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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ค. 2017
- Do it yourself ATV mower. built with Harbor Freight Predator Engines. Three 173 CC Vertical Shaft Gas Engines. Watch to see how to build a tow behind rear 48 inch mower to match your ATV! This is not a Swisher or a Quad Boss Mower, this is home built.
These are the memories that a young man will never forget. His dad teaching him all he knows and spending quality time with him. This is so heartwarming. Forget the mower, which is awesome and all but wow. So rare these days for the dad to actually spend quality time with his son. A++ dad right here. I can only hope to be such an awesome dad when my sons gets this age. Thanks for the video and the feel goods!
What a clean conventional well thought out piece equipment. And quality time spent with a your son. Well done.
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I guess it's pretty off topic but does anyone know a good site to stream newly released movies online?
@Austin Brantley I would suggest flixzone. Just google for it :)
Hope this comes out as a positive suggestion.... great job and wonderful to get your son involved. I would add a rock guard on the back, even if it is just lengths of chain hanging down, because you could send some debris out the back of that pretty easily. Look at most brush hogs or other mowers and you always see either chain or a big piece of steel to keep folks safe. Thanks for taking the time to film the project and share it with us. Just the right level of detail, not too deep in the weeds where we watch you paint it and then let it dry... lol. Keep it up, I would watch more of your videos.
Bravo to you! My father took me everywhere with him & we fixed everything, built everything as we went. I swung wrenches, sawed, filed, drilled, fixed brakes, engine & everything on our cars. We laid concrete, built huts, sheds & cabins, drunk tea together in the large garden & I learned to be the most practical & hands on person....I am now 55 years old & I am happy to roll up my sleeves & have a go at anything.
Finished product looks great.
This is pure genius. Very, very well done, sir. Bonus? You are a great dad!
That's a real scout giving you a hand there... Congratulations on intriguing his learning and knowledge to include shop safety and hands on application... Will stick with him forever...
Man this is awesome you built a piece of equipment and your passing it on to your son job well done great video
What an awesome piece of home built equipment! Your solution looks better than some of the commercially available ones I've seen. Kudos good sir!
THANKS for you post, I had a Swisher 60 pull behind that I got fed up with the B&S engine issues & belt issues, so I ripped Everything off the top of the deck & mounted 3 of the same engines on deck as you did, will convert the setup to propane after I break in the engines so I will not need throttle cables or on/off switches, just cut off the fuel for shutoff.
Great Father & Son Project ! This is the best time you can spend with your kids !
Jim Dandy job. Love the way you beefed up the lower edge of the deck with square tubing. Common wear point for decks.
Man this is awesome. Thanks for sharing. I’ve seen those engines for sale for as low as 80$ at HF. I even put one on my snapper pushmower when the Briggs rings went out. Great little motors and dependable as well.
Very happy with them, I stuck one on my push mower and it’s so smooth. Little heavy but smooth
I’ve never built my own but I mow with 2 swisher trail mowers ganged together. I will not mow with any other contraption. I do like the idea of 3 engines so you don’t have to worry about belts. I may be looking into doing a 3 engine setup with another swisher I have laying around this winter!!!!!
Good build!!!!!
Nice to see you out wrenching with your son. I'm in my 60's and I still cherish the times I spent with my old man doing the same thing.
Very clever! Especially the height adjustment system. Good work.
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Awesome video. A very nice mower as well. I don't think it mattered what you built or how good it was because in that little guys eyes that was the best machine ever because it was built with his DAD....many blessings to you and yours
Great job! Great getting the kiddos involved to teach them as they grow.
Jeremy it doesn't matter what you made you got to spend time with your son and hopefully showing him skills that most young people aren't interested in. Don't worry about all the Monday Morning Quarterback you did what you wanted but best of all your son was there to learn
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Jeremy Stout no problem buddy I wish you well.. sometimes people miss the big picture...
Nice job. I replaced the motor on my snowblower with a Preditor motor. Great motors, comparable to Honda's.
Great to see you having your son help you out. I'm 67, my Dad did the same. I've always been able to find work because of him having me help him like you do with your kid.
Fabrication skills in wood and metal, being able to diagnose mechanical and electrical issues in all kinds of machinery and tools, including cars, has served me well.
