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    Bolted sickle vs rivitted sickle

    Great advice guys, but sadly I already pulled the trigger on a inch/pounds torque wrench.(you can never have too many tools or guns)..So soon as that arrives, I will rebolt and retorque knife and see what happens..thks...Dan
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    Bolted sickle vs rivitted sickle

    I am now of the opinion that fault is mine, didn't have bolts tight enough..Doesn't explain factory knife, but everybody makes a mistake now and then. I found out (from Messicks) that bolts need to be 70-100 inch pounds torque. My torque wrench is foot pounds, so as soon as I can get a new...
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    Bolted sickle vs rivitted sickle

    I still maintain nothing wrong with mower... Works great with rivits sickle.. I am thinking bolts on knife head were not tight enough... Hoping to get torque spec...
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    Bolted sickle vs rivitted sickle

    I broke the cutter bar last year (mowing too close to tree in fenceline), and put new guards on when I replaced cutter bar.
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    Bolted sickle vs rivitted sickle

    ...does anyone know happen to know a torque spec for these bolts?? Perhaps if I used a torque wrench in stead of guessing how tight?? Maybe??
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    Bolted sickle vs rivitted sickle

    Thanks for all the replies!! the first time bolts broke was the factory installed bolts in new knife.so most likely installed correct. The next to times, I had put bolts in by driving them flush with bottom then putting nuts as tight as I dared to (I even broke one by overtight). Not hitting on...
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    Bolted sickle vs rivitted sickle

    I have an IHC model 100 balanced head sickle mower (had it for 40+ years). I decided to upgrade to bolted sickle. Bought the knife and couple boxes bolts for infield repairs. 2 trips around 6 acre field and knife started clattering and jamming. Bolts through the head assembly were missing or...
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    620 running poorly after warmed up

    ...well, I agree the condenser is the likely culprit..The one I put in last time came from NAPA (I requested blue flame, told the weren't carried any longer) said on box "Mexico"... may not have been of highest quality...
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    620 running poorly after warmed up

    Tried running with cap loose...no help..And cannot restart with cap off til cools down for an hour...
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    620 running poorly after warmed up

    Hello people smarter than me....been brush hogging with my 620 gas and 3point 5foot brushhog. 620 runs like a Swiss watch for 30-40 minutes, then acts like running out of gas. Starts missing then fires only now and then, then dies. Wait an hour or two, and the cycle repeats.?.? First time I...
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    620 power steering oil

    Thank you for pointing me in the right direction! I am an older guy (77) and not a wizard with online stuff, so I wss hoping I could get something from NAPA. However, I will now order online..Thanks again...Dan
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    620 power steering oil

    Power steering oil in my 620 is looking pretty sludgey, so I figured it was a good time to change it. However owners manual does not say what goes in the reservoir (says to contact your dealer for oil.) Hasn't been a John Deere dealer around here in 40 years...What is everybody using in...
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    rear tractor tire tube problem

    Update!! Wasn't sure what else to do (last time I had a tube installed cost was $350, and I getting too old to change it myself), I drove tractor up and down driveway a couple of times then checked pressure with gauge...Must have moved whatever the blockage was, it now read 55psi. I rapidly...
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    rear tractor tire tube problem

    Got a puzzler on my 2030 diesel...rear tire was seeping calcium from valve. I always keep some valve core housings in stock, so no problem swapping one out (I thought)..Jacked tire up, moved valve to top, and removed core housing. Usually lose a little air swapping housings, then re-inflate and...
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    620 ignition coil

    I had similar problem with other tractor (orange thing) that ended up being coil.. Ran great when cold, longer it ran (maybe an hour or so), then engine began stumbling, missing now and then, then backfiring then stalling. Don't restart til cold. Put in points, plugs,wires...no fix...asked an...
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