Rotary Cutter bush hog not cutting

[MikeD74T]

If blades are locked togeather do not use your hands to unlock them. There can be a sudden release of energy when they unlock that can be injurious. Use a long bar, 2x4, etc. Miked74T

 

[tommu56]

Welcome tractor killer here is a link how to post pictures click on it and it will open

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/photos/107314-photo-posting-how.html

On here pictures are save 1000 questions and we can answer your Questions even mark up picture for you to refer to.

Take a picture of the gear box and pto shaft from a couple of angles and post them.

The shear pin is usually back at the gear box some thig like 2 6" disks with a hole in it for pin
the pin might be a grade 2 bolt one with no markings on the head and nut

you might want to start a new thread so it will be easier for you to follow


tom

 

[SunnyJim]

That is nice to know cause I am lost.... I have a 8n Ford ...red and grey...if that means anything. haha...it has bush hog on the back.....it is just to weird if the blades move but not cutting...is that the norm...?

I drive down 168 everyday from Porstmouth to Moyock. I'm hardly an expert but I could take a look if you are not to far out of the way. Some times it just takes a fresh set of eyes to find the problem.

 

[tractor killer]

I can't thank you guys enough for all your advise. I will take some pictures and post them. Now please understand my tractor looks like death warmed over compared to yours.. haha..

Ok Sunny....I am like on 168....so all depends on if you ride on Battlefield or Centerville....I am on Centerville 3 blocks from 168 if that is not to far. That would really be a GOD sent. Thanks <hanging head> tractor killer

 

[SunnyJim]

I can't thank you guys enough for all your advise. I will take some pictures and post them. Now please understand my tractor looks like death warmed over compared to yours.. haha..

Ok Sunny....I am like on 168....so all depends on if you ride on Battlefield or Centerville....I am on Centerville 3 blocks from 168 if that is not to far. That would really be a GOD sent. Thanks <hanging head> tractor killer

I think I know the area your are in.... its southern cheasapeake not far from the high school (the name of which escapes me) on battlefield. I'd have to get off at Hillcrest and come down battlefield. Send me an email or PM and I will see if I cannot make it today. My work email has a very secure firewall so please post here if you send me either today. Tomorrow is the start of the labor day weekend so the tourist traffic will start getting thick early, I try to make it home before it gets to bad personally.

 

[tractor killer]

That would be WONDERFUL...here is phone number just call and I can give you directions...we are 60 seconds from the Hickory High School. 4214631

thanks again tractor killer

 

[tractor killer]

Well, I want to thank everyone for their advise....Seems everyone was right....blades where stuck....missing some kind of bolt to raise the rear of the bush hog up. Seems I need a new transmission......SunnyJim came by and gave me lessons...Now I don't fell so stupid....I also need a new water lid. Seems he found out all kinds of things wrong with my baby. But now I can start to fix it one piece at a time... haha.... Thanks again

 

[SunnyJim]

I'll try and add some details if I can, it is a 5ft Howse bush hog. I found the transmission was loose on the deck, the upper link was not connected to the bush hog so it would not raise correctly. One of the blades was stuck 180 degrees from its correct position. I had to use a piece of wood to knock it loose since it was not swinging very well. Once moved to the correct position I noted a large chip in the blade. After a few questions it turns out that the cutter had struck something in the field when all this happened so I checked the shear bolt which I had expected to be shear but it was intacted. I also noted grease around the transmission, once the top of the cutter was cleared of grass I could clearly smell gear oil. Turning the PTO shaft by hand I found what appears to be some missing teeth in the transmission on the bush hog.

I recommended stopping by Bage Industries which is right down the road in chesapeake close to the NC border. Bage Industries I know sells Howse implements and has allot of items a compact tractor owner would need including replacement howse transmissions. I've been eyeing a Texas Bragg equipment trailer they have myself.

