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Bryce Frazier · Jun 5, 2015

Check it out dudes! I can't seem to wrap my head around the fact that I, BRYCE FRAZIER, own a swather.... What a wonderful day!

Showed up, and it was exactly as described. The wobble box HAS been welded on, but he explained what happened to me, and it is all good.

As for the chain skipping off on occasion, he says it only really happens when you turn HARD to the right? It is very clear (to him and I) looking at it that the actual tensioner for the chain is for some reason bent. Personally I think that the sprockets are wore, but not bad, should still be plenty useable...

Sickle needs a little love, and the grass chutes on the back are HAMMERED! They have been bent/rotted out/ and welded on to no return, but they still look pretty good to me!

Got hooked onto it, and it beat the snot out of us at 25 Mph. REALLY bouncy. 45 was somewhat tolerable, but at 55 mph it just glided down the hwy!!! AWESOME!

174 miles later, here it is.... READY to go!

Oh, by the way, I only ALMOST put it in the ditch once.... This pig sticks WAY out the right side of the truck!! I thought that it would center up a little better, but, oh well! Got it home didn't I??

Casey had a blast. We are going to the lake tomorrow.... yay....

Every year I buy myself a birth day present... Last year it was a Husqvarna 288XP, this year, it is a NICE International Harvester 990MC.....

Mike M · Jun 5, 2015

since you are getting pretty serious in the equipment business you might want to make an offset hitch for your truck. Years ago my uncle had one on his truck for towing this type of equipment ,it helps.

rbhuntn · Jun 5, 2015

Something seems way wrong here. Taking pictures of the equipment and none of his girlfriend.......

Hasn't anyone ever told you the equipment always looks better with a farm girl in her jeans and boots.....

Glad you got the unit and made it home safe.

Bryce Frazier · Jun 5, 2015

Her momma was a little crabby today, so I dropped her off THEN came home! If I would have had it my way, I would have brought her home, THEN taken her home LATE tonight!

But, tomorrow we are spending a good part of the day together, so maybe, just maybe, there will be some tractors involved....

Yep, meeeeee to!

GLAD it is home in one piece!

Richard G. · Jun 5, 2015

Bryce, good find. A little work and you should be good to go. It is always good to buy yourself a piece of equipment for your birthday. I bought an Oliver HG 43 for myself for Christmas once and my wife put a big red bow on the exhaust stack.
Enjoy your day at the lake tomorrow with Casey.
Richard in NW SC

46m · Jun 5, 2015

Bryce that chain tightener needs a peice of iron welded to the inside next to the iron it rubs again. The tighter is worn where it pivots . I have a 990 the chain would not stay on I put a piece of angle iron about an inch wide that stopped the chain problem. I f you notice the big sprocket is wearing that is why you need to put a piece in there to line the chain up. All the 990 did this if you move this over it will line up on the sprockets. Get back to me if you need more help. take a picture of the chain and sprockets l will help you more. Take a crow bar or a piece of iron you see what i,m talking about. It will move probly an inch or more.

46m · Jun 5, 2015

(reply to post at 21:17:40 06/05/15)

Bryce your h will handle the swather all you need is single acting cyclinder in fact it is best.

old popper · Jun 5, 2015

Oh Bryce, ......you didn't tow it at 55 mph with that slow moving vehicle sign on the back???
I personally don't care, but it could get you a ticket if the wrong person saw it. Then if you had a ticket, you would have to stay for the drawing.

oldtanker · Jun 5, 2015

That is a mower conditioner, not a swather. A swather cuts but doesn't condition unless it's a self propelled one with an optional conditioner. Towed swathers are used to cut small grain most often.

Hope it works well for you.

Rick

rrlund · Jun 5, 2015

I expected to see something like DaveH just bought. Difference in regional terminology I guess.

Bryce Frazier · Jun 5, 2015

I agree! Around here ANYTHING that cuts grass, and vaguely resembles what is pictured, is a swather....

60 acre hillside · Jun 5, 2015

PLEASE make pictures of Casey at the lake.

Ozlander · Jun 5, 2015

Good find.
I need one of them and a baler for my two acres of grass.

Bryce Frazier · Jun 5, 2015

Go for it! I am only cutting 5 acres with this! Probably won't even be able to get it turned around in the 1 1/2 acre field!

Bryce Frazier · Jun 5, 2015

Ya I did?? Whats the problem? My dad says 55 mph IS a slow moving vehicle???

Well, I had some country roads to traverse first, and when I was at his place I figured I had might as well stick it on there, just for good measure... Besides, I would rather have it on there than not.

I can't imagine a cop would pull me over for "going tooo fast with an smv sign."

In fact, we saw several. One of which was a Sheriff, and he waved and "thumbs up"ed me! Must have liked what he saw....

Bryce Frazier · Jun 5, 2015

Yep! I have got it all figured out! I FINALLY know HOW I am going to rig it up. Got a cylinder I have had in the shed for years out, and low and behold, it is a 12", single acting with a breather plug! SCORE!

