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Ichabod

09-26-2004 09:07:01




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One day last week I was at the farm running the Bush Hog mowing some sweetgum saplings in thinned crp pines. Accidentally hit a pine stump and the Hog lost a blade. Made an awful noise, shook everything real bad. The blade came to rest about two feet in front of and about one foot outside the left rear wheel. I shut everything down and called it a day. Yesterday when I checked over the tractor I found a hole in the right rear fender about the same size and shape as the end of the mower blade. It was about chest high on me when I'm in the seat. When I saw that hole I know I got sick to my stomach. I'm quite sure I missed death by just a few inches that day.

The bolt end of the blade broke off about half way the bolt hole. I plan to carefully check the ends of both blades from now on. That is if I can get the courage to use the mower again.

Be careful out there.


Ichabod

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Brian in NY

09-28-2004 06:33:31




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 Re: Bush Hog Safety in reply to Ichabod, 09-26-2004 09:07:01  
Thanks for the post, glad you are OK. I know that sick feeling knowing you were close to death and it sure is an eye opener. If your posts helps one person to be more careful and they avoid an incident (it will), you have done a big service just by sharing your experience. Good luck getting up the courage to use the mower again.



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stan

09-26-2004 22:39:37




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 Re: Bush Hog Safety in reply to Ichabod, 09-26-2004 09:07:01  
I never mow when I am around people, I have seen too many things go flying even through the safety chains. I had a rock thrown out the front, hit the front tire and come back and hit me in the eye. I have had the main shaft break that holds the blades. I always woundered what would happen if that shaft broke. The blades just dropped to the ground with out a problem. You can't be too careful around these things.

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Davis In SC

09-26-2004 21:22:10




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 Re: Bush Hog Safety in reply to Ichabod, 09-26-2004 09:07:01  
Ichabod, glad blade missed you !!! those things can haunt you for a while... I was run over by an out-of-control fork truck last spring, anytime I am in a warehouse, I catch myself constantly looking over my shoulder. Some may call it Paranoia, but I call it self -presevation!! Your Post reminds me that I need to pick up the Bush-Hog to check the blades & bolts. Regards, Davis



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Jerry/MT

09-26-2004 20:54:53




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 Re: Bush Hog Safety in reply to Ichabod, 09-26-2004 09:07:01  
You are one lucky guy! Rotating machinery is inherently dangerous and rotary cutters, unlike jet engines, are not designed to contain a failed blade. Rotary cutter blades weigh a lot and have relatively high tip speeds so there is a lot of kinetic energy that has to be disipated when they are released. An .032" piece of fender sheet metal ain't gonna' stop it!
Thanks for sharing your story with us. I hope everybody that uses a rotary cutter reads your note and takes the message to heart. I'm am so grateful that this incident had a happy ending. From a retired aircraft propulsion engineer.

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Leland

09-26-2004 17:31:25




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 Re: Bush Hog Safety in reply to Ichabod, 09-26-2004 09:07:01  
If you are going to chop in an area with stumps you should look for what we call a stump jumper hog. has a rubber tire driving blades,and tire will asorb 90& of shock when you hit a solid object. Also a HEAVY chain gaurd on front of hog will stop a lot of flying objects,you lived and learned. But I also have hit some whopper things also tore the hell out of a new bat wing ,some moron dumped an engine block in ditch kabam

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Missouri Boy

09-26-2004 15:05:15




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 Re: Bush Hog Safety in reply to Ichabod, 09-26-2004 09:07:01  
Had a neighbor who always carried a log chain on the back of the seat of an H Farmall. Was lucky for years until one day when hoggin' his chain wound upin the PTO and brohe the top cover of the transmission and seat off. He escaped injury also but chose another method of carrying a chain.



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UFO Man

09-26-2004 11:22:49




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 Re: Bush Hog Safety in reply to Ichabod, 09-26-2004 09:07:01  
Glad you got lucky. I don't like mowing where I can't see or haven't been before. I was mowing for a neighbor who told me everything was clear in the pasture. I hit a post driver, knocked the handle off of it and dulled a blade out. Farming always has been a dangerous business, ya just got to remember that. Hope the rest of your day goes better.



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Stickler

09-26-2004 12:36:55




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 Re: Bush Hog Safety in reply to UFO Man, 09-26-2004 11:22:49  
My wife did one similar when mowing with our grasshopper zero steer mower. Hit the corner and the hitch of an old 10' tandem disc that was covered in weeds. I knew where it was but she didn't. In fact, she'd never seen it before, didn't even know we had it, as it's usually me that mows that area. Heck, I mowed around it for a year before i ever knew it was there myself. Anyway, bent the deck and knocked one of the blades right off. I was thinking at the time, I'm glad it wasn't the bush hog. I pulled the disc out of the weeds, and except for one bent disc where she hit it, it works like new! Should have done that years ago, I guess.

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