BeeferMan
Gold Member
I don't mean break knifes, or tear up bearings. I mean stop it dead in its tracks. Like a chain saw hitting Kevlar chaps...
I cut one field as much as a favor as for the hay. The owner always leaves something in the field, branches, garden hoses, lawn tools... this year it was - rope. Cheap plastic rope.

That stuff stopped everything in the cutter bar in about a half second. I thought I could unwind it there in the field, but even though I had a good grip on the pieces, I just couldn't get some of the rope out from under the turtles. I ended up bringing it back to the shop to get all the rope out. Turns out after the rope wrapped around the hubs, they spun just enough to melt the rope loops together, creating one solid piece of plastic once it cooled. Was easy to cut it out after pulling the turtles, but still a royal PIA!
I cut one field as much as a favor as for the hay. The owner always leaves something in the field, branches, garden hoses, lawn tools... this year it was - rope. Cheap plastic rope.

That stuff stopped everything in the cutter bar in about a half second. I thought I could unwind it there in the field, but even though I had a good grip on the pieces, I just couldn't get some of the rope out from under the turtles. I ended up bringing it back to the shop to get all the rope out. Turns out after the rope wrapped around the hubs, they spun just enough to melt the rope loops together, creating one solid piece of plastic once it cooled. Was easy to cut it out after pulling the turtles, but still a royal PIA!