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MNGunner
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Joined: Mon Jan 09, 2012 8:56 pm Posts: 2623 Location: Minnesota
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 GTR35 Grass Cutter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f1yGz5KRqkAt 37 sec Fred Zink shows a "grass cutter" on his Go-Devil. Anyone try something like this for a GTR35?? I ran in wild rice and that stuff just wraps in the gap between the prop and the rear seal. Reversing doesn't help.
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barnes_53
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Jul 18, 2012 4:14 pm Posts: 4781
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 Re: GTR35 Grass Cutter
grass cutter? I still seen grass wrapped around the bushing right in front of the prop. That's the stuff that can burn up seals and bushings.
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Mon Aug 12, 2013 9:34 am |
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MNGunner
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Jan 09, 2012 8:56 pm Posts: 2623 Location: Minnesota
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Mon Aug 12, 2013 9:45 am |
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pooldoo73
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Joined: Tue Jan 25, 2011 5:47 pm Posts: 886 Location: Plaquemine
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 Re: GTR35 Grass Cutter
Bayouboy makes a nice one for the PD, works very well. I'm sure someone could come up wif one for a GT.
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Bigrich
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Will
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Joined: Fri Jul 08, 2011 1:54 pm Posts: 8133
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 Re: GTR35 Grass Cutter
According to DDM grass don't bother a GTR...
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deltaduckmaster
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RootSumn
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Joined: Thu Jan 13, 2011 11:55 am Posts: 1126 Location: Hawthorne, Fl
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 Re: GTR35 Grass Cutter
I have one on mine and like said grass just gets wrapped in the gap. I haven't tried it yet without it.
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deltaduckmaster
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 Re: GTR35 Grass Cutter
I think all the sd have this problem.
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deltaduckmaster
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Will
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Joined: Fri Jul 08, 2011 1:54 pm Posts: 8133
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med
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Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:25 am Posts: 6432 Location: the dark side of the moon
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 Re: GTR35 Grass Cutter
Same here Will. That little device takes care of the weeds nicely
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Mon Aug 12, 2013 10:28 am |
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MNGunner
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Jan 09, 2012 8:56 pm Posts: 2623 Location: Minnesota
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cb5331
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Joined: Fri Dec 18, 2009 8:10 pm Posts: 16915 Location: Rowlett, TX
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 Re: GTR35 Grass Cutter
Boatdr had one for the MB's. Don't know if it would work on a GT or not.
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Mon Aug 12, 2013 11:24 am |
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MNGunner
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Joined: Mon Jan 09, 2012 8:56 pm Posts: 2623 Location: Minnesota
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Mon Aug 12, 2013 11:35 am |
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cb5331
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 Re: GTR35 Grass Cutter
Andy has been busy, busy. Might want to give him a call if you'd like an answer sometime soon.
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MNGunner
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BlueShamu
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Joined: Mon Feb 06, 2012 6:13 pm Posts: 5605 Location: D'town, LA
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 Re: GTR35 Grass Cutter
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=40383&hilit=grass+cutterScroll down to near the bottom of the page to see Bayouboy's grass cutter. Sweet idea if'n it's working. I think I need to send him a PM!
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JIMMY W
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:02 pm Posts: 4534 Location: South Louisiana
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 Re: GTR35 Grass Cutter
You don't need that shit on a GatorTail  Just hit throttle and hang the fuk on 
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MNGunner
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Dan R
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Joined: Tue Jul 30, 2013 11:20 am Posts: 8
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 Re: GTR35 Grass Cutter
Mn. Keep me posted on this as well. Most of what I hunt is in the rice so I'd like to get ahead of the problem if possible. Like I said, should be here in two weeks.
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Mon Aug 12, 2013 6:34 pm |
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Dan R
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 Re: GTR35 Grass Cutter
It almost looks like the cutter on Fred Zink's motor would fit on the brace above the shaft on the GTR. Thoughts?
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Mon Aug 12, 2013 7:40 pm |
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Will
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Will
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MNGunner
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MNGunner
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Will
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SS, don't think aluminum would last long. as far as cost, you'll need to ask bayouboy, its his baby...sorry but I wont post what I paid incase he has changed price or something...
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Quackhead62
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Joined: Fri Nov 30, 2012 7:47 pm Posts: 931 Location: Maurice,La
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 Re: GTR35 Grass Cutter
im with Will on this one. I recently got bayou boys custom skeg, cavi plate, and weed cutter it is well worth it. It makes a big diffrence in the thick vegies. You just have to send bayou boy your cavi plate so he can make the mod. It is all well worth it
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Will
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 Re: GTR35 Grass Cutter
Cut mine with a hole saw and a sawzall, then hit it with a flap disk. Took 10 minutes tops.
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Quackhead62
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Joined: Fri Nov 30, 2012 7:47 pm Posts: 931 Location: Maurice,La
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yea it's not a hard mod to do yourself. It sure helps out a lot though
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MNGunner
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cupped up
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Joined: Tue Jun 05, 2012 7:25 pm Posts: 4205 Location: St. Amant, LA
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There's already a tab on the GT skeg that ends up very close to the prop...and if you look at the hub of the prop on the inward facing side of the prop, it's not round, the hub goes out to start the blades...and that area of the prop is the same diameter as the little tab on the skeg...
Anyways, I bet if you could get just the cutter from BB or get something similar machined and bolt it onto that tab it would work really well cutting weeds from around the shaft. As long as the tab is straight it serves the same purpose, I've noticed that mine bends sometimes and I have more issues with wrapping grass but once I straighten it out its fine...but if you want improved weedless ability, a cutter on that tab would probly work well.
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MNGunner
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cupped up
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Doesn't look like it, must be just the newer style skeg with the cut out torque tab on it
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Wed Aug 14, 2013 9:05 am |
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cupped up
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Like this
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MNGunner
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cupped up
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Idk, I've never seen one with the rock guard in person. I know the older skegs didn't have the torque tab, maybe it was a new addition once they started cutting the torque tab in? I see the top of your skeg is bent some, the further it is away from the prop the more grass issues you will have.
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Wed Aug 14, 2013 9:29 am |
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MNGunner
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Bigrich
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Joined: Wed Dec 19, 2012 7:52 pm Posts: 7064 Location: Mallard country
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 Re: GTR35 Grass Cutter
The 27" drive and 32" drive skeg's are built different for torque tab On 32" skeg torque tab is solid on 27" it has where u can bend the skeg in the middle And they don't make a rock skeg for a 32" drive
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Wed Aug 14, 2013 10:17 am |
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JIMMY W
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:02 pm Posts: 4534 Location: South Louisiana
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 Re: GTR35 Grass Cutter
Don't know about all that bullshit!
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