Pulling a stump jumper off a Land Pride rotary cutter?

[dieselscout80]

I've removed them a few times. I just put a pipe through the access hole to remove the blade bolts and beat the pipe with a T Post pounder. Hit it a couple times, spin it to the other side, hit it a few times, and spin it to the other side and hit it a few times. Eventually, it always falls off.

Hadn’t thought of using a post pounder like that.

Thanks

 

[EddieWalker]

I saw it on YouTube and gave it a try. It took about half an hour, and I had my doubts, but then all of a sudden, it was off!!!!

 

[Fallon]

It won, al least with me for now.

It broke my chain. Same setup as before only wits a single chain under the jack & used the blade bolts to hold it. Worked the blade carrier bar near the shaft with a torch until I could ever so slightly see a dull red spot. Pounded on it with a drift & sledge hammer from the top. More heat. Cranked on the jack a bit more & heard a bang. Thought I won. Cranked on the jack a bit more & the chain fell apart.

Sketch factor was already high & I don't need any more injuries.

 

[dadohead]

Try wooden wedge pairs around the stump jumper periphery.

 

[EddieWalker]

Do you have a T Post pounder?

Just put a pipe through the hole were the bolts go and beat it a few times with the T Post pounder, then rotate to the other side, and do it again. Then rotate it again, and again. Eventually, it will come off.

 

[mmaliga]

Shafts on Bush Hogs are notorious for this. Seems to be the acid in the grass that welds it. I used a Harbor Freight 10 ton 3 jaw puller after breaking the 5 ton. Also an Oxy-acetylene torch to heat. MAPP gas is good, but couldn't get enough heat out of a small torch. I had assumed that I was going to chage the seal after that.

 

[Fallon]

Shafts on Bush Hogs are notorious for this. Seems to be the acid in the grass that welds it. I used a Harbor Freight 10 ton 3 jaw puller after breaking the 5 ton. Also an Oxy-acetylene torch to heat. MAPP gas is good, but couldn't get enough heat out of a small torch. I had assumed that I was going to chage the seal after that.

You can see the hoses of the new to me oxy-acetylene torch in the photo.

 

[Fallon]

Do you have a T Post pounder?

Just put a pipe through the hole were the bolts go and beat it a few times with the T Post pounder, then rotate to the other side, and do it again. Then rotate it again, and again. Eventually, it will come off.

Ya, will give it a try. Beat on it with a sledge & drift while the jack had tension on things. At least its safer than loading up the chain like a 10 ton spring again. That was sketchy as hell.