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Modified Mower Blade
Bud Vogelzang says his Ariens mower cuts a lot better in thick, heavy grass since he modified the 30-in. mower blade by mounting swinging sickle sections on each end of the blade.
“I chop-sawed the ends of the blade off and then mounted sickle sections so that the total length is still 30 in.,” says Vogelzang.
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Modified Mower Blade FARM HOME Lawn Mowers 31h 38 Bud Vogelzang says his Ariens mower cuts a lot better in thick heavy grass since he modified the 30-in mower blade by mounting swinging sickle sections on each end of the blade “I chop-sawed the ends of the blade off and then mounted sickle sections so that the total length is still 30 in ” says Vogelzang “I heated the blade with a propane torch before drilling 1/2-in dia holes through it and each sickle section ” Then he welded a nut to the mower blade and put a grade 8 bolt through from the bottom and then double-nutted that “If I should hit an obstacle the bolt head usually hits before the blade so it stays sharp longer ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Bud Vogelzang 13 1/2 3rd Ave S W Sioux Center Iowa 51250 ph 712 722-0828
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