Next Project?? Using a Cub Cadet PTO Reverser?

Tell me what I should build that would use the PTO reverser on this Cub Cadet 128!

[@stevenbeach748]

Wood chipper. Trencher. Stump grinder

[@R3TR0R4V3]

All existing attachments made back in the day, some by IH & others, but it would be cool to see someone repro one of those attachments. 😎

[@dcooke570]

Yes, with all the trees around his property, a stump grinder would be my top priority

[@rolandbriscoe4977]

Homemade Brush hog would be a great project and very useful.

[@GS-zv3qn]

One of those mower decks on a boom for mowing beside your driveway

[@ablelock]

A homemade bush hog would be a good project or maybe even do a sickle bar that would work from the back of it that would work with a three point hitch and also work off the PTO just to see if you could build something like that. It’s worth the challenge and I look forward to whatever you decide.

[@sjp52047]

Box blade with rippers for driveway grooming.

[@stevenbeach748]

Brush hog, finish mower, cement mixer, log splitter. Post hole digger.

[@davejanowski4510]

Hey Frank i love your vids i live in mi. And worked for an I H dealer in the saginaw Valley . I've seen these old girls run hay elevators many hours of the hay season they work very well i even owned a cubcadet with this pto on it as for a build u do it we'll watch you are an awsome fabricator

[@ramblingthings]

Stump grinder, wood chipper, post hole digger

[@CookinCasey]

Hey Frank, love the videos!!! How about building a PTO driven leaf vacuum? Very useful with all those trees.

[@ganprottas6259]

Can't wait for the 3pt! I'd love to see you fabricate you're own power steering brackets, connect a hydraulic cylinder to the brackets and make your own hydraulic system, unless the 128 has one stock. Once you have working hydraulics and power steering, you could weld up a front end loader. That would be perfect to go along with the dozer and grader! Thanks for sharing, Frank! Take care, Gan

[@kenthawkins2418]

Nomatter what you build, it'll be worth watching! Hard to pick a favorite, but... post-hole digger, bush-hog, tiller, box blade,( in that order).

[@hillonwheels8838]

A couple ideas that you can pick from. Stump grinder, wood chipper, back hoe, tiller, brush mower, snow blower (if needed don't think you do). I will be interested in whatever you choose.

[@Yackhammer75]

I'd love to see the rotor tiller because of the complexity. I know if it's too complicated it won't happen but if possible it would be nice. I like the projects that not just anybody can do and require some good engineering and outside the box thinking to accomplish.

[@devinsteidle5299]

a small 3pt brush hog would be a neat build to see and useful!

[@ken.outside]

After watching the grader videos maybe you should consider making a large leaf blower to blow sticks and leaves from your road? It may make road maintenance much easier as well as take care of those pesky leaves in the yard during the fall. You could even make it a vacuum with a pull behind leaf wagon.

[@jlevilynn]

I've always wanted to have a verticutter for my lawn. Something small, can be run by a small tractor and that the verticutting blades could be switched out for a rototiller or an aerator. There are companies that make them for golf courses, big commercial units, but nothing that's small enough that a homeowner could use on a large lawn.

[@Farm_fab]

Frank, maybe you could make a chipper/shredder for the 128?

[@johnlottes7440]

Frank, the 1st powered 3ph implement I got for my BX22 was a chipper/shredder, then a tiller, snowblower, and I built a splitter that ran the hydraulic pump with the pto.

[@F.H.H.B]

I would love to see you turn out several implements. Most of all I would like to see you create a mini square or round baler. Neither one would not be practical, but they would be epic!

[@johnheard2814]

Cool to see a 3 point built. Why not build a sideboom flail ditch mower on a hydraulic arm . Be useful and a bit of a challenge. Looking forward to seeing your decision and making it happen.

[@williambryant5946]

Could use it to trim limbs back along the driveway and around the edge of the yard aswell.

