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making two 5ft bushogs into 10ft

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markct

09-21-2003 20:35:25




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well i got an idea recently, i have 2 woods 5 ft brushogs, the decks are shot on both so i had been thinking of making a new deck that was 10ft wide and mounting the 2 gearbox assemblies side by side. i would offset it a bit to one side so i could cut up close to the treelines and fences etc. i was thinking of using a heavy duty chain drive to connect the two, i would set it up with pillow blocks and a short shaft to each gearbox so i could retain the original slip clutch on each one. do they make commercialy made mowers that have 2 sets of blades in one deck? sorta like a batwing but a solid deck and 3pt mounted? i cant see why it wouldnt work? and sure would make mowing faster around here.

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Van

09-23-2003 08:10:18




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 Re: making two 5ft bushogs into 10ft in reply to markct, 09-21-2003 20:35:25  
Try looking at a salvage yard for a geared power divider like those used on a bat wing cutter, I dont think the chain would hold up.



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Sid

09-22-2003 19:02:44




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 Re: making two 5ft bushogs into 10ft in reply to markct, 09-21-2003 20:35:25  
Something to think about if you have not already. I am sure it could be done on my ten foot Bush Hog which is basicly two five foot put together on the same deck the blades counter rotate wich means one left hand and one right hand set of blades. If I understand right you want to connect them with a heavy duty drive chain this would cause both blade to spin in the same directions. Wouldn't this cause one blade to throw its cut material into the other blade thus creating more stress one the one side. I do not know how heavy material you will be cutting with your machine. Would a chain drive stand up to the shock even though you keep both slip clutches? As far as the offset idea I have seen this on newer machines and think it is a great idea. My manual tells me a min. of fifty hp for a ten foot pull type and a min. of seventy hp for a mounted. so yes you have plenty of tractor to handle this I would think. Let us know what you come up with and how it turns out.

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markct

09-22-2003 19:45:52




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 Re: Re: making two 5ft bushogs into 10ft in reply to Sid, 09-22-2003 19:02:44  
hmm, i hadnt knownt that they rotated oposite ways on a 2 blade mower, i had just figured i would leave a gap of a half inch or so between the blade ends to they wouldnt hit, i hadnt thought of the fact that they would throw material into the other blades path, but maybe a bit of metal under the deck to make a deflector would take care of that? i know that most lawn tractors use a two blade deck and they rotate the same direction so i figured it would be ok. thanks guys ya have given me new things to ponder

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Sid

09-22-2003 20:22:57




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 Re: Re: Re: making two 5ft bushogs into 10ft in reply to markct, 09-22-2003 19:45:52  
I just remembered a fella that I would do some pastur clipping for his mower was a three blade affair and it was belt driven. This was by no means a serious brush cutter but would take on pretty heavy grass and some light buckbrush. I do not know how hard it would be to offset two blades so that they would slightly overlap and thus avoid a skip. My tenfooter overlaps but the blades avoid hitting each other because they each have their own gearbox and can be held in time. You have probably looked at a lawn mower and already know what I am trying to describe.

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Leroy

09-22-2003 18:51:30




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 Re: making two 5ft bushogs into 10ft in reply to markct, 09-21-2003 20:35:25  
With that setup you would have both sets of blades hitting each other, you would have to have the slip clutch on the common drive so the blades could not get out of time and hit



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VADAVE

09-22-2003 11:10:32




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 Re: making two 5ft bushogs into 10ft in reply to markct, 09-21-2003 20:35:25  
Sure do. About like you describe. Two tail wheels. Nor offset though, I think for blance when lifting. The ones I have seen have a splitter similar to a bat-wing for the drive lines. Think of the tractor you will have to use--about 60-70 horse. Although I know a fellow that borrowed one and used it behind an Oliver 1550(50+ horse)--worked OK.



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markct

09-22-2003 12:44:13




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 Re: Re: making two 5ft bushogs into 10ft in reply to VADAVE, 09-22-2003 11:10:32  
yea i got plenty of tractor to run it, a ford 8000 which is 105 hp, so about 90 pto hp i think. we have a small flail mower thats ofset and seems to lift ok so i figured a offset bushog would be ok, and the 3pt is pretty heavy duty so i figured it would be able to take the unbalance of being offset



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