I did go to college, learned design and drafting skills. I discovered that I am not suited to be chained to a desk all day, I need to get my hands dirty, move around, use tools. I need to be engaged with my work on a physical level.
Thanks! I have a desk job with a view but enjoy building stuff with my hands
Good to see a young man learning great skills! Quite a mower too! Thanks for the video.
Great participation with the youngster..........keep him involved and interested !!!!!
I'm impressed, great job!
Wow, that is Heavy Duty as hell, great job!
Awesome fabrication project and result. Better than anything you could buy. Also you are teaching your son some amazing skills he will carry with him his whole life. Good work bro!
Great job fabricating that mower i wish you well with it .
Works great - super job ! Good help and supervision.
Nice build. Looks good and sturdy. It's awesome your son helped.
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Well planed and well executed and this machine will serve you for years.
That works great and it’s great that you included the boys. Never to young to learn from dad Great video thank you for sharing
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Great video and excellent craftsmanship.
Wow awesome build! Way more cost effective than the ~60 inch or so riding mowers that cost thousands and great memories I'm sure you and your son will never forget.
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Wow so many negative comments, it's very clear this is not your day job but WELL DONE , you will learn in time where you could have or will make some small changes. This was you design and idea , you made exactly how you wanted to make and it works. Awesome
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The smile on your sons face says it all , great project great dad time .
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The man can weld like a BOSS... Great plan, great execution, great mower...Great Video. Thanks.
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Wow. You're a genius. Such a great idea for a smoother cut with those tri-blades. Go look at Meg Mo System blades and you'll really set the woods afire. As someone who uses and has to redesign factory mowers for rougher work I really admire you. Wish I were your equal in welding. Super work, super idea, nice place to call home if you don't have to mow it. Mine's worse than yours.
Thanks! That mega mo system looks great! When these engines where out i might install a 21 hp engine with that system
Meg-Mo has smaller blades for push mowers, too. They would fit your mower.
Nice job with the build and being a great dad
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That is a super nice Father and Son project there! that takes me back when I was a kid myself and my Dad and I built a mini bike together.
Thanks! Very cool
I had a mini bike with a 4 hp
Simply amazing, beautiful work, thanks for putting that out. P.S. so nice to see a father teaching his Son how to work with tools and how to use his mind to make things.
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Awesome job!!!!! Thank you for sharing
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You are awesome! Great dad and clearly a heck of a DIY'er. Keep it up man! You rock!
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You guys did an excellent job. This is inspiring to watch. In your followup video, it is really holding up well. :)
It makes a super nice looking cut, and great to see father/son projects.
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Fantastic work brother
Very professional looking build. If i saw that in person i wouldve swore you bought it
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I am impressed !!!! Nice looking rig !! Nice to have direct drive / no belts to get sticks caught into .. only drawback is 3 x the fuel..
Im not too sure about 3 times the fuel, A single engine with enough power to turn those 3 blades would need to be atleast a 10hp maybe even 14hp. and that would suck down a gallon pretty quick, but those push mower engines run forever on that small tank of fuel. Id say they burn as similar or less
I thought that two but it’s pretty efficient! I would say it’s equal to my 21 hp rider.
Great company reps also,your boys look so happy
Very well done...great concept and, if people watching know anything about this sort of project, it is not as simple as you made it look, there are lots of calculations, figuring out how to do elements of the job and working out what will work....WELL DONE,,,It takes me back to when my boys were young and I tried to include them in what I was doing....Interestingly, one loved it and the other did not and still does not like this type of thing.....BUT....he was given the opportunity ....he made his choice....the other son is like me, loves construction...(carpenter now) SO THANKS, keep up the good work.
good to see that young man learning from his dad he will remember that for life be a great man
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Great job, nice piece of work and great the two guys got to help out.
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Very smart set up
My hats off to you and your son great build
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A great project for dad and sons! An experience they will never forget.
Since you have the caster holding up the back end, it seems like you could let the tongue pivot up and down. Then the mower would maintain a more consistent height and it would go over the ridges and through the valleys better that way.
But man, it's got to be the loudest mower in the neighborhood, and you now have three engines to maintain instead of one. Maybe someday you and the boys can modify it with a single larger engine and a belt and pulleys.
