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#5 mower questions

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Don

08-07-2003 16:59:30




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I recently bought a #5 mower and would like to learn more about the set up of the machine. To properly register the knife, should the points of the sections be centered in between the rock guards or under the rock guards on the end of the pitman stroke? This is very unclear in the operators manual. Also, is there an easy way to align the rock guards up or down to allow for contact with the sections on the knife. Some of mine are in good contact but many are too low, even with new guards. It seems very hard to bend the guards upward with a blow from a hammer like the manual suggests.I have put on new wearing plates and the hold downs seem to be set correctly.

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howster mighty fine

08-07-2003 18:07:24




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 Re: #5 mower questions in reply to Don, 08-07-2003 16:59:30  
just from memory I think the sickle should be centered under the guard at either end of the stroke.
Years ago my dad had a tool to staighten gaurds on the haybine. It was just a leingth of pipe 4 or 5 foot long with an old wagon stake pocket welded on the end for a "foot" and a few inches back from the end was a short loop of chain that you put over the end of the gaurd and straighten away. I bet he still uses it as he lives in PA and has lots of rocks. I moved to southwest Nebraska and there are no rocks here and the soil goes clear to water. Tuesday I cut my forage sorghum. 50 acres and except for lunch, I never got off the tractor.

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DRL

08-07-2003 18:00:28




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 Re: #5 mower questions in reply to Don, 08-07-2003 16:59:30  
Sections should be centered inside the rock guards (under) at the end of the stroke. As far as getting a good shear action, I'm no expert, but what I ended up doing was the following. 1. make sure that the sickle(knife) is good and straight.(this is the actual blade that holds the sections) 2. Eyeball the rock guards at the ledger plates and be sure that they are all on the same plane. You will be suprised how much you can move them up and down with a couple of raps with a hammer. If you have had the guards off, there is a chance that they did not "seat" properly on the bar. You may even loosen the ones that are out of alignment and re-tighten them watching the alignment. After you have them lined up, tighten the nuts again, as they tend to work loose during this process. After that is all done, run your knife into the sickle bar, stopping at each hold down. Check the clearance, and depending on the type of hold down you have, remove/add shims or tap with a hammer AFTER you have pulled the knife out from under it to get just enough clearance between the knife and the ledger plate to have good shear action, but still move back and forth with a minimum amount of drag. Also, if your mower had a heavy duty knife in it and you replaced it with a regular duty or light duty knife, you may have to remove the extra spacers under the hold downs to get your shear action. It is a long and tedious job, especially for a beginner like me, but how that baby will mow now!! Hope this helps. Hopefully someone with more experience will correct any bad advise I have given.

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