TripleR
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That'd be me.. for one. I ended up using more chain than I thought, and the density (between each vertical strand) isn't as high as I'd like. Use nothing less than 5/16 chain, and I'd recommend 3/8 if you can swing it. The weight of the chain is ALL that's keeping stuff under the mower. To be honest, I don't know how effective it really is. The solid guards are more effective, but don't allow as good a finish on the cut. I've bent my rear guards (solid steel) from backing into stuff, I just pound 'em back out with a hammer later.
You don't need a lot of weld to hold the chain on, just a good tack on each side. I overdid mine, as usual. I'd recommend bolting the steel bars on first, then weld the chain to them to reduce bending and distortion. I had to pound mine out flat after welding.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/203349-land-pride-rotary-cutter-chain.html
If you look at the density of the chain on the front of TripleR's cutter in the pics he posted in that thread, that's what you should have.
Sean
Thanks, the solid rubber on our LP or Woods did a poor job of keeping stuff under the mower. I still have them on our Woods and stuff flies out from under there all the time while the chains on our renter's batwing cutter keep stuff under there as he mows right by our house every once in a while. The ones on my LP do a good job of keeping stuff from flying out from under there and as mentioned gives a better cut.