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Old 05-23-2012, 08:05 PM
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Default Heavy duty brush cutter
I made a heavy duty pull behind brush cutter several years ago to go behind a atv, it worked great but had some design flaws that caused it to be parked for quite some time. Now that I have my cub cadet I am plotting on fixing it to be used behind the cub.

One of the issues was the turning radius, unless you were cutting a field it was impossible to maneuver. Behind the ATV it ended up being over 14' long. To solve this issue behind the cub I am planning to solid mount it to the cub and mound swivel wheels on the back. I will control the height with an electric actuator and linkage similar to what is used on large bat wing mowers. Basically it will pivot up and down on the back of the cub and the wheels.

Another issue I have to address is the controls, I had an issue coming up with a throttle cable long enough to reach the seat of the ATV, with it mounting so much closer to the cub I believe I won't have so much trouble with this. Also I don't have any type of clutch and im not sure how I am going to address this issue, an electric clutch was discussed but I may leave it unclutched for now. I also need to change out the cog belt for just standard vee belts as the cog turned out to be a little too positive and ended up eating a belt. Vee belts will be cheaper and more readily available in town it I were to end up shredding one.

Without further ado here are some pictures I took 5+ years ago right after I got it running, it was capable of taking down 1" saplings with ease and would chew up head high briers and brambles. The blades are 3/8 AR 500 and are break away just like the real deal.




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