas a little but I don't mind, better than diesel for the tractor.
Now the BAD - In my opinion this cutter is poorly designed and was not designed with the end user in mind.
To change a belt on this thing, I have to lift off the plate that the engine is mounted on to get a new belt on. It is a real pain, and I've probably gone through six belts since I bought it (6 belts isn't horrible, but the process of changing them is).
To adjust the deck/cutting height, there is a large screw on the front that you turn to adjust up and down. It looks weak, has come apart twice, and I honestly don't know how someone thought that was a better idea than having height adjustments on the sides near the wheels like some other mowers have. The adjustment really just tilts the mower deck one way or the other, not truly lowering the height.
The shaft connecting the big pulley to the actual blade deck is put together poorly as well. The bottom bearing just sits up against the bottom of the drive housing - no recess for the bearing to fit in and its under the deck - crud builds up ruining the bearing, and if anything like a vine or wire gets wrapped its going around the bearing. Both the top and bottom bearings recently broke on mine, and when the top one broke it rounded out the recessed area it sits in. This required buying a new driver shaft housing, two new bearings, and spending a whole lot of time pulling it apart and putting it back together.
The hitch looks cheap and weak and has bent on mine. Still works but I don't trust it and it irritates me.
Keep in mind that this thing is heavy, and you really should have a large CC quad to pull it. I used a 330 4x4 for a few runs until the transmission and rear brake assembly broke on it. I replaced with a 570cc 4x4 and have not had any problems since.
Overall, if you want to clear some brush from relatively flat fields and have the large CC quad to do it, then it might be worth your money. If you have a tractor, just use a pto driven brush hog.
Date published: 2015-05-03
Rated 5 out of
5 by
OKMOKSHunter from
Perfect Bush hog for Hunters and small acreageI bought this mower last August due to not having a tractor available to us anymore for our hunting trails. This mower exceeded my expectations. I was able to mow 4 foot of grass and had a smooth cut. This mower is not a racing machine it works just as a bush hog would. At 5 mph this mower will mow throw almost anything. I did try to go through Johnson grass over 8ft tall. With the smaller motor it did bog down and was unable to cut through it. But now that the grass is dead I'll being mowing it down and continue to cut it every couple months.I mowed 4 miles worth of trails (two trucks width) with this and filled it up only twice.
