Dirty Hand Tools (46") 20HP Tow-Behind Rough Cut Mower w/ Electric Start

Lots of power was mowing tall heavy grass. Only stalled once, had wire come loose on fuse and it wasn't charging battery. Fixed it myself just re crimped. Love this mower, everything else great, pull it behind my quad no problem. Made out of heavy gauge metal.

All told, I like the mower. It is heavy steel and powerful. It does the job, towed behind my 4 wheeler. I use it to mow fire breaks on my homestead in rural northern California.

My property is steep and rough and the grass can be high and thick. I have only used it on a little brush as yet, but the mower goes right through it.

Things that need improvement: The paint job was poor. I counted 23 places that the paint was missing, already flaking off, or dinged. And that was before it was out of the crate! Some of the holes did not line up for assembly. I had to file a slot where the hole was misaligned. It is sometimes hard to start the engine.

All told, I like the mower. It is heavy steel and powerful. It does the job, towed behind my 4 wheeler. I use it to mow fire breaks on my homestead in rural northern California.

My property is steep and rough and the grass can be high and thick. I have only used it on a little brush as yet, but the mower goes right through it.

Things that need improvement: The paint job was poor. I counted 23 places that the paint was missing, already flaking off, or dinged. And that was before... more

Mower works good. The 20 hp engine is good and keeps it cutting even in the long grass.

Was a little more to put together than thought it would be. It cuts very good and is a lot heavier duty than the Swisher mower. Tongue is very heavy duty and the pneumatic tires roll over anything. Engine is set up for California emissions so it does not start well. It needs a primer on it.

About 1 hour into mowing the belt came off. It was hard to access the belt to reinstall it. A few minor design changes could cut the time it takes to put the belt back on in half.

Overall am very impressed with the mower and what it will cut. Was going through 4' tall wet grass and it kept cutting without bogging down.

Mower works good. The 20 hp engine is good and keeps it cutting even in the long grass.

Was a little more to put together than thought it would be. It cuts very good and is a lot heavier duty than the Swisher mower. Tongue is very heavy duty and the pneumatic tires roll over anything. Engine is set up for California emissions so it does not start well. It needs a primer on it.

About 1 hour into mowing the belt came off. It was hard to access the belt to reinstall it. A few... more

I love this machine! But in all honesty, I've only had the opportunity to put about an hour on it, mowing 3' high grass, blackberry tangles and salal clumps. It truly is a rough cut mower, so don't expect a golf course finish to the area mowed. That's not what this machine is for.

The crate the machine came in was held together by about 10,000 staples, which means it arrived in good condition. The instructions say it's a two man job to assemble the machine, but I did it alone over two days, and I'm 72 years old. The only problem I had was the engine fuel and throttle lines hadn't been connected prior to crating, and their routing isn't addressed in the owner's manual. I contacted Dirty Hands and Jeff Oaks helped me figure out where the lines were supposed to go. The fuel line itself, and the throttle cable were easy to figure out on my own, but the line from the vapor recovery system was a little puzzling, but as it turned out, I guessed right on where it was supposed to connect.

The machine arrives "dry", so don't forget to add regular oil for the break-in, to allow the rings to seat. The instructions mention the use of synthetic oil, but this should only be used after the break-in, as with all new small engines.

After fueling with "clear" gas (no ethanol), the engine started up with minimal cranking to prime the fuel system, and then roared to life. The controls are easy to use and conveniently located on the heavy duty tongue. That heavy duty tongue is one of the reasons I opted for this machine over the Swisher, after reading of complaints of the tongues bending on the other machines. This one will not bend! And another plus is it uses a 2" ball hitch, rather than a pin hitch.

Setting it for offset use to mow the roadside from my Polaris Ranger XP1000 was a cinch. Due to the weight of the machine (over 550 pounds) it was able to mow down even the toughest salal and blackberry tangles by working the edges and then moving in on the next pass.

So far, I really like this machine, and the support from Dirty Hands Manufacturing is first rate.

I love this machine! But in all honesty, I've only had the opportunity to put about an hour on it, mowing 3' high grass, blackberry tangles and salal clumps. It truly is a rough cut mower, so don't expect a golf course finish to the area mowed. That's not what this machine is for.

The crate the machine came in was held together by about 10,000 staples, which means it arrived in good condition. The instructions say it's a two man job to assemble the machine, but I did it alone over two... more

Product was packed very well and fast delivery. When I went too use it, it thru the belt about 10 times. I had to take apart and find out why belt kept coming off, very frustrating at this point. Once I found out that the belt tensioner didn't line up with the main pulleys, I had to take tensioner apart. The washers were in wrong position to line up with pulleys, also nut wasn't tighten down enough to hold tensioner from moving around.

Once I got this ironed out this thing is a beast cut 6 foot high brush without any problems. The other issue I ran into is that the pins for height adjustment don't stay in on slightly rough terrain, pins need drilled and a e clip to hold them in place at height.

Product was packed very well and fast delivery. When I went too use it, it thru the belt about 10 times. I had to take apart and find out why belt kept coming off, very frustrating at this point. Once I found out that the belt tensioner didn't line up with the main pulleys, I had to take tensioner apart. The washers were in wrong position to line up with pulleys, also nut wasn't tighten down enough to hold tensioner from moving around.

Once I got this ironed out this thing is a beast cut 6... more