Do you hate your rotary cutter gearbox shield?

[JethroB]

My bush hog cover does not have the cool EA logo so it is different.

My Bush Hog BH15 (2017) came with the aggravating plastic bell cover. I got the EA one painted yesterday. Maybe I’ll start the swap out today. It appears I will have to remove the driveline from the splined gearbox shaft to remove the old plastic one.


EDIT: Measure carefully. I did my best to measure with the plastic shield on before ordering the 2 7/8 inch one. After removing the plastic junk one today I found mine is really 2 5/8 inches. Working on a solution. The EA shield is pretty stout metal.

 

[EverythingAttachments]

This guy just shared pics of his upgraded land pride cutter!
-from the Everything Attachments Group.
Travis

 

[5030]

Kind of unpleasantly surprised that LP don't redesign their shielding. The way they are presently, greasing the U joint in front of the gearbox or slipping the clutch is a royal PITA.

 

[5030]

It appears I will have to remove the driveline from the splined gearbox shaft to remove the old plastic one.

Not really. Just cut it off with a sawzall. You won't ever use it again so it goes in the trash. Gonna order one but not now. It's winter here and I won't refit until warm weather comes again.

 

[Tinhack]

Not really. Just cut it off with a sawzall. You won't ever use it again so it goes in the trash. Gonna order one but not now. It's winter here and I won't refit until warm weather comes again.

I don't have an EA but that's what I had to do for the last covered PTO shaft I got. I cut the tractor side because it was hard for me to get to the release. I cut about 2" off the bell which is about where the last flare ends. Works great now.

 

[EverythingAttachments]

Kind of unpleasantly surprised that LP don't redesign their shielding. The way they are presently, greasing the U joint in front of the gearbox or slipping the clutch is a royal PITA.

Over the years, I've compiled quite a collection of ongoing land pride failures, and based on them not redesigning many common issues with their attachments, I don't think this area is even remotely in their scope of things to improve..
Travis

 

[ruffdog]

EA...maybe instead of 4 mounting holes have 4 slots. That way any bolt pattern between the 2-3/8 and 2-7/8 would work, even the odd "metric" ones.

 

[wmfamily]

Kind of unpleasantly surprised that LP don't redesign their shielding. The way they are presently, greasing the U joint in front of the gearbox or slipping the clutch is a royal PITA.

Land Pride isn't the only one. It saves a buck on each implement built but makes it a pain for the owner to maintain. I hate servicing the u-joint and slip clutch every year because of the poorly designed/implemented shield.

 

[5030]

I don't 'hate' it. In reality I don't 'hate' anyone or anything. That word is used way too loosely. I find it inconvenient

 

[5030]

Over the years, I've compiled quite a collection of ongoing land pride failures, and based on them not redesigning many common issues with their attachments, I don't think this area is even remotely in their scope of things to improve..
Travis

Never had a failure of any LP implement I own. In fact, both my 3 point shredder and my batwing mower are overbuilt.

 

[EverythingAttachments]

EA...maybe instead of 4 mounting holes have 4 slots. That way any bolt pattern between the 2-3/8 and 2-7/8 would work, even the odd "metric" ones.

We chose to make ours more snug, rather than having the the elongated slots, but we can make one custom, by request.
I've taken a couple orders for 2 5/8" spacing.
Travis

 

[JethroB]

EA...maybe instead of 4 mounting holes have 4 slots. That way any bolt pattern between the 2-3/8 and 2-7/8 would work, even the odd "metric" ones.

I vote for the elongated holes. Sure would have made my measuring error easier to deal with. ( to get to 2 5/8” by drilling & filing). I made that suggestion today to a nice fellow at EA.

 

[Williy]

I can't see any reason to have one in the first
place what ever is on it will stay until it gets in
my way then out with it.

willy

 

[Bearsixty7]

I can't see any reason to have one in the first
place what ever is on it will stay until it gets in
my way then out with it.

willy

A grenading U joint or slip clutch are 2 reasons to have a good cover over them. I am not concerned with operator entanglement as I never get near or allow any one else near a spinning PTO.

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

I can't see any reason to have one in the first
place what ever is on it will stay until it gets in
my way then out with it.

willy

I think for me, I'd like to have a cover on it just because I'm out at someone else's property when I'm mowing, and I don't want anything to get near my spinning pto shaft.

I'd like to think I'm also smart enough not to go near it when it's running, and I can't think of a single reason to have the pto engaged while I'm out of the cab.

 

[EverythingAttachments]

I vote for the elongated holes. Sure would have made my measuring error easier to deal with. ( to get to 2 5/8” by drilling & filing). I made that suggestion today to a nice fellow at EA.

I hear that it is going to be changed to elongated holes, for the ones sent to guys who are upgrading their existing gearbox.
Travis

 

[nch77]

that looks like what came on my HX10, works great

 

[EverythingAttachments]

I hear that it is going to be changed to elongated holes, for the ones sent to guys who are upgrading their existing gearbox.
Travis

I forgot to elaborate on said elongated Xtreme Gearbox Hood holes.
Here ya go.
Travis

 

[bigtiller]

I got the hood for my ruff cut mower painted and bolted on. I will let the paint cure for a while before I put the safety decal on.

It's going to be much easier to maintain the clutch and u-joint now.

Thanks for your modification of the mounting holes E. A.

 

[EverythingAttachments]

Xtreme Gearbox Hood showed up today on a Woods cutter!
Travis