Buying Advice Think its officialy dead

[jacobsdaddy06]

This happened this afternoon to my new idea 256 sickle mower, doubt there's a replacement part for this anymore, anybody got any suggestions? This is the part coming off the "wobble" drive attaches to the cutter bar.. Thanks

 

[k0ua]

looks like it could be welded up to me..

James K0UA

 

[lilranch2001]

It is green......

Lets see if the stories about Deere is actually true, and they stock all those old parts

 

[jacobsdaddy06]

Problem is To be able to weld it, parts of it are missing, broke off in the field, couldn't find any of it, being "green" I thought I would be ok buying it, but I can't even find a new cutter bar

 

[k0ua]

Problem is To be able to weld it, parts of it are missing, broke off in the field, couldn't find any of it, being "green" I thought I would be ok buying it, but I can't even find a new cutter bar

That doesn matter, just fab up some new pieces.. Unless I cannot see something it looks like some straight pieces are missing.. Maybe a dollars worth of steel if you have no junk pile. Are there any complex shapes missing we could not cut out with a bandsaw?... Where are you? I see NW Ar.. I am in Branson


James K0UA

 

[tow653]

It is green......

Lets see if the stories about Deere is actually true, and they stock all those old parts

OP says it's New Idea,not Deere.

 

[k0ua]

Is It Cast Iron?.. I see something that made me think it was cast.. We might be in trouble.. or have to do a re engineer job.
I just cant make out all of the problem from the photo's for sure..

James K0UA

 

[jacobsdaddy06]

Yes cast iron here's a pic from my parts manual
it's part 26

 

[moored4]

Do you know what caused it to break in the first place?
After looking at the parts list it looks like it is just a tube that 2 cone bearings fit in with arms welded on. Get a machinist to make the tube if it is damaged. Make the 2 arms and weld it up. I really do not see a problem here that not fixable. People that restore old stuff do this all the time. It will take some time and a little work but doable.

 

[boggen]

that third picture to me says it all. as in, someone has already botched it up some time in the past. and cut and welded in some flat bar. from looks just the end tab, were the bolt goes through.

i would say cut and weld it backup.

i think agco parts manual website, or maybe agcobooks website?? covers some of the "new idea" old equipment. it covered a rotatory cutter i have. you might try a local tractor repair place, to see if they can look up model number and get parts, or you may need to call a few salvage yards.