ford sickle mower

JSWANGER

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Hooked the end of my mower on an old stump and spit off double knife section on the end of my mower.In the process it bent the section up at
45 degree angle .Should I use heat to bring it back or bend it cold? THANKS
 
Have a helper hold down on it with a long pin while you heat it. If in bright light , you won't even see any red before it starts to bend. I'm reasonably sure it would snap off if you tried to bend it back cold, and loosen the rivets besides.
 
If it is the replaceable section why bend it go buy a new one they cost less then $5 had that happen to me this summer doing hay and well my sickle mower has a new end section on it
 

You will never get it to bend in the same place, and then it will be clogging on the end which is a pain. As young fella Old says, they are too cheap do be putzing around with, get a new one!
 
maybe wrong time to ask this question and it may not apply here,

but you know me, I will ask it anyway,

should the cutter bar trip mechanism have tripped when you hit this object and protected the cutter bar from damage,
I have to take this trip mechanism apart every few years on my old MF mower and just check it, no lube, just make sure its not rusted up, so it will work if needed and yes it has been needed a few times over the years.
 

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