Mower Rebuilt To “Better Than New”

Mower Rebuilt To “Better Than New” HAY & FORAGE HARVESTING Mowers 38 A beat up abandoned 3-pt mower turned out better than new after being rebuilt by Dale McLaen Left behind at an old farmstead the big mower had been junked “A friend of mine bought an old farmstead and was cleaning up the yard and buildings when he saw it ” says McLaen “He told me I could have it for free ” McLaen took it back to his shop and stripped it down He could see that the gearbox tail wheel and some of the bracing were still good “I measured all the dimensions of the original frame and body of the old cutter cut out those pieces that could be salvaged and then duplicated the deck and side with new 1/4-in steel ” says McLaen “The new steel about doubled the weight and strength of the deck ” McLaen also replaced seals and changed oil in the gearbox installed new blades and made the pto shaft safe again “It works as good as a new one plus it’s extremely sturdy ” says McLaen “The total cost was $275 for the new materials and paint ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Dale McLaen McLaen’s Service 13756 Hwy 11 Rutland N Dak 58067 ph 701 724-6232; mclaen@drtel net

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