Has anyone built his own mower?

[mullins87]

Well, I've used the offset mower twice now. It has cut my mowing time nearly in half!!! So far so good though, nothing has broken or blown up yet. :thumbsup:

 

[rer]

Its good to hear it works, and cuts down on time. Also how much extra gas does it use?

 

[mystreba]

Mullins, you are the MAN! Nice work. For most, that kind of project would generally be a "slap-it-together", but you really put a lot of attention into the details.

It's been a while, but for my most recent project I made two identical mowers from scratch, back in 1999. They came out great, but I've hardly used them at all - I hope to get them into service soon. They look a little goofy, but here they are:

 

[mullins87]

Its good to hear it works, and cuts down on time. Also how much extra gas does it use?

It nearly doubles my gallons/hour rate, but it nearly cuts my time in half. The rider uses a little over a gallon/hour and the offset mower a little under a gallon/hour. I'd say in the end, I use about the same overall, or possibly a little less. If I were very concerned about fuel useage, I'd pull both motors and put a diesel on the rider with a PTO to drive the offset mower.

 

[mullins87]

Mullins, you are the MAN! Nice work. For most, that kind of project would generally be a "slap-it-together", but you really put a lot of attention into the details.

It's been a while, but for my most recent project I made two identical mowers from scratch, back in 1999. They came out great, but I've hardly used them at all - I hope to get them into service soon. They look a little goofy, but here they are:

Thank you very much! I've got a couple of mowers similar to yours, one is a 1996 model while the other is a 2000 model. Mine are a little goofy too!! :laughing:

 

[poncho62]

I built this tow behind a couple of years ago....Mainly used for tall grass and brush

 

[mystreba]

I built this tow behind a couple of years ago....Mainly used for tall grass and brush

Nice work Poncho! I need one of those for my field - I hate to run my tractor over it.

 

[grnspot110]

Picked up an engine for next winter's project the other day. Local radio station's "Trading Post" had an electric start, 12-1/2 HP Briggs for $75, When I got there it was still on the "tractor":confused2: so he could show it ran OK, I can probably use some other parts of it on my project. ~~ grnspot

 

[mullins87]

Poncho, great idea! I have another 48" deck that would make a nice rough cut mower for those areas that are too tight and/or soft for the tractor and bush hog. I was looking at that deck a few days ago and wondering what I was going to do with it. You just may have given me my next project idea...well at least the next project after I build some brush forks for my front end loader bucket.

BTW: That's a nice looking Ford. I like that rear PTO.

 

[mullins87]

Picked up an engine for next winter's project the other day. Local radio station's "Trading Post" had an electric start, 12-1/2 HP Briggs for $75, When I got there it was still on the "tractor":confused2: so he could show it ran OK, I can probably use some other parts of it on my project. ~~ grnspot

Spill the beans. What's next winter's project?