Snowing here in East Texas today, good day to do a little research on finish mowers. Seems blade tip speed is the key factor in a good smooth cut. Have calculated the 5' Harbor Freight mower to be 15,002 fpm at 540 pto speed. Here are some others for what it is worth: Landpride 5' is 18,195 fpm, Farm King 5' is 15,829, Woods 5' is 18,030 fpm, Frontier is 14,763 fpm. I know from experience what bearings the Harbor Freight mower uses. They are 6205. Some of these other mowers use that bearing and some use a 6206. The Harbor Freight mower has a 1:2.83 gearbox with a 7-7/8" drive pulley and 4-1/4" driven pulleys. Some of the other brands have the 1;2.83 gearbox but change the pulley size for increased blade tip speed. The Farm King has a 1:1.93 gearbox but 12" drive and 4-1/2" driven pulleys. Also blade length figures into the puzzle and these mowers vary on that also.The Harbor Freight is actually a 57 -7/8" cut and most of these others are a 60" cut. Some blades overlap more than others. OK, I find all this interesting, but really not worth a lot. You folks in the East look out this is headed your way.
Mowing Taking the gamble on a finnish mower for my Yanmar 186D
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normde2001
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By federal law, max blade tip speed is 19,000 fpm.
Now that is also interesting to me!
Dick_Jermyn
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It's really snowing real heavy here in the Charlotte NC area. Thanks for sending it! Dick
It's really snowing real heavy here in the Charlotte NC area. Thanks for sending it! Dick
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Hhhmmm . . 'bout 80* outside now, but supposed to drop down into the 60's tonight:laughing:.
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Got 6" and hard crust on top, sleeting and freezing rain now. Went to town to get a few things at the store. Tractor is 3 hours away at the property, a shame it would have been fun to play in the snow with the box blade.
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About 2 feet here in MA. The '83 Chevy 3/4T--chained on all 4 corners gnawed it's way out. My Yanmar 276D FEL/rear blade--chained rear only-- not so good.
I'm over 1/4 mile up into the woods on a dirt drive. It was touch & go. Whew!
I'm over 1/4 mile up into the woods on a dirt drive. It was touch & go. Whew!
My H.F. finish mower was delivered yesterday. Delivered to my house for less than $400. I am still in shock at such an incredible value. The unit is very heavy. I was breathing hard just dragging it in from out of doors. I was impressed in how it was packaged. Heavy angle iron was bolted to it to form a cage/crate around it, very solid.
I'll look at the grease zerks right away. I have some laying around from a dolly I converted to flat free tires which needed one replaced.
Now I just need to get something to pull it?
Is there a limit to how many attachements you should buy before getting a tractor? :laughing: Maybe that's a good way to identy what size tractor I should get.
It's not quite as fun having an attachment with no tractor as compared to having a tractor and no attachments, but I've never been one to take the easy path.
thanks for pointing this great deal out guys, I'm now officially hooked on this forum.
-ben
I'll look at the grease zerks right away. I have some laying around from a dolly I converted to flat free tires which needed one replaced.
Now I just need to get something to pull it?
Is there a limit to how many attachements you should buy before getting a tractor? :laughing: Maybe that's a good way to identy what size tractor I should get.
It's not quite as fun having an attachment with no tractor as compared to having a tractor and no attachments, but I've never been one to take the easy path.
thanks for pointing this great deal out guys, I'm now officially hooked on this forum.
-ben