todays shredder repair.

[8NLUGNUT]

A good friend gave us a shredder a few years ago and it threw a blade the other day so we decided today would be the fix it day.

I had to grind the old pin off of the one attached blade due to its heavy rust.

Then we remounted the blades with new hardware and added a washer to the bottom since the mounting plate hole was starting to wallow out.

Then I took the grinder and cleaned up the blades.

I decided that I would leave the stump jumper on even though it is rusted through in a few spots.

If it becomes a problem I'll remove it and use its mounting holes to mount the blades since the holes will be in better condition.

We put the blade assembly back on and could not get a pin in place so we went back with what the last guy used.......barbwire.

We used the FEL to turn it back over and now I can get started on my fall food plots!

A fun project but now it's Advil time!

 

[MarkLeininger]

This looks suspiciously like a rotary cutter. Do they call them shredders where you live, or am I not understanding what I'm looking at?

 

[8NLUGNUT]

That's probably the right name but just about everything's called a shredder in Texas even if it's a finish mower.

Kinda like "what type of coke you want?"

'i'll have a Dr Pepper."

"Sure thing boss"

 

[jinman]

I would be very afraid to substitute my own hardware instead of the bolts designed for that shredder. Tractor Supply sells them in a kit and you could be sure that you are getting the right bolt design and hardness. They are made to fully tighten up like a shoulder bolt and still leave the blade loose to rotate. It looks to me like you are doing the same thing using flat washers and and aircraft locking nut, but I have doubts as to whether that will last very long before maybe coming apart. I think the hardened blade bolts are what you want for the long run.

 

[weldingisfun]

Stick with us long enough, MarkLeininger, and we'll have you speaking Texan.

 

[RWolf]

Shredder, rotary cutter. So many names . Weldingisfun turns out were pretty much neighbors as I'm in the Cove. Looks like you can have some additional fun with this project and fabricate some sheet steel to fill in the moth holes.

 

[8NLUGNUT]

I would be very afraid to substitute my own hardware instead of the bolts designed for that shredder. Tractor Supply sells them in a kit and you could be sure that you are getting the right bolt design and hardness. They are made to fully tighten up like a shoulder bolt and still leave the blade loose to rotate. It looks to me like you are doing the same thing using flat washers and and aircraft locking nut, but I have doubts as to whether that will last very long before maybe coming apart. I think the hardened blade bolts are what you want for the long run.

I should have provided more info. The parts were the called for repair kit.

The kit have the collar bushing that fits in the blade to allow for free wheeling.

I installed the washer you see in the picture because the bolt hole was staring to wallow out and I thought the washer would allow for me to tighten up the nut a little better.

The bolt is a grade 5.

 

[jinman]

I should have provided more info. The parts were the called for repair kit.

The kit have the collar bushing that fits in the blade to allow for free wheeling.

I installed the washer you see in the picture because the bolt hole was staring to wallow out and I thought the washer would allow for me to tighten up the nut a little better.

The bolt is a grade 5.

Wow! That's surprising. The bolt you took out, as shown in your first picture, is obviously very different in design to the repair kit bolts. I'm used to seeing those bolts with the wide flange on the bottom instead of a hex-head bolt. I don't think I've ever seen one like that.

Anyhow, if it's a shoulder bolt and the proper repair kit, I feel a lot better about your long-term safety. Hopefully, you'll get many more hours of use out of that shredder before it sees permanent retirement.

 

[weldingisfun]

Shredder, rotary cutter. So many names . Weldingisfun turns out were pretty much neighbors as I'm in the Cove. Looks like you can have some additional fun with this project and fabricate some sheet steel to fill in the moth holes.

Guess we are neighbors, RWolf, we are 6 miles south of the Cove off of Oakalla Road. Howdy!
Have you priced steel lately? It would be cheaper to replace the shredder.

 

[RalphVa]

Looks like a dangerous piece of junk. I'd take it to the junk pile. You're flirting with an accident on this thing.

Ralph