Case Study: Sweeper for John Deere Out front Mowers
The Kersten KM45 Sweeper is ideal for many sweeping jobs on the John Deere 1400 and 1500 series out front mowers.
Many parks teams, large sites and councils run out front mowers on their fleet, and the John Deere 1400 and 1500 series has been one of the most popular over the last few years. It is often heavily utilised for mowing in the summer, as it can get large areas done quickly. However, one common complaint is that our customers want to do more with their mower through the rest of the year.
Great news - pull your mower out of the shed, because we have a great solution for sweeping and snow clearing in those quieter months.
The John Deere out front mower series has a front PTO and a set of lift arms, which negates the need to buy an extra front linkage... The lift arms allow an implement to be raised and lowered easily from the seat. There is no hydraulics fitted to a standard mower, so we needed to operate all the sweeper functions with the PTO. The KM45 Sweeper can be PTO powered and is kept nice and close to the tractor unit, making it easy to lift.
We can fit a 1.5m sweeper with a brush guard, or a collector box. If you are looking to use the collector box, you will need a hydraulic kit fitted from John Deere to open and close the box. Just be careful when filling the box, as it can get heavy for the machine. We do a narrower 1.3m Sweeper, which overcomes any weight issue if you will be collecting mud or grit.
The items used in this project for the Sweeper were as follows:
The Kersten KM 15045 M is a Sweeper designed specifically for fitting to the front of compact tractors and outfront mowers. The sweeper is ideal for clearing light moss, sweeping mud, leaves and snow using its 5-row spiral brush.
Kersten Sweepers are great at maintaining hard surfaces by removing detritus and debris which reduces weed growth and is fundamental to Integrated weed management.
Other attachments suitable for the John Deere out front Mower Series can be found on the Attachments for John Deere F Series Page.
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