I'm a cattle farmer from Namibia and have been using the same setup to keep the grass around my fence lines short for years. Found the best compromise between cutting ability and longevity to be a motorcycle chain. Cuts pretty well and lasts forever since it can bend and deflect around obstacles like rocks and stumps sticking out of the ground.
This is what youtube is all about. 2 people separated by continents and oceans able to compare ideas and give suggestions like they're sitting in a local bar. I was gonna see about scrap metal from work I can get, then this guy says chains, and we got lots of that we replace every year. I made a stove grate welding scrap chain together. Now it's gonna go on a modified lawnmower.
Nice rig. I had a great uncle who had a similar set-up. If I remember correctly, he used something like 1/4 in. X 4 in flat stock cut to fit between the tires in one solid piece. The cutting sides of the bar were sharpened about 6 in up each end. That cut his pastures about six inches, keeping the weeds knocked down. He must have used that thing at least thirty years. Good video, brought back memories.
@Darryl Adams yea mathematically you could make that little fella scarier than it already is 😅 I've got 4.88s in my pickup. Could you imagine building one with a Suzuki Sami axel
@@Redman90 I've got a 1979 ford f100 rear end that has the 28 spline axles in it. I'm seriously thinking about doing this with it. My property has gotten over grown since my house burned down in 2016. I've had bush hogged a few times but I can this with my four wheeler. Not sure of the ratio in it though.
Where there's a will there's a crazy hillbilly with a beer that happily exclaims "I think I may have an idea boys". My favorite part is the simplicity of this contraption. Some of us don't have the money to buy things at times but having the drive and smarts to get around that is a priceless skill. Life's a garden brother, dig it.
Great video, shows exactly what a bit of thought and ingenuity can do. Proves that a person doesn't need to always buy the 'newset' and 'greatest' thing. If you wanted to increase or decrease blade speed all that you would need to do is change the axle ratio.
Or tire size might be easier honestly, depending on how far of a change it needs to be, it could be easily achieved that way as well. Within a certain margin
When I was stationed in Korea in the late 60's we made one like that from a Jeep diff. Used a leaf spring and sharpened the edges. Worked like a charm. Fast and effective. First Sargent was always trying to find something for us to do. This was great at making the job done quickly.
@@whatananimal Sounds good, if you use a curved leaf spring was the grass cut at an angle or did just the tip of the blade hit everything in front of it.
@@reypolice5231 The spring if I remember correctly was from a truck. To get it as close as possible to the ground and not touch any rocks and such the center was heated to allow us to kinda dog leg it so the blade was more level and it fit well into the u-joint mounting area of the yoke of the diff.
Keyword, “start”. Put your efforts into making money, buy a proper shredder I don’t have the time space or energy to tell you how dangerous and stupid this is.
I fell off the front of a four wheeler as a teenager and was then immediately ran over by the thing, while driving down an asphalt road. I would say it hurt twice, but I only remember falling off the front and thinking "that's not good". Woke up with my eye swollen shut, road rash on my entire back, a fractured shin and a broken wrist... I learned a valuable lesson that day. 😂
It's a great idea! A couple of safety features and a substantial gear ratio change (i.e. 3.54:1 to 4.88:1 - lower ring gear = faster pinion/blade speed) and you got a winner!
My Dad used to make those out of 2-speed truck axles so he could have a neutral for pulling them on public roads. He had a forge and trip hammer so he was able to make proper blades from leaf springs.
Rebar WILL break. Likely go thru a tire or something expensive. Try a leaf spring or some actual bush hog blades. May want to fill tires with fluid for traction and stability. Water will work
The world wouldn't be the same without my redneck engineer brothers...my disappointment was that he didn't put any cooler for beer, so he gets B+ from me 😂
It may work great for grass but getting into heavier stuff is extremely dangerous. I knew a guy who put flat bar blades on his and covered it with a hood of a 55 BelAire. He pulled it with a tractor. Some small limbs hit with such force they went through the hood.
