[Farmall] farmall c mower help

[Jim Becker]

The upper and lower shafts are both in enclosed housings that hold oil. 
They should each have 1/2 pint of SAE 30 oil.  I don't know if they have 
level plugs or not.

The ball socket where the pitman connects to the knife should be oiled at 
least daily, twice if you run it for a long day.  The other end of the 
pitman may have a bushing or a ball bearing.  If ball bearing, grease it 
once a day, twice if a bushing.

The cutter bar has multiple wear points, including the under edge of the 
knife and at each hold down clip.  If you are running in sand, leave it dry. 
Otherwise, liberal oiling is a good idea.

Jim Becker

-----Original Message----- 
From: Ivan
Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 6:50 PM
To: Farmall/IHC mailing list
Subject: [Farmall] farmall c mower help

  I've been helping a buddy get his tractor running and finally I told
him to take it and try it .   So yesterday he got it out and mowed the
first time with it . Said it ran great til he smoked the belt on the
mower . So I had to go back over tonight to check it out .
     My limited experience growing up in haying was that I rode a horse
drawn sickle mower while the old guy  towed it with a farmall super a .
He baled with the super a and a self powered baler powered by a engine
that you had to start by spinning a big flywheel by hand .  Then when it
dried I had to walk beside the wagon and throw bales onto the wagon , at
the end of the row you'd climb on and stack it . And of course when you
got back to the barn heave it into the mow and stack it again .  I
recall him before starting that he would go over things with a oil can
and grease gun .  Almost fifty years later  now.
  Now , I'm working on a farmall c with a  IH mounted sicyle bar .
Obviosly the belt is shot ,hence the smoke and noise . I turned it over
by hand to see if the bar was tight . no  .  However I'm not sure if my
buddy lowered the bar with the lift all or just let it hang where it was
. I see a potential for some binding if that was the case .
   Thinking back of my younger days and the old guy with the oil can ,
I looked at the housing where the drive shaft connects and  on the back
side is the pulley that turns the lower unit where the pitman arm is .
I saw a plug on top ,  ? . Got it out and it was dry inside .  Not good
. I'm betting that the bottom housing is the same way and that it might
be starting to tighten up from lack of oil or grease .  What goes in
those two housings  ?  The one I looked into was empty so I'm guessing
some type of heavy oil  .
  Also , should the cutter bar be oiled or greased ,especially where the
pitman arm connects . There is a guide plate there that holds the bar
down so it doesnt jump around and its kinda shiney where it rubs .
   Thanks , Ivan
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