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Cecil Bearden crbearden at copper.net
Wed Aug 13 19:37:05 PDT 2008


I have a dearborn or ford 3pt sickle mower.

I need a trail type one.

Cecil in OKla

Don Bowen wrote:
>> does it have enough power to turn the brush hog when loaded and engaged?
>>   My 5000 turns the blades when they are up. Or it did!!!  Until it gets
>> really warm it may drag.  That is a clutch like an automatic
>> transmission and runs in oil..  If it will not pull, then the spring
>> washer that is supposed to disengage it may be warped.
> 
> It has more than enough power.  I have pulled fourth in some really heavy
> weeds and it goes right through.  It is a good running tractor but I think
> it was stored for a while.  I am fixing little things on it as we go along.
> 
> I am looking for a sickle bar mower in the southern Missouri area but none
> have shown up on the auction bills or Craigs list for Springfield.  I am
> also looking for a box blade but one may be available less that a quarter
> mile from here.
> 
> Don Bowen  KI6DIU
> http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/Journal.html
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