Mowing steep banks Mowing around ponds Cutting back brush on roadways and trails Reaching over fences and guardrails Also known as a mini hoe mower or mini excavator mounted mower or slope mower or ditch mower or bank mower or gully mower or brush cutter for hoe or brushcutter for excavator or sickle arm mower or rotary arm mower or boom mower. Sometimes used instead of a tractor with a brush arm or tractor with an arm mower or instead of a tractor with a boom mower or a flail mower. Sometimes referred to as a mini ex brush cutter or bush hog.