Bunky Posted July 23, 2003 Posted July 23, 2003 I have an Idea, Maybe a good one or maybe a waste of time.... I have a Horse pasture and the Horse's only eat what they want and leave the rest growing... So I thought I have an old push mower Runs like new but the handle bars are broke and the wheels have fallen off... So I thought about making a Bracket to mount the push mower on the back of my 3410S I don't want o mow real close to the ground in case there is sticks or something but would just like to knock down the weeds.... Anyone have any input.????????
rokon2813 Posted July 23, 2003 Posted July 23, 2003 I would guess it'll work. Kinda like a mini bush hog. Just be safe with it and have fun.
srwven Posted July 23, 2003 Posted July 23, 2003 If it is up high enough be careful of the stuff that thing will spit out at high velocity. Make sure there are no people within a good distance.
IronPony Posted July 23, 2003 Posted July 23, 2003 You could weld some chains to hang down all the way around it so nothing shoots out to hit you or a horse. I think it is a good idea. Be careful. Dan
JBLACK Posted July 23, 2003 Posted July 23, 2003 I was thinking of doing something similar to mow between the rows of Christmas trees, only using the front drive pulley on the old 101 to power it like a front mounted bush hog or weed cutter.
gregc Posted July 23, 2003 Posted July 23, 2003 Sounds like a plan. If you can rig a way to control the throttle and kill the engine from the tractor seat that would be great. I have often thought I would like to have a mini bush hog for one of my tractors.
arjr111 Posted July 23, 2003 Posted July 23, 2003 Check out Pat's cool setup. [url]http://www.simpletractors.com/club2/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=17006&SearchTerms=mower[/url]
andy gartner Posted July 23, 2003 Posted July 23, 2003 When all the tractors/mowers were broken, earlier in the spring, I was down to pulling a 21' mower by the handles (in reverse) with some ropes tied to my hitch. Set the mower as high as poss. Kept deflector on mower. Worked fine, no one got hit, from misc. debris or sticks which we have plenty of, on the ground around here. What was a bigger problem, was working out a set-up, that had you cutting straight, and in-line with your puller, especially going around corners or turning. Making permanent, 'arms' would have been best, but never got that far. SimpleTrACtors to the rescue! A
HubbardRA Posted July 23, 2003 Posted July 23, 2003 Put some larger wheels on it and bolt some rubber flaps around the sides to prevent things from being thrown out from under.
Scott Salmons Posted July 23, 2003 Posted July 23, 2003 I know a guy that mowed a large lawn. He made a frame and attached push mowers to each side on the rear of his tractor to increase his cutting width. He used it for years.
Agricola Posted August 12, 2003 Posted August 12, 2003 This is about what I was thinking of doing. I however wanted it offset so I could cut under the trees without getting wacked in the head. Anyone see that kind of setup?
goatfarmer Posted August 12, 2003 Posted August 12, 2003 My old boss at the turf farm made a hydraulic telescoping arm for the back of his Powermax. He then mounted a pushmower to it,minus the tires and handle.He used it for trimming around trees at his house,and could set it up to cut a path just wider than the deck on it.I think it was a 60" deck on the tractor,and he could add another 24" or so to the swath it cut.
JimV Posted August 13, 2003 Posted August 13, 2003 I think it will work, and it can't be any more dangerous than a flail mower..
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