I had bought a Ford 501 sickle bar mower a while back and
was doing a little work on it today trying to get it ready for use.
Had to replace the pitman arm and belt and with the belt off I
grabbed ahold of the drive pulley that attaches to the pto shaft
and tried to turn it by hand and it wouldn?t. My question is if
that is normal or not? It started pouring rain so I quit for the
day but will continue tomorrow. I?m just trying to identify if
something is locked up or if it takes substantially more power
than just turning by hand to spin it. Thanks.
was doing a little work on it today trying to get it ready for use.
Had to replace the pitman arm and belt and with the belt off I
grabbed ahold of the drive pulley that attaches to the pto shaft
and tried to turn it by hand and it wouldn?t. My question is if
that is normal or not? It started pouring rain so I quit for the
day but will continue tomorrow. I?m just trying to identify if
something is locked up or if it takes substantially more power
than just turning by hand to spin it. Thanks.