RalphVa
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- Joined
- Dec 19, 2003
- Messages
- 7,885
- Location
- Charlottesville, VA, USA
- Tractor
- JD 2025R, previously Gravely 5650 & JD 4010 & JD 1025R
I removed the Frontier bush hog's blades today and sharpened them. Put them back on.
The first bolt did fine. It apparently slid into the slot and tightened up fairly quickly.
The 2nd one obviously did not go into the slot just right, and I ended up with a few rounds of very tight going before it got to the point where I could put the 6 ft pipe on the wrench handle to "torque" it down.
How do others of you get those bolts with those raised nibs to stay in the slot? On the old LX-4 I used to have to use a couple clamps to hold the hold lot up there: blade, bolt and stump jumper. Guess maybe a clamp to hold the bolt lined up with into the slot until I get on top to tighten the nut? On the Frontier, the stump jumper stays in place, and I can put the nut onto the bolt before climbing up top to tighten the nut.
I usually run around using the hog without the trail wheel: knock down some ornamental grasses and briers, etc. and finally retorque the nuts before putting the trail wheel back on.
Ralph
The first bolt did fine. It apparently slid into the slot and tightened up fairly quickly.
The 2nd one obviously did not go into the slot just right, and I ended up with a few rounds of very tight going before it got to the point where I could put the 6 ft pipe on the wrench handle to "torque" it down.
How do others of you get those bolts with those raised nibs to stay in the slot? On the old LX-4 I used to have to use a couple clamps to hold the hold lot up there: blade, bolt and stump jumper. Guess maybe a clamp to hold the bolt lined up with into the slot until I get on top to tighten the nut? On the Frontier, the stump jumper stays in place, and I can put the nut onto the bolt before climbing up top to tighten the nut.
I usually run around using the hog without the trail wheel: knock down some ornamental grasses and briers, etc. and finally retorque the nuts before putting the trail wheel back on.
Ralph
