Cub 100 Wheel Driven Manure Spreader Gear for bed chain

[Jimbobway]

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I have a IH Farmall McCormick Cub 100 Wheel Driven Manure Spreader. I trying to replace the passenger side front gear/adjustment that moves the chains for the bed of the spreader. There is not enough slack to install the gear and adjustment plate which bolts together. I'm not seeing any place where the chain would come apart. I tried installing with the gear on the adjustment plate and also removing the gear... bolting up the adjustment plate then sliding the gear on and I still do not have enough slack in the chain. Any help would be much appreciated.
Thank you

[Bob McCarty]

Welcome to the Forum. The bed chain separates by rotating a link about 90* so the slot in the round end lines up with the flat of the adjacent link. A hammer can then be used to separate the links. The front sprocket is not a drive sprocket but guides the bed chain as it rotates up and back. I've attached a piece of baling twine to the front of the chain and then pulled the slack forward with a bar clamp. It is a little tricky to get the sprocket in place as it inserts both forwards and to the outside. After your second post you have access to the manual section which has a manual for the 100 spreader.

[Stanton]

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[Eugene]

Welcome to the Forum. The bed chain separates by rotating a link about 90* so the slot in the round end lines up with the flat of the adjacent link. A hammer can then be used to separate the links.

https://www.farmandfleet.com/products/0 ... L9qPD_BwE#

Above style tool makes separating the chain links easy. The tool is normally not needed if the chain is worn and recently used.

Put penetrating oil in the joint to be separated. Work the joint a bit then separate.

Note to me. Check to see if I still have the separator tool. Haven't use it in 50 years.

[Don McCombs]

Which is the “passenger side” on a manure spreader?

[BSR]

The side that has no POOP in it maybe?

[Jimbobway]

Thank you Bob for the quick response. I did order the Owners Manual... Setting up Instructions Parts List but not much did I find for installing the chain for the bed. I have the chain wired up to take our the slack so I will look at separating the chain from one of the links... would I have to do both sides in order to get enough slack or just the side I'm installing the gear the "guides" the chain : )
Thank you again... Jim

[Bob McCarty]

I think you can do just one side. Separate the links inside the box, it's much easier to reattach from the top than the bottom. If you click on "quick links" upper left of the page, and then on "PDF Manuals", it will take you to where you can click on "Cub", then "attachments" and on "spreaders" near the bottom of the list for the 100 manuals. Let us know if you need more help.

[Jimbobway]

Thank you again Bob!
I clicked on...
Quick Links...
PDF Manuals...
What showed up related to "Cub" was > "Cub Cadet...
I'm then not seeing "attachments". What is displayed is > [Cadet Brochures] and > [Cadet Manuals] I clicked ont [Cadet Manuals] but not seeing "spreaders"
Sorry

[Don McCombs]

Try Farmall Cub instead of Cub Cadet.

[Jimbobway]

BINGO Bob ! Perfect... Great PDF.

Thank YOU again buddy!!!

[Bob McCarty]

Thank Don, he posted correctly where to find it. Hope the manuals help.

[Jimbobway]

Sorry... Thank you "Don" !!!

Got the link separated... gear bolted up and the chain around the gear... I took a come-along to take out the slack and it's soooo close. Going to work on it today thinking I should have it together and ready to go. Will let you know...

[Jimbobway]

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