1949 flail mower idler pulleys

[00slt4x4]

Hey fellas i have a different setup on my cub than i have seen on other cubs for the belly flail mower. One of my 7 inch pulleys has a big chunk broken off and it likes to kick the belt off and tear it up. i was wondering does any one have a clue where i can get one of theese pulleys? and is this setup not from a cub i have never seen it again but on mine? my mower also has a arm that bolts on the tractor to lift it up and down with 2 small chains and all every other ones ive seen has just a chain for lifting. is mine old or just oddball my serial number is 81390 so i assume im a 1949.i will attach photos of pulley setup any help would be awesome. thanks

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[Eugene]

Remove the pulley, measure the axle diameter. Take the pulley to any industrial supply store, nearest tractor dealership, or contact Flailmaster.com. They will be able to fix you up.

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

what you have is the early model idler and lift. I believe the pulley is the same for either one though, even with being mounted differently.

[Buzzard Wing]

Do you know if there is any number on it? Not wise about belly mount flail mowers, but early rotary mowers used a cast pulley and were later a stamped (and riveted) pulley.

For an idler pulley, you should be good with one of those.

If you don't find any other info on it, let me know and I will dig up the place that sells pulleys.

Also, Flailmaster and Montage (sp) are really good to deal with and a phone call to them may help.

[Don McCombs]

http://www.montageent.com/index.html

http://www.flailmaster.com/

[ntrenn]

If you are handy with a welder, you can weld in a section to repair the one you have. My dad could have done it. If you have a welder close by that would try it just for giggles, give it a try. I have one near me that is cocky enough that he would do it for free just to prove he could....
If you try - preheat is the word of the day - about 400F. Then short bursts and back in the oven.

[Buzzard Wing]

Good point, I have used a cast pulley on my fast hitch flail mower that was repaired and ran it without a problem for a couple of years. But it does look like they used the original broken piece in the repair.

The advantage of a cast pulley is you can press the old bearing out and a new one in. The riveted together, pressed pulleys are not so easy to replace the bearings on.

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

........The advantage of a cast pulley is you can press the old bearing out and a new one in. The riveted together, pressed pulleys are not so easy to replace the bearings on.

i tried replacing the bearings in my original cast pulleys, but when I tried, the were an odd size that no one could supply.

[ntrenn]

John, I had the same problem until I found the Ag bearing section of the Timken catalog. For whatever reason, Ag bearings are even inch dimensions - 1/2, 5/8, 3/4, while all other bearings are metric - 20, 25, 30.
Dad would take pieces to work and fix them on his lunch hour - he had a full machine shop at his disposal at work. Can't count how many flywheels he turned....

[Smokeycub]

One can usually get cast pullys from your local bearing distributor. Judging from your zip code you could try Akron Bearing.

[TJG]

I have a very early flail mower and the idler pulleys mount further back on the drawbar than where yours are located. mine mount where they bridge over the "U".

Todd

[KETCHAM]

Akron Bearing should be able to help...Got a lot of Harley bearings thru them and other stuff.Good place and good idea Ray..Kevin

[Rudi]

Suggest you check out the For Sale Cub's subforum - there is a flail unit being parted out. Might be a source of replacement pulleys for you. It is about 3/4's of the way down the page.