Wow just amazing! Great craftsmanship
You could've built the same deck using a single engine with pulleys and belts to run all three blades but it is a great idea and works great thanks for sharing
lol, excellent Fab, work! my problem would be able not driving slow! I would have to hammer the throttle! lol..
You've got some skills, brother!
That is a brilliant solution to get an outstanding paint job. A guy his age is probably current on coloring books so painting a solid color is a breeze. This mower is genes. Thank you for showing this.
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awesome build!
Nice build works very well.
Very cool diy project! I probably would have made a much larger deck if I had a property like that. And you can make extra money mowing fields with those 173 cc engines. As a safety precaution, I'd weld chains on the back to hang down to help stop wood chunks or other dangerous debris from flying out the back.
Very neat design and execution.
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wow! great video making memories ,reminds me of growing up helpin my grand dad put together one of the first of what are now called brush hogs. He build three for the city which were used for many years . how they can be viewed at the local museum are a part of the city's history and as one man contribution to helping his fellow man. Grand pa was a WW2 veteran , God i miss him , thanks for the great video . as he would say ; outstanding job ! putin the contraption together.
Great job. Be ready for your son to be asking for a gokart soon and he's not going to fall for, "Gee son I don't know how to build that."
Very nice build.
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Good job your son is learning a nice skill!!!
Great fabrication work and Awesome job with your son! I love it!!
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Darn nice job there.
awesome work!
Pretty cool! A couple years ago a company began making an atv belly mower. Should try it out and review it for us.
Great job! Thanks for sharing the video.
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Fantastic job!!
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Nice job! Looks like a simple pivoting hitch would serve you better.
Thanks! I might look around for a small 1 inch ball.
The mower's tongue need's a simple up/down pivot point in front of and near the tongue jack. It gives the tongue freedom so the deck can float on it's wheels. It can be made from 2 short pieces of bar stock welded or double bolted to one side of the tongue and loosely single bolted on the other side of the tongue.
I was thinking the same thing. It looks like the tongue is lifting the back of the ATV when it goes over a rise and causes the tail wheel to come off the ground. If that for some reason is intentional, go for it. I could see it putting stress on the tongue after awhile. maybe some type of limited joint on the tongue where it is only the tube. BTW, not really criticizing just commentating, that is a great home build and looks like it will work fine as is. It is just the tinkerer in me that wants to change it.
Agree. You did an awesome job on the build. Like Johnny though I would recommend using a pivoting hitch so the mower can float. Like was noticed the rear of the mower came up at the top of a rise, conversely it will push down hard on the ATV/tailing wheel when rolling through a dip. Think hay wagon tongue.
My Swisher has a standard 2” trailer coupler that connects to a 2” ball on my ATV. With it, I get all the up/down, side-to-side flexibility needed. Plus, it’s quick and easy to connect/disconnect.
Really cool! Nice work!
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Great job showing and telling, and looks like it’s cutting well good job see ya next time see ya bye.
Very nice project sir looks great and works well thumbs up to your skills.
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Hey mate great job labour of love doing what it is supposed to do.I built one simular about 3 years ago now but i only used one engine it was a 5.4 cc briggs and stratton engine and i had 4 cutting blades i had run 4 seperate belts off the one spindle worked great i wont go into the rest,good for you.
very cool! thanks for watching
Good job! Actually, great job! Well executed. Be proud. As a home fabricator and a dad.
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A lot of work 👍
I have one of the older blue harbor freight engines on my lawnmower. I don't know if the newer predator engines are the same internally, but my engine had a centrifugal compression release mechanism that makes it easy to pull the starter rope. I found that it actually makes it harder to start the engine because you have to turn the engine over much faster before it would start and it would huff and puff a bit before it got up to speed. It would also stall if you bog it down in tall, dense grass. I disabled it by removing a small pin on the mechanism and it runs so much better now. Starts on the first or second pull and handles high loads without issue. The only downside is you have to rotate it to the compression stroke before starting or it will sting a bit when the rope handle slips out of your hand.
I agree with some other comments that a pivoting tongue would work better. Just cut the tongue ahead of the height adjustment jack and weld on some type of hinge.
Nice build and I hope it's working well for you.
Thanks! It’s still working well. These new engines don’t have a compression release, but start easier now!
Really great build 👍
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Wow you and your son did a great job!!
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Wow amazing thank you for sharing and your son and you creating memories priceless God bless great work...
