C22 Mower questions

ShawnAgne

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Guy at work is giving me his C22 sickle bar mower. Sold his Grandpa's 48 Cub a year ago and wants to give the mower to someone who will use and appreciate it. Everything is there, and other than just barn dirt/dust in good working condition so couple of quesitons.
1. What color were they? Seen some baby blue, seen some IH Red.
2. Do they fit on a A-140 tractor? Saw a 130 for sale on Facebook and it had what they said was a C-22 on it.

Thanks in advance
Shawn
 
1. What color were they? Seen some baby blue, seen some IH Red.
Hi,
The blue ones I have seen were sort of a darker blue.

2. Do they fit on a A-140 tractor? Saw a 130 for sale on Facebook and it had what they said was a C-22 on it.
The mountings, and drive pulleys for the A, and 140, 22 Mower are lots different than the mountings for the Cub 22 Mower, the mowers don't interchange.
Below is the operator's manual for the 22, Cub 22, and L22 Mowers. You can look at them and see the differences. The 22 mower fits the A, and 140.
The manual is for 3 different mowers, for 3 different models of IH tractors.
Page 2 has a contents, and pages 2 and 3 have an introduction with info.

If the pitman is off the mower, the nut that holds it onto the mower flywheel is left hand threads.
The large pulley at the rear of the mower has left hand threads in it too.
The mower has to have a PTO pulley, see if it is there, they cost money to buy if it is gone.
A 1948 Cub 22 mower would have a 4 1/2" pulley.
Below are pictures from TM Tractor Parts of the PTO pulley.
The belt groove goes to the rear.
In the 1st picture, a cotter key goes in the small hole, and through the hole in the PTO shaft.
The Cub manual with mower parts says the key is 3/16" x 2 1/4" long.
A 3/8" bolt with lock washer and nut goes through the larger hole, and the pulley tightens on the shaft, so it is not loose. If it is loose, it will wear the pulley and shaft splines.
The manual says the bolt is 3/8" x 2 1/4" long, with coarse threads.
The 2nd picture shows it is split at the splines, so it will tighten on the shaft.
I sent you a message, you get to it at the upper right of the page. :)
 

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In addition to Glen's comments about the Cub Sickle mowers, C22 and L22 there's also one for the Number series Cub tractors, the C222. As stated there's a lot of difference between them and none of them will directly interchange without major modifications. (Some individual parts MIGHT interchange, the parts lists will usually describe what it fits.) Consider each one as built only for the tractor that it was designed for. JMHO Stan
 
May I second that the pully must be tight on the PTO. Do't ask how I know. They are cast iron and quite a piece of junk. I have been around red paint for years and it is hard to believe this was made by IH. Let us know how you come out! Vern
 
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