After several working hours, the two screws that hold the Mower Pro’s straight blades came loose. One screw actually fell out along with the plastic housing. Due to this, Yarbo came limping back to the charger with one of the straight blades dangling.
How often do you suppose these screws should be checked?
Would Loctite (or similar product) be advised to use on these screws?
Any Suggestions on this matter is greatly appreciated…
I would definitely recommend blue loctite if yours are loosening. Make sure they are good and tight when installing them. Depending on if you have the full plastic caps or the hybrid ones with metal, I’d go tighter on the metal ones.
@Fishy - currently applying Loctite “Blue” to mine
Just a warning, I had the same problem, applied Locktite, and one fell off again after a couple months. I tightened them down pretty well too, so not sure what the problem is. Others have never had a problem with the screws loosening up, so your milage will vary. But I would definitely recommend checking them every few weeks or so.
If yours continue to have issues, I would open a ticket so they can evaluate the situation. They may send you replacement spindle mounting plates.
I have posted this before but I never had the plastic caps for mine. I ran last year and this year with no loosening issues. I don’t see any damage from running without the caps so I’m not convinced that they’re needed.
So why would some require additional plates and not all mowers? These are mass produced. So are the problems.
Each one of these issues will come for us all. They come from the same factory and same AI code.
I here for it.
I can only assume that the hole got reamed a little too much on some of them vs others. Or someone cross threaded them at the factory or during install.
Hi there, as others have mentioned, you can use Loctite on the straight blade screws to help prevent them from loosening.
If the issue happens again, please feel free to submit a support ticket and include pictures of the affected side and the blade assembly. Our support team will further review the situation and help you with the next steps.
Thanks for sharing your experience and feedback.