Posted by Don-Wi on September 24, 2012 at 18:12:08 from (75.249.2.216):
In Reply to: Sickle Mower posted by Brandon Uecker on September 22, 2012 at 15:55:01:
We switched our NI 290 over to bolts (when ever one breaks atleast) when we bought our Hesston 1014+2. We bought it needing sickle work so we bought a complete rebuild from Webb's, bolted, and we haven't looked back. Haven't had any problems with the bolts, and they're much quicker to replace than rivets. Didn't have to change a thing when we started using bolts either.
To do rivets, I ussually need a second set of hands to manipulate the bar while pounding the rivets. With the bolts you install them with the tool to seat them all the way and go on bolting the sections on. I can swedge a rivet with the best of them, but give me bolts anyday. Dad has the rivet tool too, but it's to combersome and it's quicker if you have a good helper to do it by hand with a good rivet setting punch.
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