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Mowing thornapples?

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TimWafer

06-14-2007 06:26:42




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I’m mowing some pathways through some overgrown areas on the neighbors land. Most of which I can do with just the 6’ brush hog on my IH 574. However one area is just thick with thorn apples. These have sharp thorns about 2" long and so thick you can’t walk through there. I’m sure the tractor would end up with 4 flat tires and since the rears are loaded I’d sure like to avoid it. I have a Cat D2 but really just want to mow paths and not tear up the ground. No PTO on the D2 either to run a mower although I wouldn’t mind finding one for it.
I can rent a skid steer with solid tires and a brush hog but that cost money and I’m not really making anything on this deal. It’s just a trade off with the neighbor so Id like to keep my expenses to a minimum. My next thought was to use my own skid steer. It’s an oldie without the normal quiktach hookup so modern attachments won’t work. I do have a Hardee ditch/bank mower with a hydraulic driven deck on it. I could fairly easily remove that deck and adapt it to the forks on my skid steer. Question is will my skidsteer have enough capacity to drive that mower?
I looked up the specs on my skid steer and the vane pump supposedly puts out 18 GPM at 2000 PSI. I have no idea what the mower requires though. I guess I could plumb it up and see what happens.
Any thoughts, opinions or other advice?
Thanks
Tim

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the tractor vet

06-14-2007 08:02:02




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 Re: Mowing thornapples? in reply to TimWafer, 06-14-2007 06:26:42  
Nasty , thorn appels and rubber tires do not get along well together and you will end up scrappen 4 tires . If ya have that littel cat that is what i would be usen and if ya get a flat on it your fired . I would make a super highway thru them and they would be all neatly stacked in a burnen pile when done. Thats if you worth you weight as a operator would not be much dirt disturbed .



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931Fan

06-14-2007 07:17:26




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 Re: Mowing thornapples? in reply to TimWafer, 06-14-2007 06:26:42  
Is the ground steep or inclined to erosion? If not, hook a small disk to the D2. Conservation Dept. here in MO promotes disking over mowing, gives wildlife an area to dust and catch bugs in. Could Disk and reseed also, have land owner pay for seed,lime and fertilizer and you provide the disking with D2. 2 inch thorns will fill tires, almost gauranteeing flats rest of summer.



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Mike M

06-14-2007 06:31:53




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 Re: Mowing thornapples? in reply to TimWafer, 06-14-2007 06:26:42  
Got a blade on that D2 ? If so get rid of those *(&*&^$%$$% thorn apples ! then go in and reseed it.



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TImWafer

06-14-2007 07:31:56




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 Re: Mowing thornapples? in reply to Mike M, 06-14-2007 06:31:53  
To answer some of the questions. Some of the ground gets steep as it leads into a ravine. The neighbor just wants more trails to ride their horses. My personal goal is to provide some access to the area during deer season. Some big deer hide in those thorn apples so I personally don’t want to destroy them all. I do have a blade on the D2 but really would like to disturb the ground as little as possible. Mowing a path would be the best solution

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Mike M

06-14-2007 07:43:38




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 Re: Mowing thornapples? in reply to TImWafer, 06-14-2007 07:31:56  
I'd then find a pto for the D2 just don't make real sharp turns and the ground should recover fine. If the sod would get peeled out just roll it back into the hole and it will be fine.



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