Chevy rear end brush cutter

[bcp]

It has been done, in a couple of ways:





Bruce

 

[country2thesoul]

Thanks for those pictures Bruce! The one with the 4 wheeler is exactly what I'm talking about.

 

[dieselcrawler]

The one behind the atv is super simple... but gosh darn it, take that pic down before the safety police or your insurance agent see it!

 

[bcp]

A deck over that blade would be welcome!

Bruce

 

[Sodo]

Notice the pulleys from the output from the BLACK one multiply the speed about 6:1. I bet it's difficult to get it going again if stalled. Agreed it's too light to get drive power from wheel traction. I'm a little surprised there's no heavy ballast. All the work that guy put into it looks like fun - but I bet he could cut a lot more grass setting a motor on it.

The one pulled by the ATV is probably so slow the blades need to be kept sharp but up high out of the rocks it's probably OK.

I like the projects and the challenge.

 

[bcp]

Notice the pulleys from the output from the BLACK one multiply the speed about 6:1. I bet it's difficult to get it going again if stalled. Agreed it's too light to get drive power from wheel traction. I'm a little surprised there's no heavy ballast. All the work that guy put into it looks like fun - but I bet he could cut a lot more grass setting a motor on it.

The one pulled by the ATV is probably so slow the blades need to be kept sharp but up high out of the rocks it's probably OK.

I like the projects and the challenge.

The black one was built by a member here, with description and video.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/build-yourself/311436-homemade-mower.html

Bruce

 

[bcp]

One problem with the long-bladed dangerous one is the curved blade (leaf spring?) will try to cut a weed stalk several times instead of only once.

Bruce

 

[plumbstraight]

with most rearends being a 4/1 or higher, I can't imagine it would cut well with just four revs per one tire rev. If you calculate tip speed from a pto system it is much faster.

 

[Sodo]

The black one was built by a member here, with description and video.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/build-yourself/311436-homemade-mower.html

Bruce

OK thx, OP was asking about a brush hog, seems not feasible to me.

 

[bcp]

The idea to take from the black one is that blade(s) can be belt driven and sped up, as opposed to the limitations of direct drive.

Ground drive is successful with reel mowers and sickle bar mowers, but not so much with rotary mowers, or we would see commercial ones to buy, especially for ATV's.

Bruce