Re: Crazy idea...

Posted by 55PackardGuy On 2011/7/19 20:37:30

Great story Snapey. I hope you have better luck finding pics of one of those mowers than I have so far with "The "Thing." It has been captured in stills, and perhaps even video, but I think my brother has all the stuff. It's like pulling teeth to get anything out of him, but I'll try.

40 mph lawnmower, eh? If he used it at home, I hope he had a big lawn, or an understanding mate who wouldn't get too attached to lawn ornaments.

In the old days we had a very lame imitation of this kind of unit, which was a "brush mower" mounted on the front of an Allis Chalmers tractor (a "C" I think). It ran off an hydraulic motor and had a blade a few feet wide, with individual teeth set around the diameter of a solid disk. I reckon that was your friend's setup as well. A two-edged sing blade 5 feet wide would tend to have some negative aerodynamic qualities...

This is a great thread! The more Crazy Ideas the merrier.