[@ronsue1000]

I've always wanted to build a miniature farm PTO drive rake and use it as a thatcher for my lawn. Yes, it would be a lot of work.

[@dgarren1]

Love your work Frank. Post hole digger, wood chipper, buzz saw, brush hog, planter, finish mower, washing machine (😂). Ever need parts for the old Cubs let me know please.

[@nathanwadas-i1x]

I have personally always wanted to see a mini pull type wind-rower and since that would use a lot of power you could just make it a pull type flail mower that looks like one and it may be use full for mowing in ditches. Maybe you could make a mini rowse hay rake too!

[@kipyoung1970]

A Harley rake would be very cool. It would be another tool that will help keep your driveway flat and smooth.

[@justusrogers7473]

Hi Frank, I've always wanted to see a logging winch for a tractor that size. I could use one myself to be honest.

[@robertheinkel6225]

The other pto option, was an adaptor mounted to the left rear wheel. Park the Cadet near an auger, Jack up the left tire, connect the augers pto, and it would run the auger.

[@ronfrance4041]

A 3pt hitch leaf blower. If you haven’t ever seen one in action they are very impressive

[@woodandmetalshoptime8048]

I have a guy down the street with one on the back of his Kubota BX series. It is impressive!

[@alhubb66]

A implement to cut hedge rows and trim tree lines… like a rotary cutter that mounts laterally and raises 90 degrees to cut vertically as you drive the row… maybe even use hydraulics to raise the angle the cutting head

[@mrl3guy]

It'll definitely be worth watching no matter what you build. Maybe a fire wood splitter

[@tomtruesdale6901]

This is going to be a great project for you. IF you need one I would like to see you put an earth auger/drill on it or a bush hog would be great.

[@jamesmorgan6782]

My suggestion is using a sickle mower for reaching hard to mow section around ponds, banks,etc.

[@macks2023]

Rotor tiller will be a great build. It's useful for gardening and landscaping! 🤠

[@anthonyearls2237]

You could build a log grappler or a backhoe attachment or even a stump grinder all these would be really cools to see you build and with your ability I think you would like the challenge of any of these I can’t wait to see what you build next keep up the great work

[@Camdg2010]

Wood chipper, snow blower (depending where you are) 3 point hitch auger, mini backhoe, brush hog, mower

[@bigbaby1177]

first that comes to mind that is/could be use full is a bushog. What is a "Flail mower"? Does it snow where you live? Mostly I enjoy watching any of your Cub Builds.

[@Goofymad94]

Geared leaf blower would be cool!! Either way cant wait to see it!

[@rolandbriscoe4977]

A offset brush mower for mowing your roadsides.

[@blasterstumps7318]

because of the reach that 3-pt arms would have to have to clear the reverser and then whatever length the PTO shaft would have to be, I too recommend a mounted item such as close coupled generator or splitter. Or, just run a PTO shaft out to whatever item you have fixed in a location other than attached to tractor. Don't know if an electric actuator lift would change much in the design. The electric actuator lift on my GT2544 is plenty strong. Will lift my hydraulic rototiller with no problem.

[@R3TR0R4V3]

Cool! You're lucky to have a Cub with a rear PTO.. seems like a rare option in general, or at least uncommon. It would be cool to see you repro one those wacky attachments that IH & other companies made back in the day, or maybe one of your own inventions.

[@mooshaker]

A chipper or stump grinder might be most useful

[@Varietywork264.]

you could put a chipper sherder on the back of it with the 540 or I would try to power a pto driven generator on the back of the tractor. that would be pretty cool to have both attachments. Also true 3 point would be cool as well just have to lay it all out and figure out how you are going to position everything for the 3 point to work properly. I've seen the fork lift build and that turned out awesome, So if you can design and build the fork lift on your own you can build the 3 point system and designee it on your own id say go against the odds and build it and make it your own. Thank you for the videos. Your cnc plasma cutter and laying stuff out remindes me of motor sport fabrication and doing all the tech stuff like in the machine shop that I went to school for

[@cliffcase9758]

A three point sickle bar mower. Something about two to three feet long to mow the edges of your driveway.

