Changing blades on tractor

[Ozcub]

Originally Posted by ironman

to Brits, shifting spanner = adjustable wrench.

That is correct , A Shifting spanner or a shifter for short is an adjustable spanner

(Quote+finsruskw) To me, that would be a last resort!
Good way to bust some knuckles and round off the corners of the nut!

Never had that problem of rounding off nuts
However the mistake is I am an Australian not a Brit
Also to clarify a recent post about an American screwdriver to us Aussies that is a "Hammer"
No offense is taken or given
Oz

[Sam Mac]

Originally Posted by ol'George

3/4" drive Ingersoll with #150 air line should "ger er done" quicker than you can lick ice cream off your shirt on a *100 summer day

My 1/2" IR with 125 PSI has always been enough and it's only 35 years old.

[ironman]

Originally Posted by Ozcub

That is correct , A Shifting spanner or a shifter for short is an adjustable spanner

(Quote+finsruskw) To me, that would be a last resort!
Good way to bust some knuckles and round off the corners of the nut!

Never had that problem of rounding off nuts
However the mistake is I am an Australian not a Brit
Also to clarify a recent post about an American screwdriver to us Aussies that is a "Hammer"
No offense is taken or given
Oz

Just to clarify;
It is a British term and you speak English and used it.
So where did I say you are a Brit?
No offense is taken or given.

[guybb3]

Originally Posted by Red Dave

If I were you, I'd be using an impact gun.

But then, I've been using an impact gun on mower blades for many years. Between running, grass juice and corrosion those nuts can get very tight.

Just don't over tighten with the impact when you put them back on. Just make them tight and stop.

One other thing I've been doing since back in the 1960's, is to put a dab of Neversieze on the threads before putting blades back on. Just a dab, don't overdo it or that stuff gets everywhere.

Perfect advice. Sometimes I use Mobil 1 grease for never seize as well.

[ol'George]

When I began turning wrenches in the late 50's early 60's an "impact wrench" or "nut runners" of any kind were not popular,----- invented but not popular.
So we used what we had, like a box wrench or 6 point socket.
a breaker bar with an extension or a #5 hammer on just the breaker bar,
it usually did the job.
Adjustable end wrenches or monkey wrenches (Yes I still have a few) were good for square headed fasteners/nuts on farm machinery but not hex.
Today we have bat-tree, electric, pneumatic and even hydraulic impacts of many kinds that we only dreamed of "back in the day"

[spndncash]

Originally Posted by finsruskw

"Large shifting spanner"

I give up, is this new tech name for a Crescent wrench or what??

make your head explode...
brand names we use to identify everyday products in America that many outside America don't understand what we mean
Q-tip, jetski, crockpot, bubble wrap, jacuzzi, chapstick, kleenex, scotch tape, sharpie, whiteout, weedeater, xacto knife, dumpster, xerox, post-it, the list goes on!

of course if you are a Brit then they have a similar list
Hoover (any vacuum), Biro (a bic pen to us), cashpoint (atm to us), JCB (any construction tractor), Lilo (inflatable pool float), matchbox (diecast toy - we use this one too or some time I hear Hot wheel from 60's 70's era)