nh 455 sickle mower sold at auction

carvel minne farmer · Nov 5, 2017

good morning everyone, went to an auction up by redwater alberta yesterday. my wife was catering the auction with her tandem kitchen trailer, so went along as driver/kitchen flunky/and general roustabout!! -22 below with a wind, cooooold. all her regular help had either a really good excuse or story for not coming :roll: one of the items up for auction was a nh 455 sickle mower that was in decent shape, not all bent or broke, just rough looking from spending it's life outside, went for $925.00!! talking to the fella that bought it he's got a small 40 acre set up and cuts his hay for his horses and mules. he was saying he's been looking for a while and there's not a lot of them out there, looks like I'm going to have to expand my search area and up my budget!

KenL · Nov 5, 2017

I sold mine this summer. Guards were worn but useable. Sections were worn . The guy was happy to pay
$1450.00

hd6gtom · Nov 5, 2017

$950.00 is a real steal for a NH mower of that vintage.

Traditional Farmer · Nov 6, 2017

Those mowers sell good some places and go cheap other places,I have 2 of the NH 456 mowers gave $500 each,but have seen NH 456 and JD 450 trailer mowers bring over $1500 in
Amish country in PA at sales.

dhermesc · Nov 6, 2017

I watched a real nice 456 go for $3400 last winter. I was a bit shocked at that price but they did have an extra sickle go with it. I thought the IH balanced head mowers went kind of high - they are bargain in comparison.

NE Kansas

Destroked 450 · Nov 6, 2017

Not many 455-456 trailed mowers in this area, seen a 456 sale last year for $1800 and that was the first one I'd ever seen.
Plenty of 450-451's around here at one time but their getting a little harder to find.
I bought a used 451 in 92 for $450, mowed spring hay and then dropped about $700 in a full rebuild and paint, still have it and do a little trim work yearly but disc mowers do all of the main hay cutting.
Was offered $1250 for it last year but turned it down, MIL has one stored in a barn, not as good as mine but ready to mow, hasn't been used in a while.

John G. Williams · Nov 6, 2017

A few years ago I bought a 1950's or older IH 7 foot sickle mower with trailing wheel that had been converted to two point hitch. Paid $100 for it and it cuts all my hay (3 - 4 acres) and works fine.

nh 455 sickle mower sold at auction

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