Woods Mower Pulleys on Farmall Super C

Bookman

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I purchased a used L59 Woods mower for my 1952 Super C. I do have the manual. Anything I need to watch for in lining up the pulleys in the rear? I don't want to replace a pretty expensive belt because my ignorance in lining up the pulleys. Thanks in Advance
 
Just curious if anyone has some good pictures on how to mount and align the pulleys on the rear of a Super C Farmall tractor for a Woods L59 mower. Thanks
 
The brackets from Wood's co, they only fit in the frame of tractor in one place,so i think you will be ok there,The only variable you have is maybe how far you slide or put your Browning adapter on the tractor shaft,that has some effect on aligning your belt! That belt has to make a lot of turn's and twist,but still last a quite a while.
 
I lined the pulleys up per the manual and have over 4 years on the belt that came with the tractor when I bought it.
 
It is a two piece, tapered sleeve that slide on the PTO shaft, you set it where u want on the shaft, and tighten the three bolts and it gets tight, another name would be a tapered lock, the belt puller bolts to the Browning adapter, it a slick deal. That pulley is what drives your mower! Most implement dealer have em, or a good hardware store, but should of come with the kit from Woods Co !
 
We have one on a C, just line them up the best you can in the running position, with all the twists it's a little vague! Ours had been>working great for 10 years now with an aftermarket belt, I think only $40, a B 225?
 
Am I misguided here? I thought the Farmall C with a woods deck was right hand discharge meaning the mower deck was the yellow right hand not the L59 {left hand}. I know I could be wrong but I looked at a almost new Woods mower deck for a C and it was the yellow deck and had a specific model number? I know you can run the belt so it will turn right or left but thought the spindles on the L59s were specific to run left hand discharge and the C turns the mower right hand. Meaning there were some thoughts that the blades may loosen up as the spindles are not going to act like a lock nut and tighten up but instead loosen up? Not trying to cast doubt on the OP project, just trying to wrap my head around what I can put on my C without having to replace the spindles on the L59 deck. Was understanding you can by the proper spindles but that never seemed like a great option because of added cost?
 
adjust the idler pulleys so they line with the center pulley on the deck
keeps belt from wearing out also pulley on the center spindle this come from
the Woods manual
 
The serial number plate says L59 but the blades are set up to rotate clockwise, which I would think means it would discharge to the right. However, I have an
International belly mower on an International A, and it discharges cut grass on both sides about equal. I do not know the age of the this deck but it is a few
years old and the color on it is the Woods burnt orange.
 
There are a couple of variables. One involves slide the pulleys up and down for tensions. The other involves how many washers one puts on to line up the pulleys. That is the one that concerns me most. Thanks.
 
I tried to get the pulley set so the belt is mostly vertical at the back, to save scrubbing on the PTO sheave.

I couldn't figure out the belt routing once, after some head scratching I determined that the key is that the "tight" or "drive" side of the belt has the least amount of twists, usually 1/4 twist only. The mega 3/4-twists are done on the "loose" or "slack" side of the belt.

It takes a little refinement to set it up, I have moved the middle spindle sheave up slightly once to avoid scrubbing over a guide.
 
(quoted from post at 09:48:53 08/28/20) Am I misguided here? I thought the Farmall C with a woods deck was right hand discharge meaning the mower deck was the yellow right hand not the L59 {left hand}. I know I could be wrong but I looked at a almost new Woods mower deck for a C and it was the yellow deck and had a specific model number? I know you can run the belt so it will turn right or left but thought the spindles on the L59s were specific to run left hand discharge and the C turns the mower right hand. Meaning there were some thoughts that the blades may loosen up as the spindles are not going to act like a lock nut and tighten up but instead loosen up? Not trying to cast doubt on the OP project, just trying to wrap my head around what I can put on my C without having to replace the spindles on the L59 deck. Was understanding you can by the proper spindles but that never seemed like a great option because of added cost?

