So how is this different from a skid steer mower. My MTL deck extends out at least six feet with center mass being the pump? It is solid and very heavy. I, too, am interested in sourcing and attaching wheels to the front. As the oil heats and thins it buries the nose. I am constantly having to tilt it up to keep it level. Thank you.
like I said, your mower is also adding a LOT of stress to the front end of your machine, and the fact you are always having to TILT things up, shows it it taxing your tilt cylinders
can the machine do it, you already know it can ans has, but that doesn;t mean what your doing is not harder on the machine than using a bucket on the front, as they say HOW and what a machine id used for, will determine the life of that machine, think about when you go buy used equipment, do you factor in how the machine was used or abuse ??
I am sure we all do!
next the 6 ft wide overall size is not having ALL or a majority of its weight 4 ft + in front of the machine, its all being split, so its NOT the same as having a fail mower 4+ ft out front of your quick attach!
and the rolling mass of the cutters in the fail mower is different than on a brush hog type mower,a fail mower will want to dig down more and have rolling mass, as to your brush hog which the blades spin flat
two different animals
and as I said, BOTH can be done, but its not something I would do a LOT of with my machine
typically when you get into land clearing machines , dedicated one
s they tend to be very LARGE heavy HD skid steers, designed to run them things , they have special glass or cages too, to make the operator safer
you stick a fail mower out 4 ft+ , your going to find a LOT more flack flying back into the cab, as when its mounted like it is there is already flack, and a LOT of it goes UNDER the machine , , move it farther out front, and what used to go under the machine will soon be heading into the cab more, and that can get dangerous fast!
as it only takes one thing to do harm enough to regret it!
and I mean all this as NO bash, just adding info to think about, as like I said, we all do things at times that maybe we shouldn;t, or use a machine for something its really NOT designed for, even if it works , we all some times use things abuse things and so on, so NOT throwing stones , I'm plenty guilty! and have many scar's to prove it! HAHA< as well as many that worked out just fine!
but we all should make decisions on risks/rewards , but IMO< its best to based them risks, on some honest info and go from there,
some times things have to get done! , were not all made of money , or a mass of equipment to use and pick from,
and just have to use what we have !
so, I get it
