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Sickle-Bar Stone Guards: Ok to hammer?

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Paul R.

08-27-2002 05:47:14




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Adjusting my sickle-bar mower, bought replacement stone guards ftom Tractor Supply. Got them all in, using shims to adjust angle, but an old manual I have says to hammer them, striking them in the thick part out near the point, to adjust them up or down. Are these cast iron or cast steel? Tried it on an extra one I've got, clamped in a vise. I haven't broken it so far, but it hasn't moved much either. Any advice?

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rednekelmo

08-28-2002 21:53:28




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 Re: Sickle-Bar Stone Guards: Ok to hammer? in reply to Paul R., 08-27-2002 05:47:14  
used to hammer on the guards to bend them up all the time or used a long pipe to bend them down.Just be a man and wack one I promise it most likely isn't going to kill you.besides its fun to hit things with a big hammer.



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rednekelmo

08-28-2002 21:52:45




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 Re: Sickle-Bar Stone Guards: Ok to hammer? in reply to Paul R., 08-27-2002 05:47:14  
used to hammer on the guards to bend them up all the time or used a long pipe to bend them down.Just be a man and wack one I promise it most likely isn't going to kill you.besides its fun to hit things with a big hammer.



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Joel

08-28-2002 17:35:48




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 Re: Sickle-Bar Stone Guards: Ok to hammer? in reply to Paul R., 08-27-2002 05:47:14  
I actually took them off & hammered on the area where they attach to the bar. Did not break any. I had no success hitting them near the point.



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pete

08-27-2002 16:18:13




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 Re: Sickle-Bar Stone Guards: Ok to hammer? in reply to Paul R., 08-27-2002 05:47:14  
I also saw instructions about hammering on the rock guards in a old John Deere manual. So, I tried hammering on the guards and was unable to bend them. Ended up breaking one before I finally just quit.

Pete



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Bill

08-27-2002 19:25:56




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 Re: Re: Sickle-Bar Stone Guards: Ok to hammer? in reply to pete, 08-27-2002 16:18:13  

now, ive only been farming for myself since 68 after I got back home outa the army, but I know that I knew OLD farmeres born before the trn of the century call them rock guards, noit stone guards, Course, thats cause their dads and grandads called them rock guards also. Now iffn youran ole farmer like myself, then I guess different places have diffewrenrt names ferim, but if your a newn, thought you might appricate the real name furem sows not to any people will laugh atcha. Laugh at the spelling lol

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Paul R.

08-28-2002 11:04:44




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 Re: Re: Re: Sickle-Bar Stone Guards: Ok to hammer? in reply to Bill, 08-27-2002 19:25:56  
Bill, duz yuh know a feller name'a Dell, over'ta Ford N board? He'z a gud speler too, rites uh lot fur the 'lectrikul problumz. Dun help'd me a hole-lot, butt the por feller nevur herd'uh "Spel-chek" I rekon.

Anyway, have you ever had to adjust the guards? How'd yuh do it?



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Errin OH

08-27-2002 09:52:52




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 Re: Sickle-Bar Stone Guards: Ok to hammer? in reply to Paul R., 08-27-2002 05:47:14  
By no means an expert, but I wouldn't be banging on the guards. Cast metal only bends when you don't want it to, and breaks when you want it to bend. There is however clips that hold the sickle section down in the bar and they will need a few wacks every once in a while. This will keep the knives down and close to the bottom of the guards where the cutting takes place.



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Paul R.

08-28-2002 10:58:33




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 Re: Re: Sickle-Bar Stone Guards: Ok to hammer? in reply to Errin OH, 08-27-2002 09:52:52  
Errin, yeah, I have those hold-down clips too, they're easy to adjust. But the aftermarket stone guards I installed have slightly different angles. Guess I'll go back to shims. Thanks.



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Paul R.

08-28-2002 10:58:24




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 Re: Re: Sickle-Bar Stone Guards: Ok to hammer? in reply to Errin OH, 08-27-2002 09:52:52  
Errin, yeah, I have those hold-down clips too, they're easy to adjust. But the aftermarket stone guards I installed have slightly different angles. Guess I'll go back to shims. Thanks.



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