Even if it was a big rotary offset rig, I have a hard time seeing it breaking off a hi-line pole. I'd like to see the mower afterwards. Bet it was true junk!

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caseyc

04-22-2005 10:48:48

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Re: Sickle Bar Mayhem in reply to PAULIH300, 04-22-2005 08:14:52

something don't smell right..... there's no way a sickle mower would take out a telephone pole, and even if it did there would be some serious damage to the mower and tractor! now maybe telephone poles out east are smaller or something but out here on the plains a telephone pole will stop a car or truck dead in it's tracks at 65mph and not break!

casey in SD

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EricB

04-22-2005 09:31:25

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Re: Sickle Bar Mayhem in reply to PAULIH300, 04-22-2005 08:14:52

Hey! I have a hard enough time getting mine to cut hay. Never tried telephone poles!

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RustyFarmall

04-22-2005 09:34:31

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Re: Sickle Bar Mayhem in reply to EricB, 04-22-2005 09:31:25

If the pole came down that easily, maybe it was just about ready to fall anyway?

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Rich Iowa

04-22-2005 16:09:00

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Re: Sickle Bar Mayhem in reply to RustyFarmall, 04-22-2005 09:34:31

He was doing the communtiy a favor, locating the weak poles and taking them out, possibly saving those little kids live's, and saving the city crews valuable time also. All jokes aside, he's lucky there wasn't little ones around and no property was damaged.

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PAULIH300

04-22-2005 16:55:25

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Re: Sickle Bar Mayhem in reply to Rich Iowa, 04-22-2005 16:09:00

I'm sure the tractor must have suffered the most.With any luck it was a Kubota or Kioti or something like that.....

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steveormary

04-22-2005 09:50:14

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Re: Sickle Bar Mayhem in reply to RustyFarmall, 04-22-2005 09:34:31

Hit a fence post that was out of line. Breakaway didnt work. Sorta wrecked the mower.

steveormary

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Ron in Nebr

04-23-2005 00:20:14

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Re: Sickle Bar Mayhem in reply to steveormary, 04-22-2005 09:50:14

I remember the first time I just "barely" nicked a fence post when I was 9yrs old...and the breakaway DID work. Of course I wasn't familiar at the time with the breakaway feature... Boy, I thought I was a dead duck for halfway tearing the bar off the mower! Grandad, however, just got on the tractor and backed it up against the same post and presto- good to go again. Sure had me sweating for awhile though!

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