Rear Finish Mower Rhino FM72A (72") finishing mower.

[rmissildine]

Thanks for all the input guy's. Perhaps a machine shop is the way to go on the shaft. The sad thing is, I got this mower used along with a little 1200 series Ford tractor when we bought this property 8 years ago. It's always had a roar although I've always greased it before each use, or every 6-8 hours. Not having a new one to compare it to, I thought it was the normal sound of the drive line. The Bush Hog brand mower I'm using now seems to have the same noise. My J-Bar brush cutter has nearly the same drive line noise and has since I bought it new. So, not having anything to compare it to I thought it was normal.
There is a machine shop close to me that I have used in the past. Maybe he can cut the shaft down and weld a sleeve onto it then machine it it back to size. I'll have to go see him next week.
Thanks again,
Roger

 

[Vigo327]

Hopefully you can get it fixed up. I dont fault anyone for not hearing something on this type of machine which is so noisy in the first place. I have a mower deck with a bad bearing and the noise it makes is basically ‘a louder version of normal’ and the only reason i thought to investogate it was because the volume was enough to bother me a little, but it didnt really sound different, just loud. And this is coming from an ASE Master Tech. Just like how i cant stand my dad’s EQ settings and my wife says im colorblind, we all have ‘dips’ in our sensitivity to certain ranges of light/sound/color etc.

Post back with the result, whatever it is!

 

[Williy]

Have you checked the other finishing mower companies to see if they have the same size housing??? Or maybe
the zero turn mowers???

willy

 

[rmissildine]

Hopefully you can get it fixed up. I dont fault anyone for not hearing something on this type of machine which is so noisy in the first place. I have a mower deck with a bad bearing and the noise it makes is basically ‘a louder version of normal’ and the only reason i thought to investogate it was because the volume was enough to bother me a little, but it didnt really sound different, just loud. And this is coming from an ASE Master Tech. Just like how i cant stand my dad’s EQ settings and my wife says im colorblind, we all have ‘dips’ in our sensitivity to certain ranges of light/sound/color etc.

Post back with the result, whatever it is!

Me too. I'm going to get a set of bearings and hopefully match up the seals today. I'm going to call my machinist contact and see if he'll take a look at it and see if he can indeed repair it. As far as different sensitivities go, I totally agree and being in my 70's and having tinnitus doesn't help at all. I'll definitely post pictures of the outcome if he can fix it.
Thanks again,
Roger

 

[rmissildine]

Have you checked the other finishing mower companies to see if they have the same size housing??? Or maybe
the zero turn mowers???

willy

Yes I have looked at other manufactures but not having the dimensions of their spindle assemblies, it's pretty much impossible to tell if theirs are even close. If I had the dimensions I could probably find some close enough to make them work.
Thanks for the question though.
Roger