Ib with a Woods rotary mower?
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Topic: Ib with a Woods rotary mower?
Posted By: KMAG
Subject: Ib with a Woods rotary mower?
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2022 at 2:52pm
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The ib is so low and maneuverable it should make a decent lawn mower. Many still have sickle mowers, but they are not meant for lawns. What about rotary mowers? Online, I see 1 sold at Mecum Auction with a L59, but belt was missing - possibly belt kept popping off custom mule pulleys? Any experience with a rotary or sickle mower on an ib cutting your lawn? 
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Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2022 at 4:10pm
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Bolens made a belly mower that had a frame under the PTO shaft with an angle drive gear box off the pto... then a horizontal pulley with a long belt that ran up front and around the 3 spindles... one belt...... I bought one and modified it to fit a B that had rotated axle housings to make it into an Orchard B tractor... Works pretty good... deck is 72 inches wide.... Not a lot of ground clearance.. Got to watch the ditches.. The IB has a 6 inch shorter torque tube.. Since i started with a "Standard B" i have an extra 6 inches between the tires..  ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: PaulB
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2022 at 6:25pm
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WOODS mowers use only a single belt to drive all three spindles. ------------- If it was fun to pull in LOW gear, I could have a John Deere. Real pullers don't have speed limits. If you can't make it GO... make it SHINY |
Posted By: Matt (Jordan,MN)
Date Posted: 16 Nov 2022 at 7:17pm
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Spent many hours on a IB with a L59 Woods mower on it. Haven’t had any issues with it. ------------- Owner of Matt Scott LLC Specializing in NOS and used Allis Chalmers tractor & implement parts & liturature and Magneto Repair http://www.mattscottllc.com/ |
Posted By: KMAG
Date Posted: 16 Nov 2022 at 7:20pm
How was drive pulleys setup done off the PTO? (Low ground clearance) |
Matt (Jordan,MN) wrote:Posted By: Gary
Date Posted: 16 Nov 2022 at 7:49pm
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Here are some more pictures of the same IB and Wood's Mower. Not much clearance between the Tires to raise the Deck. https://www.google.com/search?q=For+Sale+Allis+Model+IB+with+belly+mower.&sxsrf=ALiCzsY4JR-GiAsek6N2AGsw7ba_VNlssw%3A1668649237610&source=hp&ei=FZF1Y73hIoCEwbkPuaCJqAc&iflsig=AJiK0e8AAAAAY3WfJRcwDMEQ4IPi37rFyR-LRyCokZag&ved=0ahUKEwj9v73oirT7AhUAQjABHTlQAnUQ4dUDCBI&oq=For+Sale+Allis+Model+IB+with+belly+mower.&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAwyBwghEKABEAoyBwghEKABEAo6CQgjECcQRhD7AToECCMQJzoLCAAQgAQQsQMQgwE6BQgAEIAEOgUILhCABDoICC4QgAQQ1AI6CwguEIAEEMcBENEDOgsILhCABBCxAxDUAjoLCC4QgAQQxwEQrwE6FAguEIAEELEDEIMBEMcBENEDENQCOg4ILhCABBCxAxDHARDRAzoICAAQgAQQyQM6EQguEIAEELEDEIMBEMcBENEDOggIABCABBCxAzoGCAAQFhAeOgUIIRCgAToICCEQFhAeEB06CgghEBYQHhAPEB06BQghEKsCUABYw64CYPjsAmgAcAB4AIABqQOIAfE0kgEKMC4zNy4wLjMuMZgBAKABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz#imgrc=Kyo8O_0S4iAJIM" rel="nofollow - https://www.google.com/search?q=For+Sale+Allis+Model+IB+with+belly+mower.&sxsrf=ALiCzsY4JR-GiAsek6N2AGsw7ba_VNlssw%3A1668649237610&source=hp&ei=FZF1Y73hIoCEwbkPuaCJqAc&iflsig=AJiK0e8AAAAAY3WfJRcwDMEQ4IPi37rFyR-LRyCokZag&ved=0ahUKEwj9v73oirT7AhUAQjABHTlQAnUQ4dUDCBI&oq=For+Sale+Allis+Model+IB+with+belly+mower.&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAwyBwghEKABEAoyBwghEKABEAo6CQgjECcQRhD7AToECCMQJzoLCAAQgAQQsQMQgwE6BQgAEIAEOgUILhCABDoICC4QgAQQ1AI6CwguEIAEEMcBENEDOgsILhCABBCxAxDUAjoLCC4QgAQQxwEQrwE6FAguEIAEELEDEIMBEMcBENEDENQCOg4ILhCABBCxAxDHARDRAzoICAAQgAQQyQM6EQguEIAEELEDEIMBEMcBENEDOggIABCABBCxAzoGCAAQFhAeOgUIIRCgAToICCEQFhAeEB06CgghEBYQHhAPEB06BQghEKsCUABYw64CYPjsAmgAcAB4AIABqQOIAfE0kgEKMC4zNy4wLjMuMZgBAKABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz#imgrc=Kyo8O_0S4iAJIM |
Posted By: KMAG
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2022 at 7:39am
| That tractor running 12.4x24 tires added more ground clearance at the expense of rear tires very close to rubbing on mower deck. |