Looking to do my own hay next year and just picked up this Ford 501 7ft sickle bar for $75 - pretty good deal in my area. The seller said it he used it last year and it worked well. Looks like it needs a couple of teeth, but otherwise in decent shape.
Got it home and unloaded and can't seem to make sense of how it mounts on the tractor. I have a Kubota L3710 with a regular 3 pt hitch. From the looks of it, there are 6 points of attachment on the sickle bar. It looks like maybe something for a stabilizer and something else to raise and lower the bar. Can I just run it without the other attachment points? I've attached a picture of it.
Hope it's not a stupid question, but can anyone tell me how this works/offer suggestions? Thanks!
Got it home and unloaded and can't seem to make sense of how it mounts on the tractor. I have a Kubota L3710 with a regular 3 pt hitch. From the looks of it, there are 6 points of attachment on the sickle bar. It looks like maybe something for a stabilizer and something else to raise and lower the bar. Can I just run it without the other attachment points? I've attached a picture of it.
Hope it's not a stupid question, but can anyone tell me how this works/offer suggestions? Thanks!