Mower Photo request

[near horse]

Good morning to you all,

I would like to make a request of the group here, particularly someone with a McD mower, digital camera, and less than 3′ of snow :). Could you possibly post a close-up picture of the attachment of the grass stick to the grass board? I am STILL trying to rebuild my #6 mower and have a new stick for the grass board but can’t tell exactly how it attaches (how far down) – pretty lame huh:o. Anyway, your help is appreciated and I’m still hoping for someone to tell me where the ball bearings go in this thing (and NOT where the sun don’t shine).

Still thinking of green grass:D

All the best.

[ngcmcn]

Geoff, No picture but i can try to explain; the grass stick goes in a metal socket kind’ve like a flag holder on a house, with a bolt through the pointy end. The stick is angled off about 30-45deg. to the board. with a second bolt attaching it to the board not through socket but through stick wood and on flat of stick angle cut. Compass stick to create several 2nd, bolt holes to change angle. Mess around with it and find what works best for what your mowing. I’ve been using the store bought metal ones these past few years and they work fine. You can bend the grass stcik(rod) around and experiment. There’s a lot of snow here in Me. but I’ll see if the camera can work.

Good luck
Neal Mcnaughten
Unity, Me

[Richard]

The manual for the number 6 shows roller bearings used for the wheels. Bearings somewhere else must have been someones attempt to improve it.

Will a number 6 bar bolt up to a number 7?

[near horse]

Thanks for the reply Neal and Richard,

Neal –
I do have the socket (bought it from Balster’s in Iowa) and the grass board is predrilled. My stick is beveled as well – I just thought that the 2 bolts that go through the holder also had to go through the stick as well 😮 Thanks for your help. We too have quite a bit of snow but nothing of “Maine proportions”!

Richard –
I have the manual for the #6 w/ parts list and on the list are ball bearings (in addition to the roller bearings for the wheels). And when I was tearing the mower down, inside the gear case 5 or 6 ball bearings (1/4″ to 1/2″ dia) dropped out from somewhere. It seems most logical that they came from some place where the shaft w/ the pinion gear on it passes through the mower body but there seems to be no obvious recess where they would sit nicely. Thanks for your input.

Also, I don’t know whether a bar from a #6 would bolt up to a #7 but I would imagine so. If you have the part number for bars from your #7 (I assume that’s what you have), here are the numbers for #6 cutter bars
4 1/2 foot MC 1004
5 foot MC 1005
6 foot MC 1006**
7 foot MC 1007**

***It says that these 2 are for Big 6 mowers only but I don’t think it has to do with how they attach.

All the best.

[Horsepower]

Went out to the shed and took a picture of the grass board on one of my MCD No 9 mowers. I replaced the old broken grass board a few years ago using the same measurements. Overall length is 34 inches, width is 7.25 inches. Distance from bolt attaching board to mower and the grass stick to the board is 14 inches. Two bolts on the grass board are 4.5 inches apart. Lower bolt on grass stick is 3 inches from top and upper is 1.25 inches down. Nothing special about these dimensions-yours may be different. This has worked well in tall grass.

[near horse]

Super! Thanks horsepower! I am indebted.:)

All the best.

Geoff

[Richard]

I was checking out the old mower and found 1/2 inch bearings inside the counter shaft nut. If you already know about these disregard this message. I’m stumped.

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