I'm working on a new to me Jari Monarch. So far, I've replaced the old briggs with a Honda GC 160 and have gotten the mower running (breaking the sicklebar loose took the better part of a day). The po must have left it in the damp for a while.
A few issues have come up that I need to resolve.
(1) Today one of the old tires separated, completely. Is Jari in Mankato MN the only source of parts for these mowers?
(2) I found a number of grease points for the mower, but the main shaft that drives the "zerk" drive doesn't have any apparent grease points. Is this for real? Seems like a pretty big part to have no lubrication.
(3) How are you supposed to lubricate the sickle bar? Is it just meant to be oiled manually after each use?
(4) The sickle gets bound up in long grass, in part because it seems to have a tendency to nosedive. Is there a standard height that an agricultural mower runs at (ie, the sickle on a Farmall A or Ford 9n - does that run 2" above turf?)
A few issues have come up that I need to resolve.
(1) Today one of the old tires separated, completely. Is Jari in Mankato MN the only source of parts for these mowers?
(2) I found a number of grease points for the mower, but the main shaft that drives the "zerk" drive doesn't have any apparent grease points. Is this for real? Seems like a pretty big part to have no lubrication.
(3) How are you supposed to lubricate the sickle bar? Is it just meant to be oiled manually after each use?
(4) The sickle gets bound up in long grass, in part because it seems to have a tendency to nosedive. Is there a standard height that an agricultural mower runs at (ie, the sickle on a Farmall A or Ford 9n - does that run 2" above turf?)
