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Rebirth of a 6 Foot Flail Mower

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awemawson:
Back from the Abattoir early doors, (why do I ALWAYS seem to get held up by a train at the level crossing both going AND returning  :scratch: ) so quickly loaded up some sheep that a friend's taking to Ashford market for me, and was able to get back in the workshop  :thumbup:

Put the roller back without loosing much paint (or blood!) and hopefully that should be the final fitting, it can now stay in place. Delighted to see that the end float is pretty much exactly the 5 mm I'd decided on - didn't want it too floppy but certainly not tight. In practice the end float is equally distributed each end, then the bearing collars locked onto the stub axles with Allen grub screws.

I also refitted the little straps that I presume are intended to give the bearings a little protection. I reckon a pressed cup design would be much better !

AdeV:
Hehe  :D

awemawson:
I finally got round to sorting out those flappy plates. They'd been soaking in Citric Acid for quite some time, so the rust had all gone. To neutralise the citric acid they got a brief dip in caustic soda, and a good scrubbing in very hot water, before blowing them dry with a hand hot air drier.

Then a fairly heavy coat of zinc rich paint both sides, trying to get it down the pivot hole, followed by a spray of black on both sides. These are aerosol spray can paints as they are very fast drying, but I'll leave them over night before further assembly.

 

vintageandclassicrepairs:
Hi Andrew,
Great project,
Its too good to go cutting grass with now  :doh:

Regards
John

hermetic:
Lovely job Andrew! Has been an interesting thread! I could do with one of them, or maybe a Topper to put on the back of my Fordson Diesel Major as we have 4 acres of East Yorkshire to keep under some sort of control! Cracking rebuild!
Phil

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