JoeM 7,674 #1 Posted April 9 I can not believe how many times I have found bailng twine in deck spindles. This is a deck off a parts machine I picked up a couple weeks ago. The twine completely wore the bottom off including the snap ring groove. Got to pick that stuff up people! Shania Twine Weed Wacker String in this one. 3 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 46,840 #2 Posted April 9 I don't mine the twine... it's the chunks of wire! Who is it that leaves that stuff out in the yard?!? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,086 #3 Posted April 9 @JoeM very rare to see any maintenance / care / interest on a deck , that led me to regular look / see what's going on under there ? break the GRUNGE CYCLE , get that deck standing up on its rear , wheel area , supported with a hold on the top side lift linkage , angle it to the sun , for scrape down , and hot oil soaking , if you want to recover something , you have to , remove it from the neglect its been living . change what's not working , into recovery mode , 3 decks , with this set up , pete 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 10,821 #4 Posted April 9 We have critters in the pasture, so hay bales are just part of the scenery. My kids continually look at me like I'm crazy when I gripe about them leaving baling twine on the ground. I don't want to teach them by removing some from a deck spindle. I know no way better, but I don't want a ruined mower! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,270 #5 Posted April 9 3 hours ago, WHX?? said: Who is it that leaves that stuff out in the yard?!? My thoughts exactly..... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mickwhitt 4,164 #6 Posted April 9 Not sure if it's the same over there, but bailing twine is the farmers fix all in UK. It's used to repair gates, mend machinery, secure animals and anything else you can think of. Many a farmer I've seen has twine securing some bit of his clothing or other. The fishing industry dumps its old nets in the sea, with results we see constantly, our farmers dump bags and barrels and twine all over their land. We just never learn about plastics etc. On a health and safety note we had a nasty incident recently when a nine year old farmers boy was run over and killed by a water bowser being towed by his dad with a pick up truck. Driving onto a steeply sloped field he felt the truck slide, his wife, two sons and baby daughter were also in the truck. He told them all to jump out as he could not stop the vehicle. His youngest son was hit by the bowser as it jacknifed., crushing him. The water bowser was five times overweight for the type of vehicle towing it and the brakes on the trailer were not in working order (find me a farm trailer that does have working brakes). Why on earth did he take his entire family out in a vehicle that was not fit for the job? No wonder farms are the most dangerous work environment in our country. You don't take your kids to work on building sites or factories. I guess killing his own child is punishment enough, but the deaths continue until someone has the guts to say enough is enough. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lane Ranger 10,500 #7 Posted April 9 Old Nylon coated clothes line is the stuff I have found to really wrap around a Wheel Horse mower deck spindle likens tomorrow! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rick3478 375 #8 Posted April 9 29 minutes ago, Lane Ranger said: Old Nylon coated clothes line is the stuff I have found to really wrap around a Wheel Horse mower deck spindle likens tomorrow! Doesn't even have to be man-made to cause trouble. Nettles have very tough long fiber in the stems, and will wrap up a spindle as fast as you please. I always inspect and cut off after mowing the woodlot trails. I've had to shut down in mid-task with smoke wafting out of the deck more than once. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wayne0 299 #9 Posted April 9 1 hour ago, Lane Ranger said: Old Nylon coated clothes line is the stuff I have found to really wrap around a Wheel Horse mower deck spindle likens tomorrow! My issue was a 1/4 inch nylon dog run! I kept forgetting to pick it up! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,164 #10 Posted April 9 12.5 ga High tensile fencing can cause issues Ask me how I know Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 7,674 #11 Posted April 9 5 hours ago, Mickwhitt said: Not sure if it's the same over there Oh yeah same same! Mic I think as i grow older there is less and less common sense. Everything is every-ones fault but mine. No ownership. No responsibility, no sense, no core values, I suppose that is what they call a shrinking feeling. ??? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,270 #12 Posted April 10 2 hours ago, JoeM said: Everything is every-ones fault but mine Is this like when I blame the dog for most of the funny noises my body makes?? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blasterdad 2,564 #13 Posted April 10 13 hours ago, WHX?? said: I don't mine the twine... it's the chunks of wire! Who is it that leaves that stuff out in the yard?!? 4 hours ago, pfrederi said: 12.5 ga High tensile fencing can cause issues Ask me how I know I had a piece of chain link post wire stop a JD 322 dead in its tracks instantly. When I lifted up the deck & looked it was wrapped around the center spindle with a couple of inches sticking out. The fundamental laws of physics were the last thing on my mind as I grabbed ahold of it, one of which is friction causes HEAT. It left a nasty blister across the whole palm of my hand, turns out the other end of it was jammed in between the blade carrier & the bearing housing. I had to take the blade & carrier off to get it out, lesson learned the hard way. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 7,674 #14 Posted April 10 8 hours ago, Blasterdad said: I had a piece of chain link post wire stop a JD 322 dead in its tracks instantly. My daughter hit some chain link and it tore the center spindle out of the deck, only the belt was holding it in place. I was not happy. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 10,655 #15 Posted April 10 (edited) A couple of years ago now I adapted a Haban flail mower from a Bolens to run on our 518-H++ The PO told me “it doesn’t work very well” and that’s why he was selling it. Post #20 in this thread clarified a significant part of the problem. Even a flail mower cannot digest heavy fencing! The setup we’re running now at the camp looks like this (separate hydraulics for front and mid/rear) Fence wire just peeking out. Edited April 10 by Handy Don 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1977 6,243 #16 Posted April 10 (edited) I mow 500 feet of my side of the highway. Try getting a hole roll of fishing line out of a 48" deck. Edited April 10 by Lee1977 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 10,655 #17 Posted April 10 6 hours ago, Lee1977 said: 500 feet of my side of the highway Now you have me thinking of all the un-fun things I’ve seen along roadsides. Yuck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
