Hmm..

[EarlJ]

So I was thinking of a side mower attachment for my cub. I have this steep ditch bank thats about 500 feet long and a royal nightmare to weed eat. So my idea is to take an old push mower and make a mower deck out of it with a hydo lift so I can cut that bank. I'm thinking something like the county mower crews use. Has anyone seen or made one of these? I know the sickle mowers are out there but I think this would be neater and easier to use. Any thoughts?

[lonnyb]

Kind of a neet idea.
How would you power it? As a regular motor might not last long at such steap angles.

[EarlJ]

Originally Posted by lonnyb

Kind of a neet idea.
How would you power it? As a regular motor might not last long at such steap angles.

I was thinking belt driven have the issue off loose belt but I believe that can be taken care of with idler pullies

[Methos]

Earl you need a Haban! How high up does it go?

[ihnick]

Find an old Lawnboy 2 cycle push mower and make some half a$$ mounts for the side of a cub. Who knows it might work. The reason I recommend the Lawnboy is because its a 2 cycle so getting the motor lubed on the side hill is covered.

[maddog784]

Good call on the Lawn-Boy. I saw one at an auction a few weeks back, went for $10 I think.

[shultzie]

Originally Posted by maddog784

Good call on the Lawn-Boy. I saw one at an auction a few weeks back, went for $10 I think.

The Lawn-boy idea is good, but this would be even better.

[green 4 acres]

that's on my things to build list too mine works great as a brush cutter it doesn't take much to kill the motor but never damaged it either I put in some periwinkle plants on my hard to cut areas and only have to trim the wood that grows up

[lukeott]

Can you cut the hill back? Make it so it's not so steep? Maybe go back 10' and make it a more gradual slope. There's a lot of injuries and deaf's every year with farmers with tractors rolling over. When I was a kid, a farmer was mowing on the hill around his irragation pond when his mower rolled down the hill and into the pond. He drowned, mower landed on him and held him under. I know it would be a little more work, but it sure would be safer.


luke

[EarlJ]

Originally Posted by lukeott

Can you cut the hill back? Make it so it's not so steep? Maybe go back 10' and make it a more gradual slope. There's a lot of injuries and deaf's every year with farmers with tractors rolling over. When I was a kid, a farmer was mowing on the hill around his irragation pond when his mower rolled down the hill and into the pond. He drowned, mower landed on him and held him under. I know it would be a little more work, but it sure would be safer.


luke

No I can't you'd really have to see it but it's how the ditch and driveway work together that makes the hill impossible to cut, not to mention the way my house sits it would take down too much of the yard.