john in la
Well-known Member
Went by the dealers yard today to ask him about the bolts he sells for my new cutter.
He said that he just buys a box of grade 2 bolts and nuts from bolt supplier and sells them for shear bolts. So I questioned why he sold grade 2 bolts for this cutter when the parts break down shows grade 5 bolts.
His comments were......
That cutter needs grade 2 bolts. Grade 5 will not shear quick enough to protect the mower.
He has even questioned the factory rep about the parts breakdown and was told the cutter was made for grade 2 bolts and could never get a good answer why the parts break down showed different.
He then showed me a new cutter with the factor supplied shear bolt.
It was a grade 2.
So while the factory parts breakdown shows grade 5 they ship the cutter with a grade 2 bolt.
So now that I know the bolts he gave me with the cutter were grade 2.
The mower has been preforming well with these bolts.
It shears the bolt if you hit something hard but does not shear cutting small trees up to the size the cutter is rated for.
I will be using grade 2 bolts even though the parts breakdown shows grade 5.
Thanks for all your help in this matter.
He said that he just buys a box of grade 2 bolts and nuts from bolt supplier and sells them for shear bolts. So I questioned why he sold grade 2 bolts for this cutter when the parts break down shows grade 5 bolts.
His comments were......
That cutter needs grade 2 bolts. Grade 5 will not shear quick enough to protect the mower.
He has even questioned the factory rep about the parts breakdown and was told the cutter was made for grade 2 bolts and could never get a good answer why the parts break down showed different.
He then showed me a new cutter with the factor supplied shear bolt.
It was a grade 2.
So while the factory parts breakdown shows grade 5 they ship the cutter with a grade 2 bolt.
So now that I know the bolts he gave me with the cutter were grade 2.
The mower has been preforming well with these bolts.
It shears the bolt if you hit something hard but does not shear cutting small trees up to the size the cutter is rated for.
I will be using grade 2 bolts even though the parts breakdown shows grade 5.
Thanks for all your help in this matter.