[AT] OT, old implements and plasma cutters

[Dennis Johnson]

Warren,

I have. Thermal Dynamics Cutmaster 52 Which I think is the big brother to yours. Mine stopped working and had to replace the entire torch and cable/hose assembly. After that it worked fine. I think the original cable/hose got in a bind and kinked.

I think cutting 4” or so off of the shaft should be fine.

Dennis


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> On May 17, 2020, at 8:58 PM, Mogrits <mogrits at gmail.com> wrote:
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> 
> I have an off brand "bush hog", probably 60" that I have never been happy with. It's flimsy, the three point pins never align etc etc. It has seen some rough service I'm guessing as it came with the 53 Jubilee I bought. Anyway, I also have a 53" Hardee rotary cutter, made in Loris SC that has been at pasture for the last 15 yrs (at least). These Hardees are really tough implements so I decided to resurrect it even at loss of the cutting width. The tire was rotted when I parked it so a new one was ordered which arrives tomorrow., The PTO Coupler had been buried in the "mulch" that developed on the deck such that the lock pin wouldn't open without a hammer and it wouldn't fit the splines on the Mahindra. On top of that, the PTO shaft appears to be too long. That's where my questions begin. With some difficulty I got the U-Joint out so I can replace the yoke. I still have about 10" of PTO shaft exposed and more than that of the PTO sleeve but it won't go up in there even with help from a come-a-long. I need about 4" more to get the shaft on the tractor. The shaft is rectangular- 1-1/4" x 1" solid steel. Is it okay to just cut 4" off the shaft with a porta-band? Should I drop a couple hundred for a new shaft? The gearbox has a slip clutch on the the top end so that would involve another u-joint change. I think there is no danger of the shaft coming loose with the implement raised and lowered.
> 
> Plasma cutter: I have a Thermal Dynamics cutmaster 42 I bought new. It worked until I gave it to employees to use on a jobsite and they dropped the torch and broke it. I replaced the torch and it still doesn't work. Is anyone familiar with this model? It powers up, releases air, then defaults to an error mode indicating torch parts are not right but I have ascertained they are in fact in place.
> 
> Other than that, It's good to read the non-virus chatter on here.
> Warren
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