Ive made an electric fence spooler with a Dana 44 rear axle connected to a muncie rock crusher transmission driven by a 540 PTO. I used rims to spool the wire onto. All on a homemade platform that pins to the drawbar The rims and spooled wire also store very easy. Just being bored on a 80 year old grain farm at the time. Enjoyed the video, Brother.
@@bobrankin5317 Now they are worth their weight in Gold. Like a NP 205. When I was a kid, Hollywood had just started destroying muscle cars and trucks, back when you could find Dana 60s in junk yards all across the mid West. It was a better time in America, long long gone.
Country ingenuity! I have a 1961 AC D15 with a 6ft hog, but one blade went MIA and I have not fixed it yet. Good that you're using something that would otherwise be in a landfill!
I've seen them too. I can show you a cutter like that and a horse walker with a 4 speed on it. If you really want it to cut, put some weight on it so tires dont slip.
GENIUS !!! Direct drive. Try using a piece of 1/4" 2" x 2" Cold-Rolled Angle Iron. The 90 degree should offer stiffness and give its own SHARPNESS and LIFT, if you put the point UP. You have a VERY SMART MIND ! I subbed and am going to send this link to 17 of my special buddies! Thanks again!
@@Shastavalleyoutdoorsman i think he means as a crane , hub gets welded on a truck hitch then the top half is like a L shape, thats the only other way i could think of..
Do it like a regular brush hog get 2 blades with bolts if it hits something it moves at the bolt and helps from bending it this is genius idea it's perfect for people that don't have tractors and plenty of money to just cut grass !!!
@@rexjolles Yeah, that was short grass, not being cut. I would have expected him to demonstrate his "bush hog" in a bush. And, I fully expect to hear "that's what she said" lol.
That's pretty darn awesome. Got kind of a flail mower thing goin on. I dont have a need for it,but I know tractors and brush hogs are expensive and not all if us can afford them. Even if you can theres nothin wrong with repurposing what you've got
Instead of rebar I used 1/8 inch thick by 2 inch wide cold rolled steel flat stock for the blade.it sharpens nicely without removing half of the material. I used an axle out of an old 1 ton truck from the mid 60s because of it's 4.10:1 ratio which means at about 8 to 10 mph that blade is spinning around 2,600 RPM. The sound it makes is kinda terrifying. I'm gonna build a deck type housing for it one of these days.
@@richieschmidt6225 if I can manage to get one of 3 Kawasaki Bayou 4 wheelers running to pull it with, and get some kind o deck that covers the blades and has an opening to direct all the weed, grass, cactus pieces somewhere other than me I want to made a video of that .
This is BRILLIANT! Screw a riding lawnmower- Ima just go to the pull-a-part and get an axle and some tubing- already got old motocycle chains. Probably be a lot sketchier tryin to do this on my motorcycle or dirt bike, though.🤣
You actually can't held responsible for what another grown adult does. It seems to function perfectly well. There is nothing to say you couldn't build a guard out of steel mesh. I would be developing the blades. That makes would make a huge difference. As it is I'd give it a 7.5/10.👍
You should check out my update video on it. I made several improvements and I added that I’m not responsible because American has become land of the sued
@@REVNUMANEWBERN old 50 n 60's one ton trucks. Would b easier to just get a rear end out of say a S10 truck with 3 73 gears . I am sure this probably has 3.08 or slightly numerically lower. But probably 3.08 ratio.
I was thinking putting something on top to deflect anything from hitting you would be a good idea...you know just to keep the wife happy 🫣 not because I'm afraid of dying from my own creation😁
Okay rebar is an extremely soft metal it's what we consider in the blacksmithing World junk metal it's too soft what you can do is get some used mowing blades and stick a bar through there and weld those mowing blades on there of course you want it facing the way that it turns but they're already hardened and people throw them away all the time if they're used I'm going to guess you're not aiming for Perfection you just want the damn grass cut and it'll do the job because those blades are hardened hope this helps you
This... This right here is the reason I love reading comments under UA-cam videos and as soon as I saw this video I knew there would be some good ones 🤣🤣🤣
It would be better to use a small engine and a blade. I made one years ago from a snapper deck and an 11 hp Briggs. It would cut really tall grass. I mowed grass you couldn't see over.
