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johns48jdb

12-06-2007 19:09:13

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i see alot of talk here about sickle mowers. my dad always told me to never close your hand or grip anything on the bar with your hands. always keep your hand completely open any time your hand is on the cutting bar. the blade could be at the out limit of a stroke and when you pick the blade up it could slide down. i think this might not hold true for belt driven machines, but why chance it. guys that don't watch what they are doing are kin to the guy who ran his hand under a board with the skill saw running to see if the blade was going through. cut off all 4 fingers. just be careful guys. i have a fatal lung disease that i might have gotten from molded hay or grass. they really don't know what causes it, but anytime your working around anything dusty you need to wear a real good mask, not just one of these paper deals either. in case your interested to learn about this disease look up pulmonary fibrosis. there is no cure and they give patients who make it past the first 30 days 3 to 5 years to live. not looking for sympaty here at all. just asking you guys to be careful out there.

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El Toro

12-09-2007 16:47:46

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Re: sickle mower safety in reply to johns48jdb, 12-06-2007 19:09:13

Hi John,, Have you checked with anyone on a lung transplant? Hal

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El Toro

12-09-2007 09:37:08

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Re: sickle mower safety in reply to johns48jdb, 12-06-2007 19:09:13

We used those sickle bar mowers for years on the farm. Most were horse drawn until we got an H Farmall with a 7-foot mower. We used a big screwdriver to push the bar out where we could grasp it with gloves and then pull it out of the guards. I even heard about a soldier using a rotary mower and picked it up to carry it across the road with the engine running. I think it was an officer too. Hal
PS: You can't idiot proof everything. Troy Bilt had to install interlocks on their tillers since somone got hurt when backing the tiller up.

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El Toro

12-09-2007 09:35:37

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Re: sickle mower safety in reply to johns48jdb, 12-06-2007 19:09:13

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BarryfromIA

12-07-2007 20:39:41

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Re: sickle mower safety in reply to onefarmer, 12-06-2007 19:09:13

Don't touch the sickle unless it is out of the mower, and use a wrecking bar or large screwdriver to push it out or in.

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tim[in]

12-07-2007 20:59:42

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Re: sickle mower safety in reply to johns48jdb, 12-06-2007 19:09:13

My grandfather and everyone i knew always tied the blade so it could be raised with a double strand of baling wire before raising it.

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johns48jdb

12-07-2007 20:47:44

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Re: sickle mower safety in reply to johns48jdb, 12-06-2007 19:09:13

i hope all you guys who get to use your two cylinder tractors will enjoy them a little bit for me. i restored mine and keep it in an enclosed trailer and the most i ever get to do with it is ride it down the road for a little sunday drive occasionally. i need one to work with. if i just had a rich uncle who would give me one----

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RayP(MI)

12-07-2007 16:53:23

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Re: sickle mower safety in reply to johns48jdb, 12-06-2007 19:09:13

Very good advice - watch out for those shifting sickles. I have seen that happen often with a pitman driven unit. I have never had a shift with my Deere 350 - wobble drive/belt driven unit. I still don't put my fingers in there!

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Dick L

12-07-2007 12:38:52

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Re: sickle mower safety in reply to johns48jdb, 12-06-2007 19:09:13

Very Good Advise on the mower saftey. I do not remember where I received my instructions about mowers and that the cutter bar needed to be lifted by the divider and then walked to the upright position with the heel of my hand and never get my fingers even close to the knives. I started mowing quite young when my Grandfather and Dad were trading work back and forth and both were where the work was being done. At 70 years old I still have it in my mind when mowing.

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Finn Md

12-07-2007 10:39:17

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Re: sickle mower safety in reply to johns48jdb, 12-06-2007 19:09:13

good advice - when I lift up the sickle bar for transport it can be easy to lose a finger. I always have leather gloves and an open palm hand on bar bottom. Hope you have a speedy recovery!

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James Howell

12-07-2007 09:07:20

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Re: sickle mower safety in reply to johns48jdb, 12-06-2007 19:09:13

I agree with you 100% about sickle mower safety.

I have 3 John Deere #5 sickle mowers.

Before I attach the latch rod to the cutter bar, I put a 2x4 pine wedge/block between the knife and a knife guard secured by a small bungy before raising the cutter bar.

As I found out the hard way, the knife will �bottom out� on the cutter bar and the cutter bar will not lower.

You are correct: it is VERY IMPORTANT to raise the cutter bar with open hands using your palms.

DO NOT under any circumstances put your hands or fingers inside the knife guards between the knife sections.

Otherwise your wife, girlfriend, or significant other will be typing all your future posts on this forum.

Once I have the latch rod and cutter bar attached, I then push the lever forward towards the tractor to lock it in place.

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