Stump Jumper
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The simple of it is that .The brush cutter (I think all of them now come with a stump jumper) should glide or jump over a stump should you contact one to keep the cutter from getting stuck over the stump & destroying the cutter
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A spinning wheel with a tapered edge will ride up and over an obstruction a lot easier than a flat bar. The flat bar will destroy itself, whereas the round disc will be around for the duration, if it doesn't rust out.
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lead_dog said:
It's the frisbee-like disc that carries the swinging blades
It prevents the cutter from getting jammed on an immovable object like a stump.
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Can you even purchase a cutter these days without one ?? I haven't seen one without in years
Hey flusher, That's a brand new cutter . It needs to cut some grass
Hey flusher, That's a brand new cutter . It needs to cut some grass
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kenmac said:Can you even purchase a cutter these days without one ?? I haven't seen one without in years
Hey flusher, That's a brand new cutter . It needs to cut some grass
Yes, you can. My JD 1517 just has blade carrier bars.. I also see some red, yellow and vlue rotary cutters at my local feed co-op along the fence leaning on post... some have round and oval jumpers.. some just have the carrier bar..
If I had just the bar.. I'd use that mower for 'known' pasture only.. Thusly.. my batwing only mows clean pastures.. If I have unknown ground.. i use my 10' howse with stump jumpers.. etc..
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Some of the IMC (International Machinery Corporation, not International Harvester Corporation) rigs these days do not come from the factory with a blade-pan or "stump-jumper."
I may be way off base, but it seems that Big Bee may be in the same boat.
The blade-pan or stump-jumper is really just a piece of rounded metal around the spindle which prevents the gear box from slamming directly and without protection into a stump/rock, etc and destroying the driveline. Instead, it allows it to ride over or glance off of a fixed obstacel.
Today, there's no reason not to have it when buying any piece of reasonably recently built equipment.
I may be way off base, but it seems that Big Bee may be in the same boat.
The blade-pan or stump-jumper is really just a piece of rounded metal around the spindle which prevents the gear box from slamming directly and without protection into a stump/rock, etc and destroying the driveline. Instead, it allows it to ride over or glance off of a fixed obstacel.
Today, there's no reason not to have it when buying any piece of reasonably recently built equipment.
Farmwithjunk
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Until as recently as 4 years ago, Woods medium duty cutters (MD series) were sold without a stumpjumper unless ordered as an option. I bought one and added the stumpjumper myself.