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Sickle repair anvils

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Randy-IA

06-26-2005 08:11:51




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Hi , are sickle repair anvils more or less universal ? I know where a Deere anvil is if I can talk the guy out of it . He's using it as a front end weight on a Deere 301 utility . He used to have a belly mounted belt drive pitmanless sickle bar mounted but took it off in favor of a 6' finish mower . I want one for my Oliver and 990 sickles . Does anyone actually still use these things or did the bench vise take it's place ? This is the only one I've ever seen . I've looked at bone yards , auctions and antique stores . Is it worth it for working with ? Or would it only be a door stop and should I let it continue being useful as a front weight ? Thanks ...Randy
( He did use it before he took off the sickle )

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mlm

06-27-2005 22:18:16




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 Re: Sickle repair anvils in reply to Randy-IA, 06-26-2005 08:11:51  
We always replce the rivets with bolts as needed.
use a nut welded to the top of a small hydraulic jack under the bar as back up in order to chisel off, then punch the rivet out. may not have to remove the guards. Put a block under the jack if you want to work on the bar higher off the ground.



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James2

06-27-2005 10:40:53




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 Re: Sickle repair anvils in reply to Randy-IA, 06-26-2005 08:11:51  
I bought a Deere and it works pretty good. Buy it and sell it as antique if you later decide that it's excess baggage. There is a good market for that kind of stuff. Never have used bolts/nuts, maybe if I was a BTO?



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txgrn

06-27-2005 05:02:33




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 Re: Sickle repair anvils in reply to Randy-IA, 06-26-2005 08:11:51  
Forget the rivets. Get the nuts and bolts especially made for the task. You'll never go back to rivets.

Mark



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msb

06-26-2005 17:01:02




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 Re: Sickle repair anvils in reply to Randy-IA, 06-26-2005 08:11:51  
Save some time and frustration and come into the 21st century.Replace all those section rivets with section bolts.On some mowers it is not even necessary to remove the sickle to replace a broken section.I have a Johnson sickle servicer that has been hanging in the shop for years now.It was a great improvement over a vice and anvil but section bolts have made it obsolete too.The section bolts are really extra nice when working on the knife head.I use a 7/16" socket and a 3/8" drive speed handle.Makes very quick work of a job I used to hate.

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thurlow

06-27-2005 07:05:06




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 Re: Sickle repair anvils in reply to msb, 06-26-2005 17:01:02  
Right on! Johnson Sickle Servicer was great when we first bought one..... ..in the '70s; bolt on sections made it obsolete.



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Sid

06-26-2005 11:38:27




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 Re: Sickle repair anvils in reply to Randy-IA, 06-26-2005 08:11:51  
I have used a section of railroad rail(about 16") as an anvil to repare sickles. I thought it worked pretty good. I like the section tool that you can replace a section with the sickle in the machine. Keep it on the tractor and do it in the field. I think they are universal and would be a good thing to have.



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Sid

06-26-2005 11:38:24




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 Re: Sickle repair anvils in reply to Randy-IA, 06-26-2005 08:11:51  
I have used a section of railroad rail(about 16") as an anvil to repare sickles. I thought it worked pretty good. I like the section tool that you can replace a section with the sickle in the machine. Keep it on the tractor and do it in the field. I think they are universal and would be a good thing to have.



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