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Do you have a McLane reel mower and have a question about working on it? Do you have something to share? Ask or share here.
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Hello everyone, New member here.
I have a McLane 25", 7 blade reel mower that I bought new last year. It has been a blast using it. I've learned to do maintenance on it and have bought the kit and learned to back lap the reel. I've been using 80 grit compound and have back lapped the reel several times last season and once this year. I noticed during one of my inspections on the bed knife has some wear to it. I would consider it "excessive" wear. I think that my back lapping and reel to bed knife adjustment caused this. So I ordered a new bed knife and installed it this week. It was a piece of cake to install. I noticed though when adjusting the reel to bed knife that it would cut a single piece of typing paper on both left and right side but not in the middle. I rechecked my instalment of the bed knife and every thing seems right. I rechecked my adjustment of reel and bed knife and it still only cuts a single piece of paper on both left and right but not in the middle. It does cut grass well and seems to be cutting grass with the entire reel, but after a day or so I notice small brown grass stalks. Today I decided to back lap the reel but this time switch to 120 grit compound. Everything went well but it still only cuts a single piece of typing paper on both left and right side but not in the middle. It will however attempt to cut two pieces of typing paper in middle of the reel, but not all the way. I talked to the local "Greens Keeper" and he said that some reel mowers will develop a "Barrel shape" to the reel. It seems mine has developed a micro "Hour Glass" shape. My question is, have I done harm to my reel due to my using the 80 grit compound and adjusting my reel to bed knife adjustment? It seems the "Hour Glass" shape of the reel is very, very slight and I wondering with the new bed knife and use of 120 grit compound and cutting the lawn the reel will grind itself out of the "Hour Glass" shape?!! Any help of advise will be greatly appreciated.
I have a McLane 25", 7 blade reel mower that I bought new last year. It has been a blast using it. I've learned to do maintenance on it and have bought the kit and learned to back lap the reel. I've been using 80 grit compound and have back lapped the reel several times last season and once this year. I noticed during one of my inspections on the bed knife has some wear to it. I would consider it "excessive" wear. I think that my back lapping and reel to bed knife adjustment caused this. So I ordered a new bed knife and installed it this week. It was a piece of cake to install. I noticed though when adjusting the reel to bed knife that it would cut a single piece of typing paper on both left and right side but not in the middle. I rechecked my instalment of the bed knife and every thing seems right. I rechecked my adjustment of reel and bed knife and it still only cuts a single piece of paper on both left and right but not in the middle. It does cut grass well and seems to be cutting grass with the entire reel, but after a day or so I notice small brown grass stalks. Today I decided to back lap the reel but this time switch to 120 grit compound. Everything went well but it still only cuts a single piece of typing paper on both left and right side but not in the middle. It will however attempt to cut two pieces of typing paper in middle of the reel, but not all the way. I talked to the local "Greens Keeper" and he said that some reel mowers will develop a "Barrel shape" to the reel. It seems mine has developed a micro "Hour Glass" shape. My question is, have I done harm to my reel due to my using the 80 grit compound and adjusting my reel to bed knife adjustment? It seems the "Hour Glass" shape of the reel is very, very slight and I wondering with the new bed knife and use of 120 grit compound and cutting the lawn the reel will grind itself out of the "Hour Glass" shape?!! Any help of advise will be greatly appreciated.
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Hi all,
New forum member here. Nice to e-meet everyone!
I've got a McLane GR25. I've raised the front setting to the highest setting (1.5 inches according to the manual), as that's the HOC I'd like to keep my new Zeon Zoysia sod at. However, the back of my mower is now super uneven. I am not very mechanically savvy but I can't, for the life of me, figure out how to adjust the Back Wheel setting to match the front roller setting.
According to the manual, the back wheel came in with the middle setting, but if I do what I did (raise the mower to the highest setting), I need to also change the back wheel to align.
Has anyone every needed to do this? If so, can I please get some help figuring this out? Pictures and videos are super appreciated!
TIA!
New forum member here. Nice to e-meet everyone!
I've got a McLane GR25. I've raised the front setting to the highest setting (1.5 inches according to the manual), as that's the HOC I'd like to keep my new Zeon Zoysia sod at. However, the back of my mower is now super uneven. I am not very mechanically savvy but I can't, for the life of me, figure out how to adjust the Back Wheel setting to match the front roller setting.
According to the manual, the back wheel came in with the middle setting, but if I do what I did (raise the mower to the highest setting), I need to also change the back wheel to align.
Has anyone every needed to do this? If so, can I please get some help figuring this out? Pictures and videos are super appreciated!
TIA!
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Welcome to the forum! Another NCer!chalmeidajr said:
I don't think the rear axle needs to be moved as that is a pretty involved process. Usually there are just two settings(holes) on the front roller that are used to adjust the height of cut.
How is the back uneven? Just from front to back? Or from side to side?
All reels are going to have the front to back uneven based on what height of cut setting the mower is put in. That is normal.
Share some pictures of what your talking of I'm not understanding correctly!
I have a 25in 7 blade mclane with front roller and I've been noticing some hard lines on the edges of my cut as well small areas about the width of the rear wheels where it almost appears to be cutting lower. I would like to achieve a smoother look across the entire pass. Anyone have experience with this? The grass is tifway419
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Agreed. You should just replace as a lose chain could lead to excess wear of sprockets.Mharvey said:
If one chain is stretched the other probably are also. I'd buy 10ft of chain on amazon and a chain breaker and replace them all.
Just match the number of links on the old chain to the number of links on the new chain your cutting. The new one will be shorter because it's not stretched but it should fit well.
I think most Mclane chains are #41
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Any input on removing the reel of a 25" McLane? I've checked around and can't seem to find any breakdown of the process of removing it (I very well could have overlooked a similar question on this forum, if so, I apologize). I'm trying to see if the ball bearings on the reel need replaced. Any help would be appreciated!
I've got a weird sound with my mclane, which started after I nicked a rock noticing that it is getting extremely loud.
Anyone know what might be the cause or have any of you experienced this sound?
https://youtube.com/shorts/e62glj-Xuh4?feature=share
Anyone know what might be the cause or have any of you experienced this sound?
https://youtube.com/shorts/e62glj-Xuh4?feature=share
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Hi All,
Please see my picture with arrow points to the clip, can someone tell me what this for? I cannot find anything it engages to.
Thank you,
Please see my picture with arrow points to the clip, can someone tell me what this for? I cannot find anything it engages to.
Thank you,
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Looks like it's what's left of the belt guard. The metal probably snapped and left that small piece. I've had it happen before.barky sparky said:Hi All,
Please see my picture with arrow points to the clip, can someone tell me what this for? I cannot find anything it engages to.
Thank you,
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The picture i posted was from youtube which I found it had exactly like mine. Mine is no snapped or broke from the guard like you said. It is very well contructed. At first i tried to put it other side of the holder, i thought it was for stopping the return of tensioner. But it did not work, and caused return of tension not completed. I search for part lists and found nothing related. If you have the original belt guard, can you post its picture, so i can compare to see if that snapped off.
Thank you
Thank you
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The picture i posted was from youtube which I found it had exactly like mine. Mine is no snapped or broke from the guard like you said. It is very well contructed. At first i tried to put it other side of the holder, i thought it was for stopping the return of tensioner. But it did not work, and caused return of tension not completed. I search for part lists and found nothing related. If you have the original belt guard, can you post its picture, so i can compare to see if that snapped off.
Thank you
Thank you
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Thank you now i realize that is actually belt guard broken off. I will make new one.
Thanks everyone replied
Thanks everyone replied
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