Brush cutter repair

MESSMAKER · Jul 29, 2011

I bent the A-arms on my King Kutter mower. They are twisted a bit and pulled toward the back of the tractor. This limits the amount I can pick up the cutter for transport. How do I bend it back into shape and reinforce it, so it will stay that way. I am a bit concerned the bolts will not line up when it is bent back.

Mark @ Everlast · Jul 29, 2011

Its likely you'll never get them straight enough again, though a torch will help you bend them back. Most of KK's A frames were flat bar and not much else. You can either start over or heat and beat them back into shape over an anvil like surface. Reinforcing is going to depend upon where they are bent. Can you post pics?

yomax4 · Jul 29, 2011

I'm unsure what you have after bending but here is what I did in a similar situation. I bent my top link bars back about 6 inches by backing into a stump and not hitting the clutch soon enough. I took a piece of chain and used it as the top link and lifted the brush hog off of the ground with the 3 point. While it was off the ground I went with the Heat and Beat method until everything looked good. I did not remove the bolts.

deereman75 · Jul 29, 2011

Once you get it straight with the O/A torch, and a sledge hammer, I would weld some cross braces in place, so it wont bend again.

SSdoxie · Jul 30, 2011

MESSMAKER said:
I bent the A-arms on my King Kutter mower. They are twisted a bit and pulled toward the back of the tractor. This limits the amount I can pick up the cutter for transport. How do I bend it back into shape and reinforce it, so it will stay that way. I am a bit concerned the bolts will not line up when it is bent back.

Between the hydraulic leaks on your shifter and now bending the cutter, you aren't much luck this week.

. Sounds like you got some good advice on fixing the cutter arms. Good luck going forward.

MESSMAKER · Jul 30, 2011

SSdoxie said:
Between the hydraulic leaks on your shifter and now bending the cutter, you aren't much luck this week.. Sounds like you got some good advice on fixing the cutter arms. Good luck going forward.

Thanks
I bent the cutter a while back, and is more of a bother than a true problem. I am running a chain as a top link. I have a hook and a couple extra links on the chain. I can back the cutter up a hill or trailer ramp, and chain it in place and all is good. It just takes a few minutes. The Leak causes no real problem, but I would like it fixed.

Soundguy · Aug 1, 2011

i'd drill or torch some new flat stock and remake the arms, and keep the old ones as scrap.. you likely can't get them perfect.. or would take too long and cost too much in supplies to do so. ie.. no need to spend 50$ of O/A to heat and beat for hours when 2 new strips of metal cost half that.

soundguy