Mower Redesigned For Forward Use
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When Brent Tomamichel needed to mow and trim the grass, shrubs and brush under his fence lines, he bought a used Swisher Rough-Cut ATV trailing mower to pull behind his tractor. After consideration, he attached it to his tractor’s loader arms for better visibility and control.
“I figured I could use a standard skid-steer quick coupler,” Tomamichel says. “The idea ran from there.”
The 48-in. wide mower features a self-contained, 12.5-hp. Briggs & Stratton gas engine to power the double blades. Tomamichel designed and welded mounts, adapters, supports and braces to fit his loader and connect to the quick coupler.
“It cuts up to 3-in. saplings with ease around my fence lines, ditch banks and pond,” he says.
Lifting the entire mower to head height makes servicing the blades and undercarriage easy.
“The tricky part was calculating how to situate the mower,” he says. “When driving forward, I wanted it to cut in the same direction as when pulling it. Getting that right took a little time.”
Tomamichel paid $600 for the original mower and engine and estimates he spent an additional $175 on the coupler adapter and steel for the brackets and supports.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Brent Tomamichel, Springtown, Texas 76082 (ph 817-471-5155; tomamichelb@gmail.com).
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Mower Redesigned For Forward Use MOWERS When Brent Tomamichel needed to mow and trim the grass shrubs and brush under his fence lines he bought a used Swisher Rough-Cut ATV trailing mower to pull behind his tractor After consideration he attached it to his tractor’s loader arms for better visibility and control “I figured I could use a standard skid-steer quick coupler ” Tomamichel says “The idea ran from there ” The 48-in wide mower features a self-contained 12 5-hp Briggs & Stratton gas engine to power the double blades Tomamichel designed and welded mounts adapters supports and braces to fit his loader and connect to the quick coupler “It cuts up to 3-in saplings with ease around my fence lines ditch banks and pond ” he says Lifting the entire mower to head height makes servicing the blades and undercarriage easy “The tricky part was calculating how to situate the mower ” he says “When driving forward I wanted it to cut in the same direction as when pulling it Getting that right took a little time ” Tomamichel paid $600 for the original mower and engine and estimates he spent an additional $175 on the coupler adapter and steel for the brackets and supports Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Brent Tomamichel Springtown Texas 76082 ph 817-471-5155; tomamichelb@gmail com
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