 

[Treemonkey1000]

Hey that was pretty decent of you SunnyJim to stop and help him out! You earned a Gold star for the day..Not redeemable in any tractor store though

 

[PILOON]

Sunny Jim
That was a very kind gesture on your part, going out of you way to help out a fellow TBNr.
My hats off to you!

 

[JohnDeere4300]

Well, I have a ford and my husband kept it purring for years but now he has decided to up and die on me leaving me this beast of a machine and I do love it.

Hey that was pretty decent of you SunnyJim to stop and help him out! You earned a Gold star for the day..Not redeemable in any tractor store though

SunnyJim helped her out.

That was great what he done!!!

 

[jinman]

Tractor Killer, the first house I ever bought was in Chesapeake in the Deep Creek township not far from the inter-coastal waterway. I remember spending a lot of time in Great Bridge also.

That was back in the early 70s during the gasoline shortage. I remember driving 19 miles to NC to buy gasoline one day and found out NC was limiting purchases to 5 gal. By the time I got back home, I'd burned 3 gallons. So, I drove and waited in line for about 2-1/2 hr just to get 2 gallons of gas to the good. Those were some desperate times.

In 2005 I was there and drove by my old house. It was virtually unchanged except for lots of trees cut out of the yard.

 

[tractor killer]

ok GUYS....first things first.....I AM WOMAN..... HAHA.....although I am doing mans work....ok.....he was really GREAT....However, I am now in a pickle....I went out and got the pin to raise the bush hog...yahooooooooooo it moves up and down now...ok...problem....I need a new bush hog...went out and look....holly molly....but the worst is how do I get a 5 foot bush hog home...It will not fit in my car and they do not delivery...so now what guys..who can I call??????????????

 

[tractor killer]

jinman, glad you got to see your old house....it must brought back memories...I am sure your new house is good...you did go through hard times as I am now...just different...

 

[JohnDeere4300]

ok...problem....I need a new bush hog...went out and look....holly molly....but the worst is how do I get a 5 foot bush hog home...It will not fit in my car and they do not delivery...so now what guys..who can I call??????????????

Where was you trying to buy one from ?

 

[tractor killer]

there is a place in Chesapeake on 168 but they do not deliver....have you ever? like I can put this 5 foot hunk of metal in my car and take it home, what are they thinking...you know someone who sells and dellivers?

 

[Willl]

Is your old one unfixable ?

 

[tractor killer]

Not really. It does need a new gear box and I have tried to take the bolts off...and well..it is like a fish swimming up stream. I just don't have the strength or the right tools so I just don't know what to do. Nobody around here works on them.. So how to people get bush hogs home? What am I missing here.

 

[PSDStu]

Not really. It does need a new gear box and I have tried to take the bolts off...and well..it is like a fish swimming up stream. I just don't have the strength or the right tools so I just don't know what to do. Nobody around here works on them.. So how to people get bush hogs home? What am I missing here.

It's been 3 years since I was last in the area, but at that time there used to be a JD Dealer on the corner of Dominion Blvd, and Great Bridge Blvd, as well as a Kubota/NH Dealer on Military Highway in Chesapeake. You might want to try and contact one of them.

We used to live off of Great Bridge Blvd ago when I was in the Navy, and my Daughter and SIL still live in the Deep Creek area.

Best of luck!

Stu

 

[jinman]

Not really. It does need a new gear box and I have tried to take the bolts off...and well..it is like a fish swimming up stream. I just don't have the strength or the right tools so I just don't know what to do. Nobody around here works on them.. So how to people get bush hogs home? What am I missing here.

TK, you either have to have a trailer and truck to haul the cutter home or get somebody else to do it. There are major dealers who have delivery trucks, but their cutters may be more expensive. If you buy one at a cheaper place like TSC, then you'll have to find and pay someone to pick it up and deliver it. That's also costly. I think most of the TBN folks here either have a trailer or access to somebody who has one. Unless you find a friend with a truck and trailer, I think you are going to need to start looking for someone to do the job for you. A roll back wrecker might be the best place to start. I'd check with a wrecker service to see if they would haul it and unload it for you at a reasonable price.