37 Sickle mower

[henrye4020]

I have a sickle mower (John Deere 37) with a broken suspension arm. It was broke before I bought it. This is the arm that lifts the
sickle. The piece that the chain hangs on is the part that is broke. My question is: is it fixable, can I weld something on there
to make it work or do I have to find a salvage replacement?
Thanks,
Henry E

 

[wore out]

(quoted from post at 09:25:21 05/06/21) I have a sickle mower (John Deere 37) with a broken suspension arm. It was broke before I bought it. This is the arm that lifts the
sickle. The piece that the chain hangs on is the part that is broke. My question is: is it fixable, can I weld something on there
to make it work or do I have to find a salvage replacement?
Thanks,
Henry E

If key # 7 is what you are looking for, many years ago my late Uncle broke one of those (in the 60's). DEERE typically used "nodular iron" for such parts, and that can be tough to weld successfully.

He took it the the local blacksmith and he brazed it with a heavy layer of brass and it held for YEARS 'til we got rid of the mower.

On the other hand, I GOOGLED the number, AE25092, (replaces H11233, E41446) and found a used one for $94, also there's a fellow or two on here that sell used DEERE sickle mower parts, hopefully he/they will se this, as well.

This site won't allow a link to be posted to the used one (competing site), however a GOOGLE search for AE25092 should bring it up with no problem, if you are interested.

 

[SDMike]

henrye4020, Broke that same arm on my 38 several years ago. I took it to a welding shop and they told me it was cast steel. They were able to weld it and has been working over 10 years.

Mike

 

[tomstractorsandtoys]

John Deere poured their own metal. It was very high quality and cast from Deere can usually be welded without problems unlike most junk from china. Tom

 

[henrye4020]

Thank you all for replying! The John Deere trademark is no doubt a symbol of quality and service...which is why much of this old equipment is still here today. If I was to make one from scratch, how long would it have to be? I know that it is angled a little to the left (when looking from the back), but about how long is the slot that the link sits in?
Thanks,
Henry