sickle mower dolly wheel?

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  • June 3, 2014 at 1:36 pm #83497
    PeytonM
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    ok I have been having on heck of a time trying to find someone that would be able to cut me a pole for my mower, When I got it the guy was going through the mower and had a piece of white oak made in to a tongue so he could move it around with an old cub low boy he had. I dont think he ever mowed with the tractor any ways the tongue thats on there I was thinking I’m going to just cut down and then I have several steel poles that I would be able to make work, I just don’t really know ho big of a dolly wheel I should use, I was thinking one of theses http://www.menards.com/main/home-decor/furniture/casters-furniture-hardware/casters/12-swivel-pneumatic-caster/p-1940376-c-13090.htm

    I also know some people have a little spring or some thing along those lines on the front for a little better ride I assume.

    Its going on a case No.5 mower also if that means anything. thanks for the help.

    June 4, 2014 at 8:14 pm #83513
    Rivendell Farm
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    Hi,
    It might not be too far off the height you need, but I doubt it would be sturdy enough to last very long. Usually there is a spring involved, because it can really bounce the front of the mower up if you hit a rock or it falls in a hole. Bob

    June 5, 2014 at 4:08 am #83514
    Carl Russell
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    There are several extensive discussions on here relating to mower poles and dolly wheels. Just search for dolly wheel, and you should find lots of points that address your questions.

    It’s not that I don’t want to see more discussion, I just want to point out the depth of archive already on this site.

    If/when you find something good, reply to one of those old threads to bring it back to life.

    Good luck, Carl

    June 8, 2014 at 8:02 pm #83539
    PeytonM
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    I went down to the Amish to get some stuff and looked at a fellers MC No.9 High Gear and seen they had a spring on them. I guess there is a guy down there that building them for around 125-150 I think he said but I know that there only is not very much expense there for the cost of material. I can get all the steel needed fairly cheap and all I’d have in it is my time.

    Carl,

    I did do several different searches both on this site and on others and I came across a few pictures that Donn had posted and a few other links but nothing that really answered my questions. I couldn’t really find anything about how far out it should be, the height any thing like that. I also noticed that they have a plate that the rod that goes to the inner part of the mower and would normally hook on the evener or the pole I think, on the dolly set up it goes on a little plate that slides? why is that?

    June 9, 2014 at 5:26 am #83542
    Donn Hewes
    Keymaster

    Hi Peyton, First let me explain how the mower worked without the dolly wheel. the rod that goes from the evener bracket to the cutter bar head is called the draft rod. It helps triangulate and provide support to that critical part. The cool thing about this design is that while it needs forward support the cutter bar head also needs to be able to float up and down over the terrain. By being attached to the bottom of a swinging bracket it allows for the evener to move forward or back while the cutter head goes up or down, all while maintaining a constant pull.

    With an Amish manufactured dolly wheel this float is provided by a plate that sticks out to the right. It is connected to the evener and is free to move forward and back. In order to get proper use out if it the stub tongue must be cut correctly. and the best way to go about that is to place the cutter bar on level ground (shop floor or drive way) and raise the tongue to the proper working height (or the height the dolly will be at. After placing the draft rod in the slot in the cutter bar head, make a mark where it touches the tongue. That should be where you would put a regular evener bracket if no dolly wheel was used and where the center of the sliding bar would be for a dolly wheel ( making sure it has room to move forward and back). I hope this helps. The big advantages of the Amish built dolly wheels for mowers is that they have figured out many details that are worth more than the cost of the dolly wheel.

    June 10, 2014 at 5:55 pm #83564
    PeytonM
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    I have a feeling I’m just going to making a trip to the Amish and get all this stuff cause I have hay that needs to be down….

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