Flail Mower Ford 917H online manual?
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leonz
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You can always purchase a manual from Messicks and or post questions here which will be answered faster.
Is your flail mower a finish flail mower with a high number knife count or a rought cut flail mower with scoop knives?
Does your Ford 917 flail mower have 2 rear wheels?
Does your flail mower have the pancake gearbox or a cube gearbox?
IF it has an old PTO Shaft you will need to purchase guard tubes (if possible) or invest in a new PTO shaft
Please post exterior pictures of the flail mower if at all possible including the following views:
1. front
2. rear.
3. top on both sides with V belt guard removed
4. left side/right side with V belt guard removed
5. close up pictures of V belt drive with and without old belt(s)
6. close up pictures pf flange bearing for cross shaft both the pulley side and the flange bearing side
7. V belt tensioner with spring if so equipped
8. V belt snubber pulley
9. flail mower rotor
a. left
b. center
c. right
Please take note:
If a knife mounting station is missing or broken you will need to purchase replacement weldments for the
knife mounting station. It cannot be used without a complete set of side slicer or scoop knives if it has a 3 row flail mower rotor or a 4 row flail mower rotor.
9. good image of I.D. plate if possible
10. good images of flail mower rear roller
a. left
b. right
c. center
Good images of both rear roller hangers from the outside and inside images
BE VERY SURE to provide images of the front of the rotor and the rear of the flail mower rotor
using a piece of duck tape to make the starting spot where you took the photo images, do not
worry, the ducks wont mind and it will help to help you start mowing that much faster
Be very sure to check the inner bearing hubs for any wire or twine wrapped around the flail mower
rotor shaft ends-it has to be removed
take it to a car wash or use a pressure washer with very hot water ans dawn dish soap to wash everything especially under the flail mower shroud to dislodge any rust and grass dust.
1. drain the oil from the gearbox and replace it with fresh 90 wt. gear oil
2. remove the V belt cover and remove the old V belts
3. check for broken /bent knives and order replacement knives-and NO they cannot be bent back as you will weaken them
4. purchase replacement knives and hangers as the flail mower cannot be operated without a full number of knives and hangers.
It does not take 3 days to "read" the entire thread. You have plenty to do to make sure its ready to use before you mow with it.
Is your flail mower a finish flail mower with a high number knife count or a rought cut flail mower with scoop knives?
Does your Ford 917 flail mower have 2 rear wheels?
Does your flail mower have the pancake gearbox or a cube gearbox?
IF it has an old PTO Shaft you will need to purchase guard tubes (if possible) or invest in a new PTO shaft
Please post exterior pictures of the flail mower if at all possible including the following views:
1. front
2. rear.
3. top on both sides with V belt guard removed
4. left side/right side with V belt guard removed
5. close up pictures of V belt drive with and without old belt(s)
6. close up pictures pf flange bearing for cross shaft both the pulley side and the flange bearing side
7. V belt tensioner with spring if so equipped
8. V belt snubber pulley
9. flail mower rotor
a. left
b. center
c. right
Please take note:
If a knife mounting station is missing or broken you will need to purchase replacement weldments for the
knife mounting station. It cannot be used without a complete set of side slicer or scoop knives if it has a 3 row flail mower rotor or a 4 row flail mower rotor.
9. good image of I.D. plate if possible
10. good images of flail mower rear roller
a. left
b. right
c. center
Good images of both rear roller hangers from the outside and inside images
BE VERY SURE to provide images of the front of the rotor and the rear of the flail mower rotor
using a piece of duck tape to make the starting spot where you took the photo images, do not
worry, the ducks wont mind and it will help to help you start mowing that much faster
Be very sure to check the inner bearing hubs for any wire or twine wrapped around the flail mower
rotor shaft ends-it has to be removed
take it to a car wash or use a pressure washer with very hot water ans dawn dish soap to wash everything especially under the flail mower shroud to dislodge any rust and grass dust.
1. drain the oil from the gearbox and replace it with fresh 90 wt. gear oil
2. remove the V belt cover and remove the old V belts
3. check for broken /bent knives and order replacement knives-and NO they cannot be bent back as you will weaken them
4. purchase replacement knives and hangers as the flail mower cannot be operated without a full number of knives and hangers.
It does not take 3 days to "read" the entire thread. You have plenty to do to make sure its ready to use before you mow with it.
Hey PatMcD how many grease fittings did you find on yours? I only found two at each end on the main rotor and the roller and two on the pro shaft. So I guess only (4) on the actual machine? Didn't seem like enough.
I just picked one up myself...it's really cool and it blows my mind how short it cuts.
I just picked one up myself...it's really cool and it blows my mind how short it cuts.
