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General brushcutter problems

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Tony

04-11-2000 19:46:34




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Due to thin-wallet syndrome, I must keep patching up an old 5' brushcutter (possibly King Kutter, but not certain). If I cut anything thicker than a first-grade pencil, the blade mount arms bend a bit at the ends so that the blade tips fly ever higher. I've beat them down twice, but it likely won't work a third time because on straightening the arm middle bends rather than the very tip. I'd love to beef up the mounts, but so far hammering and lots of penetrating oil have failed to budge the blade mount / stump jumper from the gearbox shaft. Anyone got a good method for getting a frozen stump jumper off the shaft?

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ADfm(AR) Not factory recomended

04-12-2000 07:22:55




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 Re: General brushcutter problems in reply to Tony, 04-11-2000 19:46:34  
This is not the manufactor recomended method but when all else has failed what differencce does it make. Neighbor had one and no mater what we did it wouldn't come loose. We took cutting torch and cut hole in top of deck so we could place a 4x4 wood block through and started beating on it to drive the shield off. Beat turn a few inches and beat again. It took over two hours of beating (with 8 or 12 lb. sledge)and while trying to get our wind back between beatings we would take torch and heat the area around the shaft.Use wedge and block on the opposite side from which your are beating to prevent bending the shaft or undue stress on the housing. Wedge the block in as tight as possible to take out any slack on the side you are beating on thus all energy of blow being delivered to driving the shield off instead of flexing the unit.We used two sets of wedges to increase pressure on the shield. We used a hoist to hold the hog up on edge so it was easier to move the wedges when rotating to a new position to beat again. AD

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Robbie

04-12-2000 09:09:02




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 Re: Re: General brushcutter problems in reply to ADfm(AR) Not factory recomended, 04-12-2000 07:22:55  
We have a 1418 Deere cutter and had one of the arms broke clean in two. I couldn't get the hub off the shaft after beating it to death. Finally took two torches with the heater tips on and heated from opposite sides until it was red hot. Took a ball peen hammer(a small one at that) and hit it 1 time and the durn thing fell to the floor. The seal on the gearbox was already leaking oil so we weren't afraid to mess it up. You might be able to put a big gear puller on it to get them seperated.

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