Finish mower chains
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clemsonfor
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Thats why you make them short enough and that they stick out far enough so that there is no way they can hit the blades.
Ginormous
Gold Member
After I had them mounted on the mower deck, I went around chain by chain and made certain they could not reach the tip of the blades. I had to trim a few, which made me glad I double checked. 
Well thats what I would have guessed but on my rough cut the blades come pretty close to the end of the deck so I was just curious thanks!
I wouldn't mind having something like those chains on mine to slow down the projectiles good job guys I may use that idea someday!
I wouldn't mind having something like those chains on mine to slow down the projectiles good job guys I may use that idea someday!
clemsonfor
Super Member
What you need to do is get like a 4" wide (or whatever it needs to be to work) piece of 1/4 metal or some flat stock and weld it to the top of the deck, then drill it out and hang your chains off of it, that way you space them farenough from the blades but still can be long enough to stop the peices that would be air born.
Ginormous
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So, after all of that work, I decided to take off the chain guard I made for my rotary mower. Here's why:
1) Although I checked each chain to make sure it couldn't reach the blade... it turned out that several of them could and did. As you can imagine, it was hard on the tip of the blades. I think the issue was that the blades droop when it's stationary (like when I was measuring) and lift up when it's running. That extra lift was enough... whack!:thumbdown:
2) When things ejected from the mower (and/or when the blades hit the chains) it was throwing the chain around and hitting the deck so hard that it was knocking the paint off. Yes, my nice new paint job...:shocked:
3) After taking off the chains, I ran the mower some more. I could tell that the chains were making the tractor work harder because of keeping things underneath the deck longer. It was a big enough difference that I was able to run the mower in the next higher gear with the chains off. :thumbsup:
4) Even with the chain guard, I didn't want my son out watching me mow the field. Given that no one will be anywhere near, the chains are not a necessity and I don't feel too bad about mowing my field without them. I do feel a little bad about all of the work I put into them.
1) Although I checked each chain to make sure it couldn't reach the blade... it turned out that several of them could and did. As you can imagine, it was hard on the tip of the blades. I think the issue was that the blades droop when it's stationary (like when I was measuring) and lift up when it's running. That extra lift was enough... whack!:thumbdown:
2) When things ejected from the mower (and/or when the blades hit the chains) it was throwing the chain around and hitting the deck so hard that it was knocking the paint off. Yes, my nice new paint job...:shocked:
3) After taking off the chains, I ran the mower some more. I could tell that the chains were making the tractor work harder because of keeping things underneath the deck longer. It was a big enough difference that I was able to run the mower in the next higher gear with the chains off. :thumbsup:
4) Even with the chain guard, I didn't want my son out watching me mow the field. Given that no one will be anywhere near, the chains are not a necessity and I don't feel too bad about mowing my field without them. I do feel a little bad about all of the work I put into them.