A fun day with 172 A/C mower in the field

Opened up the fields with series 3 and the model 307.Then went to the A/C 172 on the 45d after some preventative maintenance on the mower,sharpening, greasing,checking gear box ,etc.Wow was I surprised how well these A/C mowers cut.A fun day listening to that old buda hum all afternoon.This is the mower from the Bill Mishler sale.A fun day with the new to me mower!!                                                                                                      

Which way are your wheels,to the front or the rear?The jack gets attached to the rear bracket with wheels in the rear position and to the front if wheels are to the front according to the operators manual,that's all I know.                                                         

Edited by ac45dave - 20 Aug 2020 at 8:01am

SteveM C/IL wrote: My uncle has one of those AC choppers. Always did a more complete job of cutting than dads woods. I often wondered if the blade spins faster. It's been years since I used it but it sounded faster. It had the dual blade setup...one near the deck and a drop down one that cur close to ground. You got a steal of a deal on that one. Take care of it and it will out last you. They are tuff.

Steve they definitely run faster.I can tell the difference from running the two mowers, between the bush hog 307 and this A/C cutter.I'm liking it.

My wheels are set behind the mower.  So, I guess, the jack should connect to the rear bracket.  Maybe that is better for keeping it level, as I noticed the front is lower than the rear of the mower deck.  Dave

Nice mower. Why isn't the hydraulic cylinder attached to the axle arm extension? I'm having one of those as well as an anchor being made right now so I can put a hydraulic cylinder on one. What's the serial number on yours?

JimWenigOH wrote: Nice mower. Why isn't the hydraulic cylinder attached to the axle arm extension? I'm having one of those as well as an anchor being made right now so I can put a hydraulic cylinder on one. What's the serial number on yours?

  Jim I pulled the pin on the cylinder to use the manual jack for the day.The hydraulics on the 45 diesel aren't working at this time so I was going old school for the day.The cylinder works great,just didn't have hydraulics for this run.I haven't been able to find the serial number.Where is it located?

Series 4 is low pressure not 3

JimWenigOH wrote: Nice mower. Why isn't the hydraulic cylinder attached to the axle arm extension? I'm having one of those as well as an anchor being made right now so I can put a hydraulic cylinder on one. What's the serial number on yours?

Jim, after looking at the manual again I found the location of the serial number.The info was in the "how to order parts" section at the beginning of the parts section of the book.Serial # is 6-7508.Here's pic  of inside the front cover of the manual and the number on the mower.Looks like original owner was Dick Koons.I guess Bill Mishler got the original manual when he bought it back in the day.This is the second piece of allis equipment that I have acquired with the original manual in the last eleven months.Don't see that too often.                                                          

I'm glad you are enjoying the mower !
The cylinder was always used with a wd45 . I'm sure it's a high pressure . It was never a problem .
Jim Mishler Bill's brother.

Dave (NE) wrote: So, D17 III was still high pressure hydraulics?  I had thought that changed with the series III.

 No, only the series IV D17 had low pressure, high volume hydraulics.

D14JIM14 wrote: I'm glad you are enjoying the mower ! The cylinder was always used with a wd45 . I'm sure it's a high pressure . It was never a problem . Jim Mishler Bill's brother.

Hey Jim, I really am happy with mower.It does a great job. I wish I could have got to talk to you longer the day we picked up our stuff.Do you have any idea when and how Bill came to acquire the mower, private owner,estate sale,etc.?I was just curious.

D14JIM14 wrote: I know that he bought it in a private purchase when he bought the wd45 lot 20 , 4 bolt wide front end anti shock steering wheel . I think around Martinsville , Indiana . About 6-7 years ago . I really liked using them together. I have no idea what the guys name is .

  The name inside the front cover of the book is Dick Koons.I'm always interested in history and the stories behind the stuff I run across.I feel it's part of the fun of collecting these things.

The shields were made by Schmidt Machine Co. near Upper Sandusky, OH. If you're interested, give Konner Holloway a call at 866-368-3814. He has these saved in his system. The only thing I'd change is to have the chain holes enlarged a bit. The chain fits in ok when unpainted, but needs some nudging when painted. Other than that they are perfect. You drill the holes.

Edited by JimWenigOH - 22 Aug 2020 at 6:51am

Any idea of a rough cost for those brackets? Kind of tempting to get a set for my 172.

Dick Koons was an equipment dealer that sold AC and MF in Connersville, IN.