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Chuck Shaughnes

05-12-2003 18:56:55




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I have an old Howse bush-hog I bought used last year. It seems to have a major imbalance - I haven't looked under in a while,but it definitely shakes like crazy. Is this normal? Fixable?

Also, the u-joint next to where to attaches to the PTO has just broken at one of the joints. Nothing is really broken - worn perhaps, but it is definitely apart and I can't press it back together to make it work.

So .... given all of this, should I buy a new U joint - how much $$$ Or, since it is old, out of balance, has one bent blade, etc. Should I just buy a new, 5 foot hog? What type is economical and still holds up?

I am bushhogging pasture for about 6 acres - nothing really heavy duty. And driving a 1963 MF-50.

Chuck

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Gary Mckenzie

05-14-2003 08:36:37




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 Re: bush hog problems in reply to Chuck Shaughnessy, 05-12-2003 18:56:55  
Get another bushhog, and make sure it's not a Howse. I have a Howse 10' cutter and it has been a lemon from day one. It was returned to the factory twice for repairs, and is still a piece of junk. It has had two new gearboxes, six new pto shafts, and dozens of the "star yokes" for the flexible couplings. I don't know about the 5' models, but for the 10' parts are only avaible from Howse, and they are outrageously priced and of very poor quality. I parked it for a year and saved enough to buy a second hand Woods that has cut more acreage in one year than the Howse has in 6, with NO repairs.

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hay

05-13-2003 11:20:00




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 Re: bush hog problems in reply to Chuck Shaughnessy, 05-12-2003 18:56:55  
check the gearbox to make sure it is not loose. sometimes the bolts will loosen and cause it to be unbalanced and shake like crazy. what the others said about the blade "swinging under" the stump jumper is also a very real possibility.



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Dana

05-13-2003 05:24:55




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 Re: bush hog problems in reply to Chuck Shaughnessy, 05-12-2003 18:56:55  
A new u-joint & blades would be cheaper than a new mower.



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Chuck S

05-14-2003 05:36:42




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 Re: Re: bush hog problems in reply to Dana, 05-13-2003 05:24:55  
Yes, new u-joint and possibly blades, would be cheaper than a new whole bush hog. However, it seems to me that it is old and I have to fix something nearly every time I use it.

(First, the seal leaked - packed it with grease. Next, the wobble started. Next the connector to the PTO broke. Next the U-joint broke.)

I have no idea what a new one costs, but seems like I can buy a new one for just a little more than all of these piece parts and end up with something new that works most of the time.

Does that make sense or am I out to lunch?

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Robert in W. Mi

05-12-2003 19:37:11




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 Re: bush hog problems in reply to Chuck Shaughnessy, 05-12-2003 18:56:55  
Buy a new U-joint!! Could it be that one of the blades "swung in" last time you used it and now has rusted into that position??? That would make it shake pretty good untill you get the blade swinging free again!! Robert



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paul

05-12-2003 19:20:56




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 Re: bush hog problems in reply to Chuck Shaughnessy, 05-12-2003 18:56:55  
Unless you really wore it out for too long, most pto joints can be repaired with a new spider or cross piece, about $10 - 20 at most farm supply stores. Takes some time with a hammer & vice or press, and gotta watch not to wreck/lose the new needle bearings.

A whole shaft or joint will cost you.

Don't run it wobble like it is - that's not good.

--->Paul



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Chuck S

05-14-2003 05:43:13




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 Re: Re: bush hog problems in reply to paul, 05-12-2003 19:20:56  
I wore it out. Not sure exactly how, but on one side it is VERY worn and I don't think it goes back together. And, the UJoint is welded to a half-shaft - rectangular shaped and fits over the, slightly smaller, rectangular shaped other half-shaft. I am really ignorant as to how much replacement costs, but if it starts to approach the cost of a new hog, I am thinking I should opt for the new one, with fewer problems.

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lrb111

05-14-2003 08:14:51




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 Re: Re: Re: bush hog problems in reply to Chuck S, 05-14-2003 05:43:13  
I don't see it approaching the cost of a new hog.
Although it mmight be cheaper to buy a new drive shaft, than have a welder fix it.

If it shakes and you haven't been under it to look, then it' almost a sure thing it's fixable. Because 99% of the time there's something wrapped up under there. Like old wire, vines, etc.

Over half the cost of a new one is the deck, and all the welding it takes to make one. Everything else is off the shelf parts. hth..

larry

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