Rotary Cutter Perfecting a new Rotary Cutter

[firedog]

Wax on......wax off......
Wash the car.....paint the fence......hmmmmm.

I know what he's up to.........
YouTube - Chiranjeevi tractor fight

 

[texasjohn]

LMAOROF

Now, who's going to host the First Annual TBN Tractor Fight...Chiranjeevi Rules Only

It'll be kinda like a Coyboys Poker Bull Fight but you gotta be riding your own perfectly polished and waxed tractor and running fresh synthetic lubricants. Tire selection is optional as is tilt meter and FEL.

 

[Chuck_Lind]

Not so outlandish Here's how I clean my Bush Hog cutter.

After 2 years of hard use, I pressure washed it and stuck it in the shed for the winter.

Uh...no wax.

Just pressure wash it at the end of the season and that should take care of it. Also, place a tarp over it and secure it so it won't blow off.

My Landpride still looks great after 4 seasons of brush-hogging 70+ acres.

I guess cleaning it and waxing the rotary cutter would help it last longer; just seems a bit ecentric to wax it, though.

 

[AndyinIowa]

Have you guys ever considered that pressure washing actually increases rusting? A good blow off with compressed air, and its ready for storage!

 

[IslandTractor]

Have you guys ever considered that pressure washing actually increases rusting? A good blow off with compressed air, and its ready for storage!

Why bother doing anything other than greasing it and keeping it dry. Any moisture trapped in grass or dirt will soon be desicated by winter weather.

 

[shvl73]

One advantage of Bill's system is that he can stop in the middle of the day, raise the 3PT a bit, pull up a chair and eat lunch off the back of his cutter.

Of course he probably puts down a fine linen tablecloth first (which could explain part of the reason he is not allowed back in the house these days).

I imagine the bucket is just as clean which is a really good thing as that is where he sleeps.

Bill,
If you have to unhook the velvet rope before backing the tractor out of the garage, I'd say its gone a bit too far.

 

[sandman2234]

Hopefully he doesn't move in next to me, cause if I borrowed that bush hog, I would hate to wax it before I took it back to him.
Reminds me of a time I borrowed a Sweet 16 Browning to go hunting with. I had no intention of shooting it, just borrowed it so the owner (my step-father) would know that I could borrow it and return it in the same condition as I borrowed it. (long story to that one) I never even took the gun out of the truck, cause I didn't want to scratch it. I cleaned and oiled it before I took it back.
David from jax

 

[bill6]

As I said, this rotary cutter is new, and has not been used yet. But when it's time for it's first job, I will walk the field first, and identify any debris such as cables, metal, boards, rocks. Just in case, I already ordered a spare set of blades. After the first 25 hrs of use, I plan to drain the gearbox oil and refill with high-quality synthetic (Redline).

Following each daily use I will blow it off with air, then clean the underside. I hope to touch-up any paint nicks, and rewax the whole thing monthly.....

 

[canoetrpr]

At first I found Bill's post funny... now I'm worried that he's not kidding.

Really, Effexor is pretty decent stuff

 

[IslandTractor]

At first I found Bill's post funny... now I'm worried that he's not kidding.

I am not sure he's kidding but he is hilarious. I hope he flushes the gearbox a couple of times with the synthetic to make sure there is no dirty old dino oil left.