[Farmall] Sickle Bar Mower Question

Fri Apr 15 11:53:18 PDT 2005

Of course, IH's preference was that you buy one of their repair blocks with 
the rivet set tool (see page 9 of the Jan-Feb '05 Red Power Magazine).

Jim Becker        jim.becker at verizon.net

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> Also works pretty easy if you have a big vise and just open it up a little
> bit to slide the sickle bar through.  I have not replaced sections for a
> long time, but as a kid I did quite a few...and one or two hits with a two
> pound hammer would do it.
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> Mike pretty well covered it.  Here are a couple small additions.
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> You can remove sections from the knife pretty easily by holding the knife
> with the front edge down with the main bar of the knife supported on the
> edge of an anvil.  A hammer blow to the back edge of a section will shear
> off both rivets.  (much easier to do than explain)
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> If you need to replace the pitman stick, if you can still get a new one
> from
> CaseIH, do so.  The right length is critical.
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> Jim Becker        jim.becker at verizon.net
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> From: "Mike Sloane" <mikesloane at verizon.net>
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>> The good news, Carlton, is that all the (wear) parts for virtually all
> of
>> the old IH sickle bar mowers are pretty much the same. The "sections"
> (or
>> 5 sided knife pieces) are standard and can be purchased from any farm
>> equipment store, Case IH dealers, or on-line/catalog from Valu-Bilt,
>> T.H.E. Company, etc. The confusing part is that they come "plain",
> "under
>> serrated", or "top serrated", and which you use is somewhat dependent on
>
>> the material you are cutting.  (The sections come in packages of 10.) I
>> happen to use under serrated on grass and weeds. I find that I often
>> needed to replace the original IH guards, as they get beaten up when
>> cutting along my stone and stump filled lane. Replacements are also
>> available from the same sources and not expensive (and they last
> forever).
>> Be sure to buy new mounting bolts for the guards, as the old ones are
>> usually in pretty bad shape. (The replacement guards are usually painted
>
>> green, unfortunately. But if that bothers you, that is easy enough to
>> correct.) I was also able to buy a complete bar with sections attached
>> from Case IH some years back, but it was old stock, and they may not
> have
>> them any more. The biggest problem for most folks is the rivets. You can
>
>> drill out the old rivets and hammer the new ones flat, but I never had
>> good luck with getting a really tight fit that way. I bought a portable
>> rivet press that punches out the old rivets and "sets" the new ones very
>
>> nicely. Valu-Bilt item T55-0584 it the right item, but there is no image
>
>> of it on their Website. (The price has about doubled since I bought
> mine!)
>> You can, I have heard, convert your riveted sections to bolt-on, but I
>> have never done that. Pitman sticks and hold down clips are also and
>> available from the same sources. I would give Valu-Bilt
>> (www.valu-bilt.com> and T.H.E. Company <www.the-co.com> a call and ask
> for
>> a copy of their current catalog.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> Carlton Houston wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> I am wondering about where I should start in trying to find replacement
>>> teeth/blades for my sickle bar mower.  I know you must be able to find
>>> pitman arms, etc, but I don't quite know how to even identify the parts
>>> in a good enough way to actually order them.
>>>
>>> My mower runs on my 52 Super A.  I am planning to work on the thing
> this
>>> weekend.  If I dismantle the existing blades, are there numbers or any
>>> such identification on them, or are they an eyeball replacement part
>>> from TSC?  I apologize for asking dumb questions with so little
>>> background information, but I have so little time when I do get to
> play,
>>> I want to ask first.  Maybe it'll help me get more done...
>>>
>>> As always, I appreciate you guys offering your wisdom and wit.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Carlton Houston
>>> Summerville, GA
>>>
>>
>>>
>>
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