2026 Bush-Whacker HD 240

HD-240

Heavy Duty 20 Foot Flex-wing Brush Cutter

Bush-Whacker’s 20-foot Flex Wing Brush Cutter allows for more acreage cut per hour – a truly efficient machine for large jobs. Dependable and capable of cutting anything 4″ and under.

Features May Include:

• Gearboxes

540 RPM or 1,000RPM It has three base mounted 250 HP spindle gearboxes. One base mounted 275 HP divider box. All gearboxes have malleable housings, forged alloy steel, carburized and hardened gears and shafts, and tapered ball bearings. It also features a 20 splined 1 3/4″ input shaft, 2 1/8″ output shaft on spindle boxes.

• Drive Shafts

Shielded PTOs are made from the finest quality propeller shaft materials and needle bearing universal joints. Series 6;80-degree constant velocity main drive shaft, with Series 8 intermediate and wing driveshafts.

• Slip Clutch

Three heavy-duty clutches with spring type adjustment and four friction discs.

• Blades

1/2″ by 4″ material, alloy spring steel, airlift design that free swing when encountering obstructions. Also, it has a 7″ blade overlap for better cutting. Bladetip speed: 16,750 FPM.

• Tires

8 treaded laminated tires standard. Independent shock absorbing system for all-wheel axles.
8 Standard Laminated / Optional 21” Treaded Laminate, Used Aircraft, or Used Foam-Filled Aircraft

• Dimensions

Cutting width: 20′.
Rated to cut up to 4″ diameter.
Cutting height: adjustable from 1″ to 19″.
Overall width: 244″.
Overall length: 216″.
Cutting height for aircraft and implement tires: 1″ to 20″
Transportation width: 101″

• Weight

Standard tires and single curtain chains: 5,710 lbs.

• Bush-Whacker Special Deck

10 Gauge Material. 1/2″ frame skeleton deck for strength and weight savings. Smooth top design for easy cleaning.

• Hydraulic Adjustments

One cylinder controls height adjustments for center and wing sections. Hydraulic lift cylinders control the raising and lowering of flexible wings. The wings may be raised to 94 degrees above horizontal and lowered to 22 degrees below the horizontal cutting plane.

• Bullet Points

Replaceable center and wing skid shoes, transport locking bars for each wing, heavy-duty tongue assembly with dual leveling rods, hydraulic hose holder, jack for easy hookup and unhooking from a tractor, spring Assisted wing lowering for unfolding on an incline, linked suspension for the automatic wing to center deck-leveling.

The Difference

• 10 gauge deck.

• Structural frame of the mower is 1/2″ thick vertical T-Ribs.

• 3/8″ thick sides instead of 1/4″ flat steel.

• Gearboxes are mounted to 1/2″ plates that are welded to the 1/2″ frame members.

• 8-bolt mounting on gearboxes boltheads are tack-welded to the bottom of deck so one man can tighten the nuts or change the gearbox.

• Hinges – 3″ by 4″ tubing with grease fittings.