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Belly-Mount Mower Transformed To Front-Mount
Carl Rocholl loved the cab on his Deere garden tractor, but the cab made it impossible to mow around the many trees in his yard. So, he solved the problem by converting the mower from belly-mount to a front-mount.
The Elizabeth, Minn., truck driver built a frame to attach the mower to the front of the garden tr
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Belly-Mount Mower Transformed To Front-Mount FARM HOME Lawn Mowers 31h 38 Carl Rocholl loved the cab on his Deere garden tractor but the cab made it impossible to mow around the many trees in his yard So he solved the problem by converting the mower from belly-mount to a front-mount The Elizabeth Minn truck driver built a frame to attach the mower to the front of the garden tractor using part of the tractor s front quick hitch He made push rods out of two 5/8-in bolts by welding pieces of pipe to fit on the quick hitch pipe 3/4-in and the mower deck 5/8-in He added a piece of angle iron and a chain to lift the back with hydraulics when he wants to transport the mower and save the wheels He gained better maneuverability ù and strength ù by adding four pivot wheels for the front and back He bolted angle iron to each corner of the mower to support the wheels This is a prototype Rocholl says noting that even though he doubled up the angle iron on the back it s not quite strong enough to support the wheels He plans to replace it with square tubing One feature I like is that I can pick up the mower deck in front to 45 degrees to clean the blades Rocholl says The more I use it the more I like it He mows all the way around trees by going forward and reverse from two directions He s far enough away to avoid all limbs including low limbs of evergreen trees This hitch could be used on any Deere with a pto-driven mower deck Rocholl says adding he is considering making kits to sell I didn t alter the mower deck except for drilling holes so it can be converted back to a belly mount He also modified a dozer blade to slip on the front He removed the arms and placed a bar across the quick hitch mount to support the blade He uses it to grade his alley and driveway Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Carl Rocholl 103 E Washington Elizabeth Minn 56533 ph 218 739-2581; rrocholl@prtel com
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