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dave

07-17-2003 16:07:05

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I have posted in the past with questions about parts for my quick hitch mower.Which by the way I cannot find.There seems to be a lot of questions here about the various types of mowers.What in each of your minds is the best type of sickle mower? Trailer,three point,quick hitch if you have it,bolt on etc.With my two pt. I have adapted it also for three pt. which gives me many different options.I need to buy something and would value your opinions thanks dave

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Hans

07-29-2003 08:46:16

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Re: sickle bar mowers in reply to dave, 07-17-2003 16:07:05

Hope somebody here can recommend the best-possible replacement for my 1986 Troy-Built "Trailblazer" 38"-wide sickle-bar mower.

Our local-area dealer's pushing his "Billy Goat" rotor-blade brush hog --- but I've tried a hog and found it not only a lot harder to avoid the rocks on the 4.5-acre lot (with up to 40% slopes) I'm trying to keep clear, but also takes A LOT LONGER, 'cause the cutting width is only about 30"!

So, suggestions/recommendations, please: Would be much obliged!

Hans

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Hans

07-29-2003 08:15:32

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Re: sickle bar mowers in reply to dave, 07-17-2003 16:07:05

I'm hoping somebody here can recommend the best-possible equipment to take the place of my 1986 Troy-Built "Trailblazer" 38"-width sicklebar mower. I'd actually planned on buying a 42"-wide model this year --- but then found out the Toy-Built people (GardenWay Mfg.) had sold out and the new guys aren't making ANY sickle-bar mowers anymore, period (insurance worries, people cutting their fingers & toes off, then suing the mfr.!).

Been waiting for weeks now for a Weavertown, NY dealer to get the replacement for a busted "drive socket & bushing," to let me finally mow my 4.5-acre lot, with some rocky sections and up to 40% slopes. Every time I call the dealer, he says, "Still on back order. If they have to, they'll MAKE you the part new." What the dealer's pushing is his "Billy Goat" rotor-blade brush hog --- but I've already tried a brush hog like that....and found that it's not only a lot harder to avoid rocks than with a sickle-bar, but also TAKES A LOT LONGER to do the job 'cause the CUTTING WIDTH IS ONLY ABOUT 30"!!!

So, again, anybody have a good suggestion??? Would be much obliged!

Hans

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Ken/Wa

07-19-2003 11:08:32

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Re: sickle bar mowers in reply to dave, 07-17-2003 16:07:05

I have a belly mount sickle mower on my AC B, and it has been a work horse. I have always left it on, as it is hard to take off. They cut great if properly maintained. I recently bought a MF #31 sickle mower for my 8n. It is 3 pt,belt driven, and cuts in the upright position. This is great for fences, trails, ect. I have not used it enough yet to compare, but it seems to cut really well.

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Harold Hubbard

07-19-2003 04:57:08

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Re: sickle bar mowers in reply to dave, 07-17-2003 16:07:05

If you are going to do a lot of mowing, the best thing you can find is a belly mounted mower that fits your tractor. Always ready to work. You can use the tractor for other things without removing the mower, although you may have to take a pulley off the PTO to use that. Highway departments used to use them, and most tractor companies made at least one model. Many of the later models were pitmanless, and would mow when standing straight up, which is also good for dodging obstructions and clearing the mower when it plugs. I have a Kosch, which is a pitman mower, mounted on a Farmall C, the latest in about six or seven that I have had over the years. My Dad bought the first one new in 1956, and we did all our haying with one until about '87. I still use it for trimming and clipping pasture, plus about 100 acres of what would otherwise be brush-hogging. I would rather use it than a hog, unless the growth is really rank and tangled. It takes less power, less fuel, you never have to look back, and after the first time around there are no nasty surprises, the tractor is running on mowed grass, and you can look down into the grass ahead of the mower. I will admit that it takes more maintainence than a hog, but I think that for me it is worth it.

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Robert in W. Mi

07-18-2003 14:07:28

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Re: sickle bar mowers in reply to dave, 07-17-2003 16:07:05

I have a NH451 3 point model. It's sure built heavy and looks to last a life time! It doesn't have a pitman arm, so you can mow with the blade above or below center. All i use it for now days is to mow around my ponds, and it's sure nice to be able to let the blade go down the banks and mow right into the ponds!!!

My vote for the best sickle mower, is the newer New Holland mowers.

Robert

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paul

07-17-2003 22:42:15

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Re: sickle bar mowers in reply to dave, 07-17-2003 16:07:05

Well, a 3-point is best because it fits on most 3-point tractors, very handy.

But it might not hook up right to a converted 2-point, and it is hard to mow against a fence as when you turn away from the fence, the mower pivots into the fence.

But, of course the trailing mower is easier to hook up, & works with any tractor.

But on a hill, it will want to crab to the side, and you have extra tires & pto to maintain & repair.

Quick hitch is great for an IHC tractor.

But, problems if you ever get a different tractor, & they are hard to find in the first place.

Best sickle mower? One with sharp sickle, new ledger plates, well adjusted, and a wobble drive. This one wins hands down! :)

--->Paul

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Kelly C

07-17-2003 18:36:40

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Re: sickle bar mowers in reply to dave, 07-17-2003 16:07:05

I have a JD#5 and like how it cuts. These are simi mounts but mine had been addapted for use on a 3pt.
Here is a photo of what it looked like when I brought it home. Notice the longer bolts on the bracket? He used this to connect to his 3pt arms. The chain attached to the top link socket I think and that supported the wieght of the mower.
He said it worked good like that. I have never used it like so, but maybe I will when I get a 3pt.
Might be some thing to concider as the #5 was and is a great mower. You can find them cheaper than 3pt ones. I paid I think $25 for it and have maybe another $75 or $100 in it.

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Tractor Dan

07-17-2003 18:04:09

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Re: sickle bar mowers in reply to dave, 07-17-2003 16:07:05

i had a 27v and it is now gone i also have enough parts to put together one for my c i think its a 16 no i have 2 ih 100 balanced head mowers set up for quick hich that ist the best one iv ever run the ford 501 is very good as well

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Wayne Kittler

07-18-2003 18:36:45

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Re: Re: sickle bar mowers in reply to Tractor Dan, 07-17-2003 18:04:09

I've been using an IH 200 for the past 15 years. I bolted a three point hitch drawbar to it and pull it without using the third link. It has been a good mower. I had a Ford with the belt drive. Pete Bardon at Dalton Tractor, Massachusetts, told me to get a pitman stick mower because of the cost of replacing the wobble, which can not be rebuilt, and for the pitman vibration which keeps the grass shaken off the cutterbar.

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