Soundguy
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Chains are the ONLY way to go, in my opinion. It takes a bit longer to build, but they will outlast 10 sets of rubber guards. BTDT)</font>
I think that's a stretch. I've seen lotsa life out of rubber guards. lots of our heavy equipment at work use large rubber matt/panels as rock guards. Including our big soil stabilizers and asphalt millers / reclaimers. The rubber is holding up fine on units from the 80's Besides.. the 'full cover' from the matting helps keep dust and small particles down. I've been pelted in the back by small 'BB' sized debri that made it effortlessly thru a 5/16 chain guard on a friends mower.
Here are 2 views of a guard i made for my KK hog. used angle iron and truck mudflaps.. and some assorted small nut/bolt/washer hardware. Works perfectly, even on an open back, low to the ground tractor like an old ford where your backside is at a good low angle inline with the front of the mower. The mudflap keeps the 'thrown' dust way down.. so you stay much cleaner. Chain guards don't work to keep dust down much at all.
By the way.. for the original poster... this guard cost less than 20 $ and took about an hour to assemble. .. No welding. Just drilling and bolting together. Attaches righ to the hardware alread on your KK hog.. slight modification will let it fit a howse mower..
Soundguy
I think that's a stretch. I've seen lotsa life out of rubber guards. lots of our heavy equipment at work use large rubber matt/panels as rock guards. Including our big soil stabilizers and asphalt millers / reclaimers. The rubber is holding up fine on units from the 80's Besides.. the 'full cover' from the matting helps keep dust and small particles down. I've been pelted in the back by small 'BB' sized debri that made it effortlessly thru a 5/16 chain guard on a friends mower.
Here are 2 views of a guard i made for my KK hog. used angle iron and truck mudflaps.. and some assorted small nut/bolt/washer hardware. Works perfectly, even on an open back, low to the ground tractor like an old ford where your backside is at a good low angle inline with the front of the mower. The mudflap keeps the 'thrown' dust way down.. so you stay much cleaner. Chain guards don't work to keep dust down much at all.
By the way.. for the original poster... this guard cost less than 20 $ and took about an hour to assemble. .. No welding. Just drilling and bolting together. Attaches righ to the hardware alread on your KK hog.. slight modification will let it fit a howse mower..
Soundguy
