Thread: Lawn mower blade modification

dont think it will work very well unless your talking about a ride on mower. you might be able to just get away with dragging a couple of spikes down but you wouldnt get much out of them and I dont think the support bearing, drive belts or mech would like you much

You want an old push mower.
We used to use them to make garden beds. Drop it to the deck and go. Each pass could go low enough to take gass, roots and a good cm of the surface dirt.

You do want one of those old ones that sound like they are about to exlode from the revs.

Originally Posted by Noel Fidge

Seems a bit remote from Land Rovers, but I saw a discussion on ride on lawn mowers on this site and I do have a query. Has anyone modified their cutting blades by welding on spikes? or small tynes to enable the blades to act as a 'plough'-sclarifier? Of course, I'm only referring to scratching the surface for a 'parterre' garden I'm establishing. The 'lanes ' are too small for my tractor, and I need more precision than I'd get with a trailing implement behind it or my ATV. I'd appreciate any comments-hopefully someone has tried this experiment somewhere?
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Noel

Where are you, i have an old rover thoroughbred in parts that could use a new home.

Thanks Dave; Yes, it is a ride on mower-an Australian Cox model; reasonable size and power. Does this change your thoughts about the feasibility of my idea. And I still wonder if someone out there has already tried it.
Noel

PM to Mcrover, he's the lawnmower man.

Cheers
Simon

And this'd be the thread you were referring to, I guess -
Ride on Mower

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Simon

I think Edd is on the money. Find an old walk behind, maybe even belt the blades with a hammer 90 deg so that they point downwards.


I'm thinking of turbocharging a Toro ride on to give it more grunt in thick grass. I'm not sure how it will affect the carburetion though.

nope, the brief time I spent working at a tree lopping and landscaping place had me consistantly winding the decks higher and higher to try and get some life out of the bearings and belts. I think the worst one we had was the greens trimmer for doing school ovals with when it got sent out for brush clearing or roadside work it'd burn a drive belt every month or so but it had a modified tractor slasher for a deck so the bearings had a significant overkill factor.

It does work but you'll chew through blades and shake stuff to death...

you might get away with a flail deck if your only out to chew up the surface a little and tear out long grass.

basically its an angled deck with chains instead of a blade and it just sweeps the chain across the ground at the low point of the swing.. slow going though anything significant as your not cutting anything more pummeling it.