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I didn't know whether to post this here or POTD. It's kind of machining, sort of like a vertical milling machine. I've been a bit busy, between that and the rain I couldn't get to the ''grass''.
Here's an eyeball height view from the drivers seat, second pass around. This stuff is about shoulder height when I'm standing and I'm 5' 11" I'll spray the stuff on the right and knock it down with the weed whacker, there is a big pile of dirt there.
Here is the beast that plows through this stuff. I bought this old girl about 8 years ago for $100 from a guy who thought it was worn out (that's what he told his wife, I think he just wanted a new shiny one
) and put about another $100 in it. In addition to welding in some angle iron stiffeners to keep the frame from cracking any more, and repairing and beefing up the front suspension. 18HP Briggs, cast iron bore, twin, 42 inch deck, and belt drive. Made by MDT, don't know who it was sold by or when. But I can still get parts for it. It takes the grass from 5 ft to 1 inch in a single pass, but you can't plow through too fast. One pass is about a quarter mile, and takes about 15 minutes when the grass is this tall. The height adjustment has 2 positions; up and on the ground, the linkage is pretty worn out.
This poor old girl is probably well past her expected service life, but that's what we have shops for. I had to take a break, was getting hot out there. I'll wait for it to cool off a bit then back at it. Maybe I'll go make some chips in the shop, or just take a nap
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Here's an eyeball height view from the drivers seat, second pass around. This stuff is about shoulder height when I'm standing and I'm 5' 11" I'll spray the stuff on the right and knock it down with the weed whacker, there is a big pile of dirt there.
Here is the beast that plows through this stuff. I bought this old girl about 8 years ago for $100 from a guy who thought it was worn out (that's what he told his wife, I think he just wanted a new shiny one
) and put about another $100 in it. In addition to welding in some angle iron stiffeners to keep the frame from cracking any more, and repairing and beefing up the front suspension. 18HP Briggs, cast iron bore, twin, 42 inch deck, and belt drive. Made by MDT, don't know who it was sold by or when. But I can still get parts for it. It takes the grass from 5 ft to 1 inch in a single pass, but you can't plow through too fast. One pass is about a quarter mile, and takes about 15 minutes when the grass is this tall. The height adjustment has 2 positions; up and on the ground, the linkage is pretty worn out. This poor old girl is probably well past her expected service life, but that's what we have shops for. I had to take a break, was getting hot out there. I'll wait for it to cool off a bit then back at it. Maybe I'll go make some chips in the shop, or just take a nap
.
.
