Loader-Mounted Mower Trims Ditch Banks, Under Trees

Loader-Mounted Mower Trims Ditch Banks Under Trees HAY & FORAGE HARVESTING Mowers 38 Allen Kimball keeps roadsides well mowed with his skid steer-mounted rotary mower A carrier rack with counterweights on the opposite end lets him get into tight places like under closely growing trees Hydraulic cylinders let him lift or lower the mower to either side of level as needed “My small skid steer wasn’t heavy enough to handle a big rotary mower with batwings ” says Kimball “With the carrier mounted on the front I was able to offset the rotary mower The front mount lets me monitor the cutting angle better than a rear mount ” The mower was originally mounted under the belly of a Cub Farmall tractor Kimball replaced the pto drive with a hydraulic drive and hinged the mower deck to the frame The bridged carrier is about 12 ft long 29 in across and 18 in high Kimball used 3/16-in thick 2 1/2-in angle iron A 3-in thick 3 by 3-ft steel plate is mounted to the end of the rack opposite the mower as a counterweight “The mower runs off the main auxiliary valve ” says Kimball The same valve is used to power a small cylinder on a homemade quick-tach device Initially Kimball pulled and inserted pins manually when attaching equipment to the skid steer The cylinder lets him do that without climbing out of the skid steer “When the framework is hooked in place I can reach the valve from my seat disconnect the quick attach cylinder and connect the hydraulic motor to power the mower ” says Kimball Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Allen Kimball 236 Linker Mountain Rd Dover Ark 72837 ph 479 968-1236; kim2rc3gwr@centurytel net

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