OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Restoring, Customising and Modifying Reel-Type Mowers 17inch Scott Bonnar Restoration

What sort of oil would you use for the roller pawls?

I'll keep an eye out for Cameron, thanks for that.

Yeah I just removed the sole plate not the blade. After reading on here serval time to not remove I thought I better not remove it

I'm going to take it to get sharpen with the reel once I've finished painting them.

Thanks mate I'll give them a buzz when I get close to finishing the roller.

Hi Solman,

The best advice I can give you is that you send the sole plate and reel off to be sharpened but painting the reel prior to sharpening and then paint the sole plate after it returns from sharpening, this way the paint won't get damaged on the sole plate should the bed knife have to be removed for any particular reason.

Ensure you have new RLS5 Bearings on the shafts of the reel prior to handing it over as the bearings are used in the sharpening process.

As far as the roller pawls are concerned, any motor oil will suffice. Don't use grease as it will cause the pawls to gum up and not move freely which in turn will create issue for your rollers correct function backwards and forwards.

BTW that clutch is going to look fabulous spinning in the sun. I feel you'll require to paint it in a UV resistant clear so that the ally doesn't oxidise as it will and thus will look dowdy rather quickly.

I'm really looking forward to the end result.

Cheers,
BB.

thanks BB for all the tips. good idea about the clear coat i was already regretting to republish it all the time lol

i got a bit more work done today. I started working on the rear roller, and wouldn't you know it after hours of sanding and cleaning i go to prime it and dead set the first bit i spray i found a crack in the roller



is this something to be concerned about? if so should i get it repaired or just source another?

here are some more pic's...




i also worked on the centre pieces, the finish didn't turn out great as there was a fair bit of rust on them which caused some pitting. I didn't want to over grind them just to achieve a smooth surface. I painted them in some galmet i had lying around, again not a great look but hey at least it will help to prevent rusting the the future.




the finished pieces mate nicely together now, which awesome considering i use a large mallet to pull them apart. Ill replace the screws holding it all together as the rust caused the heads to completely wear off, i had to use vice grips to undo it.

Hi All,

I have noticed the same crack on one of my mowers rollers as pointed out by Solman, wondering if anyone has any advice or can point me to another threat that addresses this issue?

Is it a crack along the weld line? Looks like that the end is welded onto the land roll drum from the inside. The outside weld may have been machined back for appearance purposes and ended up being very thin and thru time shows up thru cracking. If the weld is strong inside, a metal filler on the outside might work.

Hi Guys,

Those rear rollers aren't that thick on the outer edges and they have a bit of a habit of wearing through if they do a lot of concrete traversing work. I've seen rollers that are totally bogged up with steel filler and basically falling apart.
My advice would be to try and source another and check out the grooved pattern on the outer edge before purchasing one. If the grooved surface diminishes on the out area then I'd avoid it.

Cheers,
BB.

Try oxy braze just like a plumber would do to the copper pipes.

Even old school air cooled motorcycle engines with big cooling fins are brazed back on.
Rubbed with sand blasting grit as the primer is drying to cover the join then sprayed with engine paint.

I like that idea LawnDownUnder