Bent lift arms on a Frontier 1072
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AchingBack
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It looks like you backed into a solid object with applied side force.
Bartcephus
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Ouch,
How did that happen? Something fall on it? Or did you hit an obstruction while making a tight right turn? Are you lifting the shredder before making sharp turns?
I'm having a hard time imagining how that could have happened.
Bart
How did that happen? Something fall on it? Or did you hit an obstruction while making a tight right turn? Are you lifting the shredder before making sharp turns?
I'm having a hard time imagining how that could have happened.
Bart
sweep
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Not really sure what I'm doing wrong. Seems like ever since I got the 4320 I'm beating this thing up. Bent the tail wheel about a week ago, now this!
The only advice I can give you is to slow down and be more attentive while operating your tractor. That is nothing but major operator error...and please lock up the kids and pets while you are on a tractor...srs.
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Rockgod
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I was backing into some really thick 1" stuff, I guess there could have been something in there. You'd think I would have felt something.
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Rockgod
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Ouch,
How did that happen? Something fall on it? Or did you hit an obstruction while making a tight right turn? Are you lifting the shredder before making sharp turns?
I'm having a hard time imagining how that could have happened.
Bart
The only thing I can think of is last week I was clearing out a ditch, maybe it put a small bend in the arms then. Maybe yesterday, with all the backing up (real thick stuff) it fatigued the metal to the point of faliure?
grsthegreat
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My old JD 72" brush hog pretty much did the same thing. I swapped out that crappy flat steel for angle iron and it NEVER happened again. The original design was weak. Way too much force to apply to flat steel. If you can do some basic welding and /or have access to oxyacetylene torch to bend some angle iron, its an easy fix.....maybe 1-2 hours with JD green paint to finish it off.
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Check my post on another thread regarding the use of chains, it looks like there is no means of allowing movement at your top link attachment point.
The downside to reinforcing your braces is that force will then be transmitted to your tractor; may be a problem, maybe not, but one TBN member broke the 3PH attachment point on his tractor.
I find it is often better to avoid applied force than brace for it.
Like most things though, there often is no one way only to address something and only an opinion which may or may not be valid in this situation.
The downside to reinforcing your braces is that force will then be transmitted to your tractor; may be a problem, maybe not, but one TBN member broke the 3PH attachment point on his tractor.
I find it is often better to avoid applied force than brace for it.
Like most things though, there often is no one way only to address something and only an opinion which may or may not be valid in this situation.
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Rockgod
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I may just be pushing this implement a bit too much.
The flat steel is not very impressive that's for sure. Once it starts to bend it's all over.
I like your solution, just wish I was set-up for it
Larry, believe it or not there is a slotted link between the arms and the braces (hard to see in the photos). I also figured this would allow for enough movement. Some how it just got bound up and bent itself.
I really wonder if I shouldn't replace the bent items, take off the braces and go with chains..
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I may just be pushing this implement a bit too much.
The flat steel is not very impressive that's for sure. Once it starts to bend it's all over.
I like your solution, just wish I was set-up for it
Larry, believe it or not there is a slotted link between the arms and the braces (hard to see in the photos). I also figured this would allow for enough movement. Some how it just got bound up and bent itself.
I really wonder if I shouldn't replace the bent items, take off the braces and go with chains..
No, I sure couldn't see it, so it looks as though you either didn't have it set up right to allow full flexibility, exceeded the limits of flexibility or exceeded the design limits of the cutter.
I like to buy pretty heavy duty equipment for our tractors because I and my sons are pretty hard on our equipment and still get the occasional "tweak".
Other than getting a heavier duty cutter or adding braces, chains may very well be your best option. I have never used them, but many knowledgeable operators do.
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