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Just wondering if anyone knows of any Owners or any other manual for an early '60's Jake Commercial 60 or Commercial 72 mower. Paper copy or a .pdf copy.

Hello

I do have an owners manual for a Jacobsen Commercial 60 I will just have to look for where I put it. If you are still looking for one??

Thanks

Don

Yes sir, still looking! I've been looking for a manual for the past several years so a bit longer doesn't matter. :smile:

I have manuals for turfcat 628d. It has a 72" deck but I believe this isn't what your looking for

No, about the only thing Turfcats & the old Commercials have in common is orange paint.

Can you post a pic of the commercial 60 or 72 your looking for the manual for. I have a manual for what I think is a 70's model, but I can't find anything to verify that.

Yessiree! That be a picture of a Commercial 60. The 60's had a Kohler engine with 5' deck and the 72's were Ford powered and a 6' deck. Here's a quick link I found on the 'net: http://www.mytractorforum.com/images/dto_garage/users/61764/1889.jpg

This one had been re-fitted at one point with a 72" deck. When we got it, the engine was pretty tired so it mostly languished in the back of the shed. A couple of years ago it was fitted with a new Kohler engine. It had been running great but the cut had started getting uneven. The deck was pulled and had a crack up the front of the deck that let it flex quite a bit so...

Right now the mower is getting an 'enhanced restoration.' It was taken down to all its individual pieces, all paint was pretty much ground off and everything was primed and painted Chevy orange engine block enamel for durability. The deck was taken apart and rebuilt and the side runners were removed and 4 gauge wheels installed to control cut height because...

The Armstrong handle on the right side to raise & lower the deck has been replaced with a hydraulic cylinder attached to a re-engineered main lift shaft which will raise & lower the deck. When the deck is lowered, the deck will be in full 'float mode' and riding on those 4 gauge wheels. On the right side where the Armstrong lever used to be, there will be a gauge pod with voltage/hour/oil pressure gauges, key, choke & throttle and the hydraulic lever to raise & lower the deck. The mower is just being brought up to maybe what Jacobsen would of done if the mower were built in the 90's instead of the '60's.

Once the bugs are worked out and everything is painted p to snuff, I certainly plan on posting some pics. I also plan on a website documenting the 'restoration.' Until then, one just has to imagine what a 40 odd year-old Jake mower can look like with a few 21st century upgrades. :thumbsup:

I have two of these that are complete, minus one spindle and a deck belt, oops. lol.
I can not find parts for anything other than the motors. I am off tomorrow, and will try to photo copy the manual I have and get it to you. I will attempt to make it public for all to get ahold of. I would like to do the lift like that, that lever is a bear. This is a pic of the other one, I believe it is older. I was under the impression that they were 1978, and 1973. If you know any different, let me know. The model numbers are 66000 and 66005. 1978 is written on the owners manual with pen.

troublesman said:

I have two of these that are complete, minus one spindle and a deck belt, oops. lol.
I can not find parts for anything other than the motors. I am off tomorrow, and will try to photo copy the manual I have and get it to you. I will attempt to make it public for all to get ahold of. I would like to do the lift like that, that lever is a bear. This is a pic of the other one, I believe it is older. I was under the impression that they were 1978, and 1973. If you know any different, let me know. The model numbers are 66000 and 66005. 1978 is written on the owners manual with pen.

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****** to hell & back, I accidentally deleted my rather lengthy reply.

I hear you on the spindles, ours were all good along with bearings so we left well enough alone. If we had a bad spindle, we were going to retrofit John Deere spindles and then use the 24" blades as used in our JD F911 mower. We did toss a new deck drive belt on it, a B230 (123") for the 72" deck. As for bearings, bushings and other odds & ends, its all standard off-the-shelf stuff. We had the hardest time finding the double v belt for t he motor to clutch but Northern Tool of all places carries that in their catalog. I have belt numbers so its just a matter of getting that stuff posted.

Question, on your last posted picture, you have a toolbox mounted on yours left side rear. Where is your hydraulic reservoir? We have a 2 gallon hydraulic reservoir tank in that area with a filter assembly mounted inboard underneath.

Its funny about the years on these things. My 'local' Jacobsen dealer Home has always told me early to mid 60's when I ask about the Commercial 60/72.

