mower blade bolts

twinstackram · Mar 22, 2005

I have a woods RM400 that I just bought new blades for but now I can't get the bolts out,don't think wd will do any good,I was wander if heating them up alittle bit just a little, will that damage the bearings?

gates · Mar 22, 2005

I do not know about the bearings but I am positive you wil ruin the seal! Do the bolts move at all?

chim · Mar 22, 2005

Impact wrench is the ticket................chim

PineRidge · Mar 22, 2005

Left hand threads? Righty tighty, lefty loosey doesn't apply here if so.

tncruzin · Mar 22, 2005

I think Mike hit the nail on the head. Some mowers have left hand thread bolts that hold the blades on. I think Woods is one of them. When I bought my TL-1900 Iseki it came with a Sovema mower that had one left hand bolt missing. I like to never found one. I found a Sovema dealer in Memphis who sent me 2 bolts at no charge.

hazmat · Mar 22, 2005

<font color="blue"> Left hand threads? Righty tighty, lefty loosey doesn't apply here if so. </font>

I spent hours trying to replace a bike pedal once. I think I had a 3' pipe wrench on the thing. Turns out it was a Left hand thread... /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

Which ever way it turns - right or left - an impact wrench is the way to go....

tomnky · Mar 23, 2005

Seems to me, If it discharges on the left hand side it is left-hand threads & if it discharges on the right it would be right - hand .

I had a RM500 that was indeed left-hand threads.

ronjhall · Mar 23, 2005

According to Woods manual for the RM400, threads are Left Hand.
You can download Woods manuals at their site. Click Here.

twinstackram · Mar 23, 2005

yes it does have the left side exit on the deck,I wondered about the left hand threads,but wasn't sure. thats another thing that I'm thinking,I have just used the mower 1 time cause we didn't get the tractor and mower till the end of the season last year,but exiting on the laft side changes the way I have mowed for the last 18 yrs,now I need to go the other way to discharge away from house and everything else.thanks for the replies I'll try going the other way righty loosy,lefty tighty.