[@Ihbinder14]

Bush hog or tiller, would make good series

[@PullerbearEd]

I'd like to see a sickle bar mower for a 3 point on a cub.

[@leebernardo1000]

Wood Chipper? Here, in northwestern Wisconsin, that would be a huge help.

[@mikedobson2988]

I think a bat wing bushhog would be a neat build

[@alvalle1206]

Ok I have 2 suggestions but only 1 would use a 3 pt. I found I need a small mobile and fairly powerful wood chipper that's towable and pto driven . 2 a auger / trencher yup if anyone could build a dual duty implement such as that it's you . Can't wait to see what's next

[@bearsstuff]

Rototiller. Flail mower. Post hole digger. I like the cement mixer idea mentioned elsewhere. Or log splitter!!

[@tracydoane4261]

High speed leaf blower, I see your Trees, How are your roads & pathways thanks to those beauties ?

[@FabricateEveryDay]

A stump grinder would be handy to have around.

[@dankolar6066]

Strap flail snow blower. The kind that doesn’t destroy obstructions nor break because of an obstruction.

[@joesalas7761]

Flail mowers don’t require much horsepower, so you could build one possibly up to 60 inches. With hammers it will do a good job as a bush hog cutter and will keep the weight close to the rear axel!

[@chaddesantis4191]

I love to see you build stuff, but to be 100% honest I'd like to see you build a tractor with a 3 point hitch that works well with store bought equipment. If that means tall tires & high fenders or a more powerful engine swap, so be it. Maybe paint it red, high fenders, narrow frame hood and grill for a mini 56 series??

[@rosslicitra203]

I would love to see you make a power rake ( Harley rake) I have a 6 ft one, but always dreamed of having a smaller one for a garden tractor

[@billbayer5526]

How about a powered trailer?

[@martintaylor984]

Post hole digger!!!! I also want to see you build a tiny backhoe or excavator out of a cub

[@stereolababy]

my first question is what did that reverser run when it was sold? the drive is offset so that looks interesting to engineer. i'll say a long splitter would be cool

[@Crewsy]

I’d love to see you build a rototiller if you feel inspired but a bush hog will be great too provided you come up with the 3pt they say you can’t build because of the reverser. I believe you can do it.

[@rorydesjardin]

Brush hog/mower/flail on an arm for driveway edge trimming where you can't drive.

[@Zekerose]

My 1st thing would be a generator to use power remotely.

[@kennyquad]

A 3 point hitch mounted leaf blower with a articulated nozzle

[@Ham68229]

Tiller wouldn't be bad but a flail mower would be awesome. That is far more complicated than a tiller would be.

[@caudleej]

I'd love to see you try and build some type of mower for the back. That would be pretty cool.

[@jakobrebeki]

I was also thinking brush hog, The best ever in land clearing but if the overgrown is to big you may have to drive your Cadet in reverse and this can be painful on the spine. Good luck....

[@Alasdairryan]

Mini backhoe?

[@v9id8eo7]

How about a box blade?

[@dragonfires01]

Id really wanna see a tiller......but a sickle bar mower wud be neat

[@paulmott1186]

Bush Hog would be a cool project to see

[@SloppyJoe54]

PTO driven generator for emergency power or maybe a trencher?

[@haydenlindsey6481]

Log splitter? With the hydraulic pump running off the pto

[@JAMESHOPKINSIBXCNC]

I like all your ideas. Rippers on the dozer would be cool!!

