Video of my tractor-mounted weed whacker

[PHPaul]

 

[Sawdust&Shavings]

Great idea and spectacular execution. When you are absolutely, positively bored out of your mind and in the dead of winter (for you that’s most likely 6 months long…sorry for you) break out the rust conversion acid, prime it and give a good coat of Kubota orange!!!

 

[PHPaul]

Great idea and spectacular execution. When you are absolutely, positively bored out of your mind and in the dead of winter (for you that’s most likely 6 months long…sorry for you) break out the rust conversion acid, prime it and give a good coat of Kubota orange!!!

Thank you. I built the original about 10 years ago, and the Mark II about 4 years ago. Main changes were a better belt tensioning system and the new right-angle gearbox. The original was a re-purposed Gravely unit that had to be installed upside-down which put all the oil in the wrong end and it didn't survive.

"Winter" here on the coast is mid-to-late December to about the end of March. Temps cool off about mid-October which is fine by me, I don't do heat. I've lived or been stationed in Virginia, South Carolina, Florida and the Philippines. I'd be perfectly happy if I never saw the high side of 75° again. April can be, and usually is, pretty chilly and temps reliably above 50° return about mid-May.

 

[Runs With Scissors]

Very cool sir!

I was just looking for some sort of solution for one of my 2,578 projects.

I wish I had a "spare Gravely head” lying around…...