Belly-Mounted 80-In. Mower "Turns On A Dime"

Belly-Mounted 80-In. Mower "Turns On A Dime" MOWERS Mowers (31H) 22-4-28 "It's the best mowing machine I've ever used," says Ed Hills, who belly-mounted an 80-in. Woods 3-pt. mower under an Allis-Chalmers WD tractor. The South Haven, Mich., farmer used a 6-ft. Woods pull-type mower before but he didn't like the limited turning radius and the fact that he had to constantly turn around to watch the mower. "This arrangement allows me to turn on a dime and visibility is great," Hills says. To mount the 1950's mower under the 1949 Allis, Hills turned the deck around and reversed the direction of the four cutting blades. He set the pto drive further out to the left of the deck so it runs beside the tractor frame rather than underneath so he can raise the deck. He can raise the deck up to 8 in. off the ground. He made a lift mechanism for the mower out of heavy 2 by 2-in. angle iron. Hills uses the rig to mow 100 acres around his farm. "I'm mowing something every few days," he says. "It's performed without a hitch since I converted it four years ago." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ed Hills, 10121 60th St., South Haven, Mich. 49090 (ph 616 253-4575).

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