I picked up a cheap old rotary cutter a few months ago, and while doing some minor repairs (i.e. completely take it apart to replace all the bolts which had rusted solid, causing the gearbox to jiggle around with no way to tighten the bolts...etc etc), I took off the stump jumper, and noticed that the splines in the center of the stump jumper were worn down. Eventually, it seems this will cause slippage (if it isn't already), which will quickly hasten the splines wearing out, therefore the blades will no longer turn. Also, the gearbox is leaking oil/grease all over everything.
I think perhaps this may have been a case where even a good deal was a bad deal. This is the first bush hog I've ever owned. I ask those of you with more bush hog experience: At what point do you turn off life support for your old equipment? Is it worth continuing to fix this one? Is there anything that can be done for the leaky gearbox? (I guess my plan was to ignore the gearbox, finish replacing the bolts, and just run this thing until it stops turning.)
I think perhaps this may have been a case where even a good deal was a bad deal. This is the first bush hog I've ever owned. I ask those of you with more bush hog experience: At what point do you turn off life support for your old equipment? Is it worth continuing to fix this one? Is there anything that can be done for the leaky gearbox? (I guess my plan was to ignore the gearbox, finish replacing the bolts, and just run this thing until it stops turning.)
