Sorry for the delay in responding. I much appreciate all your responses, and dont intend to abuse your forum for advice. Just real life getting in the way
The mower is an EFM-125 from Geo Agric, macchine agricole. Link: EFM Light Mower with adjustable three-point hitch - Geo Agric agricultural implements - Italy.
I double checked the belt tension and it is tight. I replaced the belt recently as the last one disintegrated... It only seems to slip when its completely bogged down. I will try and get a photo tomorrow (9pm here atm).
All oiled/greased/etc. The drum turns smoothly and without resistance. I can rotate the PTO shaft by hand and it works as expected with no noises, etc
I havent done any levelling other than by eye. Unfortunately, i dont have a level area to do anything better at the moment.
The hammers were definitely blunt and beat-up. I had previously been trying to clear some scrub on some rocky land, so they got abused. They dont seem to be particularly good quality. My partner said I was crazy for thinking they looked the same as the new ones. I sharpened them with an angle grinder, and they now manage to get through a lot more than usual. I can (apparently) only put hammers on this device... but if i can find some blades that will fit would it be worth trying?
But im still getting issues with it getting bound-up. I am going slowly, and it will work fine, and then suddenly it gets bound up and I have to unclog it. This is happening every few minutes. Im operating on the very low end of the recommended HP for this device - its a small old japanese tractor. I havent managed to try again with the larger HP machine since sharpening the hammers.
Given some of the posts im wondering if maybe im just asking too much of it - the area im struggling with is 3-4ft tall grass and weeds - including woody fibrous ones and some kind of vine-like ones... Maybe I should be using a different kind of implement for this situation? I also have a drum mower (which im using elsewhere for hay-making), but it would dump all the grass in a windrow so its not going to break down very quickly - which was the primary reason for getting a mulcher in the first place... Honestly I feel so stupid for not even knowing what sort of tools to use for what jobs.
The mower is an EFM-125 from Geo Agric, macchine agricole. Link: EFM Light Mower with adjustable three-point hitch - Geo Agric agricultural implements - Italy.
I double checked the belt tension and it is tight. I replaced the belt recently as the last one disintegrated... It only seems to slip when its completely bogged down. I will try and get a photo tomorrow (9pm here atm).
All oiled/greased/etc. The drum turns smoothly and without resistance. I can rotate the PTO shaft by hand and it works as expected with no noises, etc
I havent done any levelling other than by eye. Unfortunately, i dont have a level area to do anything better at the moment.
The hammers were definitely blunt and beat-up. I had previously been trying to clear some scrub on some rocky land, so they got abused. They dont seem to be particularly good quality. My partner said I was crazy for thinking they looked the same as the new ones. I sharpened them with an angle grinder, and they now manage to get through a lot more than usual. I can (apparently) only put hammers on this device... but if i can find some blades that will fit would it be worth trying?
But im still getting issues with it getting bound-up. I am going slowly, and it will work fine, and then suddenly it gets bound up and I have to unclog it. This is happening every few minutes. Im operating on the very low end of the recommended HP for this device - its a small old japanese tractor. I havent managed to try again with the larger HP machine since sharpening the hammers.
Given some of the posts im wondering if maybe im just asking too much of it - the area im struggling with is 3-4ft tall grass and weeds - including woody fibrous ones and some kind of vine-like ones... Maybe I should be using a different kind of implement for this situation? I also have a drum mower (which im using elsewhere for hay-making), but it would dump all the grass in a windrow so its not going to break down very quickly - which was the primary reason for getting a mulcher in the first place... Honestly I feel so stupid for not even knowing what sort of tools to use for what jobs.
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