OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Finding and Swapping Tip & Curb Side Finds I Just Got These: Yardman, MTD, Heavycut

i have never seen a mower like these before. the green one is self propelled.


also i managed to get my mitts on this toecutter on steroids

11hp, 5 gears forward and one reverse.
bloody heavy
sean

What in the world is that mad contraption!

Hi Sean and Kye
Kye, you know about 'Big Wheel' mowers - with your Yazoo.
This machine is the Aussie equivalent - A Heavycut.

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Jack

Sean, that one was on ebay I think, what did it end up going for, good score with that Honda motor on it

It looks a bit bigger them my Big wheel... and a bit more dangerous

What a haul, those MTD mowers are a cheap, nasty and disposable machine. The slasher is quite a rocket :-)

as paul c said sean , trash the MTD im surprised the handles havnt already broken from base by now ! use the engine on a better base .
good haul though and your gunna be needing a bigger wagon soon huh

yes dave i will.
the motor runs great. bit of a fuel leak. one of the bolt heads has been broken off

it is running in the pics
i am thinking that the fuel leak is because the spring under the needle needs to be retensioned(stretched abit if you will).

there is no fuel leaking when running.
MTDs for sale
are there any ohns issues with this machine???
HAHAHAH
sean

i just used the heavy cut to cut my lawn for about 10 mins. the pulley on the front got rather hot
???? the arrow is going the wrong way.

this is the only part that is hot. i used it in 2nd gear and reverse. 2nd is fast enough. cant wait to try out 5th.
i can only imagine that i havent tensioned up the belt correctly and it is slipping, but it drives as it should
sean

What is the top bearing like Sean? I'm not so sure it is for cutting lawns, I think it is for cutting grass or anything else that gets in the way

Yep, it isn't a lawn mower, but a heavy duty slasher meant for knocking down rough stuff.
Very long grass, bracken, blackberries, weeds, reeds etc.

Don't worry about the arrow on the pulley - it's just a carryover from the early models, which had horizontal shaft engines and had to use that direction of rotation, along with left hand threads on the cutter spindle.

try it without the belt , see if it heats up then ... / take off the belt spin it and listen top n bottom bearings the old trick with a screwdriver or thin piece of wood but put ya knee on the guard rail . and dont wear shorts !!!!

thanks for the tips fellas. i did use the old screwdriver stethoscope trick on the bottom and top, they both sounded the same. like they needed grease. there is no grease nipple anywhere. the only part that got hot was the pully.so i am thinking belt slippage??? thank goodness i had steelcaps on is all i have to say.
sean

There is a couple of these machines on ebay at the moment, still asking good dollars

norm thankyou for the interest. why dont you buy one?
dont fall over when you are going in reverse.
i do have a special high lift mower for all your rocky outcrops mate. and i will give you a good price.

latest individual wheel height adjustment. secret argentinian design
Sean

Sean, my shed is a bit full at the moment, 4 motor bikes, a Torana and another in the carport,5 ride on mowers 7 toecutters,couple of Honda mowers and mountains of other stuff, the Jims man mows my small front lawn and if I came home with another mower at the moment, I'm sure my wife would insist on men wearing white jackets take me away