Can't speak to the Super C or Woods L59 only ever dealt with my BN and the L306 that I put on it new several decades ago. It is run off the rear facing PTO shaft. I know there are some versions of the Woods mowers that the belt runs off a pulley on the belt pulley that comes out the right side of the PTO where the flat belt pulley is originally mounted.

If it would be of any help I could post a picture or two of the mower mounting on my BN. I never found the exact positioning of the pulleys to be extremely critical.

Trying to remember how many belts I have replace in something like 35 years, wild guess would be maybe four? Mow around 8 acres of pretty rough field that was a hay field before making it into a lawn. Only work done to it was picking up stones while mowing the first few years!
 

You sound like you should be ok with this project. L59 suggests left hand {L}> But the color of the deck suggests right hand {if not repainted}. Some farmalls I think the A is one of them that the pulley turns the mower blades left. The Cub and C I thought turned right or right discharge. It is pertinent I get it straight as I bought a C with the intention of putting a mower deck on it if I found the right deck and price. I had talked to a tech from Woods and that was what he had told me as I was getting confused on what worked on what Farmall. The direction the spindle turns is the difference from say a C59 like my Cub and a L59. The L59s are usually painted white from the factory and the others yellow or yellowish. The biggest thing is having the correct mounting brackets which you probably have. Again I have read that if you feed the belt one way the blades will turn L and another way and they turn R. I think this is how a white L59 ends up on a C Farmall and works ok? And heard you can put the proper spindles on a L59 and make them turn properly to the right? With so many decks on many different letter series Farmalls, AC and a host of different brands I think the main thing is the mounting hardware. But if you can decipher what the tech told me about the importance of proper discharge direction could be important because of the blade bolts could come loose if turning the wrong way by design. I can't seem to find both the deck and hardware at a reasonable price and within a reasonable driving distance. I don't want to drive to Iowa or NB for a mower deck from NE Wi.

Good luck with your project. Maybe I need to call the tech again and make sure I am the one not confused here. Blessings.
 
If you do a Google search for "Woods Mower Manual", there is a website where you can request a manual. Click on "Manual Request form", and enter your contact information. Woods no longer has the manuals in printable format, and will send you an email with a link to a PDF version of the manual.
 
(quoted from post at 21:46:47 08/28/20) If you do a Google search for "Woods Mower Manual", there is a website where you can request a manual. Click on "Manual Request form", and enter your contact information. Woods no longer has the manuals in printable format, and will send you an email with a link to a PDF version of the manual.

I do have a manual. Just trying to determine how critical to get the pulleys lined up right. Thanks
 
(quoted from post at 16:43:49 08/28/20) I tried to get the pulley set so the belt is mostly vertical at the back, to save scrubbing on the PTO sheave.

I couldn't figure out the belt routing once, after some head scratching I determined that the key is that the "tight" or "drive" side of the belt has the least amount of twists, usually 1/4 twist only. The mega 3/4-twists are done on the "loose" or "slack" side of the belt.

It takes a little refinement to set it up, I have moved the middle spindle sheave up slightly once to avoid scrubbing over a guide.

Thanks, very helpful. I have an International belly mower on an International A and from time to time I have managed to put the belt on wrong. So, I was trying to make sure I got it right on this mower.
 
(quoted from post at 17:36:55 08/28/20)
You sound like you should be ok with this project. L59 suggests left hand {L}> But the color of the deck suggests right hand {if not repainted}. Some farmalls I think the A is one of them that the pulley turns the mower blades left. The Cub and C I thought turned right or right discharge. It is pertinent I get it straight as I bought a C with the intention of putting a mower deck on it if I found the right deck and price. I had talked to a tech from Woods and that was what he had told me as I was getting confused on what worked on what Farmall. The direction the spindle turns is the difference from say a C59 like my Cub and a L59. The L59s are usually painted white from the factory and the others yellow or yellowish. The biggest thing is having the correct mounting brackets which you probably have. Again I have read that if you feed the belt one way the blades will turn L and another way and they turn R. I think this is how a white L59 ends up on a C Farmall and works ok? And heard you can put the proper spindles on a L59 and make them turn properly to the right? With so many decks on many different letter series Farmalls, AC and a host of different brands I think the main thing is the mounting hardware. But if you can decipher what the tech told me about the importance of proper discharge direction could be important because of the blade bolts could come loose if turning the wrong way by design. I can't seem to find both the deck and hardware at a reasonable price and within a reasonable driving distance. I don't want to drive to Iowa or NB for a mower deck from NE Wi.

