bushhog height
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TripleR
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If you don't have a manual, download one from Land Pride/Bush Hog/Woods etc. set up is pretty much the same on all. If you can't find one let me know and I will post some off mine.
brin
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You can adjust your top link and raise the front of your bush hog....you can also adjust your tail wheel to raise the front....
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Normally, you can set the cut height with a combination of the tail wheel and your rockshaft (3PH) lever stop. You'll want the aft end of the cutter a bit higher (an inch or three) then the front.
If your ground is uneven, the sides of the cutter will dig in occasionally...unless you want to constantly adjust that rock shaft lever. I doubt you can prevent digging in 100% of the time.
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tractornewby
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I too am having problems with a new "used" shredder I purchased recently. I had a Howse 6' shredder and it cut great, but it was a cheap one with thin steel and it rusted through in too many places to continue getting fixed and welded back together. I purchase a used Tractor Supply Co (TSC) brand shredder with taller sides than the Howse shredder. My problem with the TSC shredder is that on level ground, without digging trenches from the sides digging into the ground, the grass height is about 8" tall. I'd like it cut lower, such as 3" tall grass/weeds. Is there a way to safely lower the stump jumper disk so the blades get lowered, or are there blades made for this purpose that drop down lower to the ground than standard blades? I looked on the TSC web site and they only list 1 set of blades for a 6' shredder. I assume that's the same set that came with this used shredder I purchased.
DK35vince
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My King Kutter shredder was the same way when I got it.
Could not cut low and the front of the cutter was always digging in.
I cut the front sides of the cutter up a couple inches and tapered them back about a foot.
Then welded on new skids where I cut.
Easy, cheap and the cutter works much, much better.
I can cut several inches lower without the front of the cutter constantly leaving trenches
LD1
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Measure your blades. Length, width, thickness, and hole diameter.
Then just browse online for similar blades with more offset. Perhaps someone replaced your blades with ones that dont offset as much.
Pictures would also help.
When you set the cutter on level concrete pad, unhooked from the tractor, what is the height of the blades?
Also, 3" is too low for a rotary cutter, and borderline too low for even a finish mower.
Then just browse online for similar blades with more offset. Perhaps someone replaced your blades with ones that dont offset as much.
Pictures would also help.
When you set the cutter on level concrete pad, unhooked from the tractor, what is the height of the blades?
Also, 3" is too low for a rotary cutter, and borderline too low for even a finish mower.
