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Steve IA

07-24-2000 07:25:02




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The replacement guards for my JD 9W mower don�t fit right. When bolted onto the bar, they need to be bent up so the ledger plate is close enough to the sickle for a good cut. The manual shows aligning them with a big hammer, but when I try that, I�ve broken the guard. What am I doing wrong? Any hints? Are these bad castings, or must all be adjusted? TIA, Steve IA




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RMD

07-24-2000 21:20:36




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 Re: Mower guard adjustment in reply to Steve IA, 07-24-2000 07:25:02  
Try putting a shim between the guard and the bar on the underside of the bar to the rear of the bolt. This will make the front of the guard rotate upward.



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Ron

07-25-2000 13:36:00




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 Re: Re: Mower guard adjustment in reply to RMD, 07-24-2000 21:20:36  
If you have to do that then something else is wrong. Better get somebody who knows what they're doing to look at it in person and determine the real problem!



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Micheal

07-25-2000 15:23:19




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 Re: Re: Re: Mower guard adjustment in reply to Ron, 07-25-2000 13:36:00  
use the shim suggestion. cardboard works very well. a single piece about 1/2" wide by 1 1/2" long or so for ones that are only 'down on the nose' slightly. use an 1" wide piece doubled over for ones that are down more yet. This has worked wonders for us for 30 years of mowing hay. loosen the guard bolt a bit, tuck the cardboard shim in behind the bolt on the underside of the bar between the guard and bar and tighten it back up. JD guards are very brittle and don't like hammering very much. I tried to press some of them to the right shape and that broke them too. My manuel for our JD #11 says to hammer them too, but we have only broken guards this way. I think before the 60's, guards were softer or something. email me with more questions if you want.
my .02 cents worth.
micheal

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paul

07-25-2000 21:27:56




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Mower guard adjustment in reply to Micheal, 07-25-2000 15:23:19  
Yea, dad made a 'breaker bar' to straighten them, an inch bar several feet long with a U on one end. Worked well on the old guards. I see the new guards from Ford for my 501 are a different number, the 2 I put on tip down also. I think they did a switcharoo on us.

--->Paul



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