Sickle Bar Sickle bar Mowers

[Charlie175]

I've never seen a newer pull behind like yours, only horse or early tractor pulled types. On the farm there is still sitting one that runs off of the wheel action. I assume it was horse drawn.

All the others are 3 point that I have seen. A old style hay rake is there to, resembles a large yard rake that trips up when you get the amount of hay in it.

I know every time dad uses the sickle for any length of time he takes the bar out to replace or sharpen the knives.

The farmer up the road has a Allis B12 with a belly mount sickle, 4' model. I always thought that was a neat tool. He won't part with it though.

 

[flusher]

I've never seen a newer pull behind like yours, only horse or early tractor pulled types. On the farm there is still sitting one that runs off of the wheel action. I assume it was horse drawn.

All the others are 3 point that I have seen. A old style hay rake is there to, resembles a large yard rake that trips up when you get the amount of hay in it.

I know every time dad uses the sickle for any length of time he takes the bar out to replace or sharpen the knives.

The farmer up the road has a Allis B12 with a belly mount sickle, 4' model. I always thought that was a neat tool. He won't part with it though.

That Allis Chalmers 80T dates from the 1950s, possibly earlier. John Deere and New Idea, among others, made similar trailer-type sicklebar mowers way back then. County maintenance folks used them for mowing ditches along the roads.

 

[js5020]

I found an old one for my Gravely and spiffed it all up. Haven't gotten a chance to use it much yet. Need to make some skids for each end, but haven't figured out a good way to fabricate and attach.

Take a look over at oldgravelys.net,, the parts manual shows a pretty decent picture. Nice looking mower,,, a 4 or 5' ? don't see to many of them most are 42".

 

[Farmwithjunk]

If you're interested in NEW, here's the best chance there is to get the same technology as the proven winner, the New Holland 451.


Single Bar Hay Mower,Rowse Hydraulic Rakes Company, Burwell, Nebraska.

 

[BTI]

In our area a good used NH 451, not a perfect one, just a good working used one, will bring $1500 easily.

BTI

 

[Darren]

A double action sickle bar with the hydraulic cylinder will cut at angles below horizontal for ditches and at any angle you need to cut a bank above grade. FWIW, as long as you don't try cutting metal T posts, Beyond the daily greasing when in use, maintenance isn't a big issue.

 

[Joe1shoe]

I own a Rowse 3Pt Sickle. I mostly cut banks and around ponds with it. I'm amayzed what it cuts. Briars, sapplings, about any medium to soft wood that will fit in the cutter slot. Just take your time and keep it out of the rocks.

 

[Solo]

I found an old one for my Gravely and spiffed it all up. Haven't gotten a chance to use it much yet. Need to make some skids for each end, but haven't figured out a good way to fabricate and attach.

Nice 5' mower. I don't want to detract from this thread, so I posted some pics of my mower skids in the two wheel forum.

Solo

 

[Mike120]

I actually prefer a sickle mower, I think they give a cleaner cut. I use an old NH 456 trailed mower that is very reliable. Yes, I can go a little faster with a disc mower, but in small fields you don't gain that much time. Because of the reduced HP requirements, I can also mow with the sickle using E-pto and use less fuel as well. If I ever have to replace it, I'd get a Rowse.

 

[Van Wen]

I also like sickle bars. I work an orchard and when the the trees are heavily laden, branches touching the ground, it just slips along barely jiggling the fruit. A disk mower wouldn't "cut it" (pun intended) in that application.