I’ve considered doing that but I don’t have any usable decks. I do however have a push mower I cut the front open on and it can cut down small trees and extremely tall grass
@@6.2_vortec Lol, an old co-worker of mine made up one of the open front push mowers for clearing forest trails and what not. Crazy bugger had the throttle wired open bypassing the governor..was pretty wild but quite effective!
@@PerryPariah I’ve got one too. I should’ve made a video of it before the carb got hummer up. I made the mistake of buying a cheap one and it turned out to have a PLASTIC carburetor
@@6.2_vortec Yessir, more and more plastic parts these days..cheaper and easier I suppose?? I really question things when I come upon plastic INTERNAL engine parts though. Your above post about your open front mower is what reminded me of the one I had the pleasure of seeing in action...good times!!
This kind of brings to mind a contraption that I made last summer. I have one section at the rear of my yard that has fast growing tall weeds. Using a weedeater left a big mess everytime I cut it so I came up with the idea of using a brush mower. Have you seen the prices of brush mowers? I came up with a cheap solution. I bought a cheap Murry push mower with a 20" cut for $129. I cut a trapazoid shape out of the front of the mower leaving about 3" on each side and exposed about 3" of blade in the front with an angle grinder/cutter. Not only does it chop those weeds like a champ, when you run them over it mulches it pretty well to boot. P.S. It also does a pretty darn good job of leveling fireant beds. 😃
It depends on the type. I bought some from two different hardware stores, one I could bend and cut very easily, the other was much, much more difficult. Never took the time to figure out what was actually different about them.
Plenty of people are killed by factory build bush hogs too. Also people killed by lightning, jellyfish, or crossing the crosswalk on walk signals. I agree though, homemade needs attention to safety.
not if you're just mowing the lawn with it. i wouldn't try to clear any thick brush or tall grass without getting some sheet metal or something to build a deck over the top of it so that you dont get smacked in the back of the head with a rock or something.
the blade will go faster with smaller tires. but it would cut closer to the ground. look for a rear end around 4 to 1 ratio. how to get the gear ratio. hold one of axle solid, go to other side and mark axle on case and end of axle together evenly. mark input or drive shaft . go to turnable axle and rotate one time while counting revolutions on drive shaft coupling. like some go 3 and 1/2 turns so thats a 3.50 to one. so an old chevy truck could do 4 driveshaft turns plus a hair. A 4.11 to one. this don't work as well on posi types , you can do it but you'd need your thinking cap. I enjoyed your 1st time for me video so i'll subscribe.
I'm a cattle farmer from Namibia and have been using the same setup to keep the grass around my fence lines short for years. Found the best compromise between cutting ability and longevity to be a motorcycle chain. Cuts pretty well and lasts forever since it can bend and deflect around obstacles like rocks and stumps sticking out of the ground.
Sounds like a good idea. I’ll have to try that
This is what youtube is all about. 2 people separated by continents and oceans able to compare ideas and give suggestions like they're sitting in a local bar. I was gonna see about scrap metal from work I can get, then this guy says chains, and we got lots of that we replace every year. I made a stove grate welding scrap chain together. Now it's gonna go on a modified lawnmower.
If the bike chain worked well then I would thing a chain saw chain would be even better
taller rims will make it spin faster
@@REVNUMANEWBERN thankfully I've got plenty of free throw away chain from work.
I like how he didn’t even bother to take the shocks and track bar off😅
🤭🤭 u noticed
That's Fer Extree Trakshon-action!
Why waste the time?🤣
@Nasty Habitz 🤣🤣
Your comment didn't take long to find. I thought the same thing.
Nice rig. I had a great uncle who had a similar set-up. If I remember correctly, he used something like 1/4 in. X 4 in flat stock cut to fit between the tires in one solid piece. The cutting sides of the bar were sharpened about 6 in up each end. That cut his pastures about six inches, keeping the weeds knocked down. He must have used that thing at least thirty years. Good video, brought back memories.
