The Ferguson mower was much easier to hook up. Just the 3PT hitch, the left stabillizer and the bar trip mechanism to the right stabillizer pin. A chain to the upper link stopped it from lowering too far. Darn near cut my pinky off on my right hand trying to hold the knife up in the bar while bringing it into the travel position.I was only about 14 or 15 then.
![Ford 501 Sickle Mower Rebuild [[New Rock Guards, Knife bar, and Hold Downs]]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/yX9fRU1pduY/mqdefault.jpg)
My bad, my brightness was low on phone, turned it up can see fine!!
Haha great !
I wondered how those hooked up. Thanks for sharing. Looks like a nice old tractor.
They are very fun to mow with. I miss that old tractor I never should of sold it lol. Thanks for the comment!
The Ferguson mower was much easier to hook up. Just the 3PT hitch, the left stabillizer and the bar trip mechanism to the right stabillizer pin. A chain to the upper link stopped it from lowering too far. Darn near cut my pinky off on my right hand trying to hold the knife up in the bar while bringing it into the travel position.I was only about 14 or 15 then.
That’s something I didn’t like about this mower is that it would lower down way too far if you weren’t paying attention. Thanks for your comment!
What are you attaching the stabilizer bar to
Hi Jactor. I am working on my first repair project for a ford 501 and i need to change the pto shaft. How did you do that on your own 501 ? Thanks !
Do you mean the tractor pto? I never changed the pto from my mower
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I thought I have seen a new pto on the mower. It was a mistake !
Oh ok lol no worries. I didn’t change anything on the mower if that helps