Flexible Double Mower Hitch

Flexible Double Mower Hitch FARM HOME Lawn Mowers (31h,38) 29-3-16 Chris Kornkven, Helenville, Wis., came up with a hitch that lets him pull a pair of push lawn mowers behind his Sears riding mower equipped with a 42-in. deck. "I use it on my 2 1/2-acre lawn. With both mowers trailing behind, I can cut a swath almost 80 in. wide. It lets me mow twice as fast and use a lot less fuel," says Kornkven. He removed the push handles on both mowers and used 1-in. sq. tubing to weld a hitch that attaches to a 2-pt. drawbar on back of the riding mower. He welded a pair of brackets made from 1-in. tubing on back of the first push mower and attached old garage door hinges to them. The hinges allow the trailing mowers to flex up and down on hills. He also attached a hitch on front of each mower. Each hitch has holes in it, allowing him to vary the cutting width. The final modification was to add a metal skid bar to the left front wheel of the rear-trailing mower. The skid plate forms a protective "U" shape around the wheel. "It trails nice - I can cut around some pretty tight spots," says Kornkven. "The 2-pt. drawbar keeps the trailing mowers from trying to run ahead of the riding mower on hills. "I made the skid bar because I have a lot of fence posts that I have to mow around. The skid bar keeps the post from catching between the tire and the mower and helps the rear mower get around posts without bending or tearing up anything. It works real well in tight spaces, as well as mowing under trees and bushes," he notes. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Chris Kornkven, N6280 County P, Helenville, Wis. 53137 (ph 920 699-2376)

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