Flat stock would probably be the best route. I currently have 1/2” angle that I sharpened
@@6.2_vortec a truck rear end with a low gear ratio, numerically higher, like 4.11:1 ratio might help spin faster, maybe.
@Darryl Adams yea mathematically you could make that little fella scarier than it already is 😅
I've got 4.88s in my pickup. Could you imagine building one with a Suzuki Sami axel
@@Redman90 I've got a 1979 ford f100 rear end that has the 28 spline axles in it. I'm seriously thinking about doing this with it. My property has gotten over grown since my house burned down in 2016. I've had bush hogged a few times but I can this with my four wheeler. Not sure of the ratio in it though.
@@darryladams519 you could always make the cutting diameter smaller and just overlap your passes if you're not getting the ground energy you want
Where there's a will there's a crazy hillbilly with a beer that happily exclaims "I think I may have an idea boys". My favorite part is the simplicity of this contraption. Some of us don't have the money to buy things at times but having the drive and smarts to get around that is a priceless skill. Life's a garden brother, dig it.
Great video, shows exactly what a bit of thought and ingenuity can do. Proves that a person doesn't need to always buy the 'newset' and 'greatest' thing. If you wanted to increase or decrease blade speed all that you would need to do is change the axle ratio.
Or tire size might be easier honestly, depending on how far of a change it needs to be, it could be easily achieved that way as well. Within a certain margin
When I was stationed in Korea in the late 60's we made one like that from a Jeep diff. Used a leaf spring and sharpened the edges. Worked like a charm. Fast and effective. First Sargent was always trying to find something for us to do. This was great at making the job done quickly.
Like the leaf spring idea better than the rebar. Thank you for posting this.
@@reypolice5231 Yes it worked like a charm. With the sharpened edges it whacked through any and everything we drug it through.
@@whatananimal
Sounds good, if you use a curved leaf spring was the grass cut at an angle or did just the tip of the blade hit everything in front of it.
@@reypolice5231 The spring if I remember correctly was from a truck. To get it as close as possible to the ground and not touch any rocks and such the center was heated to allow us to kinda dog leg it so the blade was more level and it fit well into the u-joint mounting area of the yoke of the diff.
This is actually the start of a super idea. Only gets better and better with each next step.
You are on to something here sir.
Thanks, I’ve got a update video I just posted
@@6.2_vortec 👍🏻. Heading there now.
And it costs just about nothing to make saving a lot of money 💰
American ingenuity. Nice
Keyword, “start”. Put your efforts into making money, buy a proper shredder
I don’t have the time space or energy to tell you how dangerous and stupid this is.
Just don't fall off - it will hurt twice.
Nicely done!
I fell off the front of a four wheeler as a teenager and was then immediately ran over by the thing, while driving down an asphalt road. I would say it hurt twice, but I only remember falling off the front and thinking "that's not good".
Woke up with my eye swollen shut, road rash on my entire back, a fractured shin and a broken wrist... I learned a valuable lesson that day. 😂
I am hoping to move to the country soon and was worried about the cost of a brush hog. Your axle mower is fantastic!
Only downside is it’s only good for mostly flat land, which is all I have
If you want to cut anything bigger than grass would recommend getting a brush hog.
@Roerx how’s that
For safety sake just buy the brushhog.
Looks like it makes a really clean cut , good job , Thankyou for sharing .
It's a great idea! A couple of safety features and a substantial gear ratio change (i.e. 3.54:1 to 4.88:1 - lower ring gear = faster pinion/blade speed) and you got a winner!
See great minds think alike, a steeper gear would , increase blade speed.
My Dad used to make those out of 2-speed truck axles so he could have a neutral for pulling them on public roads. He had a forge and trip hammer so he was able to make proper blades from leaf springs.
My uncle used to make blades out of leaf springs using only his DC/AC welder, propane/oxygen torch and a grinder. They were "proper" enough for us. 😊
Rebar WILL break. Likely go thru a tire or something expensive. Try a leaf spring or some actual bush hog blades. May want to fill tires with fluid for traction and stability. Water will work
water will freeze and also rot the wheels. Try going to a garage and asking for old antifreeze. Guessing 10 gallons per side, depending on tire size.
