JD No.4 mower guards

[Billy Foster]

I am trying to figure out what mower guards will fit my JD No. 4 mower. The JD dealer actually cam up with a number but they do not fit, I am sure the number crossed MANY times up until now. I am actually impressed that even made an attempt. Since this is a popular mower I figured someone must have figured out what will work on it.

Billy Foster

[near horse]

Give these guys a call. They might know what you can use as replacements.

Master Equipment
9108 Mount Hope Road
Apple Creek, Ohio 44606

Message phone
330-695-2603

[mitchmaine]

hi billy, call hall’s in windham, and ask for the part number for the guard for a no. 5 mower. it was the first tractor mounted mower jd made and a good mower and very common here instate. if he gives you the same part number as the guard you have that doesn’t fit, no good, but if he gives you a different number, it will fit your mower.

[Donn Hewes]

Have you tried a regular haybine guard? My experience with JD is limited, but on the machines I have seen or worked on the same guards fit as on a McD. It is the knife in most JD that has a slightly different hole spacing. The guard spacing is usually three inches.

[Jay]

Billy, I have had the same experience as Donn. I rebuilt a Big 4 this past winter and ended up putting haybine guards on it and it is working great. The guards I took off it were half McD guards…. I was not able to find a JD single guard to fit (new). good luck and let us know what you end up doing. Jay

[Billy Foster]

The guards I originally got from JD bolted up to the bar but the cutting surface of the guard was to low, the knife section was about 1/4″ away from it when I installed the knife. I compared the new JD guards to the old ones and there was an obvious difference between them. Mitch I could try a guard for a #5 BUT I think I am going to see if I can come up with something else since it was over $300 for the guards from JD. The sad part was TSC had the same exact guards as JD had, and the ones from JD were not even green :-).
I will look into the haybine guards and see how that goes. Geoff do you remember what model haybine those guards fit?

Billy

[Donn Hewes]

Most of the haybine guards say NH 218 on them or something to that effect. I don’t think you need a haybine model number. Just ask for standard double guards.

[mitchmaine]

hi billy, thought i would lobbie one more time for the single guards. the double guards will be a couple hundred dollars at $16-18 each, and don’t have a ledgeplate. i had my best luck with smooth sections and ledgeplates on the guards, BUT…..thats personal preverence only. still need a pole?

[Billy Foster]

Truth is I will most likely use whatever I find first. Yes I did find a pole. I used a pole for a pioneer forcart modified a little. I figured if you were able to cut out a pole I would still be interested in it since I am in need for another for my disc. If you find yourself sawing out some poles put my name on one of them.

I found an old post about guards that had some talk about using a few open guards on the inside. This makes sense since it would not clog as easily I suspect. I will have to keep my eye open for these as well. Donn mentioned Pea guards in the post…I suspect these are pretty hard to come by these days.

[near horse]

Billy – can’t remember which haybine guards I used but I got them from Master Equipment (and I do think the number was 2** – 215, 218 or something like that – they’ll know). Also got 3 stub guards there too (shorter guards with no tops on them).

BTW – got my metal grass “board” today so have to see how it fits here pretty soon.

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