I already swapped cylinders out, tomorrow I will get my lines figured out... Going to make a little short one to run from the port on the Farmall to the back, where I will instal a quick coupler.

Anyone have any preferance as to WHICH port I use? Right now I am aiming for the left front one.... Seems to be in the best "spot"....

Bryce Frazier · Jun 5, 2015

Alright, alright... You sound pretty desperate!

If the folks go I will get mom to get a few pictures of the two of us....

Bryce Frazier · Jun 5, 2015

I had that though... Seems pretty logical, just not sure how I would do it.....

Any ideas?

casenut1 · Jun 5, 2015

Yes Bryce, you can get a ticket for driving to fast when using a SMV sign. I have seen it happen here in Ohio.

Leroy · Jun 6, 2015

I have not had it but it is the law that too fast and you get a ticket in Ohio.

rankrank1 · Jun 6, 2015

Although it varies by state, In Ohio I believe with a slow moving sign you are limited to 26 mph. Faster than that and you now must comply with all motor vehicle requirements.

If you go faster than that then they can give you a ticket and ticketing is more frequent than one thinks.

In reality, Too many cheapskates out there have tried to hang a slow moving sign on their trailer with no working lights and no license plates and then fly up and down the road. State sees this as lost revenue to them so it usually turns into multiple tickets at that for: Going too fast with a SMV, No trailer license plates, No working lights, etc.

Your likelihood of getting the ticket is probably small in a rural area where farm equipment is appreciated and respected as common everyday life. However if you in an area that urban sprawl has taken over such that farm equipment is now more seen as a nuisance to the inhabitants along with a Barney Fife cop then look out.

I have heard of cops will even take it as for as anything hooked behind a pick up truck is not eligible for a SMV and will ticket you regardless of how fast you travel for no lights and no registration on item being towed. To me if you keep it below 26 mph you should be still legal just like you pulling it with a tractor. Go faster than that though and you deserve what you get.

A set of those $10 Harbor Freight magnetic trailer lights would be a good investment for someone doing this semi-regularly for safety sake.

rankrank1 · Jun 6, 2015

Use either of the front ports for connecting your cylinder on either side of the tractor.

The rear port would work too but the rear port has a delay feature to it for when front mounted cultivators were used. The delay port was for the little pieces that followed the rear tires. When you made a turn the front mount cultivators nt activated first in and then slighly later the rear raised or lowered (pretty clever really).

If your salvage cylinder does not pan out you can still use the cylinder on the haybine as a 1-way. Simply figure out which hose extends the cylinder. You can even leave the other hose on there, cap it solid (I cap mine solid on my 3 point hitch cylinders but I do pull the caps and put a little fluid in there every so often to keep the other seal well lubricated just in case I ever want to return the cyinder to 2 way duty), or lastly install a vented type plug.

I personally do not like the vented style plugs on a 2 way cylinder because over time that other seal will not get oil lubrication. Not a huge deal if you never return the cylinder to 2 way duty but if you plan to then avoid the vented cap unless that other seal has already failed in the cylinder anyway.

fixerupper · Jun 6, 2015

Bryce I've never worked with the unit you have, so I can't give direct advice on the chain, only general advice on some strange things to look for. One thing I have encountered with drive chains is brackets or supports bending under severe load, throwing the sprocket alignment off. Everything might look lined up straight with the machine not running or even with someone riding along watching it run. But once in awhile there will be a heavy surge load that will spring things just enough to cause a misalignment for a second or two. Most times the chain will stay on during that stressful second or two but once in awhile the chain will jump. I about pulled my hair out on three grain platforms on combines throwing the reel drive chain till I finally figured out a little wear caused the support that holds the orbit motor would spring sideways and throw the chain but only under a short shock load. On one of them I finally had to adjust it so the sprockets ran misaligned all the time, then the chain stayed on. Go figure!

GordoSD · Jun 6, 2015

Here is the chain tightener on my 990. I have trouble sometimes with chain coming off? How much is that largest sprocket?

GordoSD · Jun 6, 2015

The reduction drive sprocket,

GordoSD · Jun 6, 2015

Be sure and get an operators manual 1 083 800 R1 11-72

46m · Jun 6, 2015

Bryce that tightner needs to move toward the flat belt maybe a forth of an inch or so to line up the chain on the big sprocket.That is why the sprocket is worn out. That machine will mow all you have to mow using that h in first gear.You will have to weld a piece of angle iron so it rubs on the end of the angle iron that is already there.

GordoSD · Jun 6, 2015

Operators manual specifies an 8 inch cylinder.

Leroy · Jun 6, 2015

Bryce, you don't want to bust things up. Throw away that 12" cylinder into the junk pile. All machinery is designed for a 8" stroke cylinder and if you get that 12" on there it will bust everything up. Then you just might as well make it's next trip to the scrap yard.

rustred · Jun 7, 2015

don't think you would want to swath grain with that! that is a hay bine. it crimps the hay so it dries faster.

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