Swisher RTB12544 44-Inch 12.5 HP Trailcutter

by Swisher

Product Features

• 44-inch trail cutter for use with an ATV, lawn tractor, or other utility vehicle
• 12.5 HP Briggs & Stratton engine; cuts most woody materials up to 1-1/2-inch in diameter
• Rugged 1/8-inch reinforced steel construction
• Two heavy-duty swinging blades
• Non-CARB Compliant/Not For Sale In California

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 61 x 30 x 56 inches ; 94.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 531 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000JCL0TO
• Item model number: RTB12544
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #85,265 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Swisher 44-inch 12.5 HP Trailcutter is perfect for any big mowing job. Designed to dramatically reduce mowing time, Trailmowers attach to your ATV, lawn tractor or other utility vehicle and are the ultimate time-savers for large lawns and meadows with grass up to 6 inches in height. This model will cut 1-1/2-inch samplings down or anything else that your ATV can knock over. It features rugged 1/8-inch reinforced steel construction, two heavy-duty swinging blades, convenient single-point cutting height adjustment, and a remote engagement blade brake for safety.

Product Description

Swisher 44" ATV Trailcutter Pull Behind This Swisher ATV Trailcutter is a ruggedly designed Rough Cut Mower that'll cut any brush your ATV can run over: For brush cutting applications; 44" cutting deck; Cuts most woody materials up to 1 1/2" in diameter; Rugged 1/8" reinforced steel construction; Two heavy-duty swinging blades; Convenient single-point cutting height adjustment; Rear discharge; Remote engagement blade brake for safety; Universal articulating hitch; Easy adjustable left-to-right hitch enables you to cut to the left, right or directly behind your ATV or lawn tractor; Welded deck constructed of 11 gauge steel; Overall dimensions: 60" wide x 53" long; Approximate Unit weight: 550 lbs; 12.5 HP Briggs & Stratton I/C Engine. Order yours today! Gas and diesel-powered items once gassed or oiled, cannot be returned to us. The manufacturer will require the customer to visit a qualified service center for inspection. Swisher 44" ATV Trailcutter Pull Behind

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars good & bad points, June 1, 2005

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roskomd "roskomd" (Ohio) - See all my reviews

I've used this for 3 yrs so I have some comments:

Good Points-

1)easy to attach to tractor- just a hitch pin & a few bolts, on or off in a few minutes. MUCH quicker than a bush hog

2)powerful- really eats up woody brushy like multiflora rose quite nicely.

3)separate from propulsion- when dealing with heavy growth, you can throttle down to a crawl while leaving the mower's engine at full power to knock down overgrowth

Bad Points-

1)belt trouble- still using orginal belt but it gets off pulley for no apparent reason, have to do contortions under a hot engine to replace it. finally I just leave cover off to save wrenching time.

2)grass- it is a rough cut mower, it won't leave a smooth finish but grass seems to be more able to choke & stall it than brush.

3)hard to pull start- It was tight when new, better now but still takes a good hard pull to start- I wish I got the electric start model, more convenient to restart after a stall.

4)noisy- between tractor & mower, wear ear protection

maintanence- in three years, I've had to have main bearing replaced (immediate failure) and idler pulley-both under service contract. 1 flat tire. Motor has done fine, only changed oil & air filter, also starter rope broke this spring.

overall, I have got a lot of use on this on 23 acres, compared with a tractor mounted bush hog, it is a good value for the money.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Swisher Mower Problems, July 6, 2004

By A Customer

I liked the ease of use, but...
The mower arrived with minimal assembly, but was very difficult to remove from the pallet is was attached to. The mower is very heavy and is difficult to manuver to the ATV.
The belt is another story. I have gone through 3 now (in as many cuttings). The belt is extremely loose when the blades are disengaged. When the belt is engaged it can easily slip off any of the pulleys. This requires refitting the belt (if it is not chewed up or cut in half), then starting the mower w/ the blades engaged. As I have an electric start mower, I must turn the key while having an "object" push the button with the cover off the mower. I don't think this is safe as someone (or me doing contortionist moves) is standing next to the blades engaged.
Otherwise... I am satisfied with the HP of the deck and its ability to demolish the medium sized yucca's in my field. I try not to tackle the bigger ones as it may kill the mower (just like tall grass for a regular push mower would).

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars very satisfied with brush trail mower, July 23, 2005

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Barry L. Arney "wilkesland" (Wilkes County, NC) - See all my reviews
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I have had this mower for two years pushing it to and beyond it's design in cutting brush and have been very satisfied with the results. While it leaves a pretty rough cut in material that is over my head on the first mowing, on the second mowing it cleans up nicely doing almost as good a job as a finish mower. It starts readily (I have electric start) and when I bog it down, it is easy to restart. My only problems have been that the nut holding the tow hitch vibrated loose and I quickly jerked all the wiring loose. That problem was solved with a lock washer. The second is that I did not secure the excess cable controlling the mower properly and I ran over it with the mower. That problem was solved easily with some pvc conduit and some flexible conduit and clamps. Since then no problems in some very heavy stuff. Swisher could improve the unit by providing a more secure way of attaching the wiring to the tongue of the mower and onto the tow vehicle. No problems thus far with belts as others have mentioned. Other than my two problems I am very impressed with the capability of this machine and very satisfied.