Mid mount mowers

[dieselscout80]

I wonder if a guy could take a MMM and mount it on the front of a tractor maybe from the loader (could NOT lift it much) and run it off the mid PTO?

It would be like a front mount mower (Kubota 2690 / Deere 1444 ect).

 

[czechsonofagun]

I love the MMM, but its a pain to install and I take off even the brackets for the winter.

 

[PhysAssist]

I love the MMM, but its a pain to install and I take off even the brackets for the winter.

I just use a ratchet strap to hold the lower arms up against the bottom of the operator's station so they're out of the way.

 

[majorwager]

Diesels

I am doing exactly that. Am taking the 6 ft mmm that I bought with the ford and mounting in on the kubota FEL, driven hydraulically. I mounted a hydraulic motor (2000) rpm to the original gearbox with universal joint coupler. . Mower was originally driven by tractor mid-pto. Fabricating QA frame so it will mount to loader like any other attachment. Mower will oscillate side to side by 25 degrees as well as front to back tilt with FEL remaing stationary. It is duplication of the bobcat skidsteer mount for their finish mowers. Will use stroke control clamps so FEL is always in the proper height podition, see photo.

 

[Tractorable]

The problem with MMM's is that they're A) proprietary, B) expensive, and C) eliminate ground clearance.

If you ever want to sell it, whoever buys it has to have the exact same tractor as you do, so since they're not universal it makes them next to impossible to sell.

Most MMM's cost $2-3K and for that kind of money you can buy a decent lawn mower which will be more maneuverable, lighter, and much better suited to mowing lawns.

If you use your tractor anywhere where you need ground clearance you have to remove and man handle the deck out from under the tractor. It's not as easy as dropping an implement off the 3pt.

 

[majorwager]

Tractorable,
Your points are all vadid. In addition, unless the mmm is at least a ft wider than tractor tread width, can't even mow close to an object. My 6 ft mower on a 5 ft tractor, provided only a 6 inch margin for side trimming. And still driving over grass with wide front tires before mowing. They are an implement that has exceeded its' usefulness, except for those folks who made the investment, and are determined to make them work.

 

[Code54]

Have had a rear finish mower, a zero turn and currently use a MMM (60" on a BX).
The MMM is by far the best for our property. We are way to hilly for the zero turn (slightly wet and you slide down the hill like a sled on snow), the RFM was a pain around the trees and tight spots, but the mid mount works great and is easy to trim with.

 

[dieselscout80]

Diesels

I am doing exactly that. Am taking the 6 ft mmm that I bought with the ford and mounting in on the kubota FEL, driven hydraulically. I mounted a hydraulic motor (2000) rpm to the original gearbox with universal joint coupler. . Mower was originally driven by tractor mid-pto. Fabricating QA frame so it will mount to loader like any other attachment. Mower will oscillate side to side by 25 degrees as well as front to back tilt with FEL remaing stationary. It is duplication of the bobcat skidsteer mount for their finish mowers. Will use stroke control clamps so FEL is always in the proper height podition, see photo.

Majorwager,

Do you have a thread on here where you are building it?

 

[majorwager]

Dieselscout80,
No build thread yet cause it is being done for me in a shop too far away to take progress photos. The shop doesn't take photos. The project will be done on the 13 th and I will pick it up the next day. That is the plan, they don't usually work on hobby projects. I will send you a PM with some photos so ck your in box after that date. The work will only take about 8 hours if that, but the shop works on it in between large projects so it is a piecemeal schedule,

 

[tmcj]

I guess it depends on your tractor set up for attaching and removing the MMM. On my Max 26xl it really isn't any worse than the FEL or BH. It only takes a few minutes to switch between them. I got into the habit of removing the lift arms for the MMM though if I'm doing any excavating type work where I may have limited ground clearance, and also for the winter. It was never an issue until one time I had a pin come out and the arm dropped and caught up underneath and ruined 2 hydraulic lines. Otherwise I really like having the MMM over anything else.