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NH 438 Disc Mower Question

  • 14-06-2014 1:19pm
    #1
    cmac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 132 ✭✭


    The opportunity is presenting itself to take ownership of a (Sperry) New Holland 438 disc mower. I know these are as old as the hills but it seems to be a pretty robust thing.
    Are parts still to be had to these, and would anyone bother?
    Thanks.


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  • #2
    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,264 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    if its the mower I think it is, then as long as it has been working OK recently, and is still working, and theprice is small, then why not? Back about thirty years ago a batch of them escaped from the factory with some of the gears not correctly tempered, but these blew up in the first ten acres, so they should be all long gone. good little machine for their day, and you could even run them in the upright position if you needed to trim the side of the hedge along the lane..The pivot point at the base of the arm could wear a lot so check there is no play there, cause if there us, the belts won't run in line, and will break your heart. handy for topping as the built-in toplink is really handy for changing the angle of the blades.


  • #3
    cmac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 132 ✭✭cmac


    Thanks. Exactly the kind of info I was after. Price might be a bit high for the age of the machine though :-(


  • #4
    Brown Podzol
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,847 ✭✭✭Brown Podzol


    Nekarsulm wrote: »
    if its the mower I think it is, then as long as it has been working OK recently, and is still working, and theprice is small, then why not? Back about thirty years ago a batch of them escaped from the factory with some of the gears not correctly tempered, but these blew up in the first ten acres, so they should be all long gone. good little machine for their day, and you could even run them in the upright position if you needed to trim the side of the hedge along the lane..The pivot point at the base of the arm could wear a lot so check there is no play there, cause if there us, the belts won't run in line, and will break your heart. handy for topping as the built-in toplink is really handy for changing the angle of the blades.

    You have an encyclopaedic knowledge of farm machienary.


  • #5
    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,264 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    Brown Podzol wrote: »
    You have an encyclopaedic knowledge of farm machienary.
    I have the scars to help me remember. We had one of these back in the late seventies. Remember having to split the arm to put in new bearings. All held together with a mixture of 17mm bolts, and allen head screws.
    Traded it in for a PZ165, cause that didn't need rowing up afterwards.


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