Well done John, you and Pat are a good team. We call your slasher a bush hog here in the states. They are great when they are working and can be miserable when they break down. If we treated them better I’m sure they wouldn’t give us as much trouble. You handled the repairs and are back up and slashing again… John
"WELL... that's one way to do it." It works, and that's all that matters. Before you cut those bolts on the clutch, I would have put a couple clamps on the clutch pack to relieve some of the tension on the springs. You had me worried for a minute when that output shaft came out of the PTO differential. I was imagining a coupler falling out, requiring teardown of the whole thing. I'm glad that snapring went back in and restored everything....
The whole thing had me worried. Clamping the clutch pack would not have changed the spring tension the clutch was fully tight no tension left. Whoever did the clutch up overtightened the springs. The shaft on the tractor is designed to come out so I was 50/50 on weather it would do any harm. John
Nice job there, great effort. A few days ago I was spraying, unbelievably a stick came up and got caught/pushed the button on the shaft, sprayer pump side. Then the two halves came apart with one still attached to the tractor. It was swinging around and got banged up a bit. Long story short the two pieces wouldn't slide together, but I sorted it out👍.
Great Chanel I’m new to Chanel like the content be great if you could get a Gard for the shaft few months ago a neighbour of mine had his arm ripped off unfortunately he died from his injuries . on the farm I grew up on we never had guards until we got newer machines . It brings back memories watching your Chanel great job
Nice Job can be a real pain when they seize. Some of my implements have PTO guards some not. Even though your smart enough not to get hooked up in the shaft I have found the guards to be very good because they stop water from rusting the sliding parts as well as stopping garbage from building up in any lube used on the slide. If you want a cheaper solution use some intersecting dwv PVC and pin it to to extra hole on the yokes then you can run old oil down the pvc. Use to do this on the dairy on the Atherton tablelands as it’s always so wet and they get seized all the time and drive you mad.
With all the grass we've got around this year up here it's a pity we can't get some of them poor sods over the West to ship their stock out of the drought zone so they could flog off some of the road verges at least. Gonna be some fuel around if we get a hot dry summer! As to lubricant/antirust for stuff that lives out in the weather I used to have a drum of what looked like track grease that came from a junk sale somewhere. Liquid enough to swab on, solid enough to stick there.
Getting rid of grass is something I have wondered about for years. How much money is spent on grass cutting every year. And the time. People in town spend all week working to help pay for a mower then on the weekend cut grass and catch it then pay to take the grass to the tip. Then pay for fertilizer to make it grow. In the long run concrete would be cheaper. If I am ever forced to move to town I am not going to have grass. John
I don't know what the answer is. When I take the slasher off the tractor I pull the shaft out and put fresh oil grease on it and I still have it glue up if I dont use it for a while. John
I reckon abit of oxy wouldnt have gone astray you may have been able to dismantle the clutch and just cut the shaft flush where it enters the yoke than you could have heatedthe outside sleeve to expand or heat and shrink the inner ,that and some inoxand some hammering may have freed the sleeves i guess it is all down to whether you have the time and resources so times it just smarter to renew .I've put shalfs in chest freezer help put bearings on that shouid work on a pto shalf fitting in to a tight yoke . R
Well done John, you and Pat are a good team. We call your slasher a bush hog here in the states. They are great when they are working and can be miserable when they break down. If we treated them better I’m sure they wouldn’t give us as much trouble. You handled the repairs and are back up and slashing again… John
I knew they were called something like that in the US. You are right its a miserable time fixing slashers brush hogs when they break. John
"WELL... that's one way to do it." It works, and that's all that matters. Before you cut those bolts on the clutch, I would have put a couple clamps on the clutch pack to relieve some of the tension on the springs. You had me worried for a minute when that output shaft came out of the PTO differential. I was imagining a coupler falling out, requiring teardown of the whole thing. I'm glad that snapring went back in and restored everything....
The whole thing had me worried. Clamping the clutch pack would not have changed the spring tension the clutch was fully tight no tension left. Whoever did the clutch up overtightened the springs. The shaft on the tractor is designed to come out so I was 50/50 on weather it would do any harm. John
John is THOR! Great fix!
Was a bloody nightmare. John
i wish i had a slasher to cut the mother inlaw 's lawn .so i don't have to spend so much time doing it .great video.stay safe. gary.
Maybe Santa clause will bring you a slasher. John
Nice job there, great effort. A few days ago I was spraying, unbelievably a stick came up and got caught/pushed the button on the shaft, sprayer pump side. Then the two halves came apart with one still attached to the tractor. It was swinging around and got banged up a bit. Long story short the two pieces wouldn't slide together, but I sorted it out👍.
If it can happen it definitely will If it can't happen it probably will. John
Great Chanel I’m new to Chanel like the content be great if you could get a Gard for the shaft few months ago a neighbour of mine had his arm ripped off unfortunately he died from his injuries . on the farm I grew up on we never had guards until we got newer machines .
It brings back memories watching your Chanel great job
Well done ,nice clean cut on that mower to
Thanks and thanks for watching. John
good workman like repair. Nice job mate
Was a problem every way I turned. John
Nice Job can be a real pain when they seize. Some of my implements have PTO guards some not. Even though your smart enough not to get hooked up in the shaft I have found the guards to be very good because they stop water from rusting the sliding parts as well as stopping garbage from building up in any lube used on the slide. If you want a cheaper solution use some intersecting dwv PVC and pin it to to extra hole on the yokes then you can run old oil down the pvc. Use to do this on the dairy on the Atherton tablelands as it’s always so wet and they get seized all the time and drive you mad.
Thats a good idea will give it a go. John
With all the grass we've got around this year up here it's a pity we can't get some of them poor sods over the West to ship their stock out of the drought zone so they could flog off some of the road verges at least. Gonna be some fuel around if we get a hot dry summer!
As to lubricant/antirust for stuff that lives out in the weather I used to have a drum of what looked like track grease that came from a junk sale somewhere. Liquid enough to swab on, solid enough to stick there.
Getting rid of grass is something I have wondered about for years. How much money is spent on grass cutting every year. And the time. People in town spend all week working to help pay for a mower then on the weekend cut grass and catch it then pay to take the grass to the tip. Then pay for fertilizer to make it grow. In the long run concrete would be cheaper. If I am ever forced to move to town I am not going to have grass. John
A good result for a difficult job .
It was a horror. A problem everywhere I turned. John
Good morning :) 6:41 am in Brazil
G'day 8PM in Australia. John
Pulled them apart using w.d and oil them putting a chain on each end and leaving with tension. Yes it is like the grease becomes a glue
I don't know what the answer is. When I take the slasher off the tractor I pull the shaft out and put fresh oil grease on it and I still have it glue up if I dont use it for a while. John
well done, nice work
Thanks for the visit. I am glad the jobs done. John
I reckon abit of oxy wouldnt have gone astray you may have been able to dismantle the clutch and just cut the shaft flush where it enters the yoke than you could have heatedthe outside sleeve to expand or heat and shrink the inner ,that and some inoxand some hammering may have freed the sleeves i guess it is all down to whether you have the time and resources so times it just smarter to renew .I've put shalfs in chest freezer help put bearings on that shouid work on a pto shalf fitting in to a tight yoke . R
I dont keep oxy any more since I went to a plasma cutter the rent on the bottles is not worth it for how much I use it. John
John why no grease on the sliding shaft?
I did talk about that in the video. I find the grease goes like glue. John