JD model 5 mowers

thdrduck

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Got my b back together (again) and was looking for something to put with it. Found a pair of model 5 sickles not too far from me, just saw photos and they look pretty tough. Guy says should be able to make one out of the both and wants $200 for the pair. Havn't seen any others around so does that sound fair?
 
They are getting pretty scarce.$200 sounds like a lot,but where/when will you find another one?And a #5 is 'period correct' for ypur A.
 
Around me that is a good price just for parts. A real good one can go $4-500 in some cases. But beware like any of this stuff you can buy a good one cheaper than rebuilding one. Evil bay is a good source of parts. MAKE SURE ALL THE PITMAN STUFF IS THERE!! That is costly. Any other questions holler to me.
 
Old pitman mowers will hardly get any bid in my area anymore,everyone that wants a sickle bar wants belt driven.You will too most likely once you deal with a pitman for awhile.
 
Duck. They used to bring close to 350.00 at the consignment auctions. I haven't seen 1 sell in several years.
I ran 1 when I was in school. With a sharp sickle and good guards they were 1 of the better mowers made in
the 1950-60's.
 
"[b:654c4848f0][i:654c4848f0]<font color="#6699ff">Guy says should be able to make one out of the both and wants $200 for the pair.[/i:654c4848f0][/b:654c4848f0]</font>".

Depending on each one's condition, at this point you are buying $200 worth of parts.

Question is are there enough usable parts to make one field ready mower?

It has been my experience that a re-workable or new knife and new pitman has always been required to make one field ready.

There are some No. 5 mower parts that are challenging to acquire.

"[b:654c4848f0][i:654c4848f0]<font color="#6699ff">Havn't seen any others around so does that sound fair?[/i:654c4848f0][/b:654c4848f0]</font>"

We own five No. 5 mowers.

If we could buy two [b:654c4848f0][i:654c4848f0][u:654c4848f0]complete[/u:654c4848f0][/i:654c4848f0][/b:654c4848f0] mowers, working or not, then $200 would be a fair price in Texas.

With that said, we are probably the only ones in Texas willing to spend the time and money refurbishing a 60-80 year old No. 5 sickle mower.
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Paid 75$ for a no. 8 I?ve been trying to find a sickle
mower in any condition for a long time mine has a
bent sickle bar but I know I can straighten that and I
will replace the knife and guards but knives and
guards are a wear item just like changing oil in your
tractor . I need a new pitman stick 20$ at bomgarrs
I didn?t buy it to resell or make a lot of money on it
the internet and Facebook is full of people who
always can buy something for next to free and your
stupid if you paid more than they did
 
I was lucky and bought one 15 years ago for $100 that was in good shape and mounted it on my 8n. I grew up running a vac case with a #5 and was a great mower but my dad was very good on maintenance. I knew a fellow who had 2 of them and he told me how to eliminate the vibration which was to put a 9' bar on it. Apparently the extra 2'helped the balance.
 
I don't know what model your tractor is but depending on model of tractor there were2 or more basic mounts then several minor mounts so finding correct ones for your tractor may be a big problem, then there are 3 different lift types that could be used with a Deere B tractor and not all interchangeable depending on tractor. The hand lever lift is the only one that would work with all models of Deere B tractors. Then don't forget the caster tire that is 4:00X9" and is about made of unobtainum. If you would need a tire probably would have to go to miller tire and pay a fortune for it. So not knowing if all parts are there, or condition of them and then is between both you would have correct mounts for your tractor and then Deere tractors took different PTO shafts so you would have to make sure you have correct version for your tractor. A B could be either 1 1/8" or 1 3/8" PTO shaft. So finding and knowing you have all the correct mounting parts that you probably would not have anything more than scrap price is too much. Now if it was together and you could see that it had all correct mounting parts then price could be good but to me it still seems high. A early B could have 2 different style drawbars with the later one being same as one of the earlier ones, then before about 44? the small PTO shaft while the 45? up the larger size. Different lengths as well depending on what mower was mounted on. So unless it has to be period correct I would pass on one as too many options to fit together.
 
Thanks for putting the price up. I still think with all the unknowens they are high priced. If thinge were knowen then it would be different.
 
The OP said he has a B
#5s are the only tractor mower that dad ever had. Grandad had a #9 McCormick but dad sold it and all horse stuff when/after granddad died. Dad collected them later on and had 3 or 4 in different stages of disrepair and assembly.

In the pic, is the rod hooked to a foot lift? Dad had one hanging up on the outside wall of the grainry, paint on it and looking good. Never used it that I knew of. How is the rod hooked to the lift lever in back? Has it got a 1 1/2piece of rod sticking out and running through the hole of the lift lever?
Ive thought, how easy it would have been for dad to have taken a 5ft length of 3/8ths cable, put on one of the cultivator mounts on the lift square piece, either side, taken it all the way back or down, hooked the cable through the ring and clamped it with some slop in the cable, and used it to lift the mower that way. he wouldn't have had to buy a hyd cylindar or cyl oil. He never used the cyl on anything else. He later used it solely on IHC tractors, an 48 H and uncle Ralphs 41 M after Uncle Ralph didn't have a use for it anymore in 65.
 
I would expect that for each one if they are complete. No one cares if one is high maintenance unless you're going to use it enough to matter.
 
Thanks for all the interesting replies. My B is a 1939 bare bones. My heart is not set on a sickle, just something the same vintage to go along with it and came across these. I should probably pass on them and spend my time and money to put my H together. $200 aint much but it's a start.
 
Had no way of knowing if they were complete, that was big factor, if would have known could have been different. And what would have been complete and worked on a 51 B would not have been complete and worked on his 39B. Takes altogether different mounts and he did not know if were complete let alone if correct brackets for his tractor. Said nothing about High Maintenance. Only that high priced not knowing if all parts were there.
 
200$ bucks is a steal I?d say considering the price
on this I love my toy tractors but when you can buy
the real thing for the same price
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Eska-John-
Deere-Sickle-Bar-Mower-1-16-Scale-Diecast-Toy-
Great-Shape-/322316711187
 
The thing is they are apart and SHOULD have enough parts to make one. So the SHOULD HAVE probably is missing a crittical part to put together and without that part you are just setting on a pile of scrap. There is a mower advertised on craigs list that is a model the people I work with want that the price would be good but it is in pieces and all the pictures posted it does not show the one crittacle piece needed to hold the bar on so without that showing in all his pictures I think that is missing so did not even call about it. I expect those JD No. 5 mowers are the same. And what is the reason for them both to have been taken apart that you have to guess if there is even enough parts to make one and there is 3 different frames used on a No. 5 mower and not all parts work with all frames. Assembled you can tell by looking what you have, disassembled you do not have any idea if what you are looking at is all there. Assemblrd = good, disaaaembled = NO GOOD as those were.
 

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