Edger

[Rocky Hoffler]

This might not be the right forum to put this in but anyway was thinking about a pin on to side of bucket on FEL that has a arm with a disc or blade attached with a bearing mount that I could use for edger to go down and cut grass at concrete driveway. I have a long drive way:cool2:

 

[lockhaven]

that sound like a great idea, maybe a mirror to get a good view?

 

[/pine]

Interesting idea...

What's the plan for powering it?...fabricating a bracket to mount a stand alone edger?...fabricating a mount for a hydraulic motor?...the available power will depend on your tractor's hyd. GPM...

 

[Rocky Hoffler]

No plan to power it would roll like a disc place right by edge of concrete driveway put some down pressure on it with loader and just drive hopeful it will roll and cut grass that is growing over driveway.

 

[the whispering oaks farm]

Agri supply carries a disc hiller that might work for you. it would be pretty easy to adapt for what you want to do. here is a picture of it.

 

[Rocky Hoffler]

:cool2:That's what Im thinking is that there web site agrisupply.com now I need to coble up a hook up for bucket thanks

 

[the whispering oaks farm]

they also make a disk with a serrated edge. now that you started this I already have one, I think I will try it attached to my grapple. they make a bolt on kit for them.

 

[grnspot110]

I would think you would want a flat disk, like a plow coulter, a dished disk will throw the dirt to the side instead of a straight cut. ~~ Lowell

 

[Bird]

If you get that edger built, I sure hope you post pictures. Sounds like an interesting project. My current property is small enough that I edge it with my Stihl string trimmer, since I keep it edged. But I also have the edger attachment for my Mantis tiller, so if I have a really tough one to do, that'll do it.

 

[ferrari99]

Kind of like this? (except on a tractor of course) Add-ons | Attachments | Blade Edger
Would you put a depth wheel?

 

[Rocky Hoffler]

I was thinking of attaching it to left side of bucket with some sort of clamp like clamp on forks or a strap to hold it in place and easily removed. sometimes I sits and thinks and sometimes I just sits.

 

[MossRoad]

I used a plow share that I picked up from tractor supply pretty cheap. I bolted it to a post on a quick attach plate on my PT425. I used it several years to edge my driveway, cut slits in soil to make straight lines before removing sod, edging ball diamonds, etc... I even put a cable through a hole in the bottom, rear of it and used it to pull a couple hundred feet of waterline 8" under the grass. Works great. However, here's what I'll tell you.... Wether you use a disc or blade, fixed to your loader bucket, you'll end up damaging the edge of your concrete sooner or later. Most likely, you'll make a turn or do something to cause the edger to ride up on the concrete and then it'll take a chunk out. Maybe small, maybe large, but it will happen eventually. You won't do any damage to a dirt or stone drive, but asphalt or conrete, you'll chip it eventually.

Here's a picture of it....