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Pitman arm for Sickle mower

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Kippster

06-11-2006 08:49:29




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I was cutting some hay last night for my animals and made about 2 rounds on the field and promptly broke the pitman arm on my mower. I called tractor supply because they are the only place open on sunday and they quoted me a price of 25 dollars!! For a piece of wood with no hardware or anything!! Anybody know what kind of wood I should make one out of? I thought about ash or maybe white oak. Any suggestions??? Thanks!

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Greg C

06-12-2006 05:17:30




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 Re: Pitman arm for Sickle mower in reply to Kippster, 06-11-2006 08:49:29  
I like white oak and hickory. If you"re making one, you might as well make two or three. Doesn"t take much longer and you"ll have spares on hand.



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Daniel Patterson

06-11-2006 15:48:50




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 Re: Pitman arm for Sickle mower in reply to Kippster, 06-11-2006 08:49:29  
Depending on how much you use the mower getting a metal pitman made up would be your best bet. I cut 45 acres of hay a year and usually break 1 or 2 during each cutting. The aluminum one I got made up at the local machine shop. Made from solid alu. bar. It was $100 even with the material cost and machining. And there is no danger in it being metal because the rivets will shear before anything else major breaks.

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jossette

06-11-2006 15:48:11




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 Re: Pitman arm for Sickle mower in reply to Kippster, 06-11-2006 08:49:29  
depends on what you have but sometimes I'll use an old hickory axe handle and drill holes. But I do have a supply of white oak on hand.



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streaker

06-11-2006 11:53:54




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 Re: Pitman arm for Sickle mower in reply to Kippster, 06-11-2006 08:49:29  
We use wood from an ironwood tree.



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old

06-11-2006 09:20:44




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 Re: Pitman arm for Sickle mower in reply to Kippster, 06-11-2006 08:49:29  
The last one I made I took a small hicory trees and cut it down, one about the size you need for the pitman and then used the whole tree. That way you get the full grain of the tree and its less likely to brake



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ErnieDD

06-11-2006 08:51:39




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 Re: Pitman arm for Sickle mower in reply to Kippster, 06-11-2006 08:49:29  
My dad would use hickory, but your choices are good also.



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Randy as in Randy-IA

06-11-2006 09:37:57




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 Re: Pitman arm for Sickle mower in reply to ErnieDD, 06-11-2006 08:51:39  
Hi I made mine out of white oak but ash and hickory are just as strong but don't have the decay resistance . Some might say that oak doesn't take the vibration as well and that might be true . The local sawmill cut it and plained it to size after we found a piece of scrap with very straight grain . Two for 5 bucks . Then just clamp your hardware on and drill the holes . If you want to change the register just a small amount you can do that before you cut it to length . Just be aware that you can only change it in one direction and the length is VERY important . Make sure the grain is vertical when you drill the holes if the pitman is square , mine was a rectangle . It won't last long with the grain in a horizontal orientation . BTDT . Your better off building it yourself anyway because the ones I've seen in the stores are no better than the hammer , axe or sledge handles they make . The grain is in any direction that the automatic lathe machine loads it to . One good hit and you replace the new handle with another new handle . More information than you needed ? Sorry . Good luck ! ...Randy

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realevergreen

06-27-2006 14:29:01




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 Re: Pitman arm for Sickle mower in reply to Randy as in Randy-IA, 06-11-2006 09:37:57  
You can use osage orange. It's the wood you can almost use a cutting torgh or welder on.



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