KennJ
Member
So, here is a lesson I learned... the mower manual said not to start the mower at full speed. The Branson has an electric PTO switch (so there is no easing the PTO into operation), with an option that stops the PTO when the implement is raised and automatically starts it when lowered. I tried that out, thinking that since the flail is freewheeling it would still be moving when I lowered it back down... Nope! Sheared off the shear bolt. Back up and running after a trip to the hardware store, but from now on I will start the PTO al low RPM and then increase the throttle.