JDTank
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We have had 2 sunny days here now, about plus 12 Celsius, enough to basically dry out the grass.
I decided, what better time to try mowing for the first time with my new X740.
Well, this WAS a good idea at first. I've been getting over a nasty cold the last few weeks, had a major sinus headache all day long, and over-tired from not sleeping. Obviously since it's been winter, I have not cut any grass in 5 months now. Well, needless to say I completely forgot about one particularly high tree root in between some pine trees we have. I went over the tree root and JUST as I went over it, I remembered, crap, this is the high one. Being the first mowing with this new machine, I had no idea what my clearance was. Well I found out!
The right most blade on my 54'' deck hit the tree root at full engine speed. It dug in so bad, it actually stalled the tractor. Stalling a diesel engine, with a gear driven deck, takes a LOT of resistance. I sure hope I didn't wreck anything. I did get off and check everything. The blade is not bent, the spindle does not seem bent, but I did not remove the pulley guards to check. The tractor started up again fine, and I mowed for another hour afterwards. So far, it seems fine, but I am worried I bent something or damaged something and I just don't know it yet. The first thing that went through my mind when the tractor stalled was "..great, I just wrecked a brand new $1,500 mower deck"
Have you ever hit a tree root with one of these big gear driven X700 series?
I decided, what better time to try mowing for the first time with my new X740.
Well, this WAS a good idea at first. I've been getting over a nasty cold the last few weeks, had a major sinus headache all day long, and over-tired from not sleeping. Obviously since it's been winter, I have not cut any grass in 5 months now. Well, needless to say I completely forgot about one particularly high tree root in between some pine trees we have. I went over the tree root and JUST as I went over it, I remembered, crap, this is the high one. Being the first mowing with this new machine, I had no idea what my clearance was. Well I found out!
The right most blade on my 54'' deck hit the tree root at full engine speed. It dug in so bad, it actually stalled the tractor. Stalling a diesel engine, with a gear driven deck, takes a LOT of resistance. I sure hope I didn't wreck anything. I did get off and check everything. The blade is not bent, the spindle does not seem bent, but I did not remove the pulley guards to check. The tractor started up again fine, and I mowed for another hour afterwards. So far, it seems fine, but I am worried I bent something or damaged something and I just don't know it yet. The first thing that went through my mind when the tractor stalled was "..great, I just wrecked a brand new $1,500 mower deck"
Have you ever hit a tree root with one of these big gear driven X700 series?