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That might be able to be arranged!
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Looks heavy....as in heavy duty. Any concern about using it without a cab?
I almost suggested a face shield setup like that to you but wasn't really sure how much risk there was...although it definitely looked like it wasn't risk free. I have been bushhogging my woods to clear out some sweetgum, et. al. thickets. So glad I bought the heavier Land Pride bushhog vs the light duty one. It's supposed to handle up to 3" trees and I've certainly tested its limits.It does sling stuff but generally not back towards driver. In the 3 or so hours I've run it now, only one piece came back in my general direction. I'm wearing glasses and will probably get something like this soon - Delta Plus ProGuard Loggers Caps - https://www.forestry-suppliers.com/p/24448/14731/delta-plus-proguard-loggers-caps.
The greatest potential for debris coming back at you is probably when cutting horizontal with deck lifted level. It's easy enough to tilt cutter up directing debris more downward but I could see not paying attention to what you were doing and getting something in the face. The way my FEL is set up it looks like it would be pretty easy to build a quick attach mesh shield of some sort - something I think I'll do now that it occurs to me.
Went back to horizontal today and cleaned up what I did vertically yesterday. Unfortunately, I kinked one of the hoses while converting back and it later started leaking. It was a cheap Tractor Supply 1/2" hose with a greater minimum bend radius than a better quality 3/8" hose. Got new 3/8 hoses made today and will pay better attention next time.
I'm finding that many areas have limbs sticking out 10-15' or more and once I hit those it opens up underneath. So rather than just trimming a couple of feet off a vertical face I'm going much further back than I would have thought if that makes sense. The worst stuff is an introduced/invasive shrub that is abundant in this area - silver berry/Elaeagnus. It puts out long, slender, vine-like shoots with spines that grow into a tangled mess and fight being cleanly cut for all they're worth. They snag on everything and then you can hardly shake loose from the grapple when you pick up. If I can get that garbage under control, everything will be a lot easier next time.