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awesome build and great getting your son interested in taking part, Harbour freight is a great place to buy what you need for these projects, i live in Canada and we have a store called Princess auto,like Harbour freight that sells all the goodies to get things done like this, riding your quad and a cup of coffee is a great way to start the morning.
Thanks! Just got a blue tooth headset for it too!
Innovation at its finest nice where there's a will there's a way❤
Nice job, looks good. For that steep hill that you mow, I would recommend trying to put a pivot on the hitch otherwise it lifts as you reach the top and the weight of the rear of the ATV is carried by the hitch when you reach the bottom.
Thanks! the quad stretched out the hitch so it moves up and down a little more freely, but I plan to take up your idea as soon as the snow flies and I have more time.
He can build 3-4 of these for what a ready made pull behind costs. Awesome.
Yea but they won't let his grandson paint it or show him how to build it, or the beauty of saying "i built that"..
hey nice job i have been wanting to build something like that you did it right very nice now i might be able to get mine done have a good one
You will like it. It’s more comfortable riding my quad and I can do the lawn in half the time
Tip: I built a small trailer to pull behind golf cart. For hitch, I used an 'tie-rod end' from a golf cart (bought it on e-bay). This allows full pivot!
Good idea
Could you please share how thick was metal sheet and any specifics on height adjusting mechanism?
You've done well Jeremy,...and in a few years you're little boy will appreciate what he's learned from his Dad.
Not bad either for a first video,....refine it as you go,...it's most difficult to build the first one,....now you can make improvements as time goes on.
" It's very easy to criticize ", and to those who would, I suggest they do better, and show us.
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That’s pretty bad ass man. Great fab work. Probably saved you a ton of money too.
Well done...well executed!
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Awesome project!
Great job! I'm inspired! One thing i noticed was that the how hithc seemed to quite stiff in the upwards/downwards angle meaning that going up and down hill put's a lot of stress on the assembly. Anyway, great work!
That is a LOT of Horsepower...... Instead of cutting blades shorter, you could have easily made this thing 54" or bigger. 3 x 22" blades would make a nice 60" cut.
That would be faster!!! I was trying to keep it the same width as the quad because I have a few trails I want to use it on.
I really doubt he needed 3 predators to do it either... a belt would of driven all 3 haha
BobRossTheGreat But you gotta remember they are only 5.5hp motors. Most home decks that have 3 blades belt driven are at least 18hp. He is comparable to that at 16.5hp for 3 blades but better as there is no losses in belt tension and pulleys.
There's also a lot more loss on a riding mower. These puppies are direct.
What Guru said , the 18 horse is hauling the tractor's and rider's weight. Here is is only turning the blades. Agree 1 engine could have ran all three blades easy. BUT, nice build none the less! Great job!
Simply amazing!
Looks pretty professional to me.
Nice Job
Just want to THANKS Vise Grip for him posting his idea, I already had a Swisher 60" cut pull behind that I was fed up with due to a number of issues, I stripped EVERYTHING off the deck except the wheels, & mounted the same 3 engines on mine WITHOUT ANY cables whatsoever, and mounted ONE clear fuel tank that has a separate fuel hose running to each engine tank, LOVE IT, these engines crank on FIRST pull & have worked flawlessly for me, I have ANOTHER Swisher 60" that I will alter like this one where I can pull two at once to cut my 15 acre field. If I had Vise Grips address I'd send him a gift card & some pictures of mine.
Im doing similar build... But I will be using two 196cc loncin engines.
But dont forget to add fuel filter! It will save you a ton of time cleaning those carbs. Single tank is just a must have thing since on atv you can mow lawn for hours
@@mihkus I've taken 2 60" Swishers, and done like this, BOTH work flawlessly, the 2nd one I welded a plate where the discharge was, removed ALL the underdeck baffles and cut the complete rear of the deck out for rear discharge, works GREAT on my 15 acre Florida pasture like yard, I can cut early morning with wet due grass with no clogs, next I will build a deck just like these without ANY sides.
@@mihkus THANK YOU about that engine MFG info, the vertical Predator has been discontinued for about 2 years, I have 8 of those engines on projects, EVERY one will start at FIRST pull with 3 pumps of the primer, IF I run the tank dry I pump 5 times, I have NOTING but PRAISE about these engines, I'll try those you mention on my next build