There ARE belt drive "real tractors" but they generally use more than one belt and don't use the belt as a clutch -- - They generally come with a usefull hitch on the back
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Jun 18, 2021
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I've seen some DIY weights from concrete.
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I don't know if the link will work but there are a lot of variations:
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I can tell you about the downside of calcium chloride. I pinched a tire cutting to sharply with a drag harrow. The tire guy wasn't about to go out into the field so I had to drive it into the barnyard. Every revolution threw a rooster tail of that stuff. It isn't really sticky but it sure isn't a pleasant feeling on your skin.
Eh. It's more-or-less tractor shaped. "Lawn mower" isn't quite specific enough. I always try to modify it: "lawn tractor", "walk-behind mower", etc. "Riding mower" could be one of those stand-up ZTR things that my neighbors' lawn services use. (I seem to be the only person in the immediate vicinity who's unwilling to spend $1 per minute to avoid having to mow an acre of lawn. OTOH, I have two acres, so twice the price.)
"Lawn utility vehicle" ? LUV?
Cindy Hamilton
I remember seeing one a Lowe's that was a combination riding mower / generator / ATV.
I've sometimes thought of modifying the DR650 to mow grass...
On Sat, 19 Jun 2021 11:28:20 -0600, rbowman posted for all of us to digest...
Since I live in my own little world I initially thought of DR lawn equipment but when I searched I came up with a Suzuki motorcycle. Hmm, it would innovative to adapt that to mow grass...
I have personally classified two things involving me: Motorcycles and flying a plane = instant death.
On Fri, 18 Jun 2021 22:59:05 -0600, rbowman posted for all of us to digest...
You're a salty guy!
I am mowing over an acre if you count the FPL right of way I use as my own and the HOA lot next door. It takes about an hour, maybe a little more but that is not weed eating or anything, just what I can drive to.
I flew back in the '80s. I learned near Middlebury VT so mountain flying was a give. The planes I learned on were Lark Commanders:
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They were going on 20 years old. With one of them there was an additional step to the final approach -- pumping up the brakes.
When I moved to Ft. Wayne I switched to Tomahawks.
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The design in general had its quirks. The FBO had died and his wife was trying to keep the business going so maintenance wasn't great. At one stop I had to dig someone up for a jump start. The engines have magnetos so once you're running you're okay.
Particularly in Indiana it was pretty boring. At least Vermont had scenery. Aerobatics would have been interesting but probably would have been the death of me. I really like the wheel on the ground, at least most of them most of the time.
I learned a lot but decided it wasn't for me. A VFR ticket is mostly for joy riding on nice days. IFR theoretically would be handier for the commuting I was doing but you're still a lot more weather dependent that commercial flights.
I was that day. The old Minneapolis Moline was something else. It had a fuel leak someplace so you were in a cloud of gas fumes and getting a buzz on as you went. Not a job I'd want full time. You drive toward a tree or post on the horizon, turn around when you get there. Rinse and repeat for a few hours. Sort of like mowing a really large lawn. The M-M didn't have an air conditioned cab and entertainment center either. I suppose it was a step up from staring at a mule's ass for hours but at least you can talk to a mule.
On Sat, 19 Jun 2021 15:29:25 -0600, rbowman posted for all of us to digest...
Smart ass
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