Boom type bank mower

[johndeereL100]

Just finished my winter project. I have used it for a total of 5 hours and it works better than I had expected. Looking forward to using it again this weekend. It is powered by a 4 horse two cycle engine. The deck has a 21" cut. My wife calls it a weed wacker with a seat.

[MowHoward2210]

Great project! Definitely a safer way to handle the banks. :fing02:

[CatDaddy]

Totally cool!
I'd definitely prefer that rig to cutting the ditch with my weedwhacker. Maybe I can cobble something out of an old push mower & figure out how to hang it off my Husqvarna. :eek: LOL!

[Ingersoll444]

Vary cool!!

Any closeups of the construction? How did you make it??

[jodyand]

That kind of looks like what the city uses to cut the ditchs here with. But the tractors bigger and it uses a brush hog. Good job on it look good and very useable :congrats: :fing02: :fing02:

[mbkerk]

Nice Job Ron :fing32:

Would be neat to see some more pictures of some of the detail work, like how the unit actually folds, and how it follows the banks. Did you have to hang some counter weight off the left side?

[chipmaker]

Looks good, they aure are handy aren't they.

I made one myself a few years back and have used it hard and heavy. Right now its apart as I am making some mods to it, like larger deck, more horsepower, electric start and throttle control from the tractor seat etc, adjustable angle settings by way of electric actuators etc.

I threw mine together just to see if my idea would work and it has sure saved me a heap of work cutting in the ditches and around my ponds banks and boggy areas.......I could not function without it.
You can see more images of it and how its thrown together and in use on my website.

I also made one for a friend who had full hydraulics on his tractor, and have it mounted where the rear attach posts for a front end loader would attach,. just forward of the drivers station. It has hydraulic up and down main boom, and hydraulic tilt on the pivot section with the cutter deck. Electric start and throttle control from operators seat as well. We trid to get a decent hydrualic motor to power it with instead of a gas engine (12 hp on his) then he did not have to worry about oil sump and angles......my new engine (14 hp) for my makeover cutter has a pressure lube and I have run it on a harder angle than I would need to without any problems as a test so it should work fine.

http://www.frugalmachinist.com

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[Argee]

Nice job Ron..I know I sure could use something like that :fing02:

[AEGT5000]

Ron…

Nice Job.
That looks handy. How does it compensate for grade changes?
Could you post some pic’s of the construction details.
Is it a 3 point hitch hook-up or is it tractor specific ?

[johndeereL100]

Thanks for all the replies.

Chipmaker, I visited your website when I was planning my mower. My main goal was to build a mower that could be used on a CUT or SubCUT with a cat one hitch, with limited hydraulics. It works great. It will cut at some pretty severe angles. When I get more time, I will post some close up pictures of the pivots and hinges.

mbkerk, there is no counter weight needed as the weight of the mower rides on the gauge wheels.

Anyway, thanks again guys.

[AEGT5000]

Ron,

Any chance of some follow up details on this project ?

[Carl]

johndeereL100,
There is certainly beauty in function. It looks good and looks like it works well. Like you designed it.

When you were constructing your mower did you consider using a hydraulic motor?? Then you wouldn't have to worry at all what angle you cut at.

[spook291]

Ron:

What an excellent project.

Now that my craftsman is basically a pile of junk, and I have just found the only drawback to my new JD L111a is that I cannot cut the hillside anymore like I used to with my Craftsman, I got to figure out how to do this.

I had been thinking on some sort of side mounted mower that was self powered, and could be used with my Cub. ... Still haven't got it figured out yet, but your project has given me a few ideas!

I probably could use reel mowers as well....

Sure would like to see more pics and maybe a narrative of your project!

Totally excellent!

[johndeereL100]

Guys, thanks for all the replies. I am taking the wife on a little vacation this week to San Saba, Texas. When we get back I will take some more pictures of the mower and post them. I have about 20 hours on the machine and it has performed way past my expectations. I am already planning to build a 36" twin blade deck this winter. I wish there were plans I could share, but I designed as I built (and rebuilt). :fing32:

[Bob in GA]

JOHDEEREL100:
Any updates to this project? You have used it for a year, did you make any improvements to it over the winter? I am getting ready to build one and I can see that yours is a fine one to copy. Any chance of getting pictures up close of the joints, connections, hydraulics etc?

