I'm trying to finish up my #32 mower. It was a basket case when I got it, some parts broken/missing or just plain worn out. Everything that's not the sickle bar it's self is it fine working order.
What I'm running into though is some of my new wear parts aren't working so well.
I had to replace a few rock guards. The old malleable one are NLA, only the heavy cast ones are available. First off how do you adjust those suckers? I pounded the heck of of them with out getting a long of movement. Second, the section tip clearance it VERY little in these new guards, in fact I have a couple that seem to be rubbing. Any one run into that before? I have a few older cast ones that look identical and they have more clearance.
Second, I bought some universal knife clips, similar to these:
http://www.sickleservice.com/parts/knifeclips/457-064.html
The little tabs that the back of the section runs in again it's almost zero clearance. Do they maybe need a little "run in" time to loosen up?
I knew I was going to have to take some time to make every thing right but boy these mowers take some fussing with!
K
What I'm running into though is some of my new wear parts aren't working so well.
I had to replace a few rock guards. The old malleable one are NLA, only the heavy cast ones are available. First off how do you adjust those suckers? I pounded the heck of of them with out getting a long of movement. Second, the section tip clearance it VERY little in these new guards, in fact I have a couple that seem to be rubbing. Any one run into that before? I have a few older cast ones that look identical and they have more clearance.
Second, I bought some universal knife clips, similar to these:
http://www.sickleservice.com/parts/knifeclips/457-064.html
The little tabs that the back of the section runs in again it's almost zero clearance. Do they maybe need a little "run in" time to loosen up?
I knew I was going to have to take some time to make every thing right but boy these mowers take some fussing with!
K