New Bushhog Question

[leonz]

My unit DOES NOT have any chains on the rear discharge.

Ouch!!!!,

You could or should have layered sections of a free stall cow mat bolted to the back or a curtain of chains installed using bolts tack welded to the top of the deck and sandwiching the chains between the bolt head and a second piece of strap iron and using nylock nuts and washers to hold the strap and chains in place.

By bolting a wide layered flap of rubber free stall mat over the discharge would stop practically everything from being shot out of the rotary cutter like a missle and slow it way down if you have an impact strike.

As long as you keep the deck on the ground it will reduce the chance of ejecting a rock or bolt or whatever to a minimum-just be sure the rear wheel is level with the bottom of the deck when or if you adjust it to allow the mower to skid on the ground.

 

[Heavyduty]

You can try bumping the pto lever like we do with our Brown tree cutter. Bring the tractor rpms to around 1000 rpm and slowly engage (bump)the pto so the blades just start turning, then disengage pto lever. Repeat until the mower is up to speed. We have to bump the pto 4-5 times on tree cutters and 15ft bushhogs.:thumbsup:

This way of engaging the pto is alot easier on the tractor and pto shafts.

 

[Rollcenter]

I had already planned on installing chains on the back, being associated with the coal industry, heavy duty chain is easy to find!:thumbsup:

I guess not putting anything on the rear discharge is a way of saving a few dollars!!

 

[leonz]

AH!, Your a long waller EH? or do they have a lot of broken Stamler chains?:thumbsup:


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Once you go flail you never go back:thumbsup::licking::drool:

 

[leonz]

I had already planned on installing chains on the back, being associated with the coal industry, heavy duty chain is easy to find!:thumbsup:

I guess not putting anything on the rear discharge is a way of saving a few dollars!!

Yup!!! the nice thing about the European regulations is that thier mowers whether rotary or flail have hinged steel doors that float with the machine as it mows if it is a front mount which is something very common over there with the very small bi-directional tractors on their side of the pond.

 

[Rollcenter]

AH!, Your a long waller EH? or do they have a lot of broken Stamler chains?:thumbsup:


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Once you go flail you never go back:thumbsup::licking::drool:

I've seen a Stamler (now Joy) Chain or two!!

Actually in my area, the coal seams are MUCH to small for a longwall system, we use Room and Pillar method mostly!!!

 

[kebo]

Yep, Driveshaft proper length.

Gearcase filled.

I agree, I think it's just the large amount of weight to get swinging!!

Just wanted someone else's opinion to make me feel better!!

Maybe you could consider changing it over to a slipclutch and have it set just stiff enough that it wouldn't slip under normal use, but would slip on a "hard" engagement with the PTO? Not sure if that would be possible though??

 

[leonz]

I've seen a Stamler (now Joy) Chain or two!!

Actually in my area, the coal seams are MUCH to small for a longwall system, we use Room and Pillar method mostly!!!

I mined halite(rock salt) for 22 years. we had fletcher bolters, drills, and Joy 15RU bottom cutters.

 

[Rollcenter]

I mined halite(rock salt) for 22 years. we had fletcher bolters, drills, and Joy 15RU bottom cutters.

The company I work for manufactures cylinders for Fletcher and Joy, small world!!

 

[leonz]

Yup small world,

does your firm make the differential telescoping cylinders too?