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New holland 120 sickle bar mower

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bill

06-18-2000 11:06:15




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I need a shop manual for this mower. New holland will not even admit they made it so they are no help. It turns out that it was made only one year back in about 1954. I'd like to find out how to adjust it properly according to the book. I'm new at this and I bought some shims that have a little 90 degree turn up that seems to go against the the cutter bar but the ones I took off don't have this turn up. The bar was running on top of the shims I took off and that doesn't seem right? Just how do these shims work? and where is the cutter bar suppost to ride?

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bill

06-22-2000 09:03:40




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 Re: new holland 120 sickle bar mower in reply to bill, 06-18-2000 11:06:15  
thanks for your response, you were right after I looked at it it seemed so simple.



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Theman

06-19-2000 12:28:08




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 Re: new holland 120 sickle bar mower in reply to bill, 06-18-2000 11:06:15  
I believe that what you are calling "shims" are wear plates. They have a bend on the long edge away from the bolt slots. They are turned down so the flat edge is what the back of the knife pushes against as it is cutting. They are made from hard steel and keep the knife from wearing the bar out. Opinions vary on whether they should be set as far forward as possible or rest back against the bar. What is important is that the wear plates are lined up so the knife doesn't flex while mowing. The John Deere Model 37 sickle I bought was in much the same condition as you describe. I've replaced everything from the pitman stick out except the bar and it does a beautiful job on grass hay.

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