Good luck with your project. Maybe I need to call the tech again and make sure I am the one not confused here. Blessings.

Thanks, It is the burnt orange but the serial tag says L59. And it looks like the blades are set to turn clockwise. If there is a way to get it wrong, I probably will find it. It is a gift!!
 
(quoted from post at 16:45:10 08/28/20)
(quoted from post at 09:48:53 08/28/20) Am I misguided here? I thought the Farmall C with a woods deck was right hand discharge meaning the mower deck was the yellow right hand not the L59 {left hand}. I know I could be wrong but I looked at a almost new Woods mower deck for a C and it was the yellow deck and had a specific model number? I know you can run the belt so it will turn right or left but thought the spindles on the L59s were specific to run left hand discharge and the C turns the mower right hand. Meaning there were some thoughts that the blades may loosen up as the spindles are not going to act like a lock nut and tighten up but instead loosen up? Not trying to cast doubt on the OP project, just trying to wrap my head around what I can put on my C without having to replace the spindles on the L59 deck. Was understanding you can by the proper spindles but that never seemed like a great option because of added cost?

Can't speak to the Super C or Woods L59 only ever dealt with my BN and the L306 that I put on it new several decades ago. It is run off the rear facing PTO shaft. I know there are some versions of the Woods mowers that the belt runs off a pulley on the belt pulley that comes out the right side of the PTO where the flat belt pulley is originally mounted.

If it would be of any help I could post a picture or two of the mower mounting on my BN. I never found the exact positioning of the pulleys to be extremely critical.

Trying to remember how many belts I have replace in something like 35 years, wild guess would be maybe four? Mow around 8 acres of pretty rough field that was a hay field before making it into a lawn. Only work done to it was picking up stones while mowing the first few years!

Good to know the set up is fairly robust. If there is a way to get it wrong, I have the gift of finding it. Thanks
 

I could be wrong but I always understood that the "L" referred to the rotation of the blades not the side of the deck the cuttings come out. For years I ran my L306 with no covers on either side of the deck so cuttings came out both sides!

Just two years ago I was using the mower to "mulch" up a bunch of small tree trimmings so I put the block off plate on the right side so I could run it near the highway with out throwing sticks at cars.

I know my L306 has left hand threaded bolts to hold the blades on the spindles. If they were right had threads like standard I think it would be a problem keeping them tight in heavy cutting!
 

Well Ken your not using a Farmall C tractor. I cannot state anything on BN because I have no experience with one. But I have with C59 Woods deck which is a right hand 59 deck. I bought the wrong blades for my deck, the blades were for a L59. My Cub spins the wrong way and discharges out the right. My deck has right hand threaded spindles. I do know that Woods has spindles for left and right direction. Not trying to get into a "squirting" match but there is a difference and it was the only thing I was trying to point out that anybody putting one on should be aware. I also know some people will put a L59 on a Farmall C and cure the problem by rerouting the belt to get the direction they want. I am to busy for this but Monday I will call the tech to see if I am confused by this from a safety perspective. Am not a safety Nazi but I would not like the bolts coming loose on my deck if that is indeed the concern of matching up the right deck for the right tractor. Never meant to complicate this thread. Regards, John.
 
(quoted from post at 03:19:28 08/29/20)
Well Ken your not using a Farmall C tractor. I cannot state anything on BN because I have no experience with one. But I have with C59 Woods deck which is a right hand 59 deck. I bought the wrong blades for my deck, the blades were for a L59. My Cub spins the wrong way and discharges out the right. My deck has right hand threaded spindles. I do know that Woods has spindles for left and right direction. Not trying to get into a "squirting" match but there is a difference and it was the only thing I was trying to point out that anybody putting one on should be aware. I also know some people will put a L59 on a Farmall C and cure the problem by rerouting the belt to get the direction they want. I am to busy for this but Monday I will call the tech to see if I am confused by this from a safety perspective. Am not a safety Nazi but I would not like the bolts coming loose on my deck if that is indeed the concern of matching up the right deck for the right tractor. Never meant to complicate this thread. Regards, John.

I am interested in what you find out. All I know is the mower I got has L59 on the serial number plate and the blades are set up to rotate clockwise. I think there is no problem with more information.
 

Mr Bookman, being the weekend I did not call Woods. I will for my sake of understanding. I about went nuts trying to find stuff on my own and the tech was very helpful and knowledgeable. So today I went on Marketplace to search Woods mower deck for my C. I might go with a RM59 as my C has aftermarket 3 pt. But I found two Farmall C tractors with Woods mower decks both yellow not L59 {white}. The one clearly show the belt driven off the belt pulley of the tractor not the PTO shaft. So this is probably why the confusion I have had with L and R on these decks. Ken mentioned this in earlier reply. I see a Farmall H with the L306 deck and the belt is driven off the PTO shaft on large pulley. They advertised it as a L59 but I think it is a L306. I do not know if Woods made a pulley for the Farmall C tractors to run off PTO and a different one to run off of original side belt pulley or not? But if you go to facebook market place there are a few to look at and then maybe this will explain my confusion and why some tractors go left, some turn right? Seriously was not trying to confuse your project. The decks are essentially the same and the mounting hardware is usually the issue or difference because it is different between tractor models. But there is a directional issue. My head spins when I try to figure some of this out. I think well worth the effort and I swear by my ancient mower deck and have used it for nearly 30 years on my Cub. Keep bouncing back and forth if I am going to get a 3 pt mower which would allow me to use the Farmall C for raking hay or other things without worrying about the deck getting in the way. I found a deck with the hardware {yellow} but it is about a 4 hr drive in Eastern MN. I'll burn up $150 in gas probably to go get it.
 
(quoted from post at 01:25:04 08/31/20)
Mr Bookman, being the weekend I did not call Woods. I will for my sake of understanding. I about went nuts trying to find stuff on my own and the tech was very helpful and knowledgeable. So today I went on Marketplace to search Woods mower deck for my C. I might go with a RM59 as my C has aftermarket 3 pt. But I found two Farmall C tractors with Woods mower decks both yellow not L59 {white}. The one clearly show the belt driven off the belt pulley of the tractor not the PTO shaft. So this is probably why the confusion I have had with L and R on these decks. Ken mentioned this in earlier reply. I see a Farmall H with the L306 deck and the belt is driven off the PTO shaft on large pulley. They advertised it as a L59 but I think it is a L306. I do not know if Woods made a pulley for the Farmall C tractors to run off PTO and a different one to run off of original side belt pulley or not? But if you go to facebook market place there are a few to look at and then maybe this will explain my confusion and why some tractors go left, some turn right? Seriously was not trying to confuse your project. The decks are essentially the same and the mounting hardware is usually the issue or difference because it is different between tractor models. But there is a directional issue. My head spins when I try to figure some of this out. I think well worth the effort and I swear by my ancient mower deck and have used it for nearly 30 years on my Cub. Keep bouncing back and forth if I am going to get a 3 pt mower which would allow me to use the Farmall C for raking hay or other things without worrying about the deck getting in the way. I found a deck with the hardware {yellow} but it is about a 4 hr drive in Eastern MN. I'll burn up $150 in gas probably to go get it.

Thanks for the information. Got the mower mounted yesterday. The belt seems too short. It was late and I did not get a chance to measure it and double check the manual. The mower supposedly came of a Farmall C, and I am trying to mount it on a Farmall Super C. Maybe there is a difference in belt length. Thanks
 

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