IHC #9 mower

[goodcompanion]

@Russel 19175 wrote:

Can the tongue be made out of matchwood poplar or eucalyptus?

I think the original tongues were made of american white oak. For a replacement, what you are looking for is strength and straightness of grain. It is possible that some sort of eucalypt would be a good substitute, but I’m not familiar with matchwood poplar. Your best tree will be a slow-growing one with a pretty straight trunk. Moderate density is probably best. In Australia we had a species called “Queensland maple,” I think it was some sort of acacia, it had a mahogany-like timber. Something like that would be awesome. Don’t know if you have anything mahogany-ish.

You can rough out a pretty decent pole right from the tree with just a chainsaw and a chalk line, then finish it to dimension with hand planes or a power planer. It’s not totally necessary for the lumber to be seasoned first, I’ve made poles from green trees and they’ve held up fine, though they shrink, check and twist a little bit…as long as the pole follows the grain exactly it will stay true as it seasons despite this.

[Russel]

Can anyone tell me how long the metal rod in front of the pitman is? I cant seem to find a replacement so Ill just have to make my own.

Thanks
Russel Harvey

[Donn Hewes]

That rod is called the timing rod and should be adjustable. The rod threads into the plate at the gear box end. I know it is difficult but is it even possible to order stuff directly from the states? i have no idea of what the complications would be. We have the luxury here of being able to call and order an after market timing rod if we want one. I am not at home for a couple hours but I can get you some measurements. hopefully today.

[near horse]

Thought I’d resurrect this thread as it’s haying season soon for us westerners AND I’m restoring my #9 mower back to usable after the fire. Will be an ugly burnt rust color this yr but she’d better cut. So I’m replacing the oil seal in front and ran across my CarQuest seal numbers (need 2 of these seals) A10145-476838 AND shaft diameter = 1.125″ housing = 1.825″ (approx) so either 1&13/16 or perhaps 1 & 3/4 for the outer edge of seal?

Hope I get to not be sprayed with oil this year : )

EDIT – I checked with my auto parts store and they cross referenced the A10145 seal. None of the measurements were close to those I posted above. Disregard any of the previous numbers etc …. think I’ll be calling Norm in the AM.

BTW – got my pinion gear off and pulled the shaft. Ended up using a wide chisel (brick style) and a hammer to tap on the flywheel until it came free. Using any kind of bar to tyr and help turn the flywheel seemed to put undue strain on the flywheel itself. Maybe I just got lucky. Oh yeah – reminder – it is a Righty/Tighty Lefty/Loosey.

Sorry about the misinformation.

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