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Hobie

01-05-2000 05:17:47




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Does anyone known if a Ford 515 7' sickle bar mower (belt drive)is any good? I'm considering one. I have found two, one for $200 and the other $500. The $200 is in just as good as shape but the bearing in the gear box pulley is out. Other than that there is no differnce. Any opinions???




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Hobie

01-05-2000 13:10:26




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 Re: sickle mower in reply to Hobie, 01-05-2000 05:17:47  
Thanks for ya'lls comments. I believe its a good mower also. I think the $500 mower isn't $300 better. But I could buy the $200 mower and put a little TLC into it and still be ahead. Thanks again....



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MrG

01-05-2000 07:24:38




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 Re: sickle mower in reply to Hobie, 01-05-2000 05:17:47  
Just bought a Ford 501 with a broken pitman arm ($10 at TSC) for $150.

Before I bought, I asked the guys on the Ford-Board for advice. They told me that the 501 are worth $200-$300, but they also told me the 515 (pitmanless) is a much better choice and depending upon condition, could be worth up to $500. I took their Ford prejudices into consideration, halved the estimated values, and bought the mower. ;-) G

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Burrhead

01-05-2000 15:13:10




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 Re: Re: sickle mower in reply to MrG, 01-05-2000 07:24:38  
Dang it I could be a millionaire if I had'nt hauled off all my scrap iron.
I do like the belt better.



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MrG:Sooo....

01-05-2000 15:24:59




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 Re: Re: Re: sickle mower in reply to Burrhead, 01-05-2000 15:13:10  
Whacha sayin' Burr? Did I pay too much fer that 501? Or you jes grousin' 'bout the one that got away? ;-) G



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Burrhead--Naw

01-05-2000 16:47:18




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: sickle mower in reply to MrG:Sooo...., 01-05-2000 15:24:59  
I'm wantin in on the $500 market them boys were tellin you about.. I think you got a fair deal. They aint that high here, but ifn you want one it aint bad either tho. If it won't cut quick enough for you to travel 10-12 mph these hay yuppies cull them and they're cheap.
As far as preference on use I would rather use the sickle anyday than any other cutter,except on my squares and then I use my Burbine. I think it makes a better hay in round bales with the sickle and proper curing.

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hay

01-06-2000 07:45:57




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: sickle mower in reply to Burrhead--Naw, 01-05-2000 16:47:18  
i don't want to be on that tractor traveling 10-12 m.p.h. cutting hay with a sickle.



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Burrhead

01-06-2000 11:52:12




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: sickle mower in reply to hay, 01-06-2000 07:45:57  
That's what we're talking about. When the Kuhn and Vicon type mowers came along it made the sickles obsolete cause their too slow.
Which in turn made the sickle cheaper to buy. Which did'nt bother me cause I'd rather use a sickle anyway.
I watch these folks around me tear up every kind of cutting equipment by being in too big a hurry.You can just about always tell by watching the operator if he is a hired man or the owner.
The only man I let run my stuff is about 71 yrs old. Somedays you have to mark the ground beside him so you can go back to see if he's moving, but he don't tear up nothing and at the end of the day on most days he has done more than the speed demons have.

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B.C.

01-07-2000 12:17:23




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: sickle mower in reply to Burrhead, 01-06-2000 11:52:12  
Hey the faster the terminal velocity the bigger the wreck. More fun to watch if it ain't your money or butt involved.

When I was a youth my granddad sold some hay stumpage to a neighbor. Neighbor sent his son over with the new self-propelled haybine. The kid made real good time until he found the big rock.

Later, after repairs, the dad came over and finished the field in a somewhat more cautious fashion.

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Burrhead

01-07-2000 16:07:52




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: sickle mower in reply to B.C., 01-07-2000 12:17:23  
Your right B.C. it's funny how that works.



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paul

01-06-2000 23:04:07




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: sickle mower in reply to Burrhead, 01-06-2000 11:52:12  
Sounds good to me too, burrhead. I found cutting hay with the old 501 goes a lot faster in second gear than in third. Less time spent in reverse. Most guys want to drive in 4th....

--->Paul



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hay

01-06-2000 13:18:57




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: sickle mower in reply to Burrhead, 01-06-2000 11:52:12  
i'm like you, burrhead, i would rather take my time and get the job done right and safely the first time rather than go back again. you just oughta not get in a hurry with machinery in the field, 'cause anything can happen and with my luck it usally does.LOL



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Burrhead

01-07-2000 07:52:48




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: sickle mower in reply to hay, 01-06-2000 13:18:57  
Sounds good folks. I found long ago that Murphey's law applies more to what farm work we do than I could imagine.
The trouble I have is keepin the boys safe around here. I found that grey hair and old equipment mix alot more better.



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Hobie

01-06-2000 12:13:31




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: sickle mower in reply to Burrhead, 01-06-2000 11:52:12  
Well, good used sickle mowers around here (southeast Missouri) are between $200-$700. The brand doesn't seem to make too much difference. There is alot of hay country and still a good market. Although those new disc mowers are phasing out the sickles. How about those new "double action" mowers? The cutters in the guards as well as the sections move. For the price you could by a disc mower.



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Burrhead

01-05-2000 06:50:02




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 Re: sickle mower in reply to Hobie, 01-05-2000 05:17:47  
That bearing is about $6 at Motion Industries. These are good sickles. I prefer the belt drive it has less vibration and I think is easier to maintain. Around here both of these sickles would'nt bring $500.
Sickles around here go for about $150-$200 for a good one regardless of what brand.



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