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Chuck in Ks.

02-04-2004 14:31:35




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Hello everyone, I have a question about my mower that I bought a year ago. What do I need to do for the mower to cut grass that the wind and rain has got leaning away from the mower? The grass slides under the bar. How do I need to adjust the bar (angle) to cut this grass?
A little back ground may be in order, I picked up a JD number 5 in good shape as I have 20 acres of brome grass to bale. Being as brome needs to be cut to a minimum height of 3 inches I raised the bar (lowered the shoes at each end of the bar) to a height of 3 inches. Everything works fine until I hit some grass that has been laid over. Has anyone else had a similar problem? Suggestions?

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fixerupper

02-05-2004 07:13:26




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 Re: cycle bar mower in reply to Chuck in Ks., 02-04-2004 14:31:35  
Chuck, I assume you are from Kansas so you probably don't get as much rain as we do in NW IA, but in this area we can shave brome off at the ground and it will come back ok. If you feel you won't hurt your stand, lower the bar down a little bit. If the brome was allowed to fall over last year and was not cut, then cutting lower might get you into trouble with last year's growth. I hope you have a tractor with live power. Good luck.

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Dan

02-04-2004 19:49:39




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 Re: cycle bar mower in reply to Chuck in Ks., 02-04-2004 14:31:35  
I have had similar problems cutting hay. If we get wind with some rain when the hay is tall it will lay over and is hard to cut. If you can cut into it that is great but tough to do unless you want to go one way on field, raise bar and go back to the start and cut again. ONe way not cutting. Sometimes if it lays over it will be damp underneath and hard to cut also. About the only thing that cuts this hay very well is a swather or mower conditioner with the rotating knives instead of cutter bar.

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Dave H (MI)

02-04-2004 17:02:30




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 Re: cycle bar mower in reply to Chuck in Ks., 02-04-2004 14:31:35  
Not too helpful tonight. Best advice if possible is to go against the lay. I use a #5 exclusively to cut my hay. Haybines aren't for everybody. Brome is a tough nut if it is laid over and it will just push flat and won't cut. You can try adjusting the angle one way or the other but I still think you should plan your attack to come up against the laid over grass. I don't think they made a better mower. Simple and reliable.
Likes LOTS of grease at the gearbox side of pitman. Manuals on ebay every day of the week...make sure you get one.

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Chuck in Ks.

02-05-2004 18:02:35




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 Re: Re: cycle bar mower in reply to Dave H (MI), 02-04-2004 17:02:30  
Dave, that's the way I cut the hay last year, hoping to find another way this year if I have the same problem. Thanks for information. Chuck



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A No. 5 Old Time User

02-04-2004 15:11:01




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 Re: cycle bar mower in reply to Chuck in Ks., 02-04-2004 14:31:35  
Did you mean a "sickle bar" mower?



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norebert kanzler

02-04-2004 15:59:36




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 Re: Re: cycle bar mower in reply to A No. 5 Old Time User, 02-04-2004 15:11:01  
If the brome grass is lying down in one direction then cut it the other direction. That is why a lot of us bought a haybine



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paul

02-04-2004 16:46:03




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 Re: Re: Re: cycle bar mower in reply to norebert kanzler, 02-04-2004 15:59:36  
Yup.

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