[AT] Old tractors and hay

[toma]

On Wed, 10 Oct 2007, Francis Robinson wrote:

>
>    I have been watching carefully to make sure that blisters or boils don't
> pop up on the S-MTA drawbar from coming in contact with that John Deere
> green paint on that sickle mower...   ;-)   It is a nice mower. I don't have
> any idea what model it is, I have not found a tag or numbers anywhere on it
> yet. I was going to a show auction last year and a brother-in-law had known
> it was in the sale and asked me to to watch and see what it sold for as he
> was just curious. It was obviously a good mower and since it only sold for
> $65 it followed me home. Maybe next year I will mount it on my 1948 John
> Deere A.

Would that be a John Deere #5 mower. The #5 has a triangular frame with a 
tail wheel caster. The triangular frame is kind of offset. That is what I 
use here behind a D2 for cutting hay in the hills. I have not used mine 
for years and it needs work so I need to find one for parts. I shouldn't 
have much trouble because no one in CA would consider using one any more, 
most hay is cut by swathers here. I would not consider doing anything but 
cut and rake in this climate, I can make much better hay that way.

Tom