Calcium chloride, won’t freeze, non toxic if it spills
Rimguard/ beet juice
Expensive ... Like right through the backside of your liver and through the front...
Calcium and water is obviously corrosive. Waste oil is better.
That is one hell of an idea! I'm off to the bone yard this weekend. Thanks for saving this cheap bastard some cash
The world wouldn't be the same without my redneck engineer brothers...my disappointment was that he didn't put any cooler for beer, so he gets B+ from me 😂
It may work great for grass but getting into heavier stuff is extremely dangerous. I knew a guy who put flat bar blades on his and covered it with a hood of a 55 BelAire. He pulled it with a tractor. Some small limbs hit with such force they went through the hood.
I was just going say very dangerous please do not let anyone around that especially kids please
Ive made an electric fence spooler with a Dana 44 rear axle connected to a muncie rock crusher transmission driven by a 540 PTO. I used rims to spool the wire onto. All on a homemade platform that pins to the drawbar The rims and spooled wire also store very easy. Just being bored on a 80 year old grain farm at the time. Enjoyed the video, Brother.
A M-22 is pretty valuable!!
@@bobrankin5317 Now they are worth their weight in Gold. Like a NP 205. When I was a kid, Hollywood had just started destroying muscle cars and trucks, back when you could find Dana 60s in junk yards all across the mid West. It was a better time in America, long long gone.
@Shawn Leek Now the communist pinko f.ag_s have ruined everything. It's the people with the big 👃 behind it all
On the lookout for an old rear end now this is Exactly what we need for where we are at.
Country ingenuity! I have a 1961 AC D15 with a 6ft hog, but one blade went MIA and I have not fixed it yet. Good that you're using something that would otherwise be in a landfill!
In 67 me and my dad built one just like that, but with a twist. Batwing style. Out of 2 ton truck rear ends.
What did your dad pull it with?
I saw a lot of these growing up in north central Texas. We used these also to make horse and cattle walkers with a 4 speed transmission.
I've seen them too. I can show you a cutter like that and a horse walker with a 4 speed on it. If you really want it to cut, put some weight on it so tires dont slip.
Clever work! We shared this video on our homemade tools forum this week 😎
GENIUS !!! Direct drive. Try using a piece of 1/4" 2" x 2" Cold-Rolled Angle Iron. The 90 degree should offer stiffness and give its own SHARPNESS and LIFT, if you put the point UP.
You have a VERY SMART MIND ! I subbed and am going to send this link to 17 of my special buddies! Thanks again!
A large diameter scrap culvert end cut would make a good start for a deck/ shield to keep flying debris contained.
Redneck ingenuity at it's FINEST, redneck smart and redneck safe.🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯👍👍
I've seen it with a piece of 1/2" cable for a blade. I've also seen rear axle assemblies used to make log loaders on trucks.
I just got two hernia's loading logs please do explain. Or a link?
please explain for sure haha i have a vaque idea of what you mean but not sure, you mean like a winch? (ive seen those)
@@Shastavalleyoutdoorsman i think he means as a crane , hub gets welded on a truck hitch then the top half is like a L shape, thats the only other way i could think of..
It just shows you that Redneck ingenuity is NOT a bad thing # RESPECT THE REDNECK
Do it like a regular brush hog get 2 blades with bolts if it hits something it moves at the bolt and helps from bending it this is genius idea it's perfect for people that don't have tractors and plenty of money to just cut grass !!!
I love the idea I’ll definitely have to fab up something like that.
I like how he didn't bother to show it actually cutting anything.
Exactly right, and notice how a lawn mower blade is covered in grass juice but the rebar was still clean 😂
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@@rexjolles he was driving but not actually cutting anything lol
@@henryhenry3832 lol you are right
@@rexjolles Yeah, that was short grass, not being cut. I would have expected him to demonstrate his "bush hog" in a bush. And, I fully expect to hear "that's what she said" lol.
