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Anonymous-0 · Jun 29, 2014

i am rebuilding a sickle bar knife assembley would serated sections be better than smooth for heavy grass? thanks

jCarroll · Jun 29, 2014

my opinion:
think serrated for straw
think smooth for bluegrass

is your grass more like straw - or more like bluegrass?

A smooth section becomes nicked and acts like a serrated section. Longer useful life with serrated sections.

Resection the knife half with smooth, and half with serrated - then report back.

Dusty MI · Jun 29, 2014

We put up a lot of alfalfa brome hay, and liked the bottom serrated sections. We seldom needed to sharpen them. This was on a 7' semi-mounted IHC mower.

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old · Jun 29, 2014

I always use the top serrated section on all the sickle bar mowers I rebuild but in this area we have a lot of mixed grasses and clover and of course some thick stem weeds. I also now only use the section bolt no more rivets

GordoSD · Jun 29, 2014

Depends on your guards. If they have smooth plate then you want serrated sections. If the ledgers are "sawtooth" then you need smooth blades.

Roger in Iowa · Jul 1, 2014

I would not use under-serrated sections for grass! Top serrated maybe, but the best is smooth and they require periodic sharpening for best results.

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