Caster-Wheeled Ganged Mowers

Caster-Wheeled Ganged Mowers FARM HOME Lawn Mowers (31h,38) 28-3-10 "It works even better than I expected and has reduced my mowing time by more than half," says Darrell Demaray, Sinai, S. Dak., who pulls two 22-in. push mowers behind his 48-in. Deere 277 all-wheel steer riding mower. The front wheels were removed from the two push mowers. Each mower hooks to a single 8-in. high caster wheel on front. A pull bar runs across the back of the riding mower. Each caster wheel attaches to the pull bar via a bushing and a bolt. "I've used it for two years with no problems. I have a 5-acre yard with a lot of trees and shrubs. The ganged mowers go around and under trees as good, if not better than the Deere mower alone," says Demaray. "As the all-wheel steer mower's rear wheels turn they cause the push mowers to track right behind. I already had one of the push mowers and paid $170 for the other one. The caster wheels came off an old Snapper riding mower. My total cost was about $250. "I raised the discharge cover on the Deere mower so that grass flies over the 22 in. of grass not yet cut on that side of the mower. The pull bar is made from spring steel which is able to flex up and down when mowing along roadside ditches. To change the mowing height on the push mowers, I lift the deck and install 1/2-in. thick shims." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Darrell Demaray, 22206 457th Ave., Nunda, S. Dak. 57061 (ph 605 586-4250).

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