I have an old Wood M5-4 mower that works very well. When I got it, I had to beat apart the slip clutch since it was all rusted up. I cleaned it up well and put new discs in it and it works well now.
Since I've had the mower I wondered why there was no cover on the slip clutch to keep the weather off of it.
Well, after finally getting an old manual for it, I saw that it had a clutch shield on it when it was made. My mower didn't have one on it.
But, I found out that I could get that shield directly from Woods. So I ordered one. It was pretty expensive at $53.00 though. But it's a heavy gauge steel part and it does protect the slip clutch from the weather.
If I was still working at the place I retired from, I could have made one myself but as I said the part I bought was heavy steel and worth it.
So if any of you guys have an old Woods mower with a slip clutch and you're missing that cover, it is available from Woods.
It's not good to leave a slip clutch out in the weather. :wink:
A year or so ago, I also got a stump jumper for it from woods and a new set of blades. The stump jumper is a real necessity. I sure was glad that I already had an ORC on it when I installed that stump jumper. The thing takes forever to spin down and stop now. With the ORC I can shift gears without waiting for it to spin down.
This mower should last me a good long time now.
Since I've had the mower I wondered why there was no cover on the slip clutch to keep the weather off of it.
Well, after finally getting an old manual for it, I saw that it had a clutch shield on it when it was made. My mower didn't have one on it.
But, I found out that I could get that shield directly from Woods. So I ordered one. It was pretty expensive at $53.00 though. But it's a heavy gauge steel part and it does protect the slip clutch from the weather.
If I was still working at the place I retired from, I could have made one myself but as I said the part I bought was heavy steel and worth it.
So if any of you guys have an old Woods mower with a slip clutch and you're missing that cover, it is available from Woods.
It's not good to leave a slip clutch out in the weather. :wink:
A year or so ago, I also got a stump jumper for it from woods and a new set of blades. The stump jumper is a real necessity. I sure was glad that I already had an ORC on it when I installed that stump jumper. The thing takes forever to spin down and stop now. With the ORC I can shift gears without waiting for it to spin down.
This mower should last me a good long time now.