Good morning,
I received my new tractor (MX5400) over the weekend and upon starting the rotary for the first time(RC1860), the tractor shook violently. I shut down the PTO, and assuming it was first time operator error and/or long grass, went through the manual and did everything again. The second time, it shook a little bit for a second but then spun up with only a slight vibration. I thought this was probably ok and took it up to 540 and proceeded to cut the field. During operation, there was always a vibration that I could feel in the wheel and dash, but I am assuming it's normal, not having ever used a rotary before. Over the course of the weekend, I kept trying trying the rotary, and every time I engage the PTO, there is a shudder, but it spins quietly after that, but with a vibration in the wheel and dash. It's not a big vibration, but it's there, and there's some noise in from the plastic and the wheel vibrates. I read a few threads over the weekend on here that seem to indicate this may not be normal, so I lifted the mower, and took a look underneath and saw the stump jumper is bent down and out. My first thought when I saw it was it looked like it was caused from a fork based on angle, width and rub marks. The blades will not spin around all the way around, but they come out. I racked my brain to figure out if I grounded or hit anything in the field that would do that kind of damage, but I was cutting at 6-7 inches, and there's no dings on the blades. The field, which is new to us, has been mowed continuously for years by the previous owner and a tenant farmer, and it's rock free and relatively flat. The last cut was in early July for hay. I attached an image of the damage to see what others think. I know I should have checked on delivery, but there were so many other things going on, I didn't think to check underneath.
Thanks
Jon
I received my new tractor (MX5400) over the weekend and upon starting the rotary for the first time(RC1860), the tractor shook violently. I shut down the PTO, and assuming it was first time operator error and/or long grass, went through the manual and did everything again. The second time, it shook a little bit for a second but then spun up with only a slight vibration. I thought this was probably ok and took it up to 540 and proceeded to cut the field. During operation, there was always a vibration that I could feel in the wheel and dash, but I am assuming it's normal, not having ever used a rotary before. Over the course of the weekend, I kept trying trying the rotary, and every time I engage the PTO, there is a shudder, but it spins quietly after that, but with a vibration in the wheel and dash. It's not a big vibration, but it's there, and there's some noise in from the plastic and the wheel vibrates. I read a few threads over the weekend on here that seem to indicate this may not be normal, so I lifted the mower, and took a look underneath and saw the stump jumper is bent down and out. My first thought when I saw it was it looked like it was caused from a fork based on angle, width and rub marks. The blades will not spin around all the way around, but they come out. I racked my brain to figure out if I grounded or hit anything in the field that would do that kind of damage, but I was cutting at 6-7 inches, and there's no dings on the blades. The field, which is new to us, has been mowed continuously for years by the previous owner and a tenant farmer, and it's rock free and relatively flat. The last cut was in early July for hay. I attached an image of the damage to see what others think. I know I should have checked on delivery, but there were so many other things going on, I didn't think to check underneath.
Thanks
Jon
