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Sparks and Rocks!!!

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Alex F.

05-03-2002 08:59:14




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Finally got the PTO installed in my 631 - hooked up to dads bush hog and hit the field. Started mowing away when i noticed the "Fourth of July" behind me.

Does a 'hog normmaly throw that many sparks or am i cutting to low?

Also, the rock that were being shot out!!!!!

Isn't there suppose to be a shroud or something like that around the sides of the hog to stop some of the rocks?

Thanks for you Help!!

Alex

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Jim.UT

05-04-2002 16:01:29




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 Re: bush hog - Sparks and Rocks!!! in reply to Alex F., 05-03-2002 08:59:14  
About 3 years ago, Nolan posted his impressions of working with a bush hog after his first session with it. I can't find it in the archives anymore, but here's a link to another post that quotes the story word for word. It's pretty funny.



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Fighting suburbia in NC

05-03-2002 11:29:55




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 Re: bush hog - Sparks and Rocks!!! in reply to Alex F., 05-03-2002 08:59:14  
Rotary bulldozing - very approriate name for the activity. I always hated the first pass on a field new to me - never know what you were going to get into. When I used to make side money mowing I always charged more for suspect areas due to potential for UFOs (what happens to anything sticking up high enough for the baldes to catch) and the damage they can cause. Once hit a long rock that popped up after the rears ran over it and I didn't catch it until it was going into the hog. Completely sheared a blade in half, sounded like a bomb went off and almost shook me out of the seat before I could get the PTO disengaged.

That was with a SOS 2000 and 5' hog. Looking back I am surprised the shock didn't shear the output shaft on the PTO or the driveshaft to the hog. $75 worth of blades gone in a second - no profit on that job. Thats when I started to charge accordingly.

Chain guards are the best if you mow close to civilization. I also like chains on the leading edge to keep me from having to wear a kevlar suit when mowing.

ALWAYS be careful when running a hog lifted off of the ground, like when you are backing into a pile or a bank. Them blades will not even slow down if they come loose and hit you. I have seen a metal tractor rim sliced open by a blown hog blade. Good thing it stayed low.

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That's why ya keep the children and animals away!

05-03-2002 09:09:11




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 Re: bush hog - Sparks and Rocks!!! in reply to Alex F., 05-03-2002 08:59:14  
It is amazing how much abuse a bush hog can take the first time over a field. SOmetimes I just say I'm going rotary bulldozing!
Several things you can do:
1: INstall chain type shields all around.
2: Raise it slightly to avoid the debris
3: Pre walk whereever you are gonna Hog and pick up all the stuff
4: Hire somebody else, let them break their equipment on your field the first pass, then do it yourself after that.
5: Post a bounty for the capture of whomever has been throwing rockpiles into your lawn.

Seriously, that's why all cars and trucks with windows still in 'em, pets, people you like, and people who can still sue you are best off a LONG ways away when you bush hog. Like out of sight!
That's also why I like a nice high up tractor like my old English 4000 for hogging, to keep myself out of the shrapnel.

BE safe!

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