Mosey
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- Joined
- Jan 4, 2002
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- Location
- Conifer, Colorado
- Tractor
- 2000 New Holland TC29D with 7308 FEL, and top & tilt. 1950 John Deere B. 1940 Farmall A.
I doubt such a thing exists, but has anyone ever heard of a MMOM (Mid Mount Offset Mower)? By the way, I made up the name/acronym. I've been trying to figure out a good way to mow the edge of a ditch and under trees with branches that are too low to drive under. I thought about a sickle bar mower, but can't find a used one for sale around here and new ones are too expensive. I thought about a flail mower, but they are too expensive.
I have a 42" mower deck from and old Dynamark riding lawn tractor (the engine threw a rod). The mower deck is still in good shape and worked good the last time I used it. So, I got to thinking that maybe I could figure out a way to build an offset mower with it and mount it in front of the rear tires and run it off the mid PTO. It would be light duty, but I would only use it once in a while anyway.
So, I was wondering if anything like it already exists so I could get some ideas on how to build one (I’m sure that if one does exist, it will be too expensive). Even a rear mount offset mower would be helpful. I have tried adjusting the 3pt arms so my rear mount mower is all the way to one side, but I can only get about 1' of overhang that way and I need about 3'. The reason I’m considering the mid mount version is because then I could run both the MMOM and the rear mount at the same time for faster mowing. But, if that’s too complicated then a RMOM (Rear Mount Offset Mower) would be fine.
I have a 42" mower deck from and old Dynamark riding lawn tractor (the engine threw a rod). The mower deck is still in good shape and worked good the last time I used it. So, I got to thinking that maybe I could figure out a way to build an offset mower with it and mount it in front of the rear tires and run it off the mid PTO. It would be light duty, but I would only use it once in a while anyway.
So, I was wondering if anything like it already exists so I could get some ideas on how to build one (I’m sure that if one does exist, it will be too expensive). Even a rear mount offset mower would be helpful. I have tried adjusting the 3pt arms so my rear mount mower is all the way to one side, but I can only get about 1' of overhang that way and I need about 3'. The reason I’m considering the mid mount version is because then I could run both the MMOM and the rear mount at the same time for faster mowing. But, if that’s too complicated then a RMOM (Rear Mount Offset Mower) would be fine.