[Farmall] farmall c mower help

[jtchall at nc.rr.com]

The hold-down clamps wear shiny spots on the tops of the blades. If they are 
wearing severely  you may need to heat it and bend it up. If it has no wear 
but a LOT of clearance you can heat it and bend it down till it barely 
touches. Look at Webb's Sickle service if you need reasonably priced wear 
items for the mower.

I can't help with the specifics on that mower, the only IH mower I ran was a 
late model balanced head. Come to think of it I have ran a Cub mower before. 
Some people like to squirt oil on the ball that attaches to the pitman as 
well as the hold downs. I doubt lack of oil is what made your belt break if 
you can still turn in by hand.

I get a lot of belts from here if you have your IH part#

http://www.vbeltsupply.com/

I can get stuff from them shipped to me way cheaper than OEM dealers. I try 
to get the blue Kevlar belts when they have them

John Hall



-----Original Message----- 
From: Ivan
Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 7:50 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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