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Finally fixed my cutterhead chatter issue, only took 8 hours
Been fighting vibration in my 14-inch cutterhead for two weeks. Thought it was bearings, replaced them, still bad. Turns out it was a worn shear pin that was just barely off. Took me 8 hours of pulling things apart and running test cycles in the yard near Baton Rouge before I spotted it. The pin looked fine until I held it next to a new one, then the wear was obvious. Has anyone else had a similar hidden wear problem that made no sense at first?
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patwest1mo ago
The shear pin thing got me. I mean, you hear about wear on those all the time but usually it shears clean or it's obviously bent. For it to look fine to the naked eye and just be slightly off, that's the kind of thing that would drive me up a wall. I've had a similar deal with a gear on a baler where the teeth wore uneven but you couldn't tell until you put a straight edge across them. Eight hours though, that's a full day of your life gone. Bet you can find that pin in your sleep now. Idk if I would have ever thought to compare it to a brand new one, that's some next level patience right there.
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