Rotary Cutter Perfecting a new Rotary Cutter

[firedog]

Wax on......wax off......
Wash the car.....paint the fence......hmmmmm.

I know what he's up to.........
YouTube - Chiranjeevi tractor fight

 

[texasjohn]

LMAOROF

Now, who's going to host the First Annual TBN Tractor Fight...Chiranjeevi Rules Only

It'll be kinda like a Coyboys Poker Bull Fight but you gotta be riding your own perfectly polished and waxed tractor and running fresh synthetic lubricants. Tire selection is optional as is tilt meter and FEL.

 

[Chuck_Lind]

Not so outlandish Here's how I clean my Bush Hog cutter.

After 2 years of hard use, I pressure washed it and stuck it in the shed for the winter.

Uh...no wax.

Just pressure wash it at the end of the season and that should take care of it. Also, place a tarp over it and secure it so it won't blow off.

My Landpride still looks great after 4 seasons of brush-hogging 70+ acres.

I guess cleaning it and waxing the rotary cutter would help it last longer; just seems a bit ecentric to wax it, though.

 

[AndyinIowa]

Have you guys ever considered that pressure washing actually increases rusting? A good blow off with compressed air, and its ready for storage!

 

[IslandTractor]

Have you guys ever considered that pressure washing actually increases rusting? A good blow off with compressed air, and its ready for storage!

Why bother doing anything other than greasing it and keeping it dry. Any moisture trapped in grass or dirt will soon be desicated by winter weather.

 

[shvl73]

One advantage of Bill's system is that he can stop in the middle of the day, raise the 3PT a bit, pull up a chair and eat lunch off the back of his cutter.

Of course he probably puts down a fine linen tablecloth first (which could explain part of the reason he is not allowed back in the house these days).

I imagine the bucket is just as clean which is a really good thing as that is where he sleeps.

Bill,
If you have to unhook the velvet rope before backing the tractor out of the garage, I'd say its gone a bit too far.

 

[sandman2234]

Hopefully he doesn't move in next to me, cause if I borrowed that bush hog, I would hate to wax it before I took it back to him.
Reminds me of a time I borrowed a Sweet 16 Browning to go hunting with. I had no intention of shooting it, just borrowed it so the owner (my step-father) would know that I could borrow it and return it in the same condition as I borrowed it. (long story to that one) I never even took the gun out of the truck, cause I didn't want to scratch it. I cleaned and oiled it before I took it back.
David from jax

 

[bill6]

As I said, this rotary cutter is new, and has not been used yet. But when it's time for it's first job, I will walk the field first, and identify any debris such as cables, metal, boards, rocks. Just in case, I already ordered a spare set of blades. After the first 25 hrs of use, I plan to drain the gearbox oil and refill with high-quality synthetic (Redline).

Following each daily use I will blow it off with air, then clean the underside. I hope to touch-up any paint nicks, and rewax the whole thing monthly.....

 

[canoetrpr]

At first I found Bill's post funny... now I'm worried that he's not kidding.

Really, Effexor is pretty decent stuff

 

[IslandTractor]

At first I found Bill's post funny... now I'm worried that he's not kidding.

I am not sure he's kidding but he is hilarious. I hope he flushes the gearbox a couple of times with the synthetic to make sure there is no dirty old dino oil left.

 

[xlr82v2]

And, even worse, what's going to happen when he gets a nick in the 2nd set of blades?

Bill6 has got to be punking us... there is no way that anyone that **** retentive hasn't been murdered by a co-worker or family member by now... or if it's OCD, he would have been hauled off long ago...

 

[IslandTractor]

And, even worse, what's going to happen when he gets a nick in the 2nd set of blades?

I presume they are currently wrapped in tissue paper and stored in the china cabinet....yet another reason why poor Bill is sleeping with his tractor these days. But that is convenient as it allows hourly security and dust checks on the tractor.

