I have a John Deere no 5 sickle bar mower and for some reason it isn't lifting right at the end of the bar... was wondering what the issue could be????
/ Not getting the lift at the end of my sickle bar
Not familiar with the JDs, but have a Ford 501. If it's anything like mine there is an adjustment (probably a nut that threads in or out) to adjust how much lift you have. Take a look at the lifting mechanism and you'll probably figure it out quickly. Sorry I can't help more, but hopefully this will get you going in the right direction.
/ Not getting the lift at the end of my sickle bar
05' JD 790 - 53' Ford NAA - 70' Massey Fergusen 135 diesel - 67' John Deere 3020 deisel - 77' John Deere 2130 - 1950 John Deere MC
Mine is in a field but I will take a look at it saturday AM. If the inside lifts OK but the outside sags down I would say a bent or weak cutter bar, mine lifts fairly level with a slight arc. I can't picture the adjustment in my mind but I am sure there is one.
/ Not getting the lift at the end of my sickle bar
We have figured out whats wrong but I can't seem to get things to go together...I have the parts catalog to this mower and while looking at page 20-2 at parts numbers 23-29 I noticed that our mower had a few more pieces that hook to the lifting rod (29) had a d link and a link of chain, I finally convinced my farther that the lifting rod is suppose to hook directly into the arm (19) without those other pieces... but now I can't get it to hook into it... part no twenty Seven the arm for the lifting crank (no. twenty eight) has a little ear thing on it and he has it facing to the inside but when you look at it on this page it looks as though it faces to the outside?
Do you have to release the spring part no 43 before you are able to hook this up correctly?
I know that this is confusing but I am not very good at explaining things.. but any help would greatly be appreciated...
/ Not getting the lift at the end of my sickle bar