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phil lowe

06-28-2006 18:32:25




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OK guy's I've got 4 feet of Grass/heck lets call it hay that I gotta cut ,,got an old ford 3000 with a heavy duty hog,,blades were dull as spoons spent couple hours trying to grind out the chunks in the blades ,finally their sharp ,,heard stories bout stuff flying out the front of these rigs when using them so came up with idea to weld small links of chain over the front ,,just long enough so they don't hit the blade ,,,boy what a job ,,will send some pictures when I'm done ,,but do you guy's think it's a dumb idea /waste of time ,,,or has anyone seen this done before ,,I 've never used a bushhog ,and have 7 acres to mow down ,,,,really wish there was someone handy that would cut it for hay I hate to see it go to waste ,,,,

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Don-Wi

06-30-2006 00:41:14




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 Re: bushhogin in reply to phil lowe, 06-28-2006 18:32:25  
The enighbor was hoggin' a few years back when he hit a steel fence post. The hog drove a chunk of the post right through the tread on the rear tire.

A set of tires was the only damage, could have been much worse!!

Donovan from Wisconsin



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Boley

06-29-2006 18:55:45




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 Re: bushhogin in reply to phil lowe, 06-28-2006 18:32:25  
Probably will be no end to bush hogging tales,getting mine in early.My brotherinlaw and and his cousin were using two tractors to mow the same field,a blade broke,the piece struck the toolbox of the other tractor thirty or more yards away with enough force to bend it up.I was using a drag type with a Allis CA and it threw a almost bowling ball size rock that hit the axle housing under my foot and continued out under the front of the tractor several yards striking a terrace and bounced over it.I felt the rock hit thru my boot.These things are like a frog with a hand grenade,dangerous.

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Jerry/MT

06-28-2006 22:09:21




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 Re: bushhogin in reply to phil lowe, 06-28-2006 18:32:25  
You know replacement blades aren't that expensive and unless the manufacturer tells you how the blades should be sharpened, you really ought to consider getting new blades and attachment bolts."Grinding out chunks of blade..." could mean that your blades no longer have the strength to withstand an impact with a rock and are probably seriously out of balance. Nothing short of something like 3/8" of armor plate is gonna' contain a big chunk of blade. Do yourself and your family a favor and replace the blades with new ones It'll cost you about $50-75 and that's a lot cheaper than a serious or possibly fatal injury to yourself or a loved one. From a self appointed brush hog safety advocate.

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Logan in SE Tex.

06-28-2006 19:28:44




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 Re: bushhogin in reply to phil lowe, 06-28-2006 18:32:25  
No, not dumb! yes keep all guards in place or do what you are doing and re-establish them. Back in school Ag teacher was hogging and a pecan limb that he har ran over flew out the front, hit the front tire and bounced up and back and punctured his lower lip, 3 stiches and he couldn't dip skoal for over a week.



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Blue guy

06-28-2006 18:58:53




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 Re: bushhogin in reply to phil lowe, 06-28-2006 18:32:25  
Always use the guards. I like the belting myself. I've got one I welded chains on also though, thats better than nothing.

Was pulling a batwing one time and knocked out the back glass. I thought it was over for me.

My current tractor has a piece of expanded metal across the back of the rops.



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BUSHhogger

06-28-2006 18:44:39




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 Re: bushhogin in reply to phil lowe, 06-28-2006 18:32:25  
Phil, If all you got is "hay" there should be nothing more than some chaff being thrown at you. What I hate are the "unknowns" out there, rocks, stumps, old fence post, steel posts, etc. I had a blade go by once, chains would not have helped it. Would suggest checking carefully the attachment points of the blades on the shaft. Small cracks become very large, quickly. Have fun!



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Allan In NE

06-28-2006 18:41:35




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 Re: bushhogin in reply to phil lowe, 06-28-2006 18:32:25  
No, that's not dumb!

Fact is, a lot of those mowers come with that kind of attachment on the front. I've seen 'em with belt webbing and also with the chains like you say.

I hit an old cooking pot a couple of years ago and the mower threw that thing out and it landed 200 feet away. Sounded like a bomb going off.

Allan



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old

06-28-2006 18:48:31




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 Re: bushhogin in reply to Allan In NE, 06-28-2006 18:41:35  
Shoot Allan you should have a blade brake on you when hogging. I had that happen to me once, I still haven't found the end of the blade but boy did the thing shack when it went.



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