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Real wheel on bush hog

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Ted(Oz)

08-06-2001 01:13:19




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Just picked up a used slasher (bush hog) with a rear wheel. I noticed the previous owner had the rear wheel setting very, very low to carry the load of the slasher when driving back to the barn. I'm used to seeing slashers, without a rear wheel, simply being drug around to slash. My question - Should the rear wheel be adjusted low to take some of the weight off the slaher runners when slashing OR set high so all of the slasher weight is on the runners??

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Ken McWilliams

08-06-2001 03:39:39




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 Re: real wheel on bush hog in reply to Ted(Oz), 08-06-2001 01:13:19  
Ted,

The wheel is often used to set the height of the mowing deck. Dragging the mower on the rails or runners will tear the sod.

I've use the rotary mowers on 3 point hitches and the rear wheel takes the weight and allows it to follow the tractor when turning. If the weight is on the runners, the mower has to be lifted when turning around or it will "plow" when turning and roll over sod.

The draft control on the 3 point helps, but if the ground is uneven, you will have high cut grass, then scalping.

Set the wheel to keep the rails of the mower deck just off the ground.

Ken McWilliams
Dayton, OH USA

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Wayne Woods

08-06-2001 10:19:42




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 Re: Re: real wheel on bush hog in reply to Ken McWilliams, 08-06-2001 03:39:39  
And be sure to use the rigid top link in lieu of a chain or nothing. Several months ago (article may still be in the archives) someone provided a good safety message on this very subject. Operating without a top link or with only a chain, will allow the mower to trip if it strikes a solid object. Saying it 'trips' is an understatement. The momentum of the tractor may have enough strength to cause the mower to flip forward and strike the operator on the back side. Since I can hardly pick up one side of my 5 ft mower, sure don't want that thing doing that to me. I now make sure the top link is on. I may be 'chicken' but I'm still in one piece!

WW

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Ted(Oz)

08-06-2001 04:45:26




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 Re: Re: real wheel on bush hog in reply to Ken McWilliams, 08-06-2001 03:39:39  
Thanks! Just the kind of information I was hoping to get.



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