SA Touch control lift arm bent

WellWorn · Aug 10, 2014

I picked up an A-22 sickle bar mower for my SA a couple years ago. It's cut a goodly bunch of hay, and ditches, and fence lines, and is about the third most useful attachment I have for the tractor. It gets mounted in the spring, and stays on all summer.

Last winter when putting on the front blade, it seemed the right side TC arm was 'off' a bit. Now it's obvious that the bounce of carrying the bar 7 months a year through rough fields is eventually gonna snap that arm because it's torqued back about 10 degrees compared to the other side.

In all likelihood the OEM part is obsolete, but IIRC they did make a "heavy duty" arm for use with the mowers (my TC-39 has apparently been abducted by aliens). There is no good tractor salvage yard anywhere nearby. What part# would I be looking for, and where might I find one?

TIA,
Well Worn

ken house · Aug 10, 2014

south tenn. has a yard or two. you might try craig list

GregtheDC · Aug 11, 2014

I just picked up an A-22 for my SA, going to try to mount in a couple of weeks to mow a few fence rows before fall and also to see what I need to do this winter to have it right for Spring. Never had one before so is there any suggestions you might make before I start?
Thanks
Greg

Mark Peters · Aug 11, 2014

(quoted from post at 13:59:37 08/10/14) I picked up an A-22 sickle bar mower for my SA a couple years ago. It's cut a goodly bunch of hay, and ditches, and fence lines, and is about the third most useful attachment I have for the tractor. It gets mounted in the spring, and stays on all summer.

Last winter when putting on the front blade, it seemed the right side TC arm was 'off' a bit. Now it's obvious that the bounce of carrying the bar 7 months a year through rough fields is eventually gonna snap that arm because it's torqued back about 10 degrees compared to the other side.

In all likelihood the OEM part is obsolete, but IIRC they did make a "heavy duty" arm for use with the mowers (my TC-39 has apparently been abducted by aliens). There is no good tractor salvage yard anywhere nearby. What part# would I be looking for, and where might I find one?

TIA,
Well Worn

I just looked at CaseIH parts online and don`t see a heavy duty version of the rockshaft arm. We`re talking the single RH side one,correct ? The only part # I see for it is 350919R2. There is a seperate listing and different arms for the A1-23 highway mower, but they look nothing like the standard arms. I`m pretty sure the outer LH or RH arm from a C or Super C or 200 would work just fine too. Same part # except part # ends in R11 or R21. I think it has to do with the metal shield they have for the 4 arm system- sheild shouldn`t have any detrimental effect on you.

JRSutton · Aug 11, 2014

greg I'll give you a few pointers:

have a (strong) helper with you when you go to mount it - they can be ridiculously difficult unless you happened to store it at just the right height and angle... Have a floor jack nearby.

Also have plenty of extra sections, rock guards, and pitman sticks all ready to go.

Until your ears learn to pick up on the little noises that indicate their failure, you'll probably lose a few guards and sections.

Pitman sticks break occasionally - usually when you're tired and want to go home, and you thought you going to be done for the day right after this last pass...

GregtheDC · Aug 11, 2014

Thanks for the advice, I have never used a sickle mower before. Sounds as if it will be an adventure

SA Touch control lift arm bent

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