snap coupler rotary mower
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Topic: snap coupler rotary mower
Posted By: Doug-KS
Subject: snap coupler rotary mower
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2016 at 9:29pm
| Looking to convert a 3-point rotary mower to snap coupler. Anyone have any pictures of their conversions? Any recommendations or helpful hints? Thanks |
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Posted By: Wdtractorman
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2016 at 11:36pm
| I tried ones it wasn't to hard , but I had trouble keeping the mower running straight behind the tractor. I was trying to use chain to run up to the lift arms. I ended up getting a old pull type mower and abandoning my project before I figured it out. I think it would of been better with something solid running up to the lift arms, I never got them planned out before I got the other mower though. |
Posted By: Allis dave
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2016 at 8:11am
| I have a snap coupler Woods mower. It has solid arms. |
Posted By: Dave (NE)
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2016 at 8:44am
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Here is a link to some pictures I posted of the snap coupler shredder I picked up and got operating. Hope this helps you. http://www.allischalmers.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=93926&title=snap-coupler-shredder-tried-out |
Posted By: Leon B MO
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2016 at 8:32am
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Here is a couple of pics of a Woods sc mower on my CA. The pto is not hooked up in the pic. I'd sell it for $200 Leon B   ------------- Uncle always said "Fill the back of the shovel and the front will take care of itself". |
Posted By: Doug-KS
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2016 at 8:56am
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Leon, Looks like it is about a 5' mower? Looks good with the nice CA, you wouldn't sell it all together would you? I have a 7' 3-point mower with two sets of blades on it for my D17, wanting to convert to snap coupler so looking for ideas on how to mount brackets to it. Thanks for the pictures. |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2016 at 9:13am
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I had a 3 point blade years ago and a SC hitch off an old planter. I welded some drop down brackets to the blade and then welded the SC hitch to them so it set level when on the ground. I added chains with a cross bolt for the lift latches. I used that blade a lot for many years. The biggest problem was it didn't work well backing up because the chains didn't keep it straight behind. That could have been fixed with a little work. I have that old SC hitch leaning against the garage right now, don't need it any more. I also have 2 heavy duty Sc hitches that have regular lift links with them. Prolly for sale but kinda heavy to ship. ------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Posted By: Travis2766
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2016 at 9:19am
 Here's a good picture of a Woods mower when they actually made a factory SC mount, doesn't look very hard to make |
Posted By: Doug-KS
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2016 at 2:34pm
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CTucker, I sent you a pm on your hitch. Travis, I agree, doesn't look to difficult to weld up something. I was curious about adjustments or "tipping" front to back or if I should weld everything stationary. This looks pretty stationary. |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2016 at 6:34pm
| The best way of attaching was the original way, that AC built their 160 and 172 mowers. It had a "rooster comb" rack with a bent 1/2" transfer bar, and 2 chains, that went down to the lower links. The way you set the mowing height was to lift all the way up, and grab the now slack transfer bar and chains, and drop into the notch of your choice, then lower and you were ready to cut. It also had a pair of short bar links, behind the hinged toplink bar, that allowed the mower to flex, front to back, so it wouldn't skip or drag, when cresting a hill, or bottoming out, crossing a low spot... |