Brush Hog Crazy Mower DIY
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Published 2022-02-19
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Your mower blade has a hole in the center, through which the shaft passes. If the blade hits something heavy, the shaft gets bent. The key to a brush hog's ability to cut large trunks is 1) much slower RPM's, 2) much heavier blades, and 3) the blades' ability to swivel because they are not attached to directly to the shaft -- they are attached to the stump guard disk, which enables the blades to swing when they hit heavy trunks, without damaging the mower.
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I did the same thing w junk mowers when I was 14 or 15, cut front of deck out and bolted a garden rake to the opening in front. Used another handle in front cut off to push tall grass to both sides. Hired out to neighbors for stuff they didn't want their lawns mowers exposed to.
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Lightweight is good and what did I use it for it’s a lawnmower youtube.com/post/UgkxTPN04aT-Qdjr_KS3ql7ng8wnU3wws… also recommend Yes it is lightweight so hence not as robust as our old one. But if you take care it does the job really well.
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Congratulations. You turned a lawnmower into a lawnmower!
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I thought I was gonna see some saplings cut down. Why not just cut the front out of a regular mower if you're cutting weeds? Otherwise, good job.
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I was thinking this thing was maybe going to go after some small saplings but instead it was just used on some weeds that could have been cut with the mower that it was started with. That was a lot of work to sucker me into watching and commenting.
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Dangerous as all get out but I LOVE IT! With great power comes great responsibility. I wish I had one of these a few years ago when I had a field up against my back yard - the only thing was a DR brush mower but that didn't seem to be the best option so I just mowed it with a normal gas mower a little at a time. Nice build!
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I like what you are doing there. All this metal work is awesome and you tools are awesome.
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Great build. Nice small baby bush hog for those small jobs... Going bigger, use a heavy spindle quill and a belt to protect the crankshaft, though you might be surprised how much big stuff this one can handle..
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This brush hog is a MONSTER; Need to see more action!
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I have a battery operated hedge trimmer on a pole. Works great in my Pa woods.
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Nice job. I collect vintage lawnmowers thank you for sharing.
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Oh yes that’s definitely a diy project because everyone has a machine shop in the back yard
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I copied your design but I used form ply for the deck and an old car tyre for the skirt. But I replaced the front wheels with skids and increased the distance between the rear wheels. It works great but I am going to find a bigger motor for it as it bogs down on some areas with larger saplings. Thanks for the upload and inspiration.
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The second you hit anything of any significant resistance the shaft will bend. Good for tall grass. There is also a swinging blade that would work great on this.
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Loved watching the fabrication. Super video. tHanks for uploading!
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I've got a Billy Goat brush mower, it is great but I like what you've done. You do need a belt to separate the blade from the driveshaft.
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U know...U could have just chopped the original deck open at the front and sides, keeping the flailing blades and save yourself a bunch of time...or...better yet, just get yourself an old Schnappa riding mower and call it a day....Great craftsmanship btw...Cheers...
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That is one wicked mower. Thank you for sharing this video.
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Keep the origiinal swivel blades-that way if you hit something really hard-you have some "give" to protect the motor crankshaft. Another thought is to add a belt drive from the motor to the blade spindle-the belt absorbs shock if you use the one peice fixed blade.
