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Christopher

12-25-2000 20:30:09




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I am fixing up an old JD.#5 mower, I have 3 cutter bars with some wear on the sections, should I buy a new cutter bar or will sharpening the old ones work? I used it a bit last year but it clogged up so much I gave up and decided to do it right, any suggestions would be helpful, also any mowing tips would be appreciated since I have never done this before, thank you




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Barney

12-30-2000 00:05:37




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 Re: Sickle mower in reply to Christopher, 12-25-2000 20:30:09  
I think everyone is giving you the right advice, and the only advice I can give you is to do what I did when I got my JD #39 cycle mower that had been sitting out in the weather for years. I got a manual from E-bay and followed it to a "T". It costs me some money, but its nice to be riding on 'OLE "SKEETER",and look over and see it working like it did when it was new. Good Luck, and let us know how it turns out.

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LT Dave

12-27-2000 03:38:10




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 Re: Sickle mower in reply to Christopher, 12-25-2000 20:30:09  
Also, the hold-downs wear. Sickle needs to be positioned as close a possible to the ledger plates without binding. A little hammar adjustment can make a difference if hold-downs aren't worn too far.



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Alvin

12-26-2000 18:07:00




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 Re: Sickle mower in reply to Christopher, 12-25-2000 20:30:09  
mowing tip #1--keep your fingers out of the way of the sickle blades when they can move.



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Fudd

12-25-2000 20:45:21




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 Re: Sickle mower in reply to Christopher, 12-25-2000 20:30:09  
You can get new sections and rivits at any farm supply store. They should also be able to get you a fixture to put the bar and section in to compress the rivets. Be aware that some sections are serrated on the top and some on the bottom, depending on what you are using them for. Also make sure the plates on the guards are sharp too. These act like a shear point for the sections. I used a small hand grinder to grind off the old rivits then punch them out. Good luck.

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Fudd-PS

12-25-2000 20:49:35




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 Re: Re: Sickle mower in reply to Fudd, 12-25-2000 20:45:21  
Also, make sure the sickle bar is indexed right. When it stops on each end of the stroke, I think each section should be centered in a guard.



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F14...That's the key....

12-26-2000 05:12:02




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 Re: Re: Re: Sickle mower in reply to Fudd-PS, 12-25-2000 20:49:35  
I rebuilt my AC #3 with ALL NEW sections and ledger plates, and it still didn't cut worth a hoot until I trimmed 1/4" off my home-built pitman stick and adjusted the bar so the sickle was timed right.

Fudd has it right, the sections should be centered on a guard at either end of the stroke.

Also, the clearance between the sections and the ledger plate (the cutting plate on the guard that the sickle sections ride on) should be set right, usually about the thickness of a business card.

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