This one is an actual Bush Hog. It's a 5ft Razorback which is model # RZ60 The deck skin had rotted at the front where it meets the front angle iron frame. I welded a piece of flat metal under it to hold the top skin together. I didn't feel like welding the top rust up so I left the sides unwelded underneath so that water could run out. Since I had it upside down to weld on it I changed the oil. The input seal I put in about 5-6 years ago was dry rotted and letting a mist of oil out the front that showed up as dirt sticking to the box. When I pulled the PTO shaft I noticed that the shear bolt was whalloped pretty good so I replaced it as well. Also the tail wheel bolt and bushings were loose and worn. So I picked up some new metal bushings to use with the bolt and put those in the hub. I was just going to use the sleeve and original rubber ones still cause it hasn't worn through yet and I am cheap but then I thought that the wheel is solid and does not have a replaceable hub and a new assembly would be more than the $11 for the bushings I bought and I had the big spacer washers already. Ready to cut the food plot in the next few weeks. Welding on it with the generator for power. new seal and shear bolt. crooked shear bolt New tail wheel bushings. Couldn't find a pipe the right size to slip over the shaft. The one in this pic was just barely larger than the shaft and was pushing to close to the lip of the seal for my liking so I used the wrench to sit against the seal body and the pipe to then drive it squarely in. A redneck can figure more than one way to get something done. If I hadn't thought of this I was just about to tap around it with a hammer and try to drive it equal. I hope this is enough pictures for everyone, as I know we all like pics. Y'all can see me work on my junk. I bought this bush hog like 10 years ago for $75 it was all folded up and bent where someone had either caught it on like a ditch or a tree or something. I beat it all back out and welded patches onto the corners. Also made skids out angle iron since the original ones were worn or ripped off. The outside edges were bent in and hitting blades. The thing still crabs cause I got it close enough and let it be.
Great ingenuity with the wrench! I’ll remember that trick going forward. I enjoy threads like this. It’s fun to see equipment rehabbed. And to see how things work. Thanks for sharing.
I put a protective coat of Rust-Oleum sunrise red on the front of the Bush Hog. NO is doesn't match, it sticks out like a sore thumb. It's a classic bright red. But it will fade out and not be as noticable. I don't care a bit, it's just there to cover bare metal and help slow the rust. After I put two coats on it I thought...what a waste of time I should of just pressure washed it and mixed some paint up and laid down a few coats with the HVLP gun. Wouldn't have been as thick but it would all be the same. But on what I said, I don't care this is purely a working implement.
Here is a picture of it just cause we all like pictures. You can see the square patches I put in the front corners when I got it. The tube sleeve I put on the drive shaft was cause it was almost cut in two from where it was rubbing that leaning center support when it was loose. It had wore through in at least one spot and had cut the ridges out of it in a ring. So I slipped that peice of pipe over and welded it on. The center support won't go completely vertical from the bend that's still in the uprights from the previous owner. Two years ago one upright broke into at the pin hole. I had to go to a friend's shop and he welded it with a real welder. His welder put a gusset on it so it's back better than it was when I got it. This thing has been welded on so many times .
That wouldn't last very long. You would have to do it every time you cut!! I don't do anything to the bottom. Actually useing a bush hog shines up the bottom pretty good, and the part that's not shiny, looks similar to being wire wheeled. You would just need to spray your undercoat each time. I know lots of people stay their stuff down with diesel fuel every so often. I have done that but am not diligent on it. Really I'd like to have it all under cover.
Try it it’s been on 4 years, just pressure wash low pressure to remove crap.. use it on a lot of metal trailers also edit did spray it with Rustoleun BBQ paint let it dry then Bed liner still black under.. easily do 25 acres a year
Bed liner....for some reason I read it as like undercoating...like fluid film stuff. But even so, I still am amazed that spray on bed liner lasted that long!!! I have rocks that dent my sides and even sticks that I bush hog over. I trim my trees with the pole saw them run over the limbs to get rid of them. I have a 4 ft too that the skin is not as thick I guess. I have sent rocks thought he sides of that one. Beat it back and weld the holes back up. This Bush hog hasn't had a rock come through it but for sure dents that pop out pretty good. I would think it be amazing if that stuff held up half that long for me.
Just out of curiosity wondering why the lower link pins are up so high on the brace? I've had two bush hogs a 6 foot and now a 7 foot and my pins are much lower. Also do,you have the pins facing in due to lower lift arms unable to spread wide enough ? Repairs look really good. Wish I had taken up welding earlier in life, would have saved major aggravation
I have the pins facing inward because my tractor is a Yanmar YM2000. There narrow and don't open as wide as similar sized American tractors even of the era...because American SCUT were based more on old American ag tractors which were really wide. It will fit the pins on the outside but the arms based on design and angles of them can get into the rear tires easier if there on the outside. Pins are designed to run how you need them to face. As far as how high they are on the upright braces....that's how Bush Hog designed it?
Here are some pics of the day I got it and how it was when I got it. It was absolutely trashed when I got it. And a few of the work in progress. This was back in September 2014. I have gotten my money out of this bush hog.
