[AJD] sickle mower, what to buy?

[Bill Brueck]

Was visiting my father in law over the weekend, he has a Deere 450 mower
now.  They just use it to mow ditches and waterways and along the creek.
Said it's been a good mower but it's a trailer model...just hook it up with
a hitch pin to the drawbar and it has its own 2 wheels.  He said he misses
the # 5 he had before, as it mounted rigidly to the drawbar.  The # 5 was a
lot better to maneuver considering most of his mowing is NOT in the open
field but working around stuff and this trailer style is a bit awkward. 

B²
 
Bill Brueck (brick)
Chatfield, MN, USA
 
Confusion is a higher state of knowledge than ignorance.


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 Kreig,
I am not a big time user...but I regularly use a JD No. 8 mower behind a JD
530, JD 50, etc.
It has been very solid, the only issue we had was that I didn't check the
bolts that hold the wooden pitman one season...the wood shrunk a bit and I
broke the pitman.? Other than that, it has never let us down.? It has a
breakaway feature if you hit something solid, or go faster than it mow.? It
also has a slip clutch that prevented breakage when I hit a pipe one time.?
My grandfather worked for Deere, (ca. development of the D to 1960), and he
was the one that recommended the No. 8 many years ago.? We also have a No.
5, but haven't used it for years.

Good luck with your choice, I sometimes think I might like a mower that
mounts under the belly of the tractor, but the No. 8 has been a great
mower.? 

Good luck with your choice,

John Maxwell
Ferndale, CA


 

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Thinking of purchasing a sickle bar mower, and not really sure what to look
for. I would most likely use it on the JD530 or my much newer Ford 1710. 
What should I look for in a used mower, what parts would be most worn and
any ideas about prices?

Thanks,  Kreig


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