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Re: ford sickle bar mower
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Posted by John (Va) on August 01, 1999 at 21:06:08 from (207.172.7.101):
In Reply to: ford sickle bar mower posted by Rob Abshear on July 26, 1999 at 12:06:40:
Rob,
It sounds like you have a Ford Model 501 mower. I use one on the back of a 3000 Ford. I doesn't look like the one in the link. I'll try to walk you through hooking it up. First, attach the left and right lift arms to the lift pins on the mower. The two seemingly useless bar things are stabilizer arms about 11-1/2" long. They keep the mower from swaying from side to side. They have a ball pivot on the end. On the LH side, this ball fits into the face of a clamp block and then turn it 90 deg. to lock it in. The bottom of the clamp block has a tie rod type ball joint attached to it. The rod on the joint attaches to the pivot arm that controls the tension on the cutter bar spring. The LH clamp block has a "V" bar on the bottom that the lift arm fits into. The clamp plate, which has a shoulder on one edge, fits over the lift arm and and clamps the stabilizer bar to the lift arm and positions the "tie rod" for the tension spring. The RH stabilizer arm also has a ball pivot that fits into the clamp block the same as the LH stabilizer. The block simply clamps onto the RH lift arm. (On mine, the widest I can get the clamp block and plate open is about 3-1/2")Then pin the center link to the tractor. I would use multi-purpose chassis grease to purge all the grease fittings. If you can't get grease in, change the fitting. I use motor oil to lube the bar, blades and top link. Make sure the belt is tight, and the pitman arm is tight at the pivot and on the ball joint on the sickle bar. This mower is probably a Cat. 1 hitch. There is still an operator's manual available for a 501 from New Holland. I hope that this helps you out. Good luck.
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