Easy way to uncross bush hog blades

[RalphVa]

I hit a stump yesterday with the bush hog and shut down. Restarted tractor and restarted bush hog. Too much vibration. Shut it down and went back to the garage. Parked with the hog in the air at the top of the carriage house ramp. Blades are crossed. Happened one time on the 4010 and LX-4. These seem locked tighter.

Anyone have something they've done to make this easier? I may have to actually remove one blade to get them unstuck. If so, I'll remove the other and do my sharpening (more like raggedy edge straightening) now.

Fortunately, I was done for the day: just running up on my neighbor's side cutting down weeds.

Ralph

 

[LouNY]

A big hammer.

 

[Wagtail]

Run over the same stump in the opposite direction.

You're welcome.

 

[Lineman North Florida]

I guess I have been lucky, I have never had this happen and have never heard of it happening.

 

[EddieWalker]

I keep a hammer in the tool box on my tractor. Just raise the mower and wack it as hard as you can, as many times as it takes.

 

[ovrszd]

Run over the same stump in the opposite direction.

You're welcome.

In your location they wouldn't have crossed.

Do they spin the opposite direction like a toilet flushing ?

 

[Roadworthy]

I think I used a pry bar to unstick mine but a hammer would probably do the trick, too.

 

[Shutesbury]

I've used a 3lb sledge before, in the field... but thinking about it now, the hammer while prying some separation with a crowbar would probably require a lot less hits!

 

[Wagtail]

In your location they wouldn't have crossed.

Do they spin the opposite direction like a toilet flushing ?

Nah Mate, they spin in the same direction... just 'upside down' to you. :thumbsup:

 

[jmc]

However you decide to do it, some prelube between the blades' mating surfaces couldn't hurt.

Got a picture of it?