Sears 842.260002 Owner's Manual

Sickle bar mower attachment

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  • Page 1 .SICKLE BAR MOWE'R~~-- MODEL NO 842.26002 ATTACHMENT' CAUTION: • Set-up Read Rules for • Operation Safe 'Operation • Maintenance and Instructions • Repair Parts Carefully S\~ars, Roebuck and Co., Chicago, Ill. 60684 U.S.A..', and Simp sons Sears Limited, Torqnto...
  • Page 2 BY THINKING - BEFORE ACTING BY READING YOUR OPERATORS MANUAL Most accidents, whether they occur in industry, on the farm, at home, or on the righway are caused by the failure of some individual to follow simple and fundamental safety rules or precautions.
  • Page 3: Safety Rules

    SAFETY RULES ATIENTION! BECOME ALERT! YOUR SAFETY IS INVOLVED! This symbol is used to call your attention to safety precautions that should be followed by the operator to avoid accidents. When you see this symbol - Heed Warning. Many hours of lost time and much suffering is caused CAUTION:...
  • Page 4 SEARS SICKLE BAR MOWER When mowing in extremely rough areas, tractor MODEL 842.26002 ~hould operated in 1st Gear (Low Range). D~pend- Ing on ground and grass conditions. In other areas, 2nd Gea~ (Low Range) or 1st Gear (High Range) will usually give you the best results.
  • Page 5 Your Sears Sickle Bar attachment and all necessary parts hardware are packed in one carton. Unpack the carton carefully to insure that parts are pre- sent. Basic Mower Assembly Main Frame Carrier GearboxAssembly Pivot Pipe Drawbar Hitch Long V-belt Short V-belt...
  • Page 6: Installation

    ATTACHMENT OF GEARBOX ASSEMBLY FIG.3 Slide gearbox mounting frame (A) into tractor mount- ing channel until pins (B) reach rear of slots (C). Be sure that clutch adjusting rod (0) is to left of cen- ter bar (E). Install small V-belt (H, Fig.
  • Page 7 /l;"~\I(",j;, ,J~STAllATIONOF MAIN FRAME ,",t~~mACTOR FIG. < Fig.7 Slide main frame under tractor center. Insert pivot pipe (C Fig. into large outside hole Slide clamp shock absorber Fig. .Fi~.1) onto main frame locating into small hole. pivot pipe (E). Remove clevis pin from drawbar hitch' Secure with hair cotter pin through...
  • Page 8 SET UP Fig.9 ATTACHMENT OF BASIC MOWER MAIN FRAME - FIG. Loop long belt over rear jackshaftpulley and under idler pulley (A). FIG. 9 Remove hair cotter pin and washer from peg on main frame. easiest installation of basic sickle, place NOTE: wood two byfour under main frame as shown in Fig.
  • Page 9 Fig.12 INSTAllATION OF CARRIER ARM Insert of carrier ,arm (A) into square pocket torsion spring (P) controls the weight on outer (B). Remove safety"c1evis pin (H) and rotate carrier shoe of sickle bar. Raise sickle bar and slip bolt shield to position shown in Figure' Connect (0) over spring end as...
  • Page 10: Operation

    OPERATION Pick up all rocks, stones and other debris you can find 1. Be su re mower been properly assembled to before mowing in new area. Enterthe area cautiously. tractor. Set-up instructions start on page Sickle bar mower can operate from 45 degree vertical sure...
  • Page 11 Less should have tension adds weight 1/32" clearance to outer shoe. from sickle knife. operation of your Sears Sickle Bar Mower is con- trolled through the tractor attachment clutch lever. Stop tractor engine, place tractor attachment clutch...
  • Page 12 OPERATION The break-back automatically releases sickle bar into break-back position when hitting obstruction. The sic- kle mower unit should be immediately DE-CLUTCHED. Return sickle bar to normal cutting position, engag- ing break-back. This done by reversing trac- tor with sickle bar on ground, or manually.
  • Page 13 OPERATION ADJUSTMENT OF PITMAN DRIVE BELT (Fig. " The pitman drive belt connects the rear jackshaft pulley to the basic mower assembly. If additional tension is needed on belt loosen bolt (M) in (0). mounting plate. Apply downward pressure idler pulley until excess slack in belt is taken up.
  • Page 14 (Same as original). cess. Wear plates have elongated holes for adjust- Sickle knives can be resharpened by your local ment against the sickle bar prevent from Sears Service Store. drifting forward and backward. Adjust by loosening Replace damaged sickle sections.
  • Page 15 OPERATION Cutter bar outer shoe bounces or digs into ground Adjust torsion spring as indicated in Fig.13 ,page surface. Raise inner shoe assembly by adjustment of life spring Inner shoe dragging on ground. (Fig. 12, page 9 ). Make sure lift chain is properly assembled.
  • Page 16: Maintenance

    "~\ \,", " "" MAl NTENANC"E Everyeight hours Inner Shoe Pivots Torsional Life Spring Carrier Arm Shield Pivot Spring Release Pivot QuickPinAssemblv Gear Box: Each season remove plug from gear box and if necessary add enough all purpose grease to fill box.
  • Page 17: Repair Parts

    ~·~·~·REPAIR·PARTS LIST ORDER REPAIR DO NOT PARTS FROM ILL~f~_S' PARr .• AL~O REFER TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE <It" • ~,~ • criptIon of the part,,;~~r~.os~;.) ~i~ays order repair parts by number and give t and whether it is a right or left hand part, mode seri ,I numb~rs ar~ ~~~()r~:,p.c:'"": tanto...
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  • Page 19 Ref. Part Ref. Part Description Description Req. •. Assy - Main Frame 9401 9439 Rod - Stabilizer Pin - Locating 9415 9459 Assy - J'Shaft Housing & Bolt - 5/16-18x -r'GMI80077 Bushings 3/4 Hex Head 9461 Assy Bracket Lift Washer - Rubber 4363 GM456151 Washer...
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  • Page 21 Ref. Part Part Ref. Description Description Req. Req. Ring - Snap Washer - 1/2 Flat 4610 *GM120396 Plug - Pipe 7091 (17/32 x 1-1/16) Bushing 4606 Screw - Set (5/16-18 x *GMI42671 Bolt - 5/16-18 x 1/2 Square Head) *GM180081 1-1/4 Hex Head 3259 Washer - 1/4 Flat...
  • Page 23 Ref. Part Ref. Part Description Description Req. Req, 3259 9614 Assy - Sickle Bar *GM180042 Bolt - 1/4-20 x 1-3/4Hx. Finger - Shear 6732 9654 Assy - Shear Finger 4119 Nut - 1/4-20 Hex. Lock Bolt - 7/16-14 x 1-1/2Carr. *GM126452 9474 Assy...
  • Page 24 I Sears I SEARS, ROEBUCK and Co. or SIMPSON -SEARS LIMITED retail catalog store. owners WHEN ORDERING REPAIR PARTS, ALWAYS GIV"E FOllOWING INFORMATION.

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