Sickle Mower Clogging

Get an operator's manual if you don't already have one and be sure the knife register is correct and that the rest of it is lined up right.

For me they work better in longer grass than short - but not lodged grass.

Fine wet grass is the worst - just won't work.

Adjust your speed - sometimes faster is better, sometimes slower.

Getting that extended double section out on the end does help if you are clogging on the very end.

--->Paul

(1) If this mower was originally set up for a stemmier crop, the knives may be too aggressive for grass. I've had better luck with very small teeth or "worn out" knives on grass. You want to shear it, not grab it.

(2) There's a company in Germany that makes what I'd call a "knife and a half" for the end of the bar. This seems to push the grass out better than a regular knife. I've gotten them from Southern States Coop and from Tractor Supply in the past.