 

[tractordriver]

Are you going to use it or take it to shows?

Solo

i second that. the upside is when he dies/ decides to sell someone will get a like new brush hog for used prices.

 

[mjncad]

I used to work with a guy like Bill. He had a weighted string hanging from his desk lamp to make sure the lamp head was at the prescribed height. He also had a coaster that looked like a Chinese Checker board. I used to turn it one star point to the left or right before going home to see if he would notice the next day. He did, and promptly corrected it.

In my last suburban neighborhood there were people down the block I called the "Car Wash Cult" as Dad, Mom, teenage son and teenage daughter spent every weekend washing their cars as a family. Sometimes they washed their cars after work and school during the warm summer months. I knew their obsession went too far when I saw them on their hands and knees scrubbing the microscopic oil stains out of the county owned asphalt street in front of their house. Watching them wash cars was like watching ants devour a grasshopper.

If Bill is pulling our virtual legs, he is doing a good job of it. If not...I'm not going there.

 

[Farmwithjunk]

I presume they are currently wrapped in tissue paper and stored in the china cabinet....yet another reason why poor Bill is sleeping with his tractor these days. But that is convenient as it allows hourly security and dust checks on the tractor.

DUST!?!?! I'm sure there's no dust. The tractor and mower are surely housed in a sterile, dust-free evironment.

I'm thinking about buying a 12 acre tract of land that adjoins mine. It's infested with Bull Thistle that's 6' to 8' tall and so thick you can't even walk across the property. I wonder if Bill would be interested in helping me mow? I'd even kick in a free can of wax after we're done

 

[IslandTractor]

DUST!?!?! I'm sure there's no dust. The tractor and mower are surely housed in a sterile, dust-free evironment.

Or at least it is shrink wrapped each night after the white glove inspection.

 

[CDsdad]

Bill, don't forget to rotate your tailwheel when you change out the gear oil. Those tailwheels run best if they are 12 ply steel belted slicks so they don't leave marks on the brush you are cutting.

Please. You waxed your bushhog.

It's like putting perfume on a pig.

 

[have_blue]

I know several people that have the same sickness as Bill. I call it the "new toy syndrome". They lust for the new toy for months, and agonize over which brand and model to buy. They build it up in their mind until it nearly meets their expectations of perfection. Then, they buy it. Then they fondle it, study every detail, learn it, clean it, embellish it, and perfect it. Nearly everyone does it, just to different levels.

When I bought my bush hog, I immediatly embellished and perfected it. I drilled holes in the skids to mount casters. That way I can roll it around my shed to store and mount it easily. Then I replaced the big steel top link braces with chains, sharpened the blades, and "fixed"* the plastic drive shaft guard for easy greasing of the universal joints. I thoroughly enjoy getting it all dusty and weedy. I may even pressure wash it annually... if it's lucky.

*I won't get graphic, but will say it involved a saw.

 

[scott_vt]

That's nothing. I hand cut everything in the yard so that the bush hog doesn't ever have to get dirty. I never use it, but I drain and replace the synthetic oil every 3 days anyhow. I'm thinking about having it gold plated, then shrink wrapped and kept in climate controlled display storage.
No, actually I set it on blocks out in the treeline and blow the grass off it with compressed air when I'm finished, and once in a while I sharpen the blades. And it had a leaking seal so I filled the gearbox with grease. And it was leaving windrows so I cut the skirt off the back.

Mornin Whodat,
Classic !!!

 

[RobJ]

All this so it can sit outside, get beat to death with briars, munch throught trees, and spread cow patties when it hits them...hmmm

At first I thought he was kidding, then I realized....well nevermind.

But lets review...

Cleaning and checking a new BH - OK
Doing some paint touch up and re color - yeah ok
rubbing out the paint - I'm starting to worry just a bit
2 coats of wax - I'm now concerned
waxing the gearbox? - It's getting serious
WAXING THE BELLY AND BLADES - seek help man