Finally received my 853 a few weeks ago. Working great.
I have been doing a lot of weed mowing on two tracks thru our woodlot and around the game plots. Here in central Wisconsin we have lots of sand. In many portions of the two tracks sand has washed down to form tracks that are more like sandboxes than two track access roads. Not uncommon during mowing to firmly drive an end of sickle into the bone dry sand...
I'm sure that this acts like sandpaper to the sickle. I have not been lubing the cutter blades thinking that oiling them up good would just allow the sand to stick around a lot longer.
I am using a 47" duplex at not much more than idle speed, third gear, 10" wheels. No casters... Just sliding the blade along the ground. I do have a PTO extension.
What are y'all doing for lubing the blade during use for sandy conditions?
Thanks.
TJ
I have been doing a lot of weed mowing on two tracks thru our woodlot and around the game plots. Here in central Wisconsin we have lots of sand. In many portions of the two tracks sand has washed down to form tracks that are more like sandboxes than two track access roads. Not uncommon during mowing to firmly drive an end of sickle into the bone dry sand...
I'm sure that this acts like sandpaper to the sickle. I have not been lubing the cutter blades thinking that oiling them up good would just allow the sand to stick around a lot longer.
I am using a 47" duplex at not much more than idle speed, third gear, 10" wheels. No casters... Just sliding the blade along the ground. I do have a PTO extension.
What are y'all doing for lubing the blade during use for sandy conditions?
Thanks.
TJ