[AT] Farmall Cub Question

[dglass]

I had the same problem.  The blades and points have to be turned up 
slightly to have the grass clear the section.  When  its flat and 
parallel to the ground, the hay gets drug around and new hay cannot get 
in to get cut.

rasmith4 at juno.com wrote:

>I know you guys laugh when some one mentions farmall cubs ,
>but I have one , and have been running this thing for many years .
>
>I did finally rebuild the motor , as there wasn't enough compression left
>to it to be able to hand crank 
>start it anymore .  now I'm sure it  will be good for another 30yrs  . 
>
>My question to those in the know is - 
>just what is the proper total length of the pitman arm on the I.H. belly
>mount sickle bar mower attachment .
> this one is the five foot  section . 
>
>Now I have made pitman arms for years out of what ever hard wood was
>around . But my thought is that I may have shortened the arm over the
>last few times replacements have been made . 
>
>I am looking for the total length from the center of the concentric
>mounting pin on the belly shaft -
>to the center of the ball on the cutter bar section . 
> now I know that the concentric can only allow the section to move a set
>amount . But if the pitman arm is a bit short, or a bit long , the knives
>will not meet the ledger plates on the stone guards properly .
>
>The problem I am having with it is that it always seems to plug up with
>hay in the last knife section . 
>stuffing hay into the mow board piece . it wads up so bad that after 
>several yards -- it is just dragging 
>a wad of hay around, and not cutting . Although the section is still
>moving > 
>
>any ideas would be greatly helpful 
>
>
>Ray Smith 
>L.L.
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