Home made stripping kit

[George777]

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1367720&a=12035728&p=48605892
My partner and I thought we would try it out.
What do ya think? Will it work?

[Eric ELM]

Looks like it ought to work to me. :)
You did a good job on it, let us know how it works.

[George777]

Thanx Eric, I got the idea from your web site. the mounting braket can be adjusted to drag more chain on the turf.
If I'm not mistaken I read one of your articles in turf magizine. I remember you once posted alot of tips for new guys in this forum. It was an awesome write up Eric. thanks for the info you have been providing.

[mdb landscaping]

looks great george. let us know how it works. i was trying to see how you mounted it to the mower. did you weld it to the bottom of the belt protectors?

[Eric ELM]

Thanks, I try to help out here as much as possible. I did have two posts in that thread I started, that made Turf Magazine. I figured it might help out the new guys and help them avoid some mistakes. ;)

The chains on mine drag a bit more than what you have showing, so try it at different highths.

[leeslawncare]

Hmmmm.what do you think eric?I think they need to drag a lil more .mine work great.

[stslawncare]

think i could do this for my 6.5 hp self propelled 22" highwheel craftsman?get the heavies chain i can get? attach to rear of mower?

[Runner]

Now THAT is really cool!

[HOMER]

The word is "STRIPE", not strip or stripping kit...........striping kit.


Looks good though................what ya gonna strip anyway, centipede? You gotta show the pictures of whatever you "strip" as we are all interested in seeing things "stripped".

I don't know how well it'll work on warm season grass so be sure and show the results.:blob3:

[Lee Homan]

What happens if you back up, is there a chance that the chains will get caught up in the blades?

[ronslawncare]

thats what i was thinking too lee if the chains get caught up in your blades from reversing.let us know

[leeslawncare]

No they don't even hit the sulky wheels.Works great

[George777]

Hey Homer thanks for correcting my spelling. I just noticed a spell checker at the bottom of the page. I'll send some pictures of Southern lawns with nice stripes.

[guntruck]

Geroge, nice bar, im about to make a couple myself for ours and too was wondering how effective really, are these striping bars? It looks as though it may help some and at the low cost to make i dont think we can go wrong. A job well done buddy!!!

[George777]

My partner cut some turf today and it did the job on some Bermuda grass. I'll post some pics' later so you can see that Southern grass will stripe. the grass was only about 2" and I'm telling ya you can see the difference.

[John DiMartino]

Excellent job,when I built mine,I set it up like Eric's ,so that 6-8" of chain are dragging in the grass,and the chains right next to the wheels are a hair shorter,so the rear tires wont run them over when backing.I would lower the angle iron,I bet it stripes even better.Again,nice job.

[George777]

John DiMartino, We did lower the bracket and noticed it works better with more chain dragging.
Can't wait to try it out again tomorrow.

[sgreanbean]

well im gonna have to go to the hardware store tomorrow and try this! i have to keep up with jones! boy that mower up top sure is clean!:cool: