(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?
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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!
(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.
(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.
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