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Post by sdm on Aug 8, 2019 19:25:56 GMT -6
Does anyone know a good place to get parts for one of these? I need the front half of the driveshaft. Figured I might try online, there aren't too many options here. At least that I'm familiar with.
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Post by randy on Aug 9, 2019 7:53:45 GMT -6
Find another 501 for parts.
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Post by M-5 on Aug 9, 2019 8:37:07 GMT -6
Sickle bar mower?
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Post by bulltrader on Aug 9, 2019 9:50:13 GMT -6
Yes a Ford 501 should be a Sickle bar mower. |
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Post by sdm on Aug 9, 2019 11:50:40 GMT -6
Yes a sickle bar, I bought mainly for around a pond. All the ones I've seen for parts are missing the driveshaft.
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Post by M-5 on Aug 9, 2019 12:25:53 GMT -6
Looks like eBay will be your best bet
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Post by Allenw on Aug 10, 2019 9:38:40 GMT -6
Any decent machine shop should be able to build one.
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Post by sdm on Aug 11, 2019 2:45:16 GMT -6
I see a rear half to the shaft on eBay but I have that. I can see I'm gonna have as much in this as I do the rest of the mower. Still cheaper than a weed eater.
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Post by cross on Aug 11, 2019 3:19:21 GMT -6
I googled it but can’t find where it states what series driveline it is.
Idk what all you need.
The front half shouldn’t be too expensive.
Where are you located ?
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Post by sdm on Aug 12, 2019 1:41:40 GMT -6
I'm in VA. I wondering if I could just buy a new one for say a fertilizer spreader (maybe still need to cut it). I don't remember how the rear half attached to the mower. Maybe if the same size I could just take the u joint apart and "splice" them together there.
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Post by greybeard on Aug 12, 2019 11:19:14 GMT -6
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Post by cross on Aug 13, 2019 19:15:22 GMT -6
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Post by sdm on Aug 14, 2019 1:53:15 GMT -6
Thank you, that looks like what I need. I'm not really sure of its the male or female. I should be able to take some measurements today or tomorrow. I need to get a tractor up to it so I know how long it needs to be. If I remember correctly they're pretty short
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Post by sdm on Apr 24, 2020 6:00:13 GMT -6
I ended up ordering one from eBay before looking at my mower. That was dumb, because they sent me a tractor side coupler on another male shaft. Maybe that's right and my mower has been rigged. I'm thinking now I can cut this one off at say 3" and slide the right size tubing over it, and weld it. The male side is 1"x 11/8" solid square stock. Would there be tubing sized right (inside measurement wise) to fit that? What wall thickness would it need to be to hold up?
Thanks
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