Tool Arm Cutter Makes Ditch Side Care Easy

Tool Arm Cutter Makes Ditch Side Care Easy FARM HOME Lawn Mowers 31h 38 Mowing the steepest roadsides is as easy as mowing a flat lawn with the Thrifty Tool Arm for rotary mowers from M K Martin Enterprise The tool arm mower-mount can flex a negative 55 degrees on a road ditch with the cylinder extended Retract the cylinder and the tool arm will tip the mower 90 degrees to mow a near vertical bank The Thrifty Tool Arm has been popular in the municipal market as well as with private landowners says Keith Martin It s handy for mowing around buildings and obstructions but private landowners especially like it for cleaning up fence rows Equipped with our rotary mower it can handle brush stems up to 1 in in diameter The Thrifty 4 Tool Arm can carry up to a 4-ft rotary mower It s designed for tractors from 30 to 40 hp and a minimum weight of 3 600 lbs Front counterweights are required The Thrifty 5-6 Tool Arm can carry a 5-ft rotary mower on tractors with a minimum of 60 hp or a 6-ft mower on tractors with a minimum of 80 hp Martin says transport is easy and safe with the Tool Arm The operator raises the mower into the 90-degree vertical position and disconnects the pto shaft The mower is then folded around and against the rear of the tractor and locked into transport position This puts the mower and arm weight close to the centerline of the tractor for stability explains Martin It also reduces the profile to the width of the tractor during transit The Thrifty 4 Tool Arm is priced at $4 100 and the Thrifty 5-6 is priced at $4 500 The 48-in mower is priced at $1 200 the 60-in mower is $1 250 and the 72-in mower is $1 900 Contact: FARM SHOW Followup M K Martin Enterprise 3950 Steffler Rd Elmira Ont Canada N3B 2Z3 ph 519 664-2752; sales@mkmartin ca; www mkmartin ca

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