This thing works great. I made one years ago after seeing this, and it's still going strong. The natural air flow from the blade helps the cornstalks go right in and you never get close to the blade. Much better than a top feed, because air would be flowing out, the blade pushing it upward.
Don't know why the guy reminds me of Jim Carrey. I don't really need to point out what troubles me most about this video, since there are many highly objectionable issues at hand, if he still has both of them... IF I were going to do this, I would secure the mower on the plywood, on the ground and cut a hole in the top of the deck and feed material down through it. That feed port would be on the opposite side of the exhaust port, and the feed port would have a chute to keep your stupid hands away from the blade. The blade does not demand you feed it from the bottom, but seeing this fool jam his hand under a mower is the most unsettling nonsense I have ever wished I never saw, and I juggle chainsaws for a living... -- North Central Florida -- 12.5.2022 -- The Era of Depopulation. -- Please, do NOT get stuck with any experimental chemicals.
Thank you for posting this 10 years ago. I have been looking for a solution for this exact reason. I almost purchased a used electric chipper/shredder but I was unsure if it would work for the fibrous stalk of corn. I won't even need to purchase anything, I already have a mower. I just need to build the feed platform. And it totally makes sense to use a lawn mower on corn as it is for grass and corn is technically grass.
Looks like it works great. i'd like to see a guard that would prevent your hand from going past a certain point (safety). Also you need shoes - your skin even on your feet is a place for bacteria and parasites to enter. Not good.
If you have goats, pigs, or cows, this makes EXCELLENT silage. They will eat every bit of those ground up stalks (especially when green), and this silage can be stored for fermentation which is even better. Look up silage on youtube for those with animals.
Genius! Do you compost the shreds? I wanna try this with my corded electric mower. Also, you're feeding it at 1 o'clock position (front of mower is 12 o'clock)?
LOL, gotta luv it!! You know why they have all the warning stickers on the deck of the push-style lawn mowers now don't you? Someone had the bright idea of using it as a hedge trimmer.
You seem a little scared of your own creation there, Dr. Frankenstein. But it does solve the problem at hand. I wonder if it would still function if you tilt it a little, so you don't have to bend over?
video is about a corn stalk chopper NOT about SAFETY great video maybe he will make a video featuring the SAFETY DANCE get your shit together when using ANY equipment
in cut offs a real winner, lucky to still have both hands, anyone who does this kind of yard work with out good jeans legs fully covered and steel toed shoe is a moron
But in normal operation, the blades of a lawnmower are designed to cut grass fed from the bottom, so he is also manually feeding the stalks from the bottom.
I see someone doing this and losing a hand - this is an accident waiting to happen. Regular chipper shredders with a push device aren’t that expensive - you see them used for as little as $100 or less if they have been sitting and just need a carb kit. Also the higher you sit it - the more chance for a small child or pet to get too close to the whirling blades.
Wonderful idea I wish he cut entry hole with a half circle profile approx 1 .5feet diameter using a door veneer or metal than he didn't have to bend over that much I wish I didn't give away my mover