[@williambryant5946]

Make the PTO drive another hydraulic pump system that you can take on and off the three point hitch and build a bushhog to go with it but the reason for the separate hydraulic system would be to run the bushhog mounted on a side boom arm. So in other words build a side boom bushhog mower that runs off its own hydraulic system so it won't drag down the motor of the tractor when it gets in something thick it will drag down on the separate hydraulic system. A side boom bushhog mower with at least a boom and stick like an excavator that also pivots on a pin where it mounts to the tractor so it can swing forward and backwards just like one of the side boom mowers you see on the highways mowing the tree limbs and brush back from the road. Make the side boom mower detached from the side of the tractor so you can use the tractor for other things. Make the part that hooks to the 3 point hitch the hydraulic reservoir, pump, valves, and where all the hydraulic lines can stay. (that have quick connects on the mower side) So you'll have two units that are easy to detach because the hydraulic hoses are with the 3 point setup they'll be out of the way when removing the side boom mower assembly. With it you'll be able to keep tree limbs and undergrowth from intruding on your driveway, away from around the edges of the yard where it meets the woods, and mow any banks or ditches you may have more easily. Everything that's hard to mow and/or not able to mow with a lawnmower and cut limbs that you would normally have to physically cut with a saw or loppers. If you cut them off in an area that's not yard you can just bushhog over them once they fall on the ground. I ran a side boom mower doing roadside mowing and cutting trees and brush back for about 9 months. They will cut the limbs off intact because the front of the deck has a hydraulic door that opens so you can expose the blade and cut the limbs off whole then when they're on the ground you close the door and mow over them and it chops them up real good. If you don't want to chop them up and make a mess you can just come back and pick them up and take them somewhere to get rid of them. This could be a useful tool to help cut back on the physical labor involved with property maintenance. After though, you could design the bushhog part to come off the boom and have it where you could hook it to the 3 point hitch so you could use it either way. You'd have to build the mower with a PTO drive permanently on it and make it so you can mount a hydraulic drive motor to it for when it's in the side boom configuration. A female end in the hydraulic motor like the PTO reverser has that slides on the permanent mounted PTO drive on the mower by having the base of the hydraulic motor slide into two angle irons welded to the mower deck with bolt holes threaded through the angle iron into the hydraulic motors base to hold it on. I think my ideas have gotten out of hand. Maybe just building a separate bushhog to pull behind the tractor that mounts to the 3 point hitch might be easier than going through all this nonsense I'm dreaming up.

[@jamesbeck9326]

Tiller I have a 1970s sear surban 12 that I'm restoring. I have to build a 3pt hitch for mine

[@just_a_guy_doing]

Brush cutter would the most pratical for acreage, if you want something fun, power rake.

[@alrevels2510]

Trencher,bush hog, tiller,hay baler, finish mower.

[@dalemyers3945]

A belt driven generator, that way you can center the generator on the 3 pth and use different size pulleys to increase the rpm from 540 to whatever the generator rpm needs to be. Pressure washer pump, air compressor, the possibilities are endless.

[@cwgreen1938]

I think it would be nice to have a one bottom mole board plow which could make a deeper soil penetration than a rotor tiller. Most smaller tillers only go about 3” deep .

[@richardwooldridge1505]

My Gilson rototiller would go 8" deep, did a great job too! The tractor is 16 HP Briggs...

[@randy9293]

All 3 things you come up with pretty good idea. all three would be useful Maybe a a round Baylor.😂

[@bud1773]

a 3pt hitch hay mower would be cool i've been thinking about making one myself

[@artd.]

Flail Mower, better cut than a bush hog. but would require a gear box and multi row chain or belts.

[@farmerbill6855]

If you're going to custom build something, there's no need for that gearbox. Just gear it to run on the factory PTO and save the power loss of the gearbox. Such a small engine will need all the power savings it can get. Those PTO adapters were built to use on a farm so you could run stationary things without tying up a full size tractor. A small hammer mill, a small grain augers, or a hay elevator were about all they could handle. They made one for that vintage John Deere garden tractors as well but they attached to the front. I like your machines, best regards from Indiana.

[@stevenbeach748]

Torque is INCREASED through the gearbox

[@farmerbill6855]

And horsepower is lost. Nothing is free.

