Back in 1969 I rigged up a side pull on my tiny 32" cut Wheel Horse to pull my Jacobson 21" 2 cycle rotary mower. I had about 5" or 6" of overlap, but I thought I was really doing something pulling around a 45" cut! It was pretty Ruby looking, but it worked surprisingly well except that the Jake was only 1.8hp so I had to keep an ear on it to know if it was bogging in the heavier grass. I used to enjoy the sound of those old Jacobson 2 cycles. They reminded me of a Honda 50 or something out of my early childhood. I still have the Jake 21" push mower, but wife ran it one day w/ no oil so it just lost what little power it ever had. I found a used 1.8 Jake on something called a Bunton Trim Mower. It wasn't 1 foot wide, with two wheels in the back and only 1 in the front forming a triangle. I don't know if it was all of 8" cut. I always thought it was for cemetery trimming. Anyway, it was the same engine and it must have been used very little cuz it had a lot more compression than the 21" Jacobsen I got brand new. Today I mow with a vintage 1973 IH Cub Cadet 129 Hydrostatic drive w/ 12hp Kohler K-301 that mows 38", and I was just thinking about hooking up that old Jake for amusement and see what it'd be like to cut 55", but mostly for amusement. Your video sorta galvanized my intentions. Thanks. ben/ michigan I gave you a big Thumbs up.
I did the same thing with my dixon. It's on it's third deck after probably 16 years of being pulled around. The cone drive and engine were worn out so I made a pull beside out of it. It was originally powered by two push mower engines that i coupled with a belt. Now it has a 14 horse Kawasaki. The next mod will be to lengthen the frame to fit a 48 inch deck under it.
This is a super build I am in the middle of building one from several old lawn tractors all of the mtd family a lawnflite and murray mowers so I am using the mtd and the murray for decks and engine and the lawnflite to pull it I have a few acres in rural France so it has to earn its keep thank you again for your brilliant work and I will be using some of your ideas, God bless you from the uk
ACTUALLY, the best mower design is a zero turn with the mower in front. THEN, the operator can watch the mower closer & drive right up to a wal, or fence or what ever. Overall doing a better job mowing. !
Back in 1969 I rigged up a side pull on my tiny 32" cut Wheel Horse to pull my Jacobson 21" 2 cycle rotary mower. I had about 5" or 6" of overlap, but I thought I was really doing something pulling around a 45" cut! It was pretty Ruby looking, but it worked surprisingly well except that the Jake was only 1.8hp so I had to keep an ear on it to know if it was bogging in the heavier grass. I used to enjoy the sound of those old Jacobson 2 cycles. They reminded me of a Honda 50 or something out of my early childhood. I still have the Jake 21" push mower, but wife ran it one day w/ no oil so it just lost what little power it ever had. I found a used 1.8 Jake on something called a Bunton Trim Mower. It wasn't 1 foot wide, with two wheels in the back and only 1 in the front forming a triangle. I don't know if it was all of 8" cut. I always thought it was for cemetery trimming. Anyway, it was the same engine and it must have been used very little cuz it had a lot more compression than the 21" Jacobsen I got brand new. Today I mow with a vintage 1973 IH Cub Cadet 129 Hydrostatic drive w/ 12hp Kohler K-301 that mows 38", and I was just thinking about hooking up that old Jake for amusement and see what it'd be like to cut 55", but mostly for amusement. Your video sorta galvanized my intentions. Thanks. ben/ michigan I gave you a big Thumbs up.
I did the same thing with my dixon. It's on it's third deck after probably 16 years of being pulled around. The cone drive and engine were worn out so I made a pull beside out of it. It was originally powered by two push mower engines that i coupled with a belt. Now it has a 14 horse Kawasaki. The next mod will be to lengthen the frame to fit a 48 inch deck under it.
This is a super build I am in the middle of building one from several old lawn tractors all of the mtd family a lawnflite and murray mowers so I am using the mtd and the murray for decks and engine and the lawnflite to pull it I have a few acres in rural France so it has to earn its keep thank you again for your brilliant work and I will be using some of your ideas, God bless you from the uk
Great Job! My only suggestion is replacing front wheel with wheels that swivel like casters.
Very creative, i like the setup. Really nice cut. U deserve a high five BRO
To be honest, all I saw when you cranked up the mower was all that poison ivy. Neat idea with the mower!
Very nice. another feature of a pull behind offset, is you can mow into the overhanging bushes and thorns without getting nailed by them.
Yes and it works really good too
Ok. Can you add a front pusher offset?
3 times the mowing per pass.
That would add even more to this cool setup 👍
Thanks
I've been thinking of doing that with my Dixon.... zero turn doesn't work well on hillsides.
I don't think you'll be disappointed in doing it
That's is something cool.
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Might wanna relocate the fuel tank so it don’t get tore off!
I have to replace it anyways one day I will but it hasn't been a problem yet where it's located
ACTUALLY, the best mower design is a zero turn
with the mower in front. THEN, the operator can
watch the mower closer & drive right up to a wal,
or fence or what ever. Overall doing a better job mowing.
!