What would happen ??

[/pine]

An off the wall thought about a custom cutter...

Sorry about the ambiguous title...I'm curious if anyone has ever put a large 18"-20" circular saw blade on a regular push mower ??

I know how a blade head reacts on trimmer...

I'm wanting to cut a big patch of bamboo as close to the ground as possible...a chainsaw works great but it's as hard on the saw as it is on the operator working so close to the ground...

I figured I could modify a mower deck so the front of the blade was leading by several inches and set the wheels as low as possible...
Thoughts ??

 

[Peter 315]

I don't know if it will work. But fix your avatar........

 

[jaxs]

I don't know if it works or what the outcome would be,none of those who tried it never lived to tell about it. Lets us know the day before you are going to try it out.

 

[bcp]

Gravely had something like that.

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[Industrial Toys]

That was the same gearbox I destroyed, just had a round deck mounted to it.

 

[Wagtail]

Theoretically it should work... bamboo is a grass (thick, I know) and you're thinking of something like a robust bladed brush cutter.

 

[oosik]

It might work just fine. But, why won't a standard brush cutter do the job?

 

[Hay Dude]

Sounds like a miniaturized brown cutter

 

[workinonit]

I had one of those circular saw blades come off a weed eater one time. Luckily it didn't come my way. Never did it again.

 

[kenmbz]

I use a brushcutter/trimmer with a 10" saw blade to take out my large bamboo stand.
Then knocked back with weed killer for a bit, then finished with toothbar, lifting out the last live roots.
Stuff should be outlawed in places where it doesnt grow naturally.
Nothing like a stand of bamboo by the road that falls into the road when it snows. Wakes you right up when you come around a turn and see a wall of frozen bamboo.

 

[NormL]

In order for your blade to work on standing bamboo I'm guessing you would need it to be open rather than enclosed like a regular mower blade. That would resemble an angle grinder raised on steroids!! I have seen ditch clearing machines that consisted of tracked excavator type equipment with hydraulic driven slashers where the bucket is normally mounted. These are in use to control all manner of growth in ditches that are too rugged and rocky or steep to drive wheeled tractors. The excavators do this work crawling along the shoulders of the road.

 

[TMGT]

I've seen a modified push mower like you're talking about, just had the front of the deck cut back to allow the blade to be exposed maybe 4in or so. Looked to be about a 20in blade.

Or you could get something like this:

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[chim]

Years ago I was tinkering with an old string trimmer. Thought a brush blade would be fun. fabricobbled an old carbide circular saw blade on it and gave it a whirl. It took quite a while to rev up. The first and only cut was on a sapling in the fence row. A gentle swing into the sapling and there was a small and very short "ding" sound and the blade was through the sapling. It gave me the shivers. Shut her down, removed the blade and never thought of trying it again. I got the impression that if it ever bumped my leg it would take it off.

 

[Xfaxman]

An off the wall thought about a custom cutter...

Sorry about the ambiguous title...I'm curious if anyone has ever put a large 18"-20" circular saw blade on a regular push mower ??
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I figured I could modify a mower deck so the front of the blade was leading by several inches and set the wheels as low as possible...
Thoughts ??

I did that many years ago, cut the deck and the right front wheel off of a big wheel push mower.

Used it on brush. Worked good.

 

[WranglerX]

Maybe....

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[PoppaMike]

Something like this?

just be really careful........and be sure to video!

 

[i7win7]

Trimmer could spin this works on small trees, don't know about bamboo

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found easier solution

 

[/pine]

Something like this?View attachment 689008

just be really careful........and be sure to video!

That's it man...where did you find that?...

I think I would turn the starter handle away from the front though...!

 

[redman135]

Would a regular scrub cutter work? I find that cutting 3'' trees I am limited to a slow cut as the engine is to small. If your bamboo is only 2'' then it may do the job resonably cheaply instead of getting a job specific machine.
I use a regular 7'' skill saw blade on mine.
How big an area of bamboo, and what is the bamboo thickness?

 

[TMGT]

Something like this?View attachment 689008

just be really careful........and be sure to video!

I was looking for that exact picture, can't even remember where I originally saw it.