Add-On Gauge Wheels Keep Mower Cutting Evenly
Robert Dunton, Topeka, Ill.: "The first thing I did when I bought my new 3-pt. mounted King Kutter mower was to mount a pair of 12-in. high gauge wheels on the front side. I use the mower along roadsides and right-of-ways. The gauge wheels keep the rig mowing evenly and prevent the deck from gouging the ground, which my landlord greatly appreciates. Each wheel is attached to the mower's 3-pt. bracket by a 1 by 3-in. flat metal bar. Deck height is controlled by adjusting a threaded rod with jamb nuts at each end. I set up my 8-ft. Bush Hog mower the same way, adding four gauge wheels on front of it.
"I also replaced the metal guards on both sides of the back part of the deck with lengths of flexible 1/2-in. thick rubber. The original metal guards would at times drag in the ground and tear it up, whereas the flexible rear shield can yield to obstacles without getting twisted out of shape. I simply bolted the rubber onto the deck."
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Add-On Gauge Wheels Keep Mower Cutting Evenly MOWERS Mowers (31H) 25-6-38 Robert Dunton, Topeka, Ill.: "The first thing I did when I bought my new 3-pt. mounted King Kutter mower was to mount a pair of 12-in. high gauge wheels on the front side. I use the mower along roadsides and right-of-ways. The gauge wheels keep the rig mowing evenly and prevent the deck from gouging the ground, which my landlord greatly appreciates. Each wheel is attached to the mower's 3-pt. bracket by a 1 by 3-in. flat metal bar. Deck height is controlled by adjusting a threaded rod with jamb nuts at each end. I set up my 8-ft. Bush Hog mower the same way, adding four gauge wheels on front of it.
"I also replaced the metal guards on both sides of the back part of the deck with lengths of flexible 1/2-in. thick rubber. The original metal guards would at times drag in the ground and tear it up, whereas the flexible rear shield can yield to obstacles without getting twisted out of shape. I simply bolted the rubber onto the deck."
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