DEADLY SLASHER.

[EddieWalker]

Thanks, I sort of thought that's what it must have been, but the $6,000 price tag told me that there's no way it's a rotary cutter. My six foot Landpride, medium duty Rotary Cutter with a three year gear box warrenty cost me $800 brand new. I still think I'm missing something. The exchange rate isn't that big and they have plenty of steel there. Why such a HUGE difference in price?

Eddie

 

[IslandTractor]

Why such a HUGE difference in price?

It is very expensive to build things upside down, especially when there is lots of welding involved.

Also, it is not hard to spend pretty close to $3000 in the USA for a 7ft heavy duty "slasher" so maybe that accounts for some of the cost too.

 

[Eagleview]

Sorry for the confusion . A Slasher (you slash grass with it) is the same as your Bush Hog . It is easy to spend $8,000-$10,000 on a Slasher over here , i bought the Kanga because it was "cheap". This is a photo of a Kanga , on thier "heavy duty model" , they use a triple laminated beam the same as i have but thiers only has two bolt holes for attaching , and the drive spindle is just flat plate as shown in my first photos . After they welded the spline hub to the flat plate , the welds pulled it into an arc . The two poor little bolts were overstressed just trying to pull the laminated beam to that same arc . The result is , no frictional strength between the beam and the spindle and all shock loads being directed straight at the bolts . Metric bolts in 5/8" holes with no frictional strength = a ready made bolt Guilotine . As you can see my laminated beam has 4 bolts for attachment and the side lugs on the spindle transmit all the thrust to the beam , the bolts only hold the beam up . Any shock loads are transmitted through the side lugs , and are disipated via the clutch . The 300(12")X75mm(3") cold rolled channel in the photo is part of the structure the gearbox will pass through to disipate Harmonics throughout the deck plate . It's not just Kanga that build them like this , they all do . How are the ones built in the States made ?

The photos i posted first were also sent to Workcover . I complained about the safety of Kangas slashers and showed them a drawing of how they should be made , they now use a 4 bolt bar and also weld on square steel stock either side of the bar . Not as good as milling a slot out but a lot better than what they had .

 

[Eagleview]

It is very expensive to build things upside down, especially when there is lots of welding involved.

Ahh , a wise guy , if you feel something banging under your feet it's me banging the ceiling with my broom .

 

[rhett]

How are the ones built in the States made ?

thump thump, see post #9

 

[Eagleview]

I'm sorry , i missread what you were saying in post 9 . You guy's don't use a laminated beam at all ?

 

[rhett]

my thump thump was just trying to follow humor i thought i saw from preceeding posts.

right, the round plate / dish is a bountifull feature. rotary cuters for North America use them and have shear bolts not slip clutches. if you overview the round plate idea, when hiting an object, it deflects, as the "Laminated Bar" will grab an object and traumatic shock to the drive line occurs.

honestly, i wish products abundant here were readily availible to you.

Good Luck
Rhett

 

[CCWKen]

Thanks, I sort of thought that's what it must have been, but the $6,000 price tag told me that there's no way it's a rotary cutter. My six foot Landpride, medium duty Rotary Cutter with a three year gear box warrenty cost me $800 brand new. I still think I'm missing something. The exchange rate isn't that big and they have plenty of steel there. Why such a HUGE difference in price?

I just looked (only looked) at a Rhino 10' yesterday. It has dual (actually tripple) gear boxes and dual cutting assemblies. It's pulled by a swinging drawbar. The hydraulic actuated dual rear wheels simutaneously, through linkage, raise and lower the front of the deck. The lightly-used price was $5600. I've seen them from $3200-$3800 in well-used condition.

http://www.equipmentlocator.com/photos/equip/540328-1.jpg

 

[Eagleview]

Re: DEADLY SLASHER/BUSH HOG .

Did you get Kanga to take theirs back? The new spindle adapter looks good in the pics.

Sorry i forgot to reply to your question . Yes , i made them give me back my money . The tone in my voice told them i was not a happy camper .

CCWKen , that slasher , in that condition would bring $12,000 in OZ .

rhett , i have only just noticed the first picture you posted in post 9 is not a side view of the stump jumper in the other two shots . This is how they are now made after i complained , and they are now using it as sales leverage , people are now asking for thier slashers because of the captive bar feature . I should hit them up for royalties . And i now get the thump thump .

Maybe a moderator can change the thread title to DEADLY SLASHER/BUSH HOG for me .

 

[irvingj]

Iron Horse-- anybody ever think about shipping a batch of used BushHogs --or other agricultural equipment-- to OZ, reconditioning them, and selling them down there??

Back when I was young and foolish, I knew a gentleman who did that in Stockholm in the 70's, with US musclecars. He'd buy them, used, a dozen or so at a time, ship them to Sweden, recondition as necessary, and then sell them at a very good profit. (Got to drive a Mustang around Stockholm for a couple of days- you'd think I had a Ferrari by the looks of admiration I got!)

Just a thought-- this Swede had quite a good business going back then....