Sickle bar mower

Can anyone identify this mower and tell me what it's worth? I am looking for a mower to do the rough edges of the property and thought a used sickle bar might do the trick for a little case and some sweat equity to get it working well. Thank you for the help


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Sickle mowers work well when they are in excellent condition, and when you use them to cut plant stems on smooth ground. They don't work on small saplings, rough ground, or rocks very well at all.
 

I have about 5 acres of established hay field and another 10 in pasture that I need to mow under the fence. I may be mistaken but I thought I may be able to run a sickle bar and cover both projects. I know this is an old john Deere but I don't know the model so I can't check on parts to know if 300 is a good purchase

Heck, might not even be the right implement
 
It's a John Deere No. 5 and has the "quick attach" JD hitch. Also has the power lift stuff, but no cylinder. Tire looks good.
 
Looks like a number 5. Around here that would be a little high priced. Seems everyone wants a 3
point or pull type. If it is a 5 they were 1 of the best mowers JD made.
 
my opinion and that is all it is:

if you are going to use a mower to cut hay and you have one in good enough shape to cut hay and not have you pulling your hair out, because stays clogged up all time.

then you do not want that mower cleaning out fence rows.

buy some old Junker mower, to break and bust, as you cut fence rows,

reminder, did I say again: a good mower in top condition that will cut hay and not stay clogged up all time is worth some money.

my dad would have whipped your butt, if he caught you using his hay mower to cut fence rows.

you do not mean to hit stuff, but stuff just jumps out and gets into the cutter bar, dulls it, breaks it, when you are mowing ditches and fence rows, etc!!!!!!!
 
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Agree with [b:654c4848f0]hd6gtom[/b:654c4848f0] and [b:654c4848f0]55 50 Ron[/b:654c4848f0] that it is a John Deere No. 5 Caster Wheel-Power Mower.

Ask the owner to lower the cutter bar, connect the power shaft to his tractor, and run the mower.

If the mower will operate with no apparent problems, then obviously it will be worth buying.

Here in NE Texas, a complete "working" No. 5 mower will list for $200 - $300.

Here in NE Texas, if <a href="https://youtu.be/rnH8n4KOYoU">a "working" mower is "field ready" to cut hay with no adjustments</a>, then it will list for $400 - $500.

Take a look at the photo below or a "field ready" mower.

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Here in NE Texas, if a "field ready" mower is "refurbished", then it will list for more then $600 and above.

Take a look at the photo below of a "refurbished" mower.

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Here in NE Texas, if <a href="http://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/grd/5109037465.html">a "field ready" mower is completely "restored"</a>, then it will list for $1000 and above.

Hope this helps.
 
I use my sickle bars to do both, but you want to be done mowing what ever you are gonna mow for a crop, before you take it to the
fence rows, so you have all winter to work on it. I have a 9 foot JD 38 for sale with the hydraulic cylinder on it, and I would
take $400 for it. They were mowing hay with it when I bought it, but I have
t used it in a year.
 
(quoted from post at 01:53:51 08/21/15) "&lt;font color="#6699ff"&gt;[b:bbc88d643e][i:bbc88d643e]Can anyone identify this mower and tell me what it's worth?[/i:bbc88d643e][/b:bbc88d643e]&lt;/font&gt;"

Agree with [b:bbc88d643e]hd6gtom[/b:bbc88d643e] and [b:bbc88d643e]55 50 Ron[/b:bbc88d643e] that it is a John Deere No. 5 Caster Wheel-Power Mower.

Ask the owner to lower the cutter bar, connect the power shaft to his tractor, and run the mower.

If the mower will operate with no apparent problems, then obviously it will be worth buying.

Here in NE Texas, a complete "working" No. 5 mower will list for $200 - $300.

Here in NE Texas, if &lt;a href="https://youtu.be/rnH8n4KOYoU"&gt;a "working" mower is "field ready" to cut hay with no adjustments&lt;/a&gt;, then it will list for $400 - $500.

Take a look at the photo below or a "field ready" mower.

&lt;img src="http://photos.yesterdaystractors.com/gallery/uptest/a198815.jpg" width="650" /&gt;

Here in NE Texas, if a "field ready" mower is "refurbished", then it will list for more then $600 and above.

Take a look at the photo below of a "refurbished" mower.

&lt;img src="http://photos.yesterdaystractors.com/gallery/uptest/a198816.jpg" width="650" /&gt;

Here in NE Texas, if &lt;a href="http://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/grd/5109037465.html"&gt;a "field ready" mower is completely "restored"&lt;/a&gt;, then it will list for $1000 and above.

Hope this helps.

Fantastic explanation, thank you. I have a call into the owner to see if we can swing by and check out the mower. I should have more info about its condition when we speak next. I am going to ask about the lifting cylinder and what appears to be a bent.
 
I couldn't agree more - if you're going to cut hay with it, you want it in tip top shape or you'll just end up smashing the thing into little bits with a sledgehammer after your second acre.

All it takes is one guard to be a little bent - dull - a hold down loose - a loose section - whatever. Anything less the perfect is going to clog, and little clogs turn into full bar clogs in about 20 feet of forward motion.

cut through a lot of heavy brush and you're going to have all of the above.

Save your sanity - use a brush hog for the edges, the sickle for the hay.
 
Very nice mower James. Can you help with sourcing replacement u-joints? These are no longer available from Deere.
 
(quoted from post at 16:03:25 09/02/15) Very nice mower James. Can you help with sourcing replacement u-joints? These are no longer available from Deere.[/q uote I have a john deere #9 sickle mower. I need a sickle bar (7' lg x 3" h) or sickle sections (2 1/2" wd x 3" h). Does anyone know where I can get these parts to repair my sickle mower. Thanks.
 

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