[AT] Rotary shredder rotation.

Dave Merchant kosh at ncweb.com
Tue May 13 10:09:32 PDT 2008


Similarly, I mulch leaves in the fall with my old Cub Cadet 128's 3-blade 
deck by
driving around backwards. The stuff can't escape, and gets ground up to powder.

Looks strange, but it works great, nothing to rake or bag.

Dave Merchant


At 10:50 AM 5/13/2008, Larry Goss wrote:
>:-)  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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