BustedKnuckles
New member
I am a eager but consummate newbie.
I bought an old 5' KingKutter rotary cutter which is my first renovation project. It's full of rust and needs a complete disassembly.
I used penetrating oil and lots of hammer blows to all parts and after the requisite waiting and finger smashing, I removed all pieces except one critical area, the stump jumper/blade holder assembly.
The manual shows a number of things attached to the shaft output (including bearing and bearing race outputs, and various seals etc.) The shaft has 12 splines and will not disengage, therefore I can't remove the gear housing from the otherside or the blade assembly from underneath.
Are there any lock mechanisms involved or is the unit simply rusted in place. Sledgehammer doesn't budge it.
I thought the pan was supposed to simply come off.
Am I missing something?
As I said this is my first entry to this addictive tractor world and would appreciate any thoughts shared.
I bought an old 5' KingKutter rotary cutter which is my first renovation project. It's full of rust and needs a complete disassembly.
I used penetrating oil and lots of hammer blows to all parts and after the requisite waiting and finger smashing, I removed all pieces except one critical area, the stump jumper/blade holder assembly.
The manual shows a number of things attached to the shaft output (including bearing and bearing race outputs, and various seals etc.) The shaft has 12 splines and will not disengage, therefore I can't remove the gear housing from the otherside or the blade assembly from underneath.
Are there any lock mechanisms involved or is the unit simply rusted in place. Sledgehammer doesn't budge it.
I thought the pan was supposed to simply come off.
Am I missing something?
As I said this is my first entry to this addictive tractor world and would appreciate any thoughts shared.