For ditch banks, you are going to want a mower with a "wobble box" instead of a pitman stick. Also called "balanced head" mowers. The bar can be set at any angle to mow. A pitman stick style mower is limited to a few degrees above and below flat.
A pull type mower can be easier to hook up, but it is not maneuverable. They're fine for mowing fields, but for mowing around trees and fence posts, or backing into a tight spot and mowing out, they are a pain. A mower mounted solid to the rear of the tractor works best.
As for a sickle mower being no good for mowing grass, I guess you're "entitled" to your "opinion." Sickle mowers were used to mow grass for a hundred and fifty years before disc mowers came along. They can even do a decent job on a lawn with sharp sections and well adjusted guards.
I've only ever seen one rear-mounted sickle mower for a 1-point fast hitch. In a picture. I've never been able to find it again.
3pt mounted ones are quite common. IH, New Holland, Ford, other brands... If they're in good shape there is nothing wrong with any of them. Be warned they can be challenging to mount as they are quite heavy, but if you can figure out a technique you can speed up the process.
There are also "semi-mounted" mowers which bolt to the U-shaped drawbar on older tractors. They can also be bolted to a 3pt drawbar.
Parts are fairly common and easy to come by. Sickle sections are pretty much universal, as are guards. Entire new cutterbars can be purchased. Webbs Cutting Components has pretty much everything online.
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