Sickle Mower Question

John B.

Well-known Member
Has anyone taken a 9 or 7 foot sickle bar and shortened it to 4 or 5 feet?
I know it sounds impractical but I have a use for one about 5 foot long.
 
I would guess you can. Be careful because you need to take into considerations the lift springs. Also any counter balance systems. You might end up with one of the hold down clips in a wrong position. Seems a shame to cut something like that. See what some of the other guys think.
 
(quoted from post at 02:38:35 08/13/18) Has anyone taken a 9 or 7 foot sickle bar and shortened it to 4 or 5 feet?
I cut the 7' Allis 82S side mower on my WD-45 down to 5.5'.
I use it mostly for mowing around scrub apple trees and along fence lines. Much more maneuverable and I don't get it caught in tree branches so much.
It lifts to 90 deg vertical from the seat so it works well for my purposes.
I was a little worried that it might become out of balance with the shorter knife bar but I don't get any vibration.
I have an extra cut bar assembly just in case I might ever need to really mow hay some time.
 
The problem will be to get the end shoe to bolt onto the cutter bar after you have shortened it.Most cutter bars are made differently on the end and holes are different from the rest of the bar.Probably weld it on or torch some holes.
 
Yes you can, have one that had it done to. Also I have a friend that to get 6 or 7' bars takes 2 5' bars and cuts and welds them together. And this is for resale.
 
(quoted from post at 07:47:13 08/13/18) The problem will be to get the end shoe to bolt onto the cutter bar after you have shortened it.Most cutter bars are made differently on the end and holes are different from the rest of the bar.Probably weld it on or torch some holes.

I just ground the end to the shape of the original and drilled holes where they were needed. A real "snap".
 

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