marrt
Platinum Member
What\'s wrong with this idea 2.0
Ok. So I wouldn’t mind adding a wing mower and an engine to the PT mower as bubenberg has suggested. However, I have a slight modification on this idea. I want to buy an engine and hydraulic pump from Northern Tool. I will then buy another std PT mower and add an arm to tow that mower at an offset behind my tractor. I will connect both mowers, using a little clever hydraulic pumping and a few cuss words, to the new engine and hydraulic pump that will be towed directly behind my tractor in a small trailer.
This setup would have a number of advantages. 1. I could use standard PT mowers with only a slight modification to the mower towed behind the tractor. 2. My 425 would still have plenty of power since it no longer would have to power a mower. 3. I would have a nice hydraulic engine/pump setup to power other hydraulic stuff in the future (like this full size cow rotisserie I have in mind using four 170,000 BTU Dyna-Glo kerosene heaters). 4. I wouldn’t have to worry about designing a fancy clutch system or worry about belt alignments or worry about how to mount an engine on the old PT mower and smelling exhaust fumes while I mow. 5. The entire contraption would look like something out of the upcoming Terminator 3 (T3) movie, impressing friends and family alike.
Ok. So I wouldn’t mind adding a wing mower and an engine to the PT mower as bubenberg has suggested. However, I have a slight modification on this idea. I want to buy an engine and hydraulic pump from Northern Tool. I will then buy another std PT mower and add an arm to tow that mower at an offset behind my tractor. I will connect both mowers, using a little clever hydraulic pumping and a few cuss words, to the new engine and hydraulic pump that will be towed directly behind my tractor in a small trailer.
This setup would have a number of advantages. 1. I could use standard PT mowers with only a slight modification to the mower towed behind the tractor. 2. My 425 would still have plenty of power since it no longer would have to power a mower. 3. I would have a nice hydraulic engine/pump setup to power other hydraulic stuff in the future (like this full size cow rotisserie I have in mind using four 170,000 BTU Dyna-Glo kerosene heaters). 4. I wouldn’t have to worry about designing a fancy clutch system or worry about belt alignments or worry about how to mount an engine on the old PT mower and smelling exhaust fumes while I mow. 5. The entire contraption would look like something out of the upcoming Terminator 3 (T3) movie, impressing friends and family alike.
