Another can anyone ID - Mott mower

Adrian Billheimer · Aug 19, 2018

Recently added this pull behind Mott 6 ft. flail mower to my collection, looks to be a brass bushing for the rear roller instead of a ball bearing, and light duty blades, can anyone come up with a model #.

Russ from MN · Aug 19, 2018

We have a 4 foot Mott mower, it has a 2 cylinder Wisconsin on it. I made new brass bushings for that roller, and put grease zerks in. I was able to get new knives from Flail-master. I use it in the fall to mow some of our walking trails before grouse hunting, it makes nice trails, I can pull it behind my Honda 4-wheeler, but it's a load! My understanding is Alamo bought Mott.

Gene Davis (Ga.) · Aug 19, 2018

I have a 60" 3 point hitch Mott flail mower. It is pulled by a 1981 model 650 John Deere compact tractor, the Yanmar built one. I got my blades from R&R Supply, a golf course supply house in 2013. Flail master in Tn had a lot of parts for these in their catalog last time I looked. Mine had the bushings in the rear roller. I had the roller bored out and installed sealed bearings on it. Have run it 10 years like that with no problems from the roller. I added castering gauge wheels on the front and lengthened the hitch points to the tractor by 7 inches and now it just floats over the terrain now once I lower it. Alamo did in fact buy out Mott, I talked to the factory once some years ago about getting the drum speed right on mine. If it isn't whistling when running, you won't get a clean cut. These mower are something you either love or hate, there is no middle ground. I love mine and it is the second one I have owned in almost 45 years.

Oliver 500 Wa · Aug 20, 2018

I have a 5' 3 point version of that mower. No idea what the model is. Bushings in the roller. Grease them along with everything else. Haven't had to replace them ever, but if I do, I'll probably do like Gene and fit it with sealed roller bearings.

I've had it ~30 years and it was well used when I bought it. It's going to need a pretty major overhaul this winter. Gearbox needs new bearings and seals at least and the shaft and pulleys need reworked. Might just get retired and replaced.

I've gotten these blades for it...

http://www.cleancutter.com/CL102086.htm

Another can anyone ID - Mott mower

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