Hi,
I'm going to take a look at a JD 350 mower that's near by. I've been hoping to upgrade to a wobble box type mower, right now I have a Massey Ferguson #32 pitman type. I use it to trim around my fields and ditches all of which are banked pretty well so the pitman gets a little harry at times.
From what I've read the weak point on these is the pin & arm that attaches the wobble box to the knife head. Any slop is a cause for concern as the replacement parts are very sepndy. Is there anything else on the box I should be looking at as well? Any other gotcha areas in general?
As an aside, is there any reason you couldn't bore the hole in that arm oversized and make a new pin to match the hole. Obviously the bottom of the pin would have to stay the same size to fit in the bearing in the knife head but I do have a mill and a lathe....
Thanks!
K
I'm going to take a look at a JD 350 mower that's near by. I've been hoping to upgrade to a wobble box type mower, right now I have a Massey Ferguson #32 pitman type. I use it to trim around my fields and ditches all of which are banked pretty well so the pitman gets a little harry at times.
From what I've read the weak point on these is the pin & arm that attaches the wobble box to the knife head. Any slop is a cause for concern as the replacement parts are very sepndy. Is there anything else on the box I should be looking at as well? Any other gotcha areas in general?
As an aside, is there any reason you couldn't bore the hole in that arm oversized and make a new pin to match the hole. Obviously the bottom of the pin would have to stay the same size to fit in the bearing in the knife head but I do have a mill and a lathe....
Thanks!
K