That's pretty darn awesome. Got kind of a flail mower thing goin on. I dont have a need for it,but I know tractors and brush hogs are expensive and not all if us can afford them. Even if you can theres nothin wrong with repurposing what you've got
@Nasty Habitz I'm honestly not sure. My brother in law uses both,maybe I could ask him
Now that's a 'Diff-erent' kind of weed whaker.
Needs a drawbar and tractor hitch so you can backup.
Nice 10 gallon idea from a 5 gallon head 👍😀
The most redneck thing I’ve seen i a long time. Having said that…. I absolutely love it!!! 👍🏻
Instead of rebar I used 1/8 inch thick by 2 inch wide cold rolled steel flat stock for the blade.it sharpens nicely without removing half of the material. I used an axle out of an old 1 ton truck from the mid 60s because of it's 4.10:1 ratio which means at about 8 to 10 mph that blade is spinning around 2,600 RPM. The sound it makes is kinda terrifying. I'm gonna build a deck type housing for it one of these days.
I got a 1” angle iron on it now and sharpened it. Definitely stout
I need to hear a video of this!
@@richieschmidt6225 if I can manage to get one of 3 Kawasaki Bayou 4 wheelers running to pull it with, and get some kind o deck that covers the blades and has an opening to direct all the weed, grass, cactus pieces somewhere other than me I want to made a video of that .
@@richieschmidt6225 I need to ACTUALLY SEE it CUTTING the grass etc
steel bed frame angle would work
This is pretty genius, could bolt on a redneck made blade to the yolk where the drive shaft bolts on. Motorcycle chain would work too
Those a true air shocks...pretty cool machine macgyver.
Ho! Ho! Ho! What great ingenuity! We could use a mind like yours on the creative team up here at the Pole. 🎅🏻
Love it! Definitely could run better with a stiffer, sharper blade. Either way, I'd like to see a video of it cutting.
my town uses CHAIN to knock down the weeds on the side of a road on their Brush Hog mounted on a Back Hoe arm
Get a couple 5 dollar jungle machetties from a surplus store and weld them to you rebar.🙃
That may actually work. I’d definitely need to drive slower while using it😂
Maybe some sort of rudimentary guarding may actually be a good idea with this particular contraption 😂
Use hose clamps to attach them, saftey third !
Stop by a golf course and see if they have any used deck mower blades they'll give you
Or, wait for it, just buy some actual lawn mower blades and bolt them up on piece of metal.
My grandfather had something like this with an actual blade attached. Didn’t work for $hi+ on heavy grass 70 years ago.
Holy smokes. Simple. Super effective. 👍🏼
I love it, simple effective!
Repurposing is a theme of my channel & this fits the bill. Thank you for sharing.
Adding well deserved ..👍# 643
Stay well, Joe Z
That’s some redneck stuff right there, lol. Cool as hell
This is BRILLIANT! Screw a riding lawnmower- Ima just go to the pull-a-part and get an axle and some tubing- already got old motocycle chains.
Probably be a lot sketchier tryin to do this on my motorcycle or dirt bike, though.🤣
That thing cuts better than my new Troy built rider that my son keeps running over driveway gravel with 😂
🤣🤣
Mowing driveway gravel is hard on steel.
Still, you should appreciate the fact that you have a son, who will mow the lawn. Profiling your gravel driveway or not.
You actually can't held responsible for what another grown adult does. It seems to function perfectly well. There is nothing to say you couldn't build a guard out of steel mesh. I would be developing the blades. That makes would make a huge difference. As it is I'd give it a 7.5/10.👍
You should check out my update video on it. I made several improvements and I added that I’m not responsible because American has become land of the sued
That is the best use for a GM axle I've ever seen
I bet with smaller diameter wheels the blades would spin faster. Very clever set up.
I have seen these since the 50's. A 2 speed rear end works best put it into LOW and it spins the cutter faster.
WHAT would be a 2 speed rear be located in???????
