International Harvester (McCormick Deering) #9 Regular Gear Mower
I got this mower from a metal scrapyard in Terrell TX. I paid scrap price for it. The owner of the shop said it was brought in, and he hated the idea of scrapping such a beautiful antique.BEFORE:
After:
IN USE:
The purpose of this page is to consolidate all the blogs I have made about the restoration of my IH #9 Mower.
When I got this mower
Initial look over and pictures
Wheel Removal
Getting Paint, and getting started
Total Breakdown (AM I SURE ABOUT THIS?)
Paint Design Plan
Prepping for paint
Painting
Changing the seals on the mower
More Prep, Paint, and initial re-assembly
Installing the wheels
Sickle Bar back together, almost complete
Grass Board
Final Assembly
First Time Cutting
Replacing a hub
Hey friend. I stumbled across your blog postings on your mower. Very useful and helpful information, for I am restoring a Farmall Cub sickle mower. I'm in a similar life position as you, too... 39 years old. Engineering. Dad of 3 kids. Thank you for all your work in documenting the tear-down and rebuild of your mower. Very awesome all around. All the best to you. -Dan at http://thingsthatkeepdanbusy.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteHi Tim, I also found your blog while looking for information on horsedrawn mowers. I recently acquired 3 acres of alfalfa and needed a way to harvest it. Since I have a nice (in my opinion) team of Percherons I figured I would make them work for their food. You did a phenomenal job restoring your mower. I wanted to say thank you for your attention to detail and information. It's because of your blog I feel I was able to make the best decision and purchase 2 McCormick Deering #9 High Gear Mowers that I intend to turn into one working model. I hope I can follow your example and have a mower as nice as yours. I am sorry to hear about your recent health issues I hope everything is well. Have you been using your mower? What has it been like to maintain?
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ReplyDeleteAdd me to the list of guys with #9 High Gear Mower. Got it from the estate of a distant relative; and added it to a small collection of old haying tools. The trouble is the collection is big enough, and my space small enough that my wife is not happy with the pile of rust. But if I can make it pretty I may be able to keep it. I think I just found the project I need to keep me busy when I retire. Your blog is full of ideas and info to guide me. Thanks.