I've got one of these and while doing maintenance, noticed my blades were loose, so I painstakingly tightened them, although, I did not get near the specified 350 ft.lbs. of torque. I'm not sure how you can get that kind of torque while trying to do this when the blade holder is still connected with the blades on as well. It's hard to lock it still. Last fall I caught a rock and sheared the shoulder bolts, so this spring I replaced those and put the blades back on, which was not easy. To do that I had to stand it on it's side, securely, and use a socket through the inspection hole on one side and then use a 15" adjustable on the blade side, with a pipe on the handle, so I could wedge it into the ground to hold the shoulder bolt still while tightening ( reverse threads on these ) the nut with the socket on the other side. I'll get to the point: 1.) Is there a way to take the blade holder off from underneath, is a puller required ? I see an indent on the shaft with the castle nut and cotter pin. It would make putting on the blades and torquing them down much easier than when attached if the holder came off. 2.) One of the gear box mount bolts is loose and there is no way to get a grip on the other side,( the bottom ) the blade holder must come off it seems,I'm not sure if there is another way, except if the blade holder does come off from the bottom, and expose the bolt heads. The only other option is to take the gear box off and assume the blade holder will drop off when you take the 4 mounting bolts off. I've tried unsucessfully to get a manual from Servis/Rhino, the local dealer is a dud, this is an older one, probably in the 80's, the place where I got the shoulder bolts in PA., Binkley & Hurst, did not recognize the S/N, but did get me the right parts, they at least have exploded views/parts diagrams. I've gotten some good use out of this Rhino, it's a quality mower, and I know it's vital check & maintain everything regularly on on these, especially with all the abuse they take, vibration etc., things can loosen up etc. so any help is greatly appreciated, these are however NOT the easiest to work on it seems, as are probably most rotary cutters. Thanks Again !
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