Trouble Removing Riding Lawnmower Blades
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A sledge is not a very good po boy impactor because of low velocity issues.
Try standing the deck on edge, shim the correct size socket to the nut with a piece of your favorite cereal box top and try a 2x4 about 3 ft. long giving it a Mickey Mantle swing.
Pictured is a pulley nut not the blade nut but the same procedure applies.
Try standing the deck on edge, shim the correct size socket to the nut with a piece of your favorite cereal box top and try a 2x4 about 3 ft. long giving it a Mickey Mantle swing.
Pictured is a pulley nut not the blade nut but the same procedure applies.
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Thats what i would do as well..
I tried WD40, Liquid Wrench, & PB Blaster. I also got hold of a torch and tried that. Nothing. I finally just tossed the deck into the back of my truck and went around to some garages. The local car-garage mechanic types didn't want to touch it for fear of the blade. Then, I ran into another guy who also does some of his own lawn mower repairs and he had a set of air tools! So, I took the deck over to his place and we were finally able to break the nuts free and get them off.
I changed the blades and applied some Anti-Seize, but I put the nuts back on manually with the socket wrench.
My thanks to those who responded!
I changed the blades and applied some Anti-Seize, but I put the nuts back on manually with the socket wrench.
My thanks to those who responded!
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Don't keep us in suspense....did you get the blade/blades removed? Lot of good tips in replies. I had trouble getting blades off my ZeroTurn. Finally added a breaker bar to my 3/4 drive hinge handle. Breaker bar is a 36 inch pipe that just fits over the hinge handle. When re-installed used anti-seize compound on threads.
Apply Rustbuster of some sort, wait a day, then get that 1/2 inch impact, with an proper size black impact socket out, and air do all the work. A impact while shake it loose where shear torque by hand will end up breaking something.
A Harbor Freight 1/2 inch impact is less than $30.
A Harbor Freight 1/2 inch impact is less than $30.