[AT] Mott flail mower problem

[Phil]

Mike,
For me the simplest solution would be a plastic insert locking nut or a
left hand threaded bolt.

Phil

At 08:43 AM 5/9/2013, you wrote:
>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
><http://public.fotki.com/mikesloane/other_machinery/mott-mower-idler-pulley.html>
>
>The gearbox also leaks fluid, but I can live with that for now and just
>keep adding 90 weight periodically...
>
>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.
>
>Any thoughts?
>
>Mike
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