My small engine/metal-working shop has a lot of vertical-shaft Honda engines that were donated to us, and my shop teacher is interested in building some tow-behind brush-hogs for garden tractors/ATV with them to sell. I'm helping to design them, but I was wondering if any of yall have done a similar projects or had thoughts on it?
Right now I'm thinking add electric start and an electric PTO routed to a control box, and use belts and pulleys so the drive train will slip if it hits something too big. It'll be a ~4' mower based closely on the DR and Swisher-style rotary units. We have a computer-controlled plasma cuttter, a punch/roll/cutting machine, and some great welders that have turned out some cool stuff, so we're thinking we can pull this off.
Right now I'm thinking add electric start and an electric PTO routed to a control box, and use belts and pulleys so the drive train will slip if it hits something too big. It'll be a ~4' mower based closely on the DR and Swisher-style rotary units. We have a computer-controlled plasma cuttter, a punch/roll/cutting machine, and some great welders that have turned out some cool stuff, so we're thinking we can pull this off.
