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How much horsepower does it take to run a sickle bar mower?

HP wise a sickle bar doesn’t take much. A 9′ bar probably wouldn’t take more than 10 or 12 hp to run.

What are sickle mowers used for?

A sickle bar mower is the right choice when you need a lightweight machine for your small tractor, or when you are mowing ditch banks and other irregular terrain. Although they cannot mow at the higher speeds of drum mowers and disc mowers, they excel at cutting at angles well above and below level.

Are sickle bar mowers any good?

If a cabless tractor is being used, the sickle bar mower is probably a much safer option. A sickle bar mower often leaves a cleaner cut field, especially in light crops, and is less prone to suck ash (dirt) into the swath or windrow. Finally, repair costs are generally lower if major damage is done to the cutting head.

Can you mow with a tractor?

Sure you can mow with larger tractors and very nicely. Mid mount mowers (MMM) generally don’t get bigger than 72″, but cut very well. Rear finish mowers (RFM) cut nearly as well, and can come in larger sizes depending on your pto hp.

How much does a John Deere 350 sickle weigh?

Weight

Shipping weight	303.5 kg 669 lb
Operational weight	246.3 kg 543 lb

Can you cut hay with a rotary mower?

Putting up the best hay possible hinges on timeliness — from cutting at the appropriate stage to baling at the right moisture level to efficient hauling and storage.

Can you cut hay with a sickle mower?

Cutting hay with a sickle bar mower requires one very important requirement: the hay has to be dry from atmospheric moisture like rain or heavy dew. Waiting until mid-morning or early afternoon is the best time to begin cutting. The sickle mower should be either tractor mounted or self propelled for smaller hayfields.

What is the best mower for cutting hay?

If you have a very low power tractor of 15 horsepower or less, this option will really be your only choice. Though there are very small drum mowers, if you have an older compact utility tractor like a Kubota 5000 or 6000 series, a sickle bar mower will be your best bet.

Will a sickle bar mower cut brush?

Alot of companies still make