[AT] Mott flail mower problem

[Vaughn Miller]

I have never had a problem disassembling things put together with blue
Locktite.  That's probably what I would try.

Vaughn Miller
Dillsburg PA


On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 11:04 AM, <k7jdj at aol.com> wrote:

> Mike,
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> I've had good luck with Loctite even the higher strength red.  A small
> amount of heat will aid in removal.  It also will keep rust out, which can
> be a bigger issue.
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> Gary
> Renton, WA
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike <mikesloane at verizon.net>
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Thu, May 9, 2013 6:48 am
> Subject: [AT] Mott flail mower problem
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> I have been using an ancient Mott flail mower lately for some field
> mowing. This is a 60" pull-behind that must date to the 1950's (It came
> to me with a Farmall AV that the PO used to use to mow his field.) It
> works well enough, but lately, the idler pulley that keeps tension on
> the belt comes off. I had installed a new 5/16" NF bolt and washer to
> hold it on, but the idler turns counterclockwise and managed to undo the
> bolt. An image can be seen at
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> http://public.fotki.com/mikesloane/other_machinery/mott-mower-idler-pulley.html
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> The gearbox also leaks fluid, but I can live with that for now and just
> keep adding 90 weight periodically...
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> Steve Offiler suggested that I use Loctite blue to keep the bolt on, but
> that seems a little extreme to me - I may need to change that idler some
> day, and Loctite blue is relatively permanent. One problem is that I
> don't know how Mott configured the setup originally - what fasteners
> were used and if they were special or just ordinary hardware. It is a
> wild shot in the dark, but I wonder of anyone has a similar machine that
> they could take a picture of and/or any of the user manual pages.
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> Any thoughts?
>
> Mike
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