It seems to me that it would work. just be judicious with what you cut away. I think you could get by with just cutting 3-4 inches off the side panels and removing the blades. I can tilt mine and get the rippers down maybe 3-4 inches at the most. Cutting the bottoms of the side panels off shoudl give you 3-4 more. You'd probably have to round off the front corners of the side panels too.
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