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Don-WI
08-24-2003 20:17:38
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Well, We've had the Ford for almost 20 years, when a few years back the frame split in 1/2. Then a year later my dad rescued the NI from the bone yard before they started ripping it apart. They sold it for $250 because in our area they are a rare machine. Well, they are the exact same thing underneath the paint, but we could never get the NI to work right in really thin/ grassy feilds. This year, we finally got it all adjusted right, and now WOW!! it cuts better than I even remember the other one cutting. We turned the reel guide so the tines waited till right before getting to the rollers to drop off and away. That in itself was the cause to the problem in the small stuff. Then, I was just looking at the extra sprocket that was bolted to the frame next to the gear box(never had it on the Ford) and finally figured out what it was for. It goes on the end of the roller to drive the reel, but it was bigger than the other one on the roller, so when put on it sped up the reel. That was fenominal. Now I doubt I will ever out back on the other smaller sprocket (16 tooth) except maybe for cutting really thick canary grass in the swamps, but I'll try it before I do. Maybe I won't have to. The larger one is a 21 tooth if anyone is wondering, and I use a Massey 285. Normally I cut in 1st High, Low multi-power. Now I cut with the Multi-power in High, and it shaves quite a bit if time off of the cutting. Just happier than a pig in sh!t and had to share. Also one other thing, It's really nice having the same machine because we use the other one for parts now, and it's nice to have a spare sickle to put in when you bust a section. Just take out the bolt, take out the pin and pull the busted one out, push in the good one, put the pin and bolt back in and go back to the feild, fix the other sickle on a rainy day.
Donovan from Wisconsin
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