Home made brush hog / grass cutter

[Alexisferos]

today i finish the cutter, a coat of primer is on it just for the test (the kubota orange is going on next week because i have open a new project), everything works out well perfect i can say, my little bota handles it very well,
i will post and some video.

for now here it is after the test..
total price spent : 240 euro~326 dollars.

 

[skeets]

Well DAYUM son you did an outstanding job A thumbs up for you!

 

[Alexisferos]

a few more with offset..
as you can see i have more to play with the angle of the shaft, but i don't wont to stress the pto shaft that's why i make only 30cm the extension...
so i cut a clear 30cm out of my wheels.

 

[D2Cat]

Alexisferos, nice work, very practical design with versatile working positions. But I have a question: How do you sharpen the blades?

 

[ipz2222]

d2cat!!! how can you be so dumb?? You use a round, inverted, multi curved file!!! (BG)

 

[Alexisferos]

Alexisferos, nice work, very practical design with versatile working positions. But I have a question: How do you sharpen the blades?

i have three of these..

 

[Mani1147]

Alexisferos, this is a very nice design and built. Congratulations. I may borrow on your design.
One question, what is the gear ratio of your gear box?
Thanks
Rob

 

[Alexisferos]

Alexisferos, this is a very nice design and built. Congratulations. I may borrow on your design.
One question, what is the gear ratio of your gear box?
Thanks
Rob

you are free to copy what ever you like,
the gear ratio is 1 at pto 1,8 almost 2 in the cutter,
so when im at 540 it spins 972rpm.

im very pleased with that creation, it destroys everything.
i don't have video yet but i can post some photos..

 

[coachgeo]

Cound a finish mower be done the same way but with cable instead of chain?

 

[Alexisferos]

you mean the chain from the upper side that helps the cutter to follow the ground?
i have try a cable at first but it was difficult to adjust it.

 

[coachgeo]

you mean the chain from the upper side that helps the cutter to follow the ground?
i have try a cable at first but it was difficult to adjust it.

No; I mean cable as the cutter device instead of chain as the cutter device.

Unless I miss understand something. I'm new at this and never seen underside of a bush hog. Am I right that in your home made unit.... and I guess some commercial ones; several short length of chains are spun in your Bush Hog that blugens to death the foliage lol. Just thinking something smaller like cable might slice thru smaller foilage like grass (aka creating a weed eater on steroids)

 

[Alexisferos]

well i don't know, i haven't try to remove the chains and put some cable because i cut some heavy things not only grass.
maybe it will work.. for grass.

 

[Alexisferos]

and this is the finished product.
i have paint and the kubota logo and my second name on top of it.
thanks for watching

 

[B2150DT]

well done I like it

 

[Alexisferos]

Here im again, the mower had develop a small leak because the places that i use it is more like a small jungles,

today i have tear down the chain holder plate (a 36mm socket) it will remove it in a second and i remove the bottom oil seal that had develop a leak,
i think tomorrow i will fix it and put some photos from the fix, (but not from the tear down)

 

[Alexisferos]

2 years later and a lot of use of the cutter i decide to upgrade it a little bit.
i bought a set of blades 410x80x8 mm with M20 hole and i modify the plate so i can interchange them with the chains,

i have also notice that with the blades for a clean cut, i cut grass with 4L or 1H gear (not creep)

with the chains i cannot make a nice clean cut with that gears,
(or im two fast and they just chew the grass or the small kubota cannot keep up with the green think grass and needs lower gear.)
normally i run from 1L to 3L maximum in green tall grass..

here are some photos.

 

[skeets]

OUTSTANDING !!! There is no end to the things a man can do when he sets his mind to it,,, A good job there my friend

 

[armylifer]

I like this idea very much. It is a great job.

 

[lescarpentier]

and this is the finished product.
i have paint and the kubota logo and my second name on top of it.
thanks for watching

Very impressive! I work with wood but metal fabrication of this type is amazing.
I very much admire the attention to detail.

 

[Alexisferos]

Thanks for the kind words...