Zero-Turn Mower Fitted With Front-Mount Dethatcher

Zero-Turn Mower Fitted With Front-Mount Dethatcher FARM HOME Lawn Mowers 31h 38 “After searching high and low I couldn’t find an affordable dethatcher for my Grasshopper zero-turn riding mower so I built my own ” says Matthew Steffen Kalispell Mont He started with two new Sears 40-in wide pull-type dethatchers that he bought on sale He cut one dethatcher in half and welded it to the other one to make a 56-in wide unit “I wanted the dethatcher to be narrower than the 61-in mower deck on my Grasshopper That way the deck can vacuum up all the dethatched material when I go around corners ” says Steffen He used 2-in sq tubing to build a frame that supports the dethatcher The frame is welded to a pair of hinged metal arms that pivot on brackets bolted to the mower deck allowing Steffen to lift the dethatcher back out of the way for transport “The caster wheels cause the dethatcher to follow the ground contour without digging into the ground The entire dethatcher can be removed by pulling two bolts ” says Steffen He also built spindles for the caster wheels and clevises to hold them in place “I paid $69 99 apiece for the dethatchers $40 for 12 ft of 2-in sq tubing and $9 apiece for the caster wheels The least expensive factory-made unit I could find cost more than $700 and mine works just as good ” notes Steffen Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Matthew Steffen 85 Moon Lake Trail Kalispell Mont 59901 ph 406 755-0825; mjstef@gmail com

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