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Steve

08-07-2000 13:49:35




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I have a TO35 with a new KingKutter 5' bush-hog. I am only using it to mow about 1 acre of 1' grass every 2 wks. I have used it about every 2-3 weeks since May. I have gone through 7 shear pins since I have had it. Sometimes, not with every use, the bush-hog will vibrate and shake real bad for a few minutes, stop doing that, and then do it again. Sometimes the pin will shear after these shaking episodes. My neighbor (who is more experienced than myself) can see nothing wrong with the set-up. Any ideas? The bush-hog is slightly off-center with the back of the tractor with 1 stabilizer bar. Any help would really be appreciated. Thanks.

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Scott Green

08-12-2000 03:12:05




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 Re: another brush-hog question in reply to Steve, 08-07-2000 13:49:35  
Steve , First of all , if you start putting grade 5 bolts in as shear pins , the next thing you will be replacing is the gear box/gears.Use soft bolts. The vibration is a blade being out of balance. This happens from hitting the ground , rock , stumps , thick clump of grass , etc.. One common thing which sometimes holds one of my blades from straitening out is grass wrapped around the blade bolt. I move that blade back and forth manually until the grass falls out and the blade moves freely again.And away I go.

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Fred OH

08-07-2000 21:27:12




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 Re: another brush-hog question in reply to Steve, 08-07-2000 13:49:35  
You shouldn't be shearing pins, sounds to me like your trying to mow too close. 4" to 5" is plenty close enough with a rotary mower. You can tell if your mowing too close by looking at the blades, if their all nicked up, raise it up till you quit hitting stuff and your equipment will last like it should. Any instructions I ever read always said to use a grade two shear bolt (no marks on the head) and to put a little grease on the coupling before installing it so it won't gall if the pin shears and it sits there spinning for a while. Looks like your stablizer bar is too short too, your universal joints will last a lot longer if you get the right one. Next time it starts vibrating, shut it down and go look under it and see which blade is jamming out of balance and why. That'll shake one to pieces in a hurry. Could rip the whole blade carrier assembly off and throw it at you. L8R----Fred

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Kermit

08-07-2000 19:59:54




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 Re: another brush-hog question in reply to Steve, 08-07-2000 13:49:35  
A fellow I know had a problem somewhat like this with his brush hog. He said while using it the brush hog started vibrating and wobling very badly. His stump jumper blade carrier literally fell off the machine. It seems that someone had failed to insert a cotter pin through the spindle and the nut that held the blade carrier on just worked its way off. Since he had very recently purchased the machine he felt that it was not properly assembled. You may want to check that on yours too. Good luck.

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MarkB

08-07-2000 18:59:58




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 Re: another brush-hog question in reply to Steve, 08-07-2000 13:49:35  
Check and make certain that you don't have a blade that's binding. That will throw your brush hog out of balance for certain. And if you're going through shear pins, make certain you're using grade 5 (3 hash marks on the head) bolts, not hardware store bolts.



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BFO

08-07-2000 17:41:42




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 Re: another brush-hog question in reply to Steve, 08-07-2000 13:49:35  
Mine does that when it starts scalping, and I don't react quick enough to raise it. Try setting it an inch or two higher.



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F14

08-07-2000 17:28:43




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 Re: another brush-hog question in reply to Steve, 08-07-2000 13:49:35  
Mine will do that if I hit something just right and fold a blade back. Sometimes will fill flip back out on it's own, sometimes I have to shut down and un-jam the blade from the blade carrier.



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Steve

08-09-2000 10:18:34




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 Re: Re: another brush-hog question in reply to F14, 08-07-2000 17:28:43  
Thanks for all of the information. I had not thought that I was mowing too close, but when I mowed yesterday, I did raise the mower and had no problems. When I did decide to try to mow closer, I sheared a pin. So, that has to be either part or all of the problem. I still think that something must be out of balance or allignment, so I will check it over better. Thanks a lot.



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