Wing Mower Mounted On Front Of Case 830 Tractor

Wing Mower Mounted On Front Of Case 830 Tractor HAY & FORAGE HARVESTING Mowers 38 Dale Rogers says he got the idea for mounting a rotary mower on the front of his Case tractor several years ago so he didn’t always have to crank his neck to look behind the tractor while mowing Rogers says he’d never seen that setup although he did see that type of Trackless mower at a large auction “I was tempted to buy it but it wasn’t running and there was no telling how much it’d take to get it going ” he says Instead he sketched out plans for mounting a Trackless M14 mower on the front of his Case 830 tractor The framework for the mower is a push pole from a large V snowplow that Rogers mounted under the tractor He connected the rear end to the tractor drawbar and mounted the front to the tractor’s front axle The mower attaches to the front of the push pole Raising and lowering is done by a hydraulic cylinder that runs from the push pole up to the top of the mower’s 3-point hitch The cylinder also tilts the mower deck for cleaning and repairing Rogers says the tractor’s original hydraulic pump provides power to drive the mower’s wing blades and lift the 4-ft sections for travel The tractor pto drives the mower’s 6 ft center section Rogers has the pto shaft driving a pneumatic tire that presses against a flat pulley which reverses the tractor output so the mower runs in the right direction “That was probably the most difficult part of the project ” Rogers says “along with mounting the deck so it can float and follow the ground contour regardless of where the tractor’s front wheels are ” Rogers says if the wheel drive slips too much he’ll probably have to devise a chain drive system to run the shaft “It worked fine even though I was only able to use it a few times this year ” Rogers says he spent about $3 600 and about 100 hrs to build his mower considerably less than buying and fixing up an old Trackless tractor Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Dale Rogers P O Box 59 Mayfair Sask Canada S0M 1S0 dalecmrogers@gmail com

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