SOD Cutter Made from Scrap Metal for ATV Tractor Etc

I have to say I've watched 1000's of videos and never really felt compelled to comment but I just want to say that I love your channel. Your creativity and ability to solve everyday issues without throwing money at them is unmatched! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and Ginger of course!!😉

Sod cutter is what they called me back in highschool

The reason that the rear picks up when you're dragging it is because the force from the chain is higher than the reaction force coming from the shearing of the blade. This offset creates a torque that lifts up the rear. To minimize this effect, you want to mount the chain as low as possible. Play with the angle of the chain as well, I think it will perform best just off horizontal. Cool project!

If you made oversize center discs for the end of your rollers, they could do the cutting of the sides like the coulters of a plow. Of course the uprights of the blade would need to be the same width so they would follow along in the same groove. A slight downward angle of the blade would also help. Not only would it help to start it going down to depth but would eliminate the need for extra weights. The rollers will keep it from going in too far. The last thing that would help it would be to extend some rigid arms out from the front of it with a vertical attachment point on it so that you can balance the center of gravity pull forces on it. Spent many years behind a small single point hand plow my dad would pull behind his cub cadet plowing our acre or so sized garden. I recognize many of the same adjustments needed to get that old plow cutting right that you are trying to troubleshoot as well.

👍👍👍Another ingenious idea. Thank you.

A dog with fresh breath

Looking a lot better. Ginger does a pretty good job of driving the tractor, and she sure likes to chase water. Anytime the water hose comes out, Yoda runs away, he hates water.

Man’s best friend alright…even operates a front end loader.

Nice job! Yay Ginger!

Love that dog !!!...🖖

Thanks for some ideas. Mine will be different because my scrap pile has other stuff. Loved the dog at the end! Kj.

The driver of the tractor along the fence just wanted to fight the hose and you made her work lol

Liked the sodcutter... Loved seeing ginger ❤️

not what i expected, didn't read the whole title just Sod Cutter don't know what my brain was processing :buffering: that's a good boy, what a life! :face-blue-smiling: "never gets old" :face-red-heart-shape:

A Dog needs a good shower after all that tractor driving.👍🐝🌞

Glad you are going back to the drawing board on this home made sod cutter and get it where it's not clogging up

We had an area of sod maybe one fifth the size that you removed and we did it with four or five people, shovels, and back muscles. It was nice to watch your creation slowly cut the sod effortlessly. We had two people edging, one person cutting the roots, and another one rolling. Rolling up the sod makes for a uniform surface when you're finished. The next day my hands are joints were letting me know that they did not appreciate the abuse that I put them through. Great job on a well made tool that saved you time, money, and some aches and pains.

I wonder if angling the cutting blade down slightly would help with the start of the cutting, as well as help with continuous downward force on the rollers?

Has to play a little after a long day on the job. Ginger makes a fine loader operator! Blessings

Awesome build and test Moe, I'm impressed! Bath time for Ginger! Lol! I love that best friend!