extreme push-mowing/mods for pushers

WeekendWarriorLawn · #1 06-25-2012, 11:59 PM

I have a few push mowers in my fleet now, and i dont use all of them. anyway, sitting on an extra mower or two, i often wonder how i can push one of them beyond what they are designed for.

for example, one is a bagger style mower. i look at guys doing fall cleanups with riders and they talk about the vaccum power of the system for moving leaves & debris through a tube and into a bagger/can.

in my experience, a mower usually leaves some amount of debris when bagging. not always, but it happens. i am wondering if there are different blades that can be attached to the mower for a more "uplifting/fan" use? perhaps a 4 way cross type of blade?

it might sound crazy,but thats how i think. i cant find any blades like this online. i have a buddy who welds, i might have him fabricate this for me to experiment with.

i also wonder how i might be able to mod a mower engine for snow blowing. might sound crazy, some may say that the engine isn't powerful enough, but as a man of science, i still wonder about it.

the world of push mower modding seems quite empty online, and i wonder if anyone has tried anything extraordinary witht heir own push mowers? small engines are exciting to me, personally. i wonder what else i could do with an extra mower laying around all the time.

any ideas or input, guys?

WeekendWarriorLawn · #2 06-26-2012, 12:10 AM

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i interpret that this video is a Volswagen Golf powered via a lawnmower engine.

it sounds like a lawnmower engine. if this is the case, it's amazing!

[tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QRQ0delN58[/tube]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QRQ0delN58

SECTLANDSCAPING · #3 06-26-2012, 01:14 AM

dixie chopper has a X blade. Honda has a double cut blade.

If you want to mod a mower put a tank track system on that puppy.

Or maybe fab up 2 decks together. Have a pulley power both blades.

Something I thought of doing with a old push mower. Is cutting the front of the deck off and using it like a brush cutter.

Hedgemaster · #4 06-26-2012, 08:09 AM

Mow snow? Mmmmm... no.

A backpack blower works beautifully though with the right type of snow.

Steve · #5 06-26-2012, 11:13 AM

A little while back, someone else showed us a picture of their cross blades. Gravely makes them too. Here is a picture of them.

wandfsmall · #6 06-28-2012, 07:02 AM

you might want to check with your insurance agent before you modify your mower as if I modify it I take all responsibility for it liability wise such as if someone gets hurt or killed from a rock thrown after removed the front of the mower I can get sued or even jail time.

Island Lawn Care · #7 07-05-2012, 11:13 PM

Search Heliblades

SECTLANDSCAPING · #8 07-06-2012, 12:50 AM

Someone out there thinks like me.

wat5150 · #9 07-06-2012, 07:51 AM

I dont see as how that mower being like it is would be very functional? Why cut the front off then put a plastic guard over it essentially covering up the part you just cut off? I dont think that would be a very effective set up. just my opinion

SECTLANDSCAPING · #10 07-06-2012, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by wat5150

I dont see as how that mower being like it is would be very functional? Why cut the front off then put a plastic guard over it essentially covering up the part you just cut off? I dont think that would be a very effective set up. just my opinion

according to the description the flap flexes back when grass pushes against it.

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