Tag Along Mower

Tag along mower HAY & FORAGE HARVESTING Mowers (38) 12-3-9 "We needed something to mow under the trees in my Dad's ,small orchard. We looked at commercial offset tractor or-chard mowers but they're expensive and don't cut the grass as well a lawn mower. So I decided to build my own trailing lawn mower," says Jeff Farnsworth, Wauseon, Ohio. "I bought an old International Cub Cadet and removed the rear end and steering column for clearance under trees. I built a frame with a dolly wheel and attached it where the rear end used to be so that I could pull the mower backwards. There's a pivoting hitch on both the pulling lawn tractor and the trailing lawn mower to allow it to tilt sideways. A long steering bar on the hitch reaches back to the middle of the mower to attach to the steering tie rod which allows it to steer like a semi-mounted plow. I then turned the mower deck around and reattached it to the mower frame. "We used the rig all last season and it worked liked a charm. Total cost was just $200. The only thing I plan to change is the pivoting hitch on the pulling tractor. It pivots sideways but should also pivot up and down. "I'd be glad to build another one for anyone who's interested." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jeff Farnsworth, 13642-US 20A, Wauseon, Ohio 43567.

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