Diggin It
Super Star Member
Just had a thought. And yes, it hurt. 
I have this more or less scrap 3 pt finish mower that would probably cost more to get into useful condition than I could get out of it.
I need something to slit the hard surface under my 'lawn' to try and seed it. I can't effectively till and seed because of the slope. Even though it's not too steep to work, it's steep enough that a hard rain will wash loose dirt and seed before grass takes root and gets established.
Drags, harrows and scarifiers that I can find are close to $400 for something that I can't really adjust, just loose chain mesh with points.
So, what if I canibalized the mower sort of as shown in this simple sketch? I'd use the frames for the wheels and 3 point arms and the mounting plate for the gear box. Cross members would be either RR ties or 4x4s with a number of pieces of 1/2 rebar embedded. The wheels could stay on to help me maintain a more even cut into the dirt. With the full 3 point system, I could lift it off the ground to move from one place to another unlike a chain harrow.
I have this more or less scrap 3 pt finish mower that would probably cost more to get into useful condition than I could get out of it.
I need something to slit the hard surface under my 'lawn' to try and seed it. I can't effectively till and seed because of the slope. Even though it's not too steep to work, it's steep enough that a hard rain will wash loose dirt and seed before grass takes root and gets established.
Drags, harrows and scarifiers that I can find are close to $400 for something that I can't really adjust, just loose chain mesh with points.
So, what if I canibalized the mower sort of as shown in this simple sketch? I'd use the frames for the wheels and 3 point arms and the mounting plate for the gear box. Cross members would be either RR ties or 4x4s with a number of pieces of 1/2 rebar embedded. The wheels could stay on to help me maintain a more even cut into the dirt. With the full 3 point system, I could lift it off the ground to move from one place to another unlike a chain harrow.
