Modification to bush hog...

[jmc]

Kebo, thanks for posting this. I have many trees with skinned bark and this is pretty simple.

And sorry your thread got distracted by trivia.

 

[LD1]

Looks like a shoulder bolt to still allow rotation. Probably didnt have an allen wrench so they probably used channel locks on top and a crescent wrench on the nut:laughing:

In all seriousness.....does look like a slick Idea if you keep a little slack in whatever anti-sway you have on the 3ph. Dont know how effective it would be if you run everything tight back there like I normally do?

 

[mcfarmall]

I think we should call them "slashers." Sounds much more violent and I like that! Also I want to start spelling tires properly with a "y" and eliminate the letter "z" and replace it with an "s." You realise that I'm being sarcastic.

However, the wheelie dealie thingy is a great idea!

@ majorwager: Note the disclaimer in my first "paragraph" where I stated, "You realise that I'm being sarcastic." Can't get much more blunt and to the point than that.

Also, in my locale (the vicinity where I live), brush would be considered the branches, twigs, leaves, etc. that are a byproduct of processing a whole tree into useable product such as lumber or firewood. There is a company in Michigan that makes brush chippers. Brush is commonly used to describe a woody, twiggy, leafy plant of native or non-native origins that may still be living when it is processed into "mulch" such as Autumn Olive, Wild Honeysuckle, Sassafras saplings and the like.

I speak and write fluent sarcasm and I realise that I need to improve my use of disclaimers in my responses. I'm truly sorry if I offended anyone.

 

[kirkawilson]

Dunno why the rotary cutter manufacturers don't slant the front edges of the deck similar to the way they dovetail the back. Could accomplish the same protective action as the rotating disc pictured.

 

[YLee Kioti]

@ majorwager: Note the disclaimer in my first "paragraph" where I stated, "You realise that I'm being sarcastic." Can't get much more blunt and to the point than that.

Also, in my locale (the vicinity where I live), brush would be considered the branches, twigs, leaves, etc. that are a byproduct of processing a whole tree into useable product such as lumber or firewood. There is a company in Michigan that makes brush chippers. Brush is commonly used to describe a woody, twiggy, leafy plant of native or non-native origins that may still be living when it is processed into "mulch" such as Autumn Olive, Wild Honeysuckle, Sassafras saplings and the like.

I speak and write fluent sarcasm and I realise that I need to improve my use of disclaimers in my responses. I'm truly sorry if I offended anyone.

meh....a simple use of the "/s" at the end can save a lot of typing fer yah....
oh snap then there's the "what duz that mean?????" sigh...... /s
see it works!

 

[PILOON]

The deflector wheel is actually an excellent idea.
It could be improved by using a rubber wheel that would not damage the bark on trees.

It is very commonly found on floor scrubbing machines to protect walls from marking.

I see another application; snow plow/blower when used to clean close up to walls, buildings etc.

 

[SirMaxwell]

Anyone need a cold pop?

I could go for an icy soda.

 

[SirMaxwell]

@ majorwager: Note the disclaimer in my first "paragraph" where I stated, "You realise that I'm being sarcastic." Can't get much more blunt and to the point than that.

Also, in my locale (the vicinity where I live), brush would be considered the branches, twigs, leaves, etc. that are a byproduct of processing a whole tree into useable product such as lumber or firewood. There is a company in Michigan that makes brush chippers. Brush is commonly used to describe a woody, twiggy, leafy plant of native or non-native origins that may still be living when it is processed into "mulch" such as Autumn Olive, Wild Honeysuckle, Sassafras saplings and the like.

I speak and write fluent sarcasm and I realise that I need to improve my use of disclaimers in my responses. I'm truly sorry if I offended anyone.

Frankly I tend to be more offended when someone feels the need place disclaimers and definitions. Presuming the audience can not comprehend their depth and control of the radically sublime.

Jmho ymmv :newhere::duh::mur::shocked::dance1::newhere::shocked::mur::stirthepot:

OP - Sorry for the hijacks. I think that was quite an observation. One that perhaps the manufacturer should notice.

 

[Jim Timber]

I've wondered about some kind of bark-saver as well.

I think the reason the corners aren't truncated in front is because that would expose a potential sideways path for flung material off the blade tips. Decks aren't any deeper than they absolutely need to be, because large sheet steel is expensive enough without adding a few more inches which don't resolve anything other than a hypothetical problem (it's only an issue if YOU drive the mower into stuff).

Side-shifting mowers are pretty cool, and I think I'm going to make one this Spring, if Spring ever arrives.

 

[SirMaxwell]

I've wondered about some kind of bark-saver as well.

I think the reason the corners aren't truncated in front is because that would expose a potential sideways path for flung material off the blade tips. Decks aren't any deeper than they absolutely need to be, because large sheet steel is expensive enough without adding a few more inches which don't resolve anything other than a hypothetical problem (it's only an issue if YOU drive the mower into stuff).

Side-shifting mowers are pretty cool, and I think I'm going to make one this Spring, if Spring ever arrives.

Instead of truncating, why aren't rotary cutters round to begin with?