Side-Mount Mower Built Out Of Cub Cadet Tractor
"It lets me cut a 9-ft. swath, saving a lot of mowing time," says Dwight Davis, Hope Hull, Alabama, who built a "wing" lawn mower out of a Cub Cadet tractor equipped with a home-built 5-ft. deck. He pulls it alongside his 1976 Power King garden tractor, which has a 4-ft. deck.
Davis removed the front axle, rear end, and operator's platform from the Cub, leaving only the tractor's frame and 12 1/2 hp engine. He mounted the tractor on a new frame made out of 2-in. sq. tubing.
He used 1 1/2-in. angle iron and 1/8-in. thick sheet metal to build the deck, which is equipped with three 20-in. blades. The deck is reinforced with 3/8-in. thick steel plate and 2-in. channel iron where the spindles mount. It's supported by four 10-in. caster wheels.
The frame that the Cub mounts on attaches to the Power King with three adjustable length, 1/2-in. dia. steel rods. The rods are threaded at one end, allowing Davis to easily adjust the distance between the two mowers. The rods attach to clevis pins that allow the attached mower to flex up and down.
The Cub's electric clutch is used to control the blades, which are belt-driven off the engine crankshaft.
"It works just as good as I had hoped it would and has reduced my mowing time by more than half," says Davis.
"I left the fuel tank, starting system, and charging system intact on the Cub frame. The only thing I added to the tractor was a frame to hold the battery.
"It handles real well. At first I was afraid the wing mower would pull the tractor to the side, but it hasn't been a problem. The wing mower is positioned right next to the tractor where it's easier to see than if it trailed behind.
"To operate the two mowers, I first start the Cub and use the electric clutch on it to engage the blades. Then I start the Power King and turn on the pto to engage the blades. The decks overlap 2 in. The four caster wheels allow the Cub mower to move in any direction with the Power King. When needed, I can quickly remove three clevis pins and use the Power King by itself."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Dwight Davis, 6073 Felder Rd., Hope Hull, Alabama 36043 (ph 334 286-6175; email: dpdavis@starband.net).
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Side-Mount Mower Built Out Of Cub Cadet Tractor MOWERS Mowers (31H) 27-3-27 "It lets me cut a 9-ft. swath, saving a lot of mowing time," says Dwight Davis, Hope Hull, Alabama, who built a "wing" lawn mower out of a Cub Cadet tractor equipped with a home-built 5-ft. deck. He pulls it alongside his 1976 Power King garden tractor, which has a 4-ft. deck.
Davis removed the front axle, rear end, and operator's platform from the Cub, leaving only the tractor's frame and 12 1/2 hp engine. He mounted the tractor on a new frame made out of 2-in. sq. tubing.
He used 1 1/2-in. angle iron and 1/8-in. thick sheet metal to build the deck, which is equipped with three 20-in. blades. The deck is reinforced with 3/8-in. thick steel plate and 2-in. channel iron where the spindles mount. It's supported by four 10-in. caster wheels.
The frame that the Cub mounts on attaches to the Power King with three adjustable length, 1/2-in. dia. steel rods. The rods are threaded at one end, allowing Davis to easily adjust the distance between the two mowers. The rods attach to clevis pins that allow the attached mower to flex up and down.
The Cub's electric clutch is used to control the blades, which are belt-driven off the engine crankshaft.
"It works just as good as I had hoped it would and has reduced my mowing time by more than half," says Davis.
"I left the fuel tank, starting system, and charging system intact on the Cub frame. The only thing I added to the tractor was a frame to hold the battery.
"It handles real well. At first I was afraid the wing mower would pull the tractor to the side, but it hasn't been a problem. The wing mower is positioned right next to the tractor where it's easier to see than if it trailed behind.
"To operate the two mowers, I first start the Cub and use the electric clutch on it to engage the blades. Then I start the Power King and turn on the pto to engage the blades. The decks overlap 2 in. The four caster wheels allow the Cub mower to move in any direction with the Power King. When needed, I can quickly remove three clevis pins and use the Power King by itself."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Dwight Davis, 6073 Felder Rd., Hope Hull, Alabama 36043 (ph 334 286-6175; email: dpdavis@starband.net).
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