515 sickle bar mower

[danny l kinder]

does anyone know how to time ,this particular mower ,it doesnt seem to cut as good as it should ,and i think the sickle is a little out of time ,it doesnt seem to have a long enough stroke to cut hay well ,thanks danny

 

[Ken Crisman]

Do you have the owners manual for the mower ? I just checked my manual & the only thing I can see that may cause your timing problem as you called it, is the belt tension (page 10), or excessive drag on the cutter bar maybe . Actually the manual doesn't even mention the word timing but elaborates on the belt adjustment . If you don't have the manual , send me your email address & I'll try helping you somehow . Sorry I can't be exact on the help . God bless, Ken

 

[Paul from MI]

Check the register of the sickle. The point of each section should be centered in the rock guards at each end of the stroke. Hope this helps,
Paul

 

[Leroy]

Did you break the pitman and make a homemade one? Sounds like it is the wrong length and it is not centering the sections to the guards as it should.

 

[Oldmax]

The 515 is pitmanless the Rod that runs the bar is only about 8" long .