McCormick Side-delivery rake parts

[Dick S]

Need a few things for my old steel-wheel 4-bar McCormick rake. Copied a post a few years back with some suggestions, but now can't find it (of course). Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Absent Minded Farmer]

Um.... what is it you are looking for exactly? My crystal ball is in the shop at the moment. :v)

Mike

 

[Dick S]

Really looking for list of sources for such parts, which is what I had before. Rather than posting a shopping list.

 

[Leroy]

I have rebuilt many of them over the years to go to the Amish but am now retired. I never found something like that New teeth are I think still avaible from the Amish but not the clamp to hold them on, One was talking about trying to make them but I don't think he ever got it done. Other than that it is find a parts rake pr populsr items like bushings or springs just have to find a good hardware store and my measurements. Over the years I think I have worked on or rebuilt out of parts machines over a hundred steel wheel rakes including McC. , JD, Case, MM, N I, MH and cannot think if any oher makes But did have a D B rubber tire rake that I used and had to scroung parts for it as none avaible. The drive pawls in the wheels just have to make them. Straight roller bearings I have a friend that used to be able to make but I don't know if he still can. I do have the parts books for your rake yet unless I sold them.

 

[Absent Minded Farmer]

Leroy pretty much has it. There isn't much out there on NOS parts anymore & a parts machine is usually a decent resource for parts. To add a couple resources, there's Duffield Implement in MD. He doesn't list a lot of rake parts at this time, but Mike may be able to help you locate something if you need it. If you need a new flat chain, Farmchains.com is a good place to go for that. Think it's a #50 link used on those four bar rakes. The teeth & retaining clips are getting hard to find outside of the Amish community. Grease cups & fittings are pretty much standard. Bearings will have to be salvaged unless there's one floating around on Ebay. It's possible to find such parts by number doing a search on the Tractor house site. Not always productive, but can return some results on occasion. If all else fails, post back here & someone should be able to figure something out for you.

Mike

 

[Kevin Happke]

Hello Dick, Which parts are you looking for, for the rake, I may have a bunch of new teeth.....do you the part number of the parts you are looking for?
Kevin