@@REVNUMANEWBERN old 50 n 60's one ton trucks. Would b easier to just get a rear end out of say a S10 truck with 3 73 gears . I am sure this probably has 3.08 or slightly numerically lower. But probably 3.08 ratio.
Yep, my grandfather used an old rear-end as a spreader but it was pulled by a team of mules.
Cutting grass that was already cut.....very impressive. Next, you can show us how you freeze frozen water.
That's the best damn redneck Is engineering I have ever seen in my life
Just make sure it’s securely attached to the yoke. If the welds break, you now have a 2600 rpm spinning rebar with no control.
I was able to use the straps that go over a u joint so it’s bolted on
I was thinking putting something on top to deflect anything from hitting you would be a good idea...you know just to keep the wife happy 🫣 not because I'm afraid of dying from my own creation😁
All I saw was you running it over ground that was already cut short🤔
It didn’t pick up very well in the video. I will be making a better update video as soon as I get the chance
"I don't want to be held liable..." As if that would actually happen. LOVE your machine. Nice work.
Thanks. Had to throw that In with American being the land of the sued lol
This is genius farm fab, thank you for sharing! Hollerin atcha from a ranch in the foothills of the Rockies outside Denver ❤️
Has anybody from the body armor industry contacted you yet?
Use half inch cable and cable clamps to hold it in place
You’re a genius Gump!! Seriously, I love it.
Okay rebar is an extremely soft metal it's what we consider in the blacksmithing World junk metal it's too soft what you can do is get some used mowing blades and stick a bar through there and weld those mowing blades on there of course you want it facing the way that it turns but they're already hardened and people throw them away all the time if they're used I'm going to guess you're not aiming for Perfection you just want the damn grass cut and it'll do the job because those blades are hardened hope this helps you
That’s a great idea. I haven’t considered it yet
Old leaf springs would work good since they are hardened steel that's still soft enough it won't break or Crack easy
" I just cut all this here......"
You didn't cut it...... you beat it into submission. 😂
BUT...... What the hell, as long as it works.....
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This... This right here is the reason I love reading comments under UA-cam videos and as soon as I saw this video I knew there would be some good ones 🤣🤣🤣
Cuts like a string trimmer, just on a larger scale. 😁
Thats awesome man!!! Saved this video. Thanks from one backyard mechanic to another
Genius! But you need some sort of shroud to catch flying rocks or "blade" fragments for if/when it disintegrates.
It would be better to use a small engine and a blade. I made one years ago from a snapper deck and an 11 hp Briggs. It would cut really tall grass. I mowed grass you couldn't see over.
I’ve considered doing that but I don’t have any usable decks. I do however have a push mower I cut the front open on and it can cut down small trees and extremely tall grass
@@6.2_vortec Lol, an old co-worker of mine made up one of the open front push mowers for clearing forest trails and what not. Crazy bugger had the throttle wired open bypassing the governor..was pretty wild but quite effective!
@@PerryPariah I’ve got one too. I should’ve made a video of it before the carb got hummer up. I made the mistake of buying a cheap one and it turned out to have a PLASTIC carburetor
@@6.2_vortec Yessir, more and more plastic parts these days..cheaper and easier I suppose?? I really question things when I come upon plastic INTERNAL engine parts though.
Your above post about your open front mower is what reminded me of the one I had the pleasure of seeing in action...good times!!
This kind of brings to mind a contraption that I made last summer.
I have one section at the rear of my yard that has fast growing tall weeds.
Using a weedeater left a big mess everytime I cut it so I came up with the idea of using a brush mower.
Have you seen the prices of brush mowers?
I came up with a cheap solution.
I bought a cheap Murry push mower with a 20" cut for $129.
I cut a trapazoid shape out of the front of the mower leaving about 3" on each side and exposed about 3" of blade in the front with an angle grinder/cutter.
Not only does it chop those weeds like a champ, when you run them over it mulches it pretty well to boot.
P.S. It also does a pretty darn good job of leveling fireant beds. 😃
Ever thought about changing the gearing ratio in the diff to make it spin faster?
