DR Power Equipment
  • Call Call Us Toll-Free
1-800-687-6575
  • Contact Us
  • 1-800-687-6575
  • Login
  • Create Account
  • View Cart
  • |
  • Email Specials

Shop

  • Power Equipment▼
  • Reconditioned▼
  • Clearance▼
  • Support▼
  • Parts▼
  • Blog

Blog

  • Construction Projects
  • Country Living
  • DR® News
  • Driveways and Roads
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Field and Meadow
  • Gardening
  • Landscaping
  • Lawn Care
  • Life at DR®
  • Woodlot
DR's Country Life Blog

Stories, Skills, and Know-How for Country Living

Subscribe via RSS rss

Home Tag: Brush Mowing

How Many Seasons is a Brush Mower Good For?

  • Date October 9, 2017
  • Comment Leave a comment
  • Folder DR Field and Brush Mower

A brush mower, sometimes called a brush hog, is a specialized type of lawn mower that is super-powered to handle thick foliage and undergrowth, like thick weeds, brush, and even small trees. An expensive piece of equipment, many consumers might worry about how much use they can really get out of the machine and might… Read More

DR Brush Mowers: Old and New

  • Date November 30, 2015
  • Comment 2 Comments
  • Folder DR Field and Brush Mower

We’ve shared a lot lately about our new 2016 DR Field and Brush Mowers, but it’s nice to be reminded now and then about our “ancestors”. Here’s a letter that came in over the summer from a customer who is still mowing strong, 21 years after her purchase. More importantly, it’s a reminder to us… Read More

10 Ways To Prepare Your Property For Winter

  • Date November 24, 2014
  • Comment Leave a comment
  • Folder Gardening

As winter approaches, it may feel like there’s not much you can do to prepare. But there is! There’s a lot you can do to make sure that winter’s damage is minimal and that your spring chores are as easy as possible. These are the 10 things that we’re doing to prepare for winter: 1. Mow it short.… Read More

How to Install DR Brush Mower Attachments

  • Date October 9, 2014
  • Comment 3 Comments
  • Folder DR Field and Brush Mower

One of the great benefits of the DR Field and Brush Mower is its ability to literally be five machines in one. With optional attachments that turn it into a wood chipper, wide-cut lawn mower, now thrower, or grader/snow blade, plus the included brush deck for brush mowing, it’s a real 4-season workhorse. But is… Read More

How Tough is the DR Brush Mower?

  • Date October 8, 2014
  • Comment 1 Comment
  • Folder DR Field and Brush Mower

How tough is the DR Brush Mower? If you are thinking about buying a heavy duty DR Brush Mower with the brush deck attachment, or if you are a new owner and you are wondering how tough the machine really is, then this post is for you. I have been a user of the DR… Read More

Are Invasive Plants Hogging Your Water Supply?

  • Date August 25, 2014
  • Comment Leave a comment
  • Folder Country Living

There are a lot of reasons to brush mow: clearing overgrown areas so they’ll look less like a jungle and more like a well-maintained meadow; turning a wild wooded area into usable lawn; maintaining trails, et cetera. There’s one reason that you may not have heard of: protecting your water supply. Invasive species such as… Read More

6 Essential Features to Look for in a Brush Mower

  • Date July 8, 2014
  • Comment 12 Comments
  • Folder DR Field and Brush Mower

If you’re shopping for a brush mower or brush hog this season, it is important to know what features to look for. Are all those specs really germane to your needs? Probably not. Since we’ve been in the brush mower biz for several decades, we know a thing or two about which features are the… Read More

When it is Too Wet to Brush Mow

  • Date May 29, 2014
  • Comment Leave a comment
  • Folder Country Living

I am not known for being one to give up in a difficult situation. In fact, some might say I try too often to keep going when wisdom would say to find another way. But sometimes even I realize the right course is to back down. This past Saturday was one of those times. The… Read More

Brush Mower vs. Lawn Mower: What’s the Difference?

  • Date May 20, 2014
  • Comment 1 Comment
  • Folder DR Field and Brush Mower

If you’re looking out at your property and wondering how to manage overgrown grass, high weeds, brush, and other herbaceous nuisances, you may have considered whether you need a regular lawn mower or a brush mower. But how to choose? There is obviously a big difference in cost between the two machines, so it makes… Read More

Can You Use a Brush Mower to Cut Grass?

  • Date May 14, 2014
  • Comment 4 Comments
  • Folder DR Field and Brush Mower

If you are considering buying a brush mower (or a towable brush hog), you may be wondering about whether it can be used beyond mowing brush. Sure, its primary purpose is to mow down heavy brush and dense undergrowth, but what about plain ol’ lawn mowing? Can you use it for simply mowing large lawns?… Read More

Post navigation

← Older posts

Browse by Category

  • Construction Projects
  • Country Living
  • DR® News
  • Driveways and Roads
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Field and Meadow
  • Gardening
  • Landscaping
  • Lawn Care
  • Life at DR®
  • Woodlot

Browse by Product

  • ATV Attachments
  • Battery Tools
  • BurnCage
  • Chipper and Chipper/Shredder
  • Edgers
  • Field and Brush Mower
  • Generators
  • Haulers
  • Leaf and Lawn Vacuum
  • Log Splitters
  • Power Grader
  • Powerwagons
  • Pressure Washers
  • RotoTillers
  • Stump Grinder
  • Tractor Attachments
  • Trimmer Mower

Follow Us

Tags

Brush Mowing Burn Cage chainsaw Cleaning Driveway Maintenance DR Owner Stories DR parts DR Power DR Power Equipment Electric Machines Engineering & Manufacturing Engines Fall Field and Brush Mower Field and Brush Mowers Gardening & Soil Preparation Generators Hauling How Stuff Works inverter generators Lawn Care Lawn Mower Lawn Mowing Leaf & Lawn Vacuuming Life at DR maintenance New Product parts Powerwagon Property Management Equipment Redi-Plow safety Seasonal Snow Blower Spring Stump Removal Summer The Faces of DR tractor implements Tree Removal Weed Trimming Winter wood chipper Wood Chipping & Shredding Wood Heating

Company

  • Careers
  • Factory Store
  • DR Power
  • Become a Dealer
  • Privacy Policy
  • Legal Statement
  • Feedback

Posts by Product

  • ATV Attachments
  • Battery Tools
  • BurnCage
  • Chipper and Chipper/Shredder
  • Edgers
  • Field and Brush Mower
  • Generators
  • Haulers
  • Leaf and Lawn Vacuum
  • Log Splitters
  • Power Grader
  • Powerwagons
  • Pressure Washers
  • RotoTillers
  • Stump Grinder
  • Tractor Attachments
  • Trimmer Mower

Posts by Category

  • Construction Projects
  • Country Living
  • DR® News
  • Driveways and Roads
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Field and Meadow
  • Gardening
  • Landscaping
  • Lawn Care
  • Life at DR®
  • Woodlot

Support

  • Products
  • Parts
  • Dealer Locator
  • Service Locator
  • Shopping Resources
  • International Sales
  • Shop with Confidence
  • Free Catalog
  • Contact Us

Join the Conversation

Connect with us on our social media pages for promos, tips, and fun stuff!

  • DR Power Equipment
  • 800 Hinesburg Road
  • South Burlington, Vermont 05403 USA
  • DRpower.com
  • Contact Us
  • 1-800-687-6575
  • DR Power Equipment and Neuton Power Equipment are subsidiaries of Generac Power Systems, Inc.© 2003-2022 Done Right Power Equipment. All rights reserved.