jinman
Rest in Peace
- Joined
- Feb 23, 2001
- Messages
- 21,008
- Location
- Texas - Wise County - Sunset
- Tractor
- NHTC45D, NH LB75B, Ford Jubilee
I won't go to counseling, but I'm an admitted abuser of my rotary cutter.:ashamed: Even in the best of situations, using a rotary cutter at my place is gonna be borderline abuse. I have so many rocks, trees/stumps, and uneven ground that things are gonna slam up against unmovable objects on a regular basis. The shear pin hole in my rotary cutter's u-joint hub is football shaped (oval) from the dozens of grade 2 bolts I sacrifice to the rock gods. That said, I grease the u-joints on a regular basis and always remember to grease the tailwheel's swivel and axle hub. I learned a long time ago that an ungreased tailwheel swivel would lead to the wheel just digging a trench instead of swiveling when changing directions.
While mowing this last weekend, I noticed a trench being dug by my tailwheel and was surprised to see the axle hub had separated from it's mounting flange. The continuous weld around the hub had just failed. I'm sure it's from frequent smacking the wheel against trees or other obstructions. The life of a tailwheel has got to be an ugly story. The picture of the busted hub and wheel is below.
While mowing this last weekend, I noticed a trench being dug by my tailwheel and was surprised to see the axle hub had separated from it's mounting flange. The continuous weld around the hub had just failed. I'm sure it's from frequent smacking the wheel against trees or other obstructions. The life of a tailwheel has got to be an ugly story. The picture of the busted hub and wheel is below.