Re: Re: Re: Jacobsen Super Chief 1450

Posted by Brian G. NY on June 23, 2002 at 07:13:26 from (64.246.154.104):

In Reply to: Re: Re: Jacobsen Super Chief 1450 posted by Bob K. on June 22, 2002 at 13:34:20:

Bob, you have one of the older models ('66-'71) which should have an aluminum deck. I've been using one of these (Ford 10HP Gear drive) for years. Blades and belts should be available at the New Holland dealer, or maybe a Jacobsen dealer; I think they're mostly into the bigger grounds maintenance equipment nowadays but should still carry parts? The last time I bought a belt (maybe 5 yrs ago) it was $42.00. If all the idlers and the leveling linkages are set correctly, the belt will last a long time. Take time and study how the linkages work. They're quite sophisticated but work well if everything moves freely. I find the single biggest cause of uneven cut is a bent center (large) blade. These blades are quite thin and prone to bending if run over a hump in the lawn. Everytime I take the blades off to sharpen them, or I see the mower is cutting unevenly, I lay the center blade on a perfectly flat surface and hold the flat center part down and measure the distance from the tip of the blade to the flat surface. Not only must both ends be exactly the same distance, but they must be the same as the short blades. I "adjust" the blade by clamping it in my big vise and "tweeking" it till it's just right. After doing this and sharpening the blades, you'll be hard pressed to find a mower that will cut a lawn any smoother.

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