Gary Fowler
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- Joined
- Jun 23, 2008
- Messages
- 11,998
- Location
- Bismarck Arkansas
- Tractor
- 2009 Kubota RTV 900, 2009 Kubota B26 TLB & 2010 model LS P7010
Brother in law wanted me to sharpen his bush hog blades so I had him bring it over yesterday afternoon so I could work on it early this morning. I started work at 6 am on it. (PLEASE ON SAFETY POLICE) I used my LS P7010 FEL to lift it up on its side with it tilted slightly back toward the tractor with intention of removing the blades to sharpen them. I let it tilt toward the tractor just in case the impossible happened and something caused the FEL to fall that way it would fall away from me.
I couldn't get any of the nuts to turn using my 650 ft # impact or with breaker bar and 4 foot cheater, so I decided I would have to sharpen them in place. It was easier than I thought once I figured out how to hold the blades in place. I put my socket with extension on the blade nut from top side so it wouldn't turn, locked a large vise grip to the blade so it stayed horizontal and using my Harbor Freight 9" grinder, it only took a couple of minutes per blade to but a lawnmower style cutting edge. Neither of us use or shredders for cutting anything other than grass so they need to be sharp for an easier cut.
When finished with blade sharpening, I noticed that one of the 3 PH lift pins was very loose and wobbly. I tried to tightened it with impact but no luck. I then tried to remove it with impact and no luck. I had to use a grinder to cut the pin to remove it. I had some Cat. 1 pins that I no longer use, so I put one in for him.
Then I noticed that oil had been leaking around the gear box front end. Upon closer look, all the bolts were really loose and further inspection returned missing two of the bottom bolts. After some furtive searching of my bolt collection, I finally found a way to make two 3/8" x 1" bolts out of a 2 1/2" bolt and two nuts. I cut the long bolt to the correct length for one of the needed bolts, then using the short stud remaining, I used two nuts to make a looking head for the other 1" bolt needed. That worked out just right on the length.
After getting all the bolts tighten / replaced, I checked the oil and nothing came out so I put in about a pint 80W-90 gear oil before it started coming out the level indication hole. I hope it wasn't low enough to burn up his gears. The box didn't seem to have any slack in it when I shook it so maybe I caught it in time.
My good deed of the day was completed by 8am and now just waiting for the dew to dry off so I can start working on my project-- mowing my 6 acre yard. Its supposed to hit 98F today so I might have to break this up into a couple of days of late afternoon work.
I couldn't get any of the nuts to turn using my 650 ft # impact or with breaker bar and 4 foot cheater, so I decided I would have to sharpen them in place. It was easier than I thought once I figured out how to hold the blades in place. I put my socket with extension on the blade nut from top side so it wouldn't turn, locked a large vise grip to the blade so it stayed horizontal and using my Harbor Freight 9" grinder, it only took a couple of minutes per blade to but a lawnmower style cutting edge. Neither of us use or shredders for cutting anything other than grass so they need to be sharp for an easier cut.
When finished with blade sharpening, I noticed that one of the 3 PH lift pins was very loose and wobbly. I tried to tightened it with impact but no luck. I then tried to remove it with impact and no luck. I had to use a grinder to cut the pin to remove it. I had some Cat. 1 pins that I no longer use, so I put one in for him.
Then I noticed that oil had been leaking around the gear box front end. Upon closer look, all the bolts were really loose and further inspection returned missing two of the bottom bolts. After some furtive searching of my bolt collection, I finally found a way to make two 3/8" x 1" bolts out of a 2 1/2" bolt and two nuts. I cut the long bolt to the correct length for one of the needed bolts, then using the short stud remaining, I used two nuts to make a looking head for the other 1" bolt needed. That worked out just right on the length.
After getting all the bolts tighten / replaced, I checked the oil and nothing came out so I put in about a pint 80W-90 gear oil before it started coming out the level indication hole. I hope it wasn't low enough to burn up his gears. The box didn't seem to have any slack in it when I shook it so maybe I caught it in time.
My good deed of the day was completed by 8am and now just waiting for the dew to dry off so I can start working on my project-- mowing my 6 acre yard. Its supposed to hit 98F today so I might have to break this up into a couple of days of late afternoon work.
