Tool Time - Alko 2400 Mulcher Service
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- čas přidán 23. 04. 2019
- We picked up this Mulcher cheap on Gumtree, and the first time we went to use it, it struggled to mulch well.
The blades were dull so it was time to give them a once-over
The previous owner must have attempted to remove the blades, as the hex screws were showing signs of a previous attempt to remove the blades, so I knew care would be needed.
One of my favourite books, Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance gave me a useful perspective on my repair attempts, in this instance “sharpening the blades” is the task I am focussed on, and “removing the blades first” is the potential “block” to catch me out.
For this reason, rather than attempt to remove the blades in place, I chose instead to remove the Mulcher disc, and have a proper go from the beginning.
First I cleaned all of the debris and surface rust from the threads, and inside the hex heads, so the tools would have their best chance to grip at first.
A liberal application of percussive assistance, and a squirt or 6 of Inox and the screws came loose.
After that the sharpening was straight forward, and the Mulcher performed brilliantly!
Hopefully this helps to share my approach and learning from my “book learning” - Jak na to + styl
Morning kid. Your mentor would be proud of you. Solid effort.
_Dan_
Not nearly as beefy a unit as I would have expected!
Our 10 hp unit is at the farm, this little toy is for the little town house garden
There is some stuff in the USA called Never-seez , sort of grease that keeps bolts from seizing up. i am sure there is an Oz equivalent. When I put back bolts I always use it. It is almost mandatory for spark plugs and garden equipment where you have to replace blades. I buy it from auto parts stores.
Ahh yes, I have a couple of options in my toolchest, one is nickel anti seize the other is copper-slip, likely similar materials! I did not do this preventative for my service, this would have been a great idea thanks mate
are you happy with it overall? we need one for the garden cleaning and don't want to invest big money...(there is this one locally offered for £30)
It’s awesome, provided the blades are kept sharp. Once they dull it will feel useless, but it really is a night and day difference