Woods brushbull 60 Blade change

[pacerron]

Thanks guys for all the input. Pacerron, what is a back castor? I've never heard of one. Also I do not have height retaining chains on the front. I'll probably get a socket and spray the s### out of it and put some muscle into it to break them free. Then I will lather them with never-sieze.

The back caster assembly should standard with the BB60. The check chains are optional but great to use. You can control the front height and side to side level of the cutter with them while taking all the stress off your lower links. You can still use the lower links to raise the mower for transport or cutting in an area where you would dig in otherwise. Some folks constantly whine about their lower links drifting down. With the chains the front of the mower drops to the height you pick on the chains and stay there until you change it.

BB60 Single Spindle

 

[bubbu55]

Yes I do have the castor wheel tail assembly. I should get some check chains to take stress off my lower links, although I don't notice them drifting down. Occasionally the sides of the unit will dig in to the ground when I'm making a turn or on uneven ground. I have to keep my hand on the implement control to raise and lower when I'm on uneven ground.

 

[pacerron]

Yes I do have the castor wheel tail assembly. I should get some check chains to take stress off my lower links, although I don't notice them drifting down. Occasionally the sides of the unit will dig in to the ground when I'm making a turn or on uneven ground. I have to keep my hand on the implement control to raise and lower when I'm on uneven ground.

You could make your own check chains. The nice thing about the ones pictured is the ease of adjusting the chain lengths in the round slotted hole on the tractor brackets in picture 03.
I have used these for 23 years. Even on a 65 hp heavy duty tractor, I would not use my cutter without them. I tried it once for about 3 hours, a few years ago, when I first got this bigger tractor and put them back on at lunch that day. If your thinking of sharpening your blades, check your book for the cutting edge thickness. Brush cutters are not meant to be sharp and the weeds care less if you have some nicks.

Did you get the big nuts loose yet?

 

[bubbu55]

I have'nt got to the nuts yet, I'm a lineman for the utility company so I'm pretty busy working during the day and on call at night,not much time to get things done. I've got to aquire the socket first and then I'll have at it. I will get some check chains for the unit, I should have done that awhile ago.

 

[jkahan]

just a quick thank you for this thread -- i just spent 3 hours trying to get a blade bolt loose on a brushbull bb600... ended up letting it soak with never-sieze stuff then using a cross bar / tire bolt tool that I read about here. thanks to all.