I have a Buhler/Farm King 72" finishing mower that came with a tractor I purchased three years ago. I have a brush hog and have found no use for the finishing mower so I decided to sell it. I had only used two times before and none for the last two years. So I completely cleaned it up and checked the belts and the blades and basically found that the mower looked in perfect condition. So I hooked it up to my tractor to give it one more test before listing it for sale and found that the mower was extremely loud. I checked the gear box and looked underneath for anything visible but cannot find anything. Had a friend come over and we looked and checked everything for over an hour and still could not find what was causing it to be so loud. So, my long winded question is it common for these mowers to be noisey just from the sound of the blades. There are three blades but they are not free spinning like a brush hog.
Finishing Mower Noise
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I have looked at some of these and the blade tip speed is quiet high, as high as 17000 on some models I would suspect that is why its loud.
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If you didn't take off the belt covers, I would take them off and check the belts. Sometimes critters like to build nests in those places. If belts are good, stand clear and run the mower to see if the noise can be narrowed down. Also, some fresh grease could help. There should be grease fittings on top of the pulleys. Hope this helps a little.
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Take the belts off and see if there is any play in the shafts.
Run it with no belt to see if it is the gear box.
My neighbor's sounds loud and it is 500'+ away.
Ray
Run it with no belt to see if it is the gear box.
My neighbor's sounds loud and it is 500'+ away.
Ray
From the looks of the mower in the photo, it looks in good condition and very well maintained. I have a five foot finish mower and it is also very noisy. As long as you have oil in the gear box and keep it greased, it should be fine. Just remember to wear your ear plugs!
From the responses I'm thinking the loud noise is par for the course. Although the belts are original and appear to be the correct ones I had a difficult time getting the belts back on and they seem a little tight even though the tension adjustment is as loose as it can go. I wish I would have paid attention to the noise when I first got it.
I guess I have time to figure it out since the forcast is calling for snow for the next two days!
I guess I have time to figure it out since the forcast is calling for snow for the next two days!
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If you can hear the mower over the tractor, I would suspect something was wrong. My old woods makes a whirring sound, like a loud rush of wind, basically just the sound of the blades....no mechanical noise.
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