The older one has , well, I believe to be older, has the tool box on it, and no hydraulic cooler on the right. The newer one has the reservoir and a cooler on the right next to the flywheel.

I finally got the website going for the restoration of my old Jake.

The Phoenix Arises :thumbsup:

Bumping this back to the top. Still looking for something that doesn't exist. :laughing:

Hey, Troublesman here, lost contact for a bit, I am back now. Scanning manual now, will try to figure out how to get it on here in a bit. Sorry for the disappearance.

Got pics of manual saved to thumb drive, how can i get them on here where they can be seen together other than 43 individual pics?

Well thanks! If you have them saved as a.jpg/.tiff/etc. photos, it would then be best if you could post them up on a Photobucket type account where I could access them.

I can't do photos or .pdf's, etc. at home. I need to get the laptop to town to download as any kind of high speed internet doesn't exist yet by me for under $200/month.

buzzzmeister said:

Just wondering if anyone knows of any Owners or any other manual for an early '60's Jake Commercial 60 or Commercial 72 mower. Paper copy or a .pdf copy.

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Hello,
This is a first post or reply so hope I do it right and can help. I have a complete manual for the commercial 60 and know where you can get almost any part for the deck. if I can help or if you found one that's great.

dmfcity said:

Hello,
This is a first post or reply so hope I do it right and can help. I have a complete manual for the commercial 60 and know where you can get almost any part for the deck. if I can help or if you found one that's great.

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Awesomesauce. I'll take a copy of the manual any which way I can get it.

As for the deck, etc., when we restored the Jake last year, we reverse engineered quite a few of the bearings, pulleys, belts, you name it. AFAIK, we're good on that aspect of things. Its just the manual we're looking for now to 'Guild the lily' so to speak.

buzzzmeister said:

I hear you on the spindles, ours were all good along with bearings so we left well enough alone. If we had a bad spindle, we were going to retrofit John Deere spindles and then use the 24" blades as used in our JD F911 mower. We did toss a new deck drive belt on it, a B230 (123") for the 72" deck. As for bearings, bushings and other odds & ends, its all standard off-the-shelf stuff. We had the hardest time finding the double v belt for t he motor to clutch but Northern Tool of all places carries that in their catalog. I have belt numbers so its just a matter of getting that stuff posted.

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B230 v-belt for a 6' deck.
The double v-belt that runs from the engine to the gearbox and runs the deck is a 2/3v630 belt.

buzzzmeister said:

I finally got the website going for the restoration of my old Jake.

The Phoenix Arises :thumbsup:

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Just a couple of updates-

The deck got bigger gauge wheels because the original ones installed had a tendency to slide or cut-in in the softer ground.
I added a strobe light to the back of the mower but we're in the eyeballing stage of a possible roll bar on the mower in which case the strobe would be relocated.
And a possibly bigger aux. hydraulic pump may be in the works.

All-in-all, the mower works great.

dmfcity said:

Hello,
This is a first post or reply so hope I do it right and can help. I have a complete manual for the commercial 60 and know where you can get almost any part for the deck. if I can help or if you found one that's great.

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Dear dmfcity,

I've got a commercial 60' and I'm looking for the user manual. If I've well understood you've got one.. It would be very kind of you to send me a pdf copy?

See attached file

With best regards,

Vincent (From FRANCE)

Vincent31330 said:

Dear dmfcity,

I've got a commercial 60' and I'm looking for the user manual. If I've well understood you've got one.. It would be very kind of you to send me a pdf copy?

See attached file

With best regards,

Vincent (From FRANCE)

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Hey Vincent!

Starting to look like these manuals don't exist. Thought I found one a week or so ago but all that happened was I pissed off the anti-virus program on my computer.

If anybody is looking for a Commercial 60, I have 2. The better one was running until a couple years ago and I loaned it to my nephew and I think he blew the engine (according to him). This one was also restored in the late 80's, saw very little use, and was always stored inside. I've never had time to dig into it but I assume it needs some engine work. The other is one that dad bought to restore and we never got around to it. He even bought a hydrostatic axle to put under it that's still new in the box. If I recall, he paid $800 for it. And I have a bunch of seat springs that he bought for them and other projects. Make a good deal on everything...make me an offer.
I'll also start a separate thread on this.