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Bill

10-04-2001 05:59:53




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Hi all,
I am rebuilding my massy mower and I am wondering what kind of new sections i should use.Smooth or serated.I am planing on cutting clover for young sreers.Maybe alfalfa later on.The sections that are on there dont seem to bad but when i cut some road side grass alot of it was just knocked dwon only about onr half was actualy cut.I though maybe there is a difference in knive sections
according to pasture you are cutting. Thanks Bill

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Jerry D in NC

10-04-2001 12:07:41




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 Re: Sicklebar mower in reply to Bill, 10-04-2001 05:59:53  
Personally I like the serrated the best because they require little to no sharpening. I have had good luck with them cutting everything that I put them in and that includes Alfalfa and Fescue so that is a pretty wide range. They are the standard on all of the replacement sickles I have seen so something must be right about it.



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paul

10-04-2001 13:32:23




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 Re: Re: Sicklebar mower in reply to Jerry D in NC, 10-04-2001 12:07:41  
Smooth sometimes works a little better if you are cutting a lot of fine grass hay - it tends to clump up & grab under the blades. The under-serated is a very good compromise of the 2 if you can find it. They also can be sharpened a bit without loosing the seration right away.

What are the guard plates like, smooth or serated? That can make a diff too.

--->Paul



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Bill

10-04-2001 17:25:14




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 Re: Re: Re: Sicklebar mower in reply to paul, 10-04-2001 13:32:23  
The gaurd plates are serated I just replaced them all.What a Job!Good excuse to by a new set of punches though... Thanks bill



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doug vose

10-04-2001 17:53:08




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Sicklebar mower in reply to Bill, 10-04-2001 17:25:14  
by theory the serrated ones should work better because it holds the "grass"(or whatever you all cut, hay, alfalfa, sudan grass, etc.) against the guard plate so it can be cut easily.

just thought id put in my theoretical 2 cents
doug



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Johnny

10-04-2001 18:29:32




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Sicklebar mower in reply to doug vose, 10-04-2001 17:53:08  
I prefer the "top serrated" as opposed to the bottom serrated, for clean grass cutting. In weedy trashy grass, I would probably go with the bottom serrated then you could sharpen them.



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paul

10-05-2001 11:11:16




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Sicklebar mower in reply to Johnny, 10-04-2001 18:29:32  
Is there any other kind of grass than weedy trashy??? ;)

Anyhow, having both the ledger plates & sickle heavily serated can cause problems in some conditions, where there is fine, young grass, probably local climate plays into it with grass moisture content, dew, etc. The grass will not clear out of the sickle, & the mower will really hammer away.

Exactly what is the best setup varies so much, no way to really say. It's whatever works for your grass in your location.

--->Paul

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Leroy

10-07-2001 19:35:03




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Sicklebar mower in reply to paul, 10-05-2001 11:11:16  
Top serated were never made for plane hay mowers, Bottom serated for clovers, will cut longer without sharpening than smooth but will not work in fine grass, has to be a smoth section kept verry sharp, sharpened every day of use.



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