To thick for the sickle bar I had one on the tracked marooka. Wiped it out in the first 100 ft. And that was a Cummins B4 motor at 110hp. Looking into making a mower deck for the front and pushing foreword. The area I’m in is 14 ft high and very dense. I need a good snow storm.
That is why I was thinking discbine blade arm, I had thought of mounting weedwhackers with blade attachment at each corner for trail cleaning at one point.
For maintenance jboys used a 6' brushhog pulled behind an Argo for PSEG but you would want front mounted, a flail mower would probably be to heavy.
My new beer holder spilled some on the trails - in it's hair and down it's throat.
Joe Camel never does that.
Advice is free, it's the application that costs.
Definitely trying a pull behind just wish I could figure out how to keep the axles clean.
what about a aluminum skid plate curved up at the front .. running just under the axles from front to back . picture a mounted snow ski type plate maybe fastened to a bearing bolt by a bracket of some sort . would that push the grasses down so they won't wrap ? just trying to picture your challenge . jboy va
maybe add a spring pivoted roller made of a 4 '' pvc pipe to help push down the grass as you move forward ( the length would be the whole width from tire to tire ) js
2 good ideas going to try some of them on Monday probably start with a shield. I have a pic in the gallery I just can’t figure out how to put it here. Pictures sure do help understanding
yes .. it would be fun to have a picture so i could see if what i am envisioning in my head is even close to your challenge . keep at it !! johnboy
I put a picture in the gallery, hopefully you can see it. My farmer spent 1:45 min today with a razor knife and a hose trying to clean out both sides, he texted me around 5 and said he got it. The next thing out of his mouth was “ there’s got to be a better way”
Last edited by Delduck; 12-26-2021 at 08:45 PM.
wow delduck ...that is a mess . i can see how the grass gets caught in the track edges on the inside , then that wraps the grass around the axle . a roller may smash it down as you go forward , but will it pop right back up ? the '' ski style '' plates i mentioned may do the trick ..but may need one above axle and below as close to the tub and wheel hub as possible . pretty much shielding the axles front to back , above and below. another interesting option . what if you ran some medium size chain from the front axle back around the rear axle and connected it with a quick link . maybe 2 or 3 chains to cover most of the axles on one side , then 2 or 3 more for the other side . the chain would be loose enough to just float on the axles , but may keep the grass from winding up , making sure the chain won't be grabbed by a track or caught on a wheel hub or bearing extension . i like to think outside the box if possible . i don't think the chain would wear on the axles much . they make heavy plastic chain if that's better . anyway .... johnboy va.
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