[AT] Rotary shredder rotation.

[Herbert Metz]

Larry
As the old saying goes, "don't criticize volunteer help". <grins>
You mention tradeoffs; I would give a lot if we could grow kentucky
bluegrass in this area.
Yes, Barbara and I both enjoy Master Gardeners; in fact, she is at some
flower whatever in Athens, GA today.  And tomorrow our MG club has a
private tour of the propagation facilities of a nursery that contracted
design and planting of 800 containers for the 1996 olympics.
See you at Portland August show. 
Herb

> [Original Message]
> From: Larry Goss <rlgoss at insightbb.com>
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Date: 5/13/2008 10:50:15 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Rotary shredder rotation.
>
> :-)  That's the whole point of the counter-rotating blades, H. L.  The
grass has trouble getting out and ends up getting pulverized.  Some brands
of tractors haven't figured out that there is a difference in whether the
blades rotate "toward" each other instead of "away".  John Deere runs
theirs the wrong way.  Regardless of the rotation, the extra time the
clippings are inside the shroud of the deck takes extra horsepower to run
the unit.  The whole purpose is to turn the clippings into mulch before
being discharged.  The counter-rotating spindles typically require a
double-sided cog belt to keep them synchronized.
>
> BTW, I know your are trying to pull my chain.  I'm sorry I had to take
your comments seriously, but mowing grass is serious business around our
house.  My wife is now an Advanced Master Gardner.  She has taken over the
process of lawn mowing, and she makes sure that the mower is working
exactly like its suipposed to  :-(  It was a lot simpler around here when I
did the lawn mowing and I could go for the whole season without
resharpening the blades.  Ah well. There are trade offs.
>
> Larry
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "H. L. Staples" <hlstaples at mcloudteleco.com>
> Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:30
> Subject: Re: [AT] Rotary shredder rotation.
> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
>
> >  
> > Question for you Larry---What kind of sound does the blade make while
> > turning in both directions at the same time ?  The grass 
> > and weeds would
> > have a heck of a time trying to dodge the blades.  
> >  
> > Where electrons flow in both directions with Alternating current 
> > there is a
> > slight pause when changing direction.  At the zero point 
> > there is no flow.
> > 8>)  
> >  
> > Besides I like the idea of things being the way they are because 
> > of horses
> > asses. Seems like a reasonable explanation to me. 
> >  
> > On 5/12/2008 9:34:40 PM, Larry Goss (rlgoss at insightbb.com) 
> > wrote: > LOL! I
> > ve seen the HA story before, but there probably isn't much truth 
> > > in it. It
> > certainly > doesn't explain the fact that there were four 
> > different rail
> > gauges across Europe and one time. Border crossings took hours. 
> > > > There
> > are lots of left-hand discharge mowers on the market, and a fair 
> > numberwhere the blades go both directions at the same time. Some 
> > are even
> > convertible. Woods makes several models that can come from the 
> > factory with
> > either rotation and with alternative belt routings on the 
> > decals. > > Larry
> > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Neal Warren  
> > H. L. Staples
> > McLoud, Oklahoma
> > USA
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