High Compression
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I would just fab a new part. Use the old one as a template. It doesn't have to look the same, just work the same. If you don't have the tools/ability, surely there is someone close that does. Good luck. :thumbsup:
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rScotty
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Now that sure is an interesting picture.
Nice that you have the parts manual. Yes, I was going to say fab or weld.....which is easy enough if you are one of those types of guys with a home machine & welding shop.
And you still can, of course. But it's just a complicated enough part - and looks to be designed to be somewhat flexible - to make me think how nice it would be to have a new one.
I sure do like those old sickle bar mowers. Bottom line is if it were mine I'd try hunting up a new part.
No...I don't have the slightest idea where to find that piece, but the antique vehicle restorers find old parts for nearly everything all the time. That makes me think there's bound to be both a part around somewhere and a way to find it.
Does anyone know where to start?
rScotty
tonyoz
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If you can't weld just make one out of a peice of hardwood. That was all they used years ago and it worked.
Ain't nothing like a bit of enginuity to get yer job done
Ain't nothing like a bit of enginuity to get yer job done
charleyfarmall
Platinum Member
A local machine shop could easily build you a new one that would do better than the cast part.
It does look like it was repaired in the past as well, so you could repair it again to get some more life out of it.
It does look like it was repaired in the past as well, so you could repair it again to get some more life out of it.
scrappy isb67
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It looks to me the bracket broke becuase the guide plates on either side of the sickle bar are shot and letting the sickle bar deflect sideways instead of moving parallel to the bar. the 2 plate above/below the sickle bar that are held on with it looks to be new bolts in the picture are supposed to be straight and parallel of each other, not football shaped between them.
brcisna
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Jacobsdaddy06,
It appaears the reason that piece wound up breaking is the two 'straight beams' got bent(most likely from getting a rock in the sickle),,and started beating themselves up.
All you need to do is two things to make a nice solid repair.
You will simply need a stick welder,,AKA,buzzbox.And some Lincoln Ferroweld welding sticks.(About $8 per one lb box.) 1 box will probably do this job for you.
1) Measure what the length SHOULD be of each of the straight beams.Allow an extra 1" to overlap your new cut beames to the existing broken beam part.Decide were you want to cut each of your two beams(shown),,to the same length
2) Cut you two pieces of steel stock,,slightly heavier than what the current beams are.
3) drill the holes for the bolt to go through at the reciprocating end of your newly cut beames.
4) GO to any tractor supply place that sells Lincoln brand rods and get the "Ferroweld" It will be on the label as used for 'dirty welded cast ioin",,FYI
5) Cut off the existing/broken beames in the same spot.
6) Set you buzzbox welder to 100 amps
7) Overlap your new beames to the exisint beams and simply c-clamp each
8) Go to town welding the new beames to the exisng/clamped beam.
9) Done
Take Care,
BC
It appaears the reason that piece wound up breaking is the two 'straight beams' got bent(most likely from getting a rock in the sickle),,and started beating themselves up.
All you need to do is two things to make a nice solid repair.
You will simply need a stick welder,,AKA,buzzbox.And some Lincoln Ferroweld welding sticks.(About $8 per one lb box.) 1 box will probably do this job for you.
1) Measure what the length SHOULD be of each of the straight beams.Allow an extra 1" to overlap your new cut beames to the existing broken beam part.Decide were you want to cut each of your two beams(shown),,to the same length
2) Cut you two pieces of steel stock,,slightly heavier than what the current beams are.
3) drill the holes for the bolt to go through at the reciprocating end of your newly cut beames.
4) GO to any tractor supply place that sells Lincoln brand rods and get the "Ferroweld" It will be on the label as used for 'dirty welded cast ioin",,FYI
5) Cut off the existing/broken beames in the same spot.
6) Set you buzzbox welder to 100 amps
7) Overlap your new beames to the exisint beams and simply c-clamp each
8) Go to town welding the new beames to the exisng/clamped beam.
9) Done
Take Care,
BC