[AT] Rotary shredder rotation.

Mattias Kessén davidbrown950 at gmail.com
Tue May 13 14:19:43 PDT 2008


I guess MG meetings aren't about small british cabriolets... too bad.
Larry if you decide travel a bit north I could give you a few tractor
dates.

Mattias

2008/5/13 Larry Goss <rlgoss at insightbb.com>:
> Good to hear from you, Herb.  I just sold my Kubota with 50-inch tiller to a friend in your neighborhood last weekend.
>
> Rena has MG meeting tonight.  She's torn between that meeting and the genealogy society, but MG won out.
>
> No, you won't see me in Portland this year.  I'll still be tramping around Germany and Poland at that time in August.  I'm missing several tractor show opportunities because of commitments and reservations I have overseas at that time.
>
> Larry
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Herbert Metz <metz-h.b at mindspring.com>
> Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 10:16
> Subject: Re: [AT] Rotary shredder rotation.
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>
> >
> > 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
> > contracteddesign 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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