Thanks

Bob

[JDFANATIC]

johndeereL100,

Somehow I missed this post and would like to hear/see more how you got the power-beyond to the rear and how you are controlling the boom.

[dirtybernie]

Heres a few more pics Ron posted at LMC.

http://s15.invisionfree.com/Lawn_Mower_Central/index.php?showtopic=310&hl=

I will let him know you are all asking. he is a super mod there so i talk to him daily.

[johndeereL100]

Thanks Bernie. I will dig up some more pictures this evening and try to get them posted.

[JDFANATIC]

Heres a few more pics Ron posted at LMC.

http://s15.invisionfree.com/Lawn_Mower_Central/index.php?showtopic=310&hl=

I will let him know you are all asking. he is a super mod there so i talk to him daily.

Bernie,

Thanks for the link. From the pics I can see how the lines were run to the loader scv. From johndeereL100's pics here, it looked like he had a power-beyond set up like on the big Deere's. Of course I was interested.

[johndeereL100]

picture of the main pivot
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e333/95Tracker/548552c2.jpg
picture of the mower in extended position on flat ground
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e333/95Tracker/IMG00019.jpg
picture of mower in retracted position on bank
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e333/95Tracker/cf5635fa.jpg

That is about all the pictures that haven't been posted. I will try to get some detailed pictures of the pivots this weekend.

[johndeereL100]

Ooops, found two more pictures.
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e333/95Tracker/IMG00018.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e333/95Tracker/IMG00002.jpg

[JDFANATIC]

johndeereL100,

Very, very clever. Thanks for updating the post.

[Bob in GA]

johndeereL100: I also would like to thank you for the extra posts. They helped quite a bit when trying to figure out everything goes and how.

If I could I have a couple more questions,

1. Did you make your wheels frame, or were they bought and if so where.
2. What would you change to make it better? Bigger deck, more hydraulics, longer boom etc.

Thanks

Bob in GA :duh:

[johndeereL100]

1. I bought the wheels and frames from AgriSupply.com and am very satisfied with them. I think they were rated for 350 lbs.

2. I am going to build a twin blade 36" deck this winter. The motor has plenty of power to run a bigger deck. Wanted to get it done this winter, but you know how it goes.

[lb59]

Totally cool!
Maybe I can cobble something out of an old push mower & figure out how to hang it off my Husqvarna. :eek: LOL!

I've already pretty much figured that out with this idea for a ditch trimming mower.

I've been thinking of building something like this to trim along ditches.
Mine would be a mechanical combination pull behind clamp on version which would allow it to be used on any tractor riding mower or ATV.

[lb59]

That kind of looks like what the city uses to cut the ditchs here with. But the tractors bigger and it uses a brush hog. Good job on it look good and very useable :congrats: :fing02: :fing02:

That's basically what it is.
The reason guys are building these themselves is because none of the tractor or implement manufactures build a boom mower that will fit or work on the compact and sub compact tractors.

The one exception is power track who builds a boom mower that fits their units only.

[lb59]

Looks good, they aure are handy aren't they.

I made one myself a few years back and have used it hard and heavy. Right now its apart as I am making some mods to it, like larger deck, more horsepower, electric start and throttle control from the tractor seat etc, adjustable angle settings by way of electric actuators etc.

I threw mine together just to see if my idea would work and it has sure saved me a heap of work cutting in the ditches and around my ponds banks and boggy areas.......I could not function without it.
You can see more images of it and how its thrown together and in use on my website.

I also made one for a friend who had full hydraulics on his tractor, and have it mounted where the rear attach posts for a front end loader would attach,. just forward of the drivers station. It has hydraulic up and down main boom, and hydraulic tilt on the pivot section with the cutter deck. Electric start and throttle control from operators seat as well. We trid to get a decent hydrualic motor to power it with instead of a gas engine (12 hp on his) then he did not have to worry about oil sump and angles......my new engine (14 hp) for my makeover cutter has a pressure lube and I have run it on a harder angle than I would need to without any problems as a test so it should work fine.

http://www.frugalmachinist.com

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I read you post about this on another board. There are about 4 of these posted on the various boards .All four of you fellows have done a great job building them.

[lb59]

Looks good, they aure are handy aren't they.

http://www.frugalmachinist.com

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