Hooray - I'm finally ordering a PT 422

[ewl]

Thanks for the additional info - I'll order extra bolts and sleeves for the brush hog blades; additional hydraulic filters were already on the menu. Probably, like most of you, my first three implements won't be my last. As the uses for the PT expands, and time allows, my wife has already conceded that several other attachments will be useful, including the LM bucket, 4 -in-1, and forks. We also need a wood chipper. This forum has offered solid support for my choice to go with PT. When I first started researching home tractors as opposed to mowers, my wife cynically viewed my selection of PT as another expensive adult toy, until we went together to local dealers to see the competition and obtain package prices. She is now fully convinced of the advantage of the PTs with their articulated frames that allow them to go in tight spaces where even my sears 5000 won't go and hydraulic 4WD as well as smartly thought-out central hydraulics that run the attachments, rather than having to buy most of the hydraulics over and over again with each attachment. Thanks again for the help. tick, tick, tick - countdown to placing the order Monday!!!!!

 

[toy]

I used another method to remove the bolt. It worked for me. It may not work everytime. From below I drilled a small hold in the center of the bolt and then used an easy out to spin the bolt out. The bolt came out very easily and the whole task took about 10 minutes. Of course you have to work under the brush cutter and support it properly.

Bob Rip

I have only had to replace the stop bolts in my brush hog. There was enough of the broken bolt sticking out that I was able to use a chisel and lightly tap the edge of the bolt to back it out, it worked that time but next time it probably won't. Your suggestion about drilling a hole in the bolt and using an easyout is a good one, but I would like to make one more suggestion. The suggestion is get a left handed drill bit to drill the hole in the center of the bolt. I find that a lot of times when drilling in the direction that would screw the broken bolt out that that is enough in and of itself to back the bolt out. Left handed drill bits are a little more expensive than the regular ones but they are well worth it for this situation.

 

[BobRip]

I have only had to replace the stop bolts in my brush hog. There was enough of the broken bolt sticking out that I was able to use a chisel and lightly tap the edge of the bolt to back it out, it worked that time but next time it probably won't. Your suggestion about drilling a hole in the bolt and using an easyout is a good one, but I would like to make one more suggestion. The suggestion is get a left handed drill bit to drill the hole in the center of the bolt. I find that a lot of times when drilling in the direction that would screw the broken bolt out that that is enough in and of itself to back the bolt out. Left handed drill bits are a little more expensive than the regular ones but they are well worth it for this situation.

Good idea. Who sells left handed drill bits.

Bob Rip

 

[toy]

Good idea. Who sells left handed drill bits.

Bob Rip

I got mine at a local hardware store, I have also gotten them at Lowes . If your local hardware store don't have them I suspect that they would order them for you at least my hardware store will, that is one good thing about knowing the owner of the store.