[@stevenbeach748]

@@farmerbill6855 keeping the engine rpm high maintains horsepower while running the power through a reduction gearbox increases torque. Torque is what does the work. Horsepower is just a number. The only disadvantages to a gearbox are weight ( on a tractor doesn't matter, might actually help) and a little friction in the gears so you'll lose a few percent power, again, not a big deal.

[@farmerbill6855]

When the hp is small, like 12, it's a way big deal. And, to gear something down just to gear it back up again is foolishly adding friction and maintenance. Like I said, if he custom builds something to run on that tractor, he might as well put that gearbox aside and design it to run on the factory PTO.

[@stevenbeach748]

@@farmerbill6855 it depends on what he's building. You wouldn't gear up a slow turning implement like an auger or a trencher. I agree that a high speed pto would be better for a high-speed application like a wood-chipper. Although that's not what large tractors do.

[@dylanhockaday9878]

Man that is sweet I want to try and re make some of the hub city pto to go from the cub 1600 pto to a 540 and make a fale mower but you can get a rm 42 woods that whood run on the 1600 rpm shaft or 540

[@Steve-ct4jn]

25 gallon homemade ice cream maker and we will all come over for a visit. Just kidding! Don’t know how much grass you have? Everything you’ve built so far has been ground engaging. A flail mower might be a really interesting build from a technical standpoint and something different. Whatever you do I’ll be there for every episode.

[@smokierspy]

I’m not sure how big of a yard you have a but a pull behind pto powered rake would be handy !

[@gbockelmann1]

My vote is for a wood chipper!

[@Tennesseemountainhomestead]

You have an amazing mind and fantastic skill set. I consider myself a strong guy, I started in the electrical trade 27 years ago. I have gotten very good at it. I mostly work alone, and I’ve been at Miller Electric Company for over 16 years. I can see by watching your videos you are no stranger to heavy lifting and all out work. With everything I know, all my skill sets, I can only hope to one day be on your level. I’m working on it, and thank you for sharing all your hard work and knowledge! -Jason Malone. I forgot to mention the main part of this comment, I’d say a tiller would be the thing to go with. That is if you have a need for one. Otherwise, I don’t know! What can that possibly do? A generator? Maybe I’ll come up with something, it’ll be on my mind. 😊

[@scottharmon1573]

Spreader for fertilizer or grass seed

[@dexterray5214]

Log lifter like a log arch with winch lift

[@shanethompson7543]

Bush Hog would be great.. a plow blade

[@browe63]

Small backhoe attachment like for a bobcat skid steer

[@renevreeken]

I would like to see a 3 pt or even a 2 pt sickle mower, like a McCormick 25.

[@dougseaman8791]

I would think that if you build the 3 point hitch to CAT 0 dimensions you would be able to attach any CAT 0 device to it.

[@woodandmetalshoptime8048]

That is the plan

[@brandenpatterson2776]

Brush hog would be cool!

[@airbrake60]

Since your limited on horsepower I don't think a bush hog is going to very practical, unless you drop the blade diameter way down. We see you working on your driveway from time to time. Before my wife and I sold our farm I use to maintain a gravel driveway, similar to what you have but longer. I always wished that I had a customize blower attachment that was strong enough to get leaves, sticks and pine needles (which are the worse) out of the ditches before grading. Maybe you can design a blower that can clean top as well as ditches. Actually, I am pretty sure you design and build it .. hopefully this something you need and it makes sense ... 🙂

[@kentmckean6795]

Post hole digger?

[@charlestischer7538]

I’ve always wanted to do a bush hog, but I don’t have the resources for it.

[@rickarndt3895]

That would be good to power a hydrolic pump for the backhoe

[@splitchest9566]

I think a flex wing brush hog would be cool.

[@CatsandDogs-qn3ij]

post hole auger.

[@joethanks3745]

Log splitter