T-Bow
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Hello All,
I am hoping that someone with sickle bar mower experience can help me understand what is going wrong.
Background information: The tractor is a 1941 Farmall H that my great grandfather purchased new. The tractor was restored about 5 years ago and looks and runs good. The side sickle bar mower was restored at that time also (not sure of the model number on the mower but I did find this number on it 464077-R1) and seems to run like it should until we try to mow with it. When mowing we open the throttle and run in 1st gear. The problem is that when we mow the fields, the grass gets all jammed up in the mower and doesn't cut good. Unfortunately anyone in my family that might have been able to help is no longer with us.
Questions: What do you think is going wrong? Any suggestions as to what to try. We think but do not know for sure that the blades are sharp. We also think that we are running at 540 PTO speed. Any thoughts as to what model number the mower is or where id of the mower might be located?
One other thing that I should say is that I am not very experienced with this tractor and this style mower so the problem may be very obvious to someone with experience. All I can say is that I can not wait to learn. Thanks for your help.
T-BOW
I am hoping that someone with sickle bar mower experience can help me understand what is going wrong.
Background information: The tractor is a 1941 Farmall H that my great grandfather purchased new. The tractor was restored about 5 years ago and looks and runs good. The side sickle bar mower was restored at that time also (not sure of the model number on the mower but I did find this number on it 464077-R1) and seems to run like it should until we try to mow with it. When mowing we open the throttle and run in 1st gear. The problem is that when we mow the fields, the grass gets all jammed up in the mower and doesn't cut good. Unfortunately anyone in my family that might have been able to help is no longer with us.
Questions: What do you think is going wrong? Any suggestions as to what to try. We think but do not know for sure that the blades are sharp. We also think that we are running at 540 PTO speed. Any thoughts as to what model number the mower is or where id of the mower might be located?
One other thing that I should say is that I am not very experienced with this tractor and this style mower so the problem may be very obvious to someone with experience. All I can say is that I can not wait to learn. Thanks for your help.
T-BOW