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Messed up my belly mower yesterday

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Paul Shuler

05-26-2007 14:18:05




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Was mowing Friday with the old H and a belly mower. Was mowing in 4th with the throttle wound up pretty good cause the clouds where getting dark and saw lighting flashing to the east. Just had about 5 min.s left and I heard a chirping sound coming from the mower. Stopped and put in the clutch and thought it must be a bearing in one of the three spidles wanting some grease. "I grease them every other time I mow" Let the clutch back out and bam bam bam, all heck broke loose. The adjustment braket on the idle pully broke and belts and sh... stuff went everywhere. Got it all apart but being a Holiday no place is open. I think I will need to take it to a machine shop. The braket needs welded and the bearing seems to be a press on kind of thing. I can grease the 3 spindles but the idle pully has no place to grease that bearing. That may have been it's down fall. I have grease up to my shoulders and in my hair with grass clippings stuck to it. Just thought I would share some of my fun with you guys.
Paul

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jonnnny2006

05-26-2007 18:04:00




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 Re: Messed up my belly mower yesterday in reply to Paul Shuler, 05-26-2007 14:18:05  
i have a 72 inch arts way mower a372 model. I dont recall greasing it every other time i mow. i have 4 achers of grass to mow twice a week. Ill grease her up every other month or so.... works great! i never run it over 5/8 throttle. any faster and the mower lifts the tractor off the ground like a helicopter!!!! The wife dosent like it when i fly alone!!!!!



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georgeky

05-26-2007 17:00:38




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 Re: Messed up my belly mower yesterday in reply to Paul Shuler, 05-26-2007 14:18:05  
Paul, I know exactly nothing about belly mowers, but that is a great picture of the H and the Dad.



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Haas

05-26-2007 14:38:52




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 Re: Messed up my belly mower yesterday in reply to Paul Shuler, 05-26-2007 14:18:05  
If it is a Woods mower, the idler pulleys have sealed ball bearings. They have a limited life. The bearings are pressed into the cast iron pulleys. I've been able to drive them out using a piece of pipe of the appropriate diameter and a support on the back side that avoids contact with the pulley edges and the bearing. It would be better to use a press however. Also, I would note that the manual for my Woods mower calls for 90-140 gear oil in the spindles, not grease. I rigged a grease gun to shoot that into the spindle bearings. I only lube mine 2 or 3 times a year. Oil is much better for high speed bearings than grease.

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Paul Shuler

05-26-2007 15:21:34




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 Re: Messed up my belly mower yesterday in reply to Haas, 05-26-2007 14:38:52  
Mine is a Arts Way 6' belly mower. The book calls for grease on it but who knows, oil may be better for it also.
Paul



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Haas

05-28-2007 09:50:39




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 Re: Messed up my belly mower yesterday in reply to Paul Shuler, 05-26-2007 15:21:34  
I'd use the lubricant the manual calls for.



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