Yeah, use at least 5.00/1 gears to get a better cut.
would be easier to just change the tire diameter
Now thats some serious enganering😂
Ha!! I first read that as enDangering!!
Guess both fit! 😂
Invented word
I don't remember subscribing to this guy, but I'm glad I did.
Nice job Ginger Billy!
I seen one at a farm sale the other day and it sold for 450.00 bucks and fast to
Wow maybe I should start making them to sell lol
I sure is hard to "Pass up QUALITY at a Bargain " .
Rebar is really soft and easy to bend.
I currently have a sharpened piece of angle iron in its place
@@6.2_vortec can you make a video update?
I will be for sure when I get a chance. I didn’t realize this video was going to get so much attention
It depends on the type. I bought some from two different hardware stores, one I could bend and cut very easily, the other was much, much more difficult. Never took the time to figure out what was actually different about them.
That is the most dangerous, cowboy thing I have ever seen.
Great idea for a easy to make brush hog. I think maybe a couple old chain saw chain welded on in place of the rebar would do better.
A local guy had one to keep his cow pasture free from weeds.
The blade came off and killed him.
The "Poor Slob" ( RIP), must of Used a Ford 9" with 4.11 gears. A lack of proper maintenance, materials & " Yea-Haw" must of done him IN.
No it didn't.
I believe that this type of contraption fits into the accident waiting to happen category..
Plenty of people are killed by factory build bush hogs too. Also people killed by lightning, jellyfish, or crossing the crosswalk on walk signals. I agree though, homemade needs attention to safety.
If the women dont find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.
This by far has been the best comment. I love watching that guy🤣🤣🤣
@@6.2_vortec Love Red green show...
@@paisteplayer1040 I couldn’t remember the name
Redneck science is awesome I do this kind of stuff all the time
No PTO necessary. Elegant and brilliant!
This is literally just a death machine
🤣🤣
not if you're just mowing the lawn with it. i wouldn't try to clear any thick brush or tall grass without getting some sheet metal or something to build a deck over the top of it so that you dont get smacked in the back of the head with a rock or something.
but that's why I love it
@burner never said I didn’t love it 😂
Ain't fun ifn ain't dangerous
Redneck ingenuity at its best!! Thank You!!
No need to spend tons of money when you are a genius! Good handyman skills!
Big name tractor folks are going to be bummed!
A marvel of practical engineering and a psychotic break for OSHA.
The ultimate in good 'ol boy engineering. Nice build.
Unreal never seen one 😮😮 American ingenuity at its finest
Wow… mind blown… smart re use of axle🤠👍🏼 ingenious idea for sure!!
I’ve made a few of these. I’ve used leaf spring from small trees. It done well too
Hauled the same around our farm in Scotland in 60s with a grey fergy tractor.. Thistles , broom , gorse ..
The Ole OSHA violation 9000. Love it
the blade will go faster with smaller tires. but it would cut closer to the ground. look for a rear end around 4 to 1 ratio. how to get the gear ratio. hold one of axle solid, go to other side and mark axle on case and end of axle together evenly. mark input or drive shaft . go to turnable axle and rotate one time while counting revolutions on drive shaft coupling. like some go 3 and 1/2 turns so thats a 3.50 to one. so an old chevy truck could do 4 driveshaft turns plus a hair. A 4.11 to one. this don't work as well on posi types , you can do it but you'd need your thinking cap. I enjoyed your 1st time for me video so i'll subscribe.
Thanks. I really appreciate it
Hight adjustment is more air or less air in tires.......... Good video....
Way to go! Your de man! Great job! American ingenuity!
I love how you weren't even bothered to remove the shock tubes or track bar.
Absolutely redneck ingenuity, I love it.
At last an axle project that makes use of the dif nice work
I like this idea better than the hydraulic one. Plus I smashed a finger changing a blade and hated those ever since. Excellent video.
That really does a nice job cutting that grass.
I just love these percission projects when they r fully finished and working 😎
I give credit where credit is due. And this is a great idea.
Find you a old washer or dryer and use the case of it to fabricate a safety shield. Anything is better than nothing. Good idea though!
That is straight up genius