LD1
Epic Contributor
Well...today I got around to modifying my cat II rear blade down to cat 1.
I used to run with the pins turned in and all was good. But then I put quick-hitch hooks on the lower arms (similar to pats and carters, but homemade). With the hooks, the pins had to be turned out cause the hook would hit the cross-tube. This made it a PITA switching from the 32" spacing blade to the 26" spaced bushhog. So I wanted them the same.
Heres the layout. I needed to remove 3-7/8" off each side. Here you can see where I decided to remove it from.
Next was the hard and dirty work....actually cutting the sections out
Once everything was cleaned up, here is how it looked with them fitted and tacked in place. Came 26" exactally as the bushhog.
And now all welded up
Now time to tackle the angled braces. Heres how that went
And with a little paint to prevent rust....just like new:thumbsup:
I used to run with the pins turned in and all was good. But then I put quick-hitch hooks on the lower arms (similar to pats and carters, but homemade). With the hooks, the pins had to be turned out cause the hook would hit the cross-tube. This made it a PITA switching from the 32" spacing blade to the 26" spaced bushhog. So I wanted them the same.
Heres the layout. I needed to remove 3-7/8" off each side. Here you can see where I decided to remove it from.
Next was the hard and dirty work....actually cutting the sections out
Once everything was cleaned up, here is how it looked with them fitted and tacked in place. Came 26" exactally as the bushhog.
And now all welded up
Now time to tackle the angled braces. Heres how that went
And with a little paint to prevent rust....just like new:thumbsup: