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Rotary Mowers...
48" (Mfrs. No. 740)
42" (Mfrs. No. 784)
Effective Cutting Width
48" (for Sovereign only)
42" (Sovereign or Landlord)
Mowing Capacity
Up to 2¼ acres an hour
Up to 2 acres an hour
Dimensions
36" long x 54" wide x 6½"
deep
35½" long x 47½" wide x 6½"
deep
Mower overall width (including deflector)
54"
47½"
Deck height above blade
6"
6"
Cutting Height
Continuously variable between
1-1/8" and 3-1/8"
Blade Arrangement
Three staggered overlapping
blades.
Mower Input Drive
Tractor center PTO clutch
controls power to cushioning V-belt to mower center spindle
Side Spindle Drive
Cushioning V-belt with
spring-loaded idler. Couples all spindles.
Spindle Bearings
Sealed rolling contact
Sickle Bar (Mfrs. No. 785) ,
Effective Width
46"
Mowing Rate
Up to 1 acre an hour
Slope mowing angle up or down (relative to tractor)
45° up. 20° down.
Pitman Bearings
Sealed heavy duty rolling contact.
Drive
V-belt from tractor center PTO clutch through planetary
reduction gear at mower head.
Cultivator (Mfrs. No. 699)
Maximum Width
48"
Minimum Width Between Center Shovels
4"
Vertical Adjustmentof Standards
5"
Number and typeof
Sweeps
5 Duck foot, heat treated steel
Lawn Roller (Mfrs. No. 227)
Effective Width
36"
Water Capacity
40.2 gallons
Dimensions
51"
18" high
44" wide
Roller Diameter
18"
Spring Tooth Harrow (Mfrs. No. 408)
Maximum Effective Width
42"
Teeth
7 heat treated high carbon steel teeth
Adjustments
Tooth spacing and vertical height are individually
adjustable. Tool bar adjusts vertically from hitch to change draft angle.
Two adjustable gage shoes control depth.
Draft Angle
Tool bar adjustable vertically
from hitch
10" Moldboard Plow (Mfrs.
No. 464)
Width of Cut
10"
Rank of Plow( ground clearance)
15-1/4"
Overall Dimensions
41" long x 25" high
Coulter Diameter
11-1/2"
Coulter Adjustments
Vertical - 4"
Transverse - 1-3/4"
Fore and aft -- 4 positions
Landside Length
26"
[Source: Simplicity brochure, 15hp and
10hp tractors, Form 11-007, hand-dated 7/24/72, courtesy of Wally Koerbel]
