Flail Mower Wheels for my Mott

[Locoweed]

Recently there was a thread about buying a Mott with wheels. That started the mind going about putting some on my mower. Alamo's price is a bit much & I needed a project anyway. I had a pair of front forks from my Hustler left over from installing flex forks, so I ordered wheels & tires. Other than some bolts I used "stuff" I had laying around.

I gave it a trial run this afternoon & I am pleased with the results. My land is a mix of rough & rocky & pretty smooth. The rear roller on the mower really bangs on the rocks & makes the mower jerk at times. The tires make it much smoother riding & quieter to boot. There is a major improvement in maneuverability. A very minor drawback for me is the mower now rocks side to side a bit. For my purposes, it's a non issue.

Now to tear it back apart & squirt some paint.

 

[DJ54]

I've been looking for a set of forks like that for the last couple of months, to do that very same thing on mine. Mainly for the purpose of clipping the pasture a little high, to knock off the noxious stemmy stuff, yet leave palatable grasses.

The mower is a little heavy to be hanging on the hitch of my little Super C Farmall, or, 240 utility with its full weight when mowing. And don't believe I'd get a uniform cut, on some slight slopes going across, and up, plus turning on said slopes.

Gonna' save your pictures, hopefully for some future reference, if I ever come across a set. Being you say you get some rocking motion the way they are set up, I'll go with my original plan to set them out further.

Thanks..!!