Needing to find photo or drawing of C160 Auto mower deck attachment to hydraulic lift

[indywheelhorsenut 63]

Guys... a bit of a challenge here.. I hauled my '74 C160 from Indiana to my new summer home in Black Hills near Mt. Rushmore, (you would have been amazed at the reactions of people along the interstate to the tractor during that trip).

 

Anyway, I left ALL my spare parts and manuals back in Indiana and I just had the deck come disengaged from the hydraulic lift.  Looked all over acreage for the missing parts but no luck.

 

The end of the cylinder is no longer connected to anything and I just need a pic, parts list or schematic to figure out what I need..  then onto ebay or whatever for the solution...

 

If you could help I would certainly appreciate it.

[nylyon-(Admin) 8,321]

This help?

[indywheelhorsenut 63]

7 minutes ago, nylyon said:

This help?

Yes Sir!!!  That puts me on the right track...  Just trying to recall.. does that hydraulic cylinder have a screw at the end that the coupler attaches to?? Years ago I had something happen along this line with snow blade..  THANK YOU!

[nylyon-(Admin) 8,321]

Let me check mine, I believe it’s welded but I will check

[nylyon-(Admin) 8,321]

Mine is buried in the shed, I do need to get it out, this is the best I could do, almost seems like one piece to me

 

[indywheelhorsenut 63]

Thank you VERY much...  I will keep looking as if memory serves me well... lol, which isn't always a certainty.. this one was screwed on...  hoping that is the case...

 

 

[pfrederi 18,973]

I had the coupler at the end of the cylinder fall off on one of my Sunstrand Chargers...the coupler is threaded on and apparently the cylinder shaft can rotate and eventually unscrews it self.  That was quite a surprise ...have to keep and eye on her make sure I do not see threads.

[squonk 44,637]

There is a pin and hitch pin on the coupler that secures it to the rock shaft arm. 

 

[nylyon-(Admin) 8,321]

Right, so to lose the part it would have to come off the rock shaft AND the cylinder piston.

[ineedanother 1,729]

Great points @nylyon and @squonk. The clevis should be hanging on the rock shaft. It's still beyond me how it cam off of the cylinder shaft though...

[indywheelhorsenut 63]

Will post some pictures of what I found after Nylon sent me picture of his cylinder.

 

Yes. The coupler at end of my hydraulic cylinder is threaded on. Can't figure out how it came off, (second time now) but replaced bolt and added some locktight. It's on and operating.

 

 

Edited June 10 by indywheelhorsenut

[pfrederi 18,973]

As I said in a similar post one of mine unscrewed it self apparently the piston and shaft can rotate within the cylinder...