John Deere rotary mower

Nick167 · May 19, 2018

Can anyone tell me about this John Deere 127 mower I bought today? And how to get the pto shaft freed up? I can't get it to slide. And the serial number is 003 is this one of the first ones produced?

Tx Jim · May 19, 2018

03 is series # not serial #. I'd suggest to remove driveshaft from cutter & immerse it in some type of liquid such as diesel or water for a while. Then chain 1 end to an immovable object & other end to a towing vehicle then tug on it.

Crazy Horse · May 19, 2018

Jim ....... I would guess that Ser. No. means serial number ....... are you sure it means what you say, like
series 3?

430WLPG · May 19, 2018

Jim is right I had one with the same ser.003

Texasmark1 · May 19, 2018

I had one that looked like that. It's been so long ago I forgot the name for it. The reason I bought it was with the wheels where they were, I figured it'd go over my terraces nicely. It had a real low gear ratio and the blades were on a stump jumper and real short, running at a high speed. You can tell by the size of the gearbox it may have been 1:1. It mowed like a lawn mower as a result. Mine was a much later model.

Tx Jim · May 19, 2018

(quoted from post at 17:44:59 05/19/18) Jim ....... I would guess that Ser. No. means serial number ....... are you sure it means what you say, like
series 3?

Yes I'm fairly confident I'm correct. On older JD equipment no serial number was issued.

tim s · May 19, 2018

Yes Jim is correct.

grandpa Love · May 19, 2018

I have a Case very similar to that. Lots if 3 in 1 oil dripped down around shaft every day for a while will free it up. May have to tap with a hammer while pulling.

tlock0331 · May 19, 2018

get the torch out with big rosebud and go to town on it. it will come out then wire brush the inner as best as you can, then once its cooled off, see if it slides easy, if not, get the angle grinder out and a flapper wheel and buff down the high spots.

jeffcat · May 19, 2018

Personally I think a couple of ideas are fine but I would do this. Carefully remove the whole PTO shaft from the mower. If you have something big enough to soak it in gasoline. Bet you most of the problem is rock hard grease maybe 35 or 40 years old. Give it a couple of days then do the tugging trick. If stuck with rust then phosphoric acid dissolve rust. You can also try rust removal with a kiddie pool and a battery charger. My bet is the gasoline.

DR. EVIL · May 20, 2018

Think Deere called them a Gyro-mower. Looks similar to the 6 ft Brillion rotary mowers everyone in our neighborhood had. The Brillion had couple features that made them popular, wheels could bolt on lift rockshaft in forward position like that Deere, or behind mower with tires behind mower or outside mower cut. Ours was always behind mower inside the cut area. Had mounts for 3x8 hyd cylinder, Dad added an adjustable heighth stop so you could lower to same level every time. The PTO shaft with only 2 universal joints really hammered on short turns. The right side unbolted and came off, Dad modified our's and the neighbor's so the diagonal side between right side and rear side came off, and we mowed hay with it, never plugged up like sickle mower! When chopping stalks or mowing hay I would make wide turns so the pto didn't hammer so bad.

Nick167 · May 21, 2018

I ended up getting the shaft apart I need to get some corn head grease for the gearbox yet as the seal leaks gear oil then I?ll give it a good workout thank you!

John Deere rotary mower

Nick167

Member

Tx Jim

Well-known Member

Crazy Horse

Well-known Member

430WLPG

Member

Texasmark1

Well-known Member

Tx Jim

Well-known Member

tim s

Well-known Member

grandpa Love

Well-known Member

tlock0331

Member

jeffcat

Well-known Member

DR. EVIL

Well-known Member

Nick167

Member

Similar threads