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Hardest thing to do when sharing mower blades?

Geo-TH,In

Geo-TH,In

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For an old man, the hardest thing is getting
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Them off the mower.
Thank God for cheaters.
The big pipe goes over the blade.
The small pipe goes on the wrench.
 
A friend of mine had a six foot land Pride mower. It was always a pain to remove the blades. My impact wouldn't do anything. A few times we removed the spindle with the blade. Then put the assembly in the bench vise and use my 3/4 ratchet to break it loose. I made a wrench from square tubing with to hooks welded to it to hold the blade from turning and then used my 3/4 ratchet with a cheater to get them loose.
 
He broke his ratchet and breaker bar last time, torque wrench is all he had left for 1/2 inch drive. :)
 
A torque wrench will read wrong using it that way (handle pivot is critical) and may never read correctly using it as a flex bar. Just sharing. Jim
 
I love it, I think its called trolling.

Smile every time about all the YouTube commenters getting bulged out veins in their forehead as I use dielectric grease on wiring harness plugs and anti-seize on every single piece of hardware on the underside of a car. But but its an insulator and oh that will never torque correctly! Gee thanks, I guess I should go back to blue pus, eaten away connectors, and broken bolts then. :rolleyes:
 
(quoted from post at 10:24:15 03/21/22) A torque wrench will read wrong using it that way (handle pivot is critical) and may never read correctly using it as a flex bar. Just sharing. Jim
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It won't read anything without a scale.

It's a pretty safe bet that that old flex beam torque wrench has been relegated to breaker bar duty.
 
Is that a split beam torque wrench? Terrible choice to remove as the flex prevents any yank to create a minor shock to break it loose. I havent used manual tools on blades in years. I know you have the batteries. Now get yourself a dewalt impact.
 
Definitely an impact wrench is the way to go on those blades. Of course I have to raise the front end on the JD 111 so I use a cable winch and a hook in one of the shed beams to raise the whole mower high enough to get the wrench under.
 
I see you post all the time about your battery operated tools so I can't believe you don't have a battery operated impact wench you can use for that.
 
I do have a half inch impact.

If you have used impact to remove blades you would realize it is impossible to get mowers deck high enough to safely use impact
 
Seems like I remember you have a JD 275. Is this a mower you're referring to? I also have a 275, every fall I take the deck off to sharpen the blades if they need it and clean the deck. I spray the bottom with WD 40. You've mentioned taking off the deck and using a snowblower, right?
 
Not that easy to Jack the deck high
enough to use an impact.
An old man has to use cheaters.

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No tool damage either.
Pipes are aluminum too.
 
I sharpen all of my BH blades from behind without removing the blades.

4 1/2 angle grinder. Takes about 10 minutes after each use to dress them.

Yes, I do keep them sharp.

Dean
 
I used a ramp. Still not enough clearance. Especially the middle
blade..
I have to use wrenches and it's not fun..especially having
arthritis in arms and shoulders..
This isn't a small mower that I can use a jack to get it high
enough..
No safe place to jack the tractor either...
 
I was wondering why you 'share' your mower blades, George. Tell your BIL to buy his own blades and stop borrowing yours!

Some folks cut a hole in the top of their mower deck so they have better access. If you did that, you could probably use your impact wrench and not have to abuse that nice torque wrench.
 
I use my Milwaukee 1/2" Fuel cordless impact. My Air operated impact wouldn't touch them.
I also purchased a lift designed for zero turns so that I could get under the deck with the impact.
 
And if you would have said oh I can get them off easier I use my impact on low to put them on Barney would have crapped his diaper because you were putting the future of the entire universe at risk by not using a torque wrench or this or that and whatever else he could think of
 
How about a special front end lifter on the Kubota. I use the pallet forks on my Farmall 95 to lift my 50 Cub Cadet.
 

Gab I wonder what the rpm is on that air sander. I had a employee that put a cut off wheel on one I told him to never use it while on my clock. He used it while I was not looking while cutting some metal the cut off wheel exploded I had to haul him to the ER.

You may be safe with yours they will hurt ya.
 
I used a torque wrench to tighten bolts to 50 lb ft.
People here have little clue that you can't jack up a farmall C with a tricycle front end.
Not enough room for an impact. This is the safest way to get the job done..
Woods mowers have self tightening bolts. It took over 125 lb ft to remove bolts..Menards sells torque wrenches for $15. This is an old wrench. Still works. My 3/4 inch ratchet is too heavy for this old man to hold in place..
No way can I hold the blade on the share side and loosen bolts.

An old man has to do what it takes to get the job done.

Anyone wants to bring their impact and show me how to do the job, they are welcome...
 
George roll your mower into your new shop with the concrete floor. Get out your floor jack and jack it up till the rear bumper hits the floor. Get out your 1/2 drive impact tool and your air compressor at 100 PSI. Install the correct sized socket and you won't be able to count to 3 after you pull the trigger before the bolt is off....you don't even have to hold the blade with your other hand. You'll spend more energy trying to bet back up off your creeper at your old age....at least that is the way it is in my shop at 80 years young.
 
(quoted from post at 09:53:41 03/22/22) I used a torque wrench to tighten bolts to 50 lb ft.
People here have little clue that you can't jack up a farmall C with a tricycle front end.
Not enough room for an impact. This is the safest way to get the job done..
Woods mowers have self tightening bolts. It took over 125 lb ft to remove bolts..Menards sells torque wrenches for $15. This is an old wrench. Still works. My 3/4 inch ratchet is too heavy for this old man to hold in place..
No way can I hold the blade on the share side and loosen bolts.

An old man has to do what it takes to get the job done.

Anyone wants to bring their impact and show me how to do the job, they are welcome...
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It seems to me most responding to you don't realize that you are talking about a mower on a Farmall C, not a lawn tractor.

Regardless, I still don't see why you couldn't drive the front up on a ramp. Use graduated blocking to make a ramp maybe and remove the blocking that may be in your way after the wheels are at the desired height. Then jack the mower up if necessary, it appears to be suspended by chains. Then use the impact wrench. Replace the removed blocking to back off the ramp.

That's how I would try to do it, don't see any reason why it wouldn't work. Be easier than what you are trying to do I think.





This post was edited by Carlmac 369 on 03/22/2022 at 08:31 am.
 
(quoted from post at 16:24:32 03/21/22) Think I'd just let them use the whole mower
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r at least let the person sharing remove the blades themself.....and replace afterwards! :roll:
 
Drive that C over a ditch. Don't have a ditch, go down the street till find one, or use that Orange tractor to make one.
 
Maybe I'm clueless, but I don't know why a guy can't jack up the front end of a tricycle front end. Isn't that why there are 2 wheels on the back instead of one?
 
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Anyone wants to bring their impact and show me how to do the job, they are welcome...
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It seems to me most responding to you don't realize that you are talking about a mower on a Farmall C, not a lawn tractor.
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Yes, I assumed he was talking about a lawn mower/tractor as that is the only blades I sharpen. On the big six foot Farm King rough cut mower it is pretty simple. I just don't bother sharpening those blades. I find they still cut as good today as they did when the mower was new back in the 1990s.
 
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