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rick.

10-09-2007 19:57:38

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I have a ford 501 mower. The other day I was mowing and hit a fence post. Well the main support beam (Pipe about 3 in.dia.)bent.As it turns out the previous owner had disabled the swinging ability of the arm and also damaged the arm.His method of repair was to poorly weld a patch over the cracked arm.Well then now its my turn I removed the patch staightened the arm did a thorough job of welding and reasembling.now comes the problem.I took it out to try it out but cant even mow light grass without the arm swinging away.It seems to me there may be more to this spring return than i know about is there some pics or info that any of you guys out there have .Is there some kind of a latch that breaks away and then relatches

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hurleyjd

10-10-2007 07:19:34

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Re: ford 501 mower needs help in reply to rick., 10-09-2007 19:57:38

Here is a link to the New Holland website. Maybe you also need a manual. They are available through this site also.

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Tom in TN

10-09-2007 23:19:08

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Re: ford 501 mower needs help in reply to rick., 10-09-2007 19:57:38

Rick,

There definitely is a latch that secures the cutter bar in the cutting position. The latch is called a breakout latch. It allows the upper frame to pivot on one side so that the cutter bar will release and pivot out behind the mower if an obstruction is encountered while mowing. The breakout latch rides in a breakout guide and the latch actually latches onto a roller when the bar is in the cutting position.

Unless the previous owner has hacked it up, the operation of the latch should be pretty obvious.
If you have a New Holland dealer near you, you might want to drop by there and look at the exploded parts manual for a picture of the parts.

Good luck,

Tom in TN

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jr in mo

11-04-2007 01:26:38

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Re: ford 501 mower needs help in reply to Tom in TN, 10-09-2007 23:19:08

rick there is a bolt adjustmemt on the bottom tighten it little at a time till it mowes. the 501 was famous for breaking the main tube frame i have 5 of them and there all broke.

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