BLADE TIMING
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Sprinkler Buddy
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Re: BL;ADE TIMING
Are they hitting each other? If so, they are too long. I never heard of timing mower blades.:confused2: Although I could be wrong.:laughing:
Are they hitting each other? If so, they are too long. I never heard of timing mower blades.:confused2: Although I could be wrong.:laughing:
Scooby074
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Re: BL;ADE TIMING
What kind of mower?
On my Cman with interference (timed) blades i set them perpendicular to one another. The spindles are splined, so removing the centre bolt i could move the hub and put in in the proper indexed position.
If its not a timed deck, your blades are too long
What kind of mower?
On my Cman with interference (timed) blades i set them perpendicular to one another. The spindles are splined, so removing the centre bolt i could move the hub and put in in the proper indexed position.
If its not a timed deck, your blades are too long
soulasphil
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beppington
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Re: BL;ADE TIMING
Maybe by "time" them, he wants to determine how fast they're going?
Maybe by "time" them, he wants to determine how fast they're going?
Re: BL;ADE TIMING
Some of the old mower decks needed to be timed. They nearly always had a notched belt like the timing belt on newer model cars. I haven't seen a mower deck that required timing for a long time. Most are now made where the spindles are staggered ahead to allow a slight overlap. Once in a while these offset decks will leave a strip when the mower blades are worn and the machine is turned sharply.
I'm not suggesting that there are no decks out there that require timing, I just haven't seen one for a long time.
Some of the old mower decks needed to be timed. They nearly always had a notched belt like the timing belt on newer model cars. I haven't seen a mower deck that required timing for a long time. Most are now made where the spindles are staggered ahead to allow a slight overlap. Once in a while these offset decks will leave a strip when the mower blades are worn and the machine is turned sharply.
I'm not suggesting that there are no decks out there that require timing, I just haven't seen one for a long time.
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That deck in your picture looks like it has very high lift blades. It also looks like you don't have many hrs on the deck when the picture was taken. Have you had a chance to run it in higher than normal cutting situation. I'm interested because when mowing 5 or 6" high a lot of blades do not have the lift to pull the grass back up after runing over it with the front wheels in a higher than normal cutting situation.
That deck in your picture looks like it has very high lift blades. It also looks like you don't have many hrs on the deck when the picture was taken. Have you had a chance to run it in higher than normal cutting situation. I'm interested because when mowing 5 or 6" high a lot of blades do not have the lift to pull the grass back up after runing over it with the front wheels in a higher than normal cutting situation.
thatguy
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Re: BL;ADE TIMING
I try to place mine (3 blades) so the blades are: 1) north to south, 2) east to west, and 3) north to south)
BUT since I MMM is belt driven when you start/stop the pulleys will shift.. So they dont end up being in the same positions as when i started..
Brian
I try to place mine (3 blades) so the blades are: 1) north to south, 2) east to west, and 3) north to south)
BUT since I MMM is belt driven when you start/stop the pulleys will shift.. So they dont end up being in the same positions as when i started..
Brian
soulasphil
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Re: BL;ADE TIMING
No I had only used that deck for one summer when the picture was taken, so I'm sure the blades are still in their original position. The blades are the standard blades that came with the deck and, yes, they have high lift. I often have to mow in high grass (sometimes 2 or 3 feet high) and the result, IMHO, is very much the same as with other decks. There are no incidents, I don't have to stop and clear cut grass from the deck, but I have to go over the grass several times and the result is far from perfect. Now I generally use the bush hog for a first cut when the grass is very high.
No I had only used that deck for one summer when the picture was taken, so I'm sure the blades are still in their original position. The blades are the standard blades that came with the deck and, yes, they have high lift. I often have to mow in high grass (sometimes 2 or 3 feet high) and the result, IMHO, is very much the same as with other decks. There are no incidents, I don't have to stop and clear cut grass from the deck, but I have to go over the grass several times and the result is far from perfect. Now I generally use the bush hog for a first cut when the grass is very high.
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Re: BL;ADE TIMING
It is not necessary to Time or synchronize blades except on those mowers with a cogged belt or pulleys with splines, such as the older Troybuilt 32 in mowers.
A regular belt will slip some under high torque, or if you hit something.
Years ago I had a deck that was gear driven, It was powered by a belt from the engine, but the blades were gear driven.
It is not necessary to Time or synchronize blades except on those mowers with a cogged belt or pulleys with splines, such as the older Troybuilt 32 in mowers.
A regular belt will slip some under high torque, or if you hit something.
Years ago I had a deck that was gear driven, It was powered by a belt from the engine, but the blades were gear driven.
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Re: BL;ADE TIMING
larry
Not so much the start stop as it is pulley and load variances multiplied by many revolutions per second. Without teeth on the pulleys and belt the "timing" will wander quite quickly. Yould have to "time" them every couple minutes. Best to not fret and just let it do its thing.
larry
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I have moved your thread to the Parts/Repairs Forum. You'll get a better response there.
I have moved your thread to the Parts/Repairs Forum. You'll get a better response there.
David_Kb7uns
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Have an Ariens Zero Turn, think it is a 42" deck with a cogged belt. Usually there will be a cover over the belt, remove cover and find the arrow marks on pulley to the marks on the deck and starting from idler thread all the way aroung keeping them in their postions. The tensioner needs to be then tensioned to proper tension. You may need to track down the manual for the mower.
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