woodlandfarms
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woodlandfarms said:
You sure do get in a lot of trouble, but then again, you seem to be using the PT a lot.
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It is the first time much of this property has been mowed. I expected damage... Just hope I am not destroying the guts of the mower in the process..
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woodlandfarms said:
Is that the brush hog mower, or the finish mower that you are using? In most things, go slow, be sure, and git -er-done
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YIKES!
Raise the mower wheels to the highest settings to help avoid the rocks. Also, slow down to a crawl until you have gone over the entire area and can see what is under the brush.
If its any consolation, I have destroyed a couple blades on my PT425 by bending then under a log, have broken the bolt that holds the blade on at least three times, have destroyed a rear wheel by hitting some scrap metal buried in the bushes, and I probably only have 10-15 hours of actual brush hogging. The problems is, the machine can do so much work that we tend to go too fast and run into stuff. I am convinced the brush hog is the most dangerous tool I own, with the possible exception of chain saws.
Raise the mower wheels to the highest settings to help avoid the rocks. Also, slow down to a crawl until you have gone over the entire area and can see what is under the brush.
If its any consolation, I have destroyed a couple blades on my PT425 by bending then under a log, have broken the bolt that holds the blade on at least three times, have destroyed a rear wheel by hitting some scrap metal buried in the bushes, and I probably only have 10-15 hours of actual brush hogging. The problems is, the machine can do so much work that we tend to go too fast and run into stuff. I am convinced the brush hog is the most dangerous tool I own, with the possible exception of chain saws.
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My first set of brushhog blades looked similar to yours. Same situation: first time the area had been cleared let alone mowed. I can remember the blades tossing rocks that were almost 1' in diameter and over 10#. I hit plenty of rocks that wouldn't budge too.
I saved the mowpart.com site from another post here and hope at next blade replacement I'll be able to do better than PT's $50 minimum order. I'm hoping someone will need brushhog blades before me and will have figured out the part number (if there is indeed a replacement through that site).
Phil
I saved the mowpart.com site from another post here and hope at next blade replacement I'll be able to do better than PT's $50 minimum order. I'm hoping someone will need brushhog blades before me and will have figured out the part number (if there is indeed a replacement through that site).
Phil
