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- Joined
- Feb 21, 2003
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- SE Michigan in the middle of nowhere
- Tractor
- Kubota M9000 HDCC3 M9000 HDC
I might add that the Kubota F series diesel mower I have uses a 'normal' blade as in round mounting hole and Kubota uses a pair of Bellville washers to provide the clamping effort to the spindle with a specific torque value, in this case, 78 foot pounds. IMO, good engineering and a positive blade breakaway if you contact an object in the grass that could destroy a spindle or worse and the outboard spindles are running in grease and have Alemite fittings that are accessible without having to lift the deck at all as they are on the topside and there are cutouts provided in the top shield to easily access them. Only the center spindle runs in gear oil and has hypoid gearing.
Don't need no new thread either...lol
Don't need no new thread either...lol