which sickle mower?

Thanks

A couple of years ago I bought a 52A that had a #5 sickle mower from a man that does �commercial� mowing.

He liked the #5 mower because he could mow under trees, around ponds, and down in ditches.

I use it to mow around fence lines, tree lines, and cut hay. It will �glide� over rocks and under everything else. It does not do well with barbed wire or T posts.

It will �break away� if it hits a stationary object like a stump, tree, or wooden post.

It works so good that I bought another #5 mower to rebuild for my 43B as shown in the picture above.

I am planning to buy a couple more and build a third working mower for my 40B.

Replacement parts are still available and special used parts are somewhat available.

Hope this helps.

John T