armylifer
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BX1860, FEL, RCK54P MMM, BB1548 Box Scraper, Quick Hitch, Piranha Bar, BX6315
I was out moving some rocks from our garden, to the back of our property today. This is a normal part of yard maintenance for us. We have the rockiest 5 acres that I have ever seen. Anyway, one thing that I always do when I move rock to the back part of the property is to use the MMM to cut small brush or scotch broom as I am returning for another load.
Well, today I was mowing an area that has never been touched since probably forever (at least since we bought the property 3 years ago). I heard that awful sound that tells you that you are going to have to sharpen the blades again so I cut off the mower and continued hauling rocks for the next hour. I did not think too much about it because it is a regular weekly occurrence for me to hit some rocks while mowing areas that I have not been able to clear yet.
Anyway, after finishing up with hauling the rocks that grew in the garden over the winter, I was putting the tractor back in the garage when I heard something scraping the concrete as I drove. I stopped and looked under the tractor and found a piece of metal rod about 3/8ths inch thick and about 3 feet long curled up and tangled in my mower blades.
I had such a hard time trying to get that rod untangled from my mower blades. I had to heat the rod to be able to bend it enough to untangle it from the mower blades. This stuff did not look like rebar but it was at least as thick and at least as strong.
I inspected my mower and discovered that the v belt was snapped clean through and just laying on top of the mower deck. The spring for the tension pulley was also just laying on top of the mower deck. I was very fortunate that I did not have any more permanent damage to the mower. I was also fortunate that my dealer had a new v belt in stock and I was able to fix and test the mower today.
I have never see a v belt cut so cleanly before in all of my life. I am grateful that it did break before any more damage was done to the mower. I am going to re-think multi tasking and trying to do two jobs at the same time; at least until I can get the brush all cleared from the back of my property.
Well, today I was mowing an area that has never been touched since probably forever (at least since we bought the property 3 years ago). I heard that awful sound that tells you that you are going to have to sharpen the blades again so I cut off the mower and continued hauling rocks for the next hour. I did not think too much about it because it is a regular weekly occurrence for me to hit some rocks while mowing areas that I have not been able to clear yet.
Anyway, after finishing up with hauling the rocks that grew in the garden over the winter, I was putting the tractor back in the garage when I heard something scraping the concrete as I drove. I stopped and looked under the tractor and found a piece of metal rod about 3/8ths inch thick and about 3 feet long curled up and tangled in my mower blades.
I had such a hard time trying to get that rod untangled from my mower blades. I had to heat the rod to be able to bend it enough to untangle it from the mower blades. This stuff did not look like rebar but it was at least as thick and at least as strong.
I inspected my mower and discovered that the v belt was snapped clean through and just laying on top of the mower deck. The spring for the tension pulley was also just laying on top of the mower deck. I was very fortunate that I did not have any more permanent damage to the mower. I was also fortunate that my dealer had a new v belt in stock and I was able to fix and test the mower today.
I have never see a v belt cut so cleanly before in all of my life. I am grateful that it did break before any more damage was done to the mower. I am going to re-think multi tasking and trying to do two jobs at the same time; at least until I can get the brush all cleared from the back of my property.