mower in transport question

[big bubba]

Members: purchased a high end Rhino 8' rotary mower. I was real uneasy about how the dealer transported it to my farm that involved rough dirt roads. the mower bed exceeded the truck bed's width, and the mower rested on both blade carriers & blades. it was then chained down & tensioned. it seems to me that the spindle/gear assembly is designed for rotational/ lateral impact, not heavy compression carried over dirt roads. upon delivery, both spindles rotated freely. what unseen damage could have occurred beyond that? I am dealing with them also on other issues as well that I will not bore you with........ too bad lack of attention to detail often messes things up both in the technical & professional world...... and it's more than just an honest mistake. thanks in advance bb

 

[MMagis]

I'm sure it'll be fine.

 

[ninefinger]

I fully understand your frustration, hard to put into words fit for ears reguardless of one's vocabulary. I too do not think there is any damage past the principle of how the equipment was transported.

 

[big bubba]

Mr Magis & Ninefinger:
thanks for you input, eases my stress (and anger) a bit. Their incompetency also involved having a dry dipstick on either outboard gearbox (residual level was 2 inches below dipstick on both), and a loose fill/ check plug on the center (splitter) gearbox held by a few threads that would have backed off 1st use. maybe I'm over obsessive, but it is a 5.7 K piece of equip....... Believe I caught it all......now for that overdue glass of wine......thanks again, bb

 

[Soundguy]

if it spins freely.. and doesn't leak fluid.. it is likely ok.. it was a bone headed move.. but those things are made to bounce around in pastures and occasionally hit stumps and rocks and stuff ..

soundguy

 

[Farmwithjunk]

if it spins freely.. and doesn't leak fluid.. it is likely ok.. it was a bone headed move.. but those things are made to bounce around in pastures and occasionally hit stumps and rocks and stuff ..

soundguy

What he said......

Especially in light of the fact that it's a heavy duty model from a high end manufacturer, it should be designed to withstand abuse far beyond what the typical irresponsible doofus can dish out.

 

[Kfbeal]

Yea, seems like they would have laid some wood down to rest across the bottom of the frame. It has to be fine. If it can handle hitting items at a few 100 rpm, you shouldn't have anything to worry about.

 

[bill in ny]

where's the picture of you're new mower?

 

[big bubba]

Hey bill in NY, fellow owner of M8540......when the weather breaks & I make a 1st cut, I'll post. I do believe this mower is a perfect match for the tractor & rugged terrain. now that I'm past this dealer delivery issue thing, I can move on to more important tasks.....I'm sure you're proud of your machine(s) as well. bb

 

[PSDStu]

BB,

Sounds like you got yourself a real nice cutter!..... to bad about the delivery knuckleheads!

One thing I noticed when first using my twin spindle 8' cutter is that they do tend to vibrate a bit more then any single spindle cutter. As long as I keep the blades free of junk on the blade mounting bolts, and they spin freely all is well..... if not....

Stu

 

[MarkV]

I would agree with those above and think you are fine. Given what a poor set up they did with the oils you should check all the grease points on the shafts if you haven't already.

MarkV

 

[Ken45101]

I would agree with those above and think you are fine. Given what a poor set up they did with the oils you should check all the grease points on the shafts if you haven't already.

MarkV

AND the bolt torque.

Ken

 

[Soundguy]

for that size of a cutter though.. he should be much happier with a dual spindle 8' vs a large single spindle.. like a 7' they are IMHO.. harder on the tractor than the dual spindle models.. etc.

soundguy

BB,

Sounds like you got yourself a real nice cutter!..... to bad about the delivery knuckleheads!

One thing I noticed when first using my twin spindle 8' cutter is that they do tend to vibrate a bit more then any single spindle cutter. As long as I keep the blades free of junk on the blade mounting bolts, and they spin freely all is well..... if not....

Stu

 

[Soundguy]

most mowers I've ever bought came dry with a waring deep insid ethe manual to add gear lube.. so may have been an oversite either way.. either they started filling it and then got distracted.. or.. one box didn't get emptied at the factory after fill and test... just depends on the dealer.. some dealers go ahead and fill them to prevent damaged seal/bearing/shaft warranty returns..

give her a good check after use.. some previously 'tight' nuts may need more torque on them afterwards..

good luck.

soundguy

Mr Magis & Ninefinger:
thanks for you input, eases my stress (and anger) a bit. Their incompetency also involved having a dry dipstick on either outboard gearbox (residual level was 2 inches below dipstick on both), and a loose fill/ check plug on the center (splitter) gearbox held by a few threads that would have backed off 1st use. maybe I'm over obsessive, but it is a 5.7 K piece of equip....... Believe I caught it all......now for that overdue glass of wine......thanks again, bb