Bush Hog blade sharpening

[Anonymous Poster]

y'know Bird ..., it wasn't 3 minutes after I posted that message that I realized I had mospelled his name.
Muhammad ... my apologies ... that's what happens when I get too "tongue-in-cheek".
I bow my head and meekly accept the demerits!

 

[MChalkley]

That was a nice touch, though: Muhammad will probably cancel the demerits because you mis-spelled your own name to make up for it. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

Mark

 

[Muhammad]

Peter,

I changed you to 'member' since I have seen you around for a while... as for the spelling of Muhammad; several spellings are acceptable, but I spell it Muhammad. No problem there.

 

[Wingnut]

heck, Muhammad ... I was just poking some gentle fun at my fellow orange-lovers! I spend far too much time online as it is .. I wasn't looking for a "free" upgrade.
I follow most of the threads every day (even when I have to spend a week out here in California) and learn something new everyday ... but after making dumb comments about "live" pto's ... I just sit quietly unless it's a subject like computers, warehousing or riding my 'wing ... where I actually know something ...

peter

too bad that common sense ain't

 

[Muhammad]

Peter, you were only one post away from Member as it was!

 

[VERDICT]

Just remember this when sharpening/balancing Blades on a bush hog...ie...2 separate blades, spinning from the same point. The only essential balancing is going to be that the blades are of the same weight. The central point of the bush hog will only feel the imbalance if blades weigh a different amount. If you are going to balance the blades, they will HAVE to be OFF of the bush hog, and you will balance them against one another. In other words, if both of the blades weigh the same amount, the blades are balanced. If one blade weighs more than another one, then you will feel it...the gearbox and everthing will pay the price for blades that are out of kilter.

Hope that makes sense.

 

[RoyJackson]

Makes sense, but I just touch up the edges of the blades with a grinder while they're on the cutter.

 

[redka]

Just remember this when sharpening/balancing Blades on a bush hog...ie...2 separate blades, spinning from the same point. The only essential balancing is going to be that the blades are of the same weight. The central point of the bush hog will only feel the imbalance if blades weigh a different amount. If you are going to balance the blades, they will HAVE to be OFF of the bush hog, and you will balance them against one another. In other words, if both of the blades weigh the same amount, the blades are balanced. If one blade weighs more than another one, then you will feel it...the gearbox and everthing will pay the price for blades that are out of kilter.

Hope that makes sense.

VERDICT, thank you. Now I understand.