Recent content by wirlybird

I currently run 7 brush hogs of different makes and models and not one manual calls for a grade 5. If grade 2 bolts are constantly being broken then my first thought is the cutter is not set up correctly, cutting too low for the terrain and/or frequently hitting or running over stuff it...

Well, since a "shear pin" is a grade 2 bolt was the issue the Harbor Freight bolt specifically?

Would be nice but as I said with all the rain we have had it just wasn't possible to mow without rutting up the whole area. We were lucky to get it to dry enough to get it tilled on schedule.

Yes, it was recently cut as we have had so much rain we had to let the ground dry enough for the equipment to not make ruts! I'll get one of those knives.

I am running a 5 foot King Kutter tiller behind my JD 3038E. Recently did a large till job. The area is does evey year. The owner cuts the grass down before I till. Issue is that at the ends of the tiller, grass and dirt are getting wound around the main axel tube between the outer most tines...

Longer bolt is holding up so far. Been busy so not much time to look at it!

Yes, longer bolt seems to be doing better. Going to pull it when I get time to see how it looks.

Yea, I was thinking a small bolt. Anyway, it was just an idea.

It was just a thought. Main idea is a constant diameter of the pin, no threads. When you're out doing a 15 acre field with no obstacles you get time to think of things!

I am sure on cost a bolt is cheaper. If I did try a pin I'd make sure to order one that is a specific grade such as 5. Haven't looked yet. I may try it just to see how it goes.

Nothing new to report as I have been very busy in between storms mowing. Idea: What do you guys think about using a "pin", something like you'd use on a toplink instead of a bolt to join the PTO shaft to the gearbox? This could give a uniform diameter all the way through. I know, just use a...

I think you are in for an exercise in futility with a 110v wire feed. First thing is to make sure you have the correct type of wire. I was doing small repairs on a brush hog welding cracks with my small wire feed and they'd just crack again in a matter of days. The welds were just...

Thanks for all of the suggestions and commentary. I haven't had a chance to look at things for a bit as I have been going sun-up to sundown with a break in the storms. Lots of mowing to do. I hope to get back to this on the weekend and see if I can eliminate some of the items suggested.

I have thought about this. Current bolts come from tractor supply.

Yes, always do. thing is I haven't hit anything. Just mowing flat fields that are done on a regular basis.