hooked up and ready to mow hay

carvel minne farmer · Jul 27, 2018

got the ih-100 all finished and ready to mow hay, hooked up to the Minneapolis moline m5 and plugged in hydraulics, test run and everything seems nice and smooth. the temptation to at least cut the outside round is hard to resist but the weather guessers are calling for thunder storms and rain later this afternoon so will hold off

some pics of the set up.

Bob Harvey · Jul 27, 2018

I suspect , being that far back - less dust/chaff for the operator ?

carvel minne farmer · Jul 27, 2018

(quoted from post at 16:16:36 07/27/18) I suspect , being that far back - less dust/chaff for the operator ?

I have never had a dust/chaff problem using the sickle mower bob, the fields are 60/40 alfalfa/timothy and when my neighbor cut it with his hay bine there was a lot of chaff and leaf loss but the sickle mower just drops it flat on the ground. I overhauled the ih-100 the last couple of weeks and this will be the first cut with it so looking forward to see how it do's.

Traditional Farmer · Jul 27, 2018

That's a fine looking outfit,be a pleasure mowing with it.

jeffcat · Jul 27, 2018

Think it is the same thing my dad had. Is this the model that "breaks
away" when it gets plugged up? They work very nicely in straight
grass. Don't go too fast. Just mow along nicely. When you fold and
unfold the bar for goodness sake watch out for your fingers!!!!

larry@stinescorner · Jul 27, 2018

very nice!

carvel minne farmer · Jul 27, 2018

(quoted from post at 17:38:53 07/27/18) Think it is the same thing my dad had. Is this the model that "breaks
away" when it gets plugged up? They work very nicely in straight
grass. Don't go too fast. Just mow along nicely. When you fold and
unfold the bar for goodness sake watch out for your fingers!!!!

it is a break away model jeff, and finger placement is number 1!! I keep both hands on the back bar as far from the sections as I can and just walk it up and down, i'll be cutting alfalfa/timothy mix that's quite thick so I won't be setting any speed records.

carvel minne farmer · Jul 27, 2018

(quoted from post at 16:49:38 07/27/18) That's a fine looking outfit,be a pleasure mowing with it.

thanks T.F. i'm looking forward to seeing how it do's.

carvel minne farmer · Jul 27, 2018

(quoted from post at 19:38:11 07/27/18) very nice!

thank you larry, will try and get some pics and video of it cutting.

8NHENRY · Jul 27, 2018

very nice, should have enough horse power

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