Side Mount Mowers Get The Job Done Faster
In Finleyville, Penn., Joe Bowers’ mowing challenge was nearly 2,000 ft. of yard alongside a creek. Tired of weed whacking the slanted slope, he decided to try to make something out of an old grooming mower someone had given him. Using miscellaneous parts and channel iron, he built a heavy-duty swivel sidearm mower that hooks up to the 3-pt. hitch on his Deere tractor.
“The challenge was figuring it out so the belt didn’t change when the mower swivels,” Bowers says. He solved the problem by mounting two bearings and pulleys on the shaft. He can lift the mower with the 3-pt. hitch over objects, but it usually runs along on its wheels. The mower works great for following the angle of the creek bed and the level ground next to it.
As an extra feature, Bowers added a boat winch to crank the mower vertically to cut shrubs and bushes for himself and his neighbor.
“It used to take me 6 hrs. with the weed whacker and now I can do it in 20 min.,” says Bowers.
Contact FARM SHOW Followup, Joe Bowers, 17 Snee Rd., Finleyville, Penn. 15332 (ph 724 348-7519; michelefoster2@comcast.net)
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Side Mount Mowers Get The Job Done Faster FARM HOME Lawn Mowers 31h 38 In Finleyville Penn Joe Bowers’ mowing challenge was nearly 2 000 ft of yard alongside a creek Tired of weed whacking the slanted slope he decided to try to make something out of an old grooming mower someone had given him Using miscellaneous parts and channel iron he built a heavy-duty swivel sidearm mower that hooks up to the 3-pt hitch on his Deere tractor “The challenge was figuring it out so the belt didn’t change when the mower swivels ” Bowers says He solved the problem by mounting two bearings and pulleys on the shaft He can lift the mower with the 3-pt hitch over objects but it usually runs along on its wheels The mower works great for following the angle of the creek bed and the level ground next to it As an extra feature Bowers added a boat winch to crank the mower vertically to cut shrubs and bushes for himself and his neighbor “It used to take me 6 hrs with the weed whacker and now I can do it in 20 min ” says Bowers Contact FARM SHOW Followup Joe Bowers 17 Snee Rd Finleyville Penn 15332 ph 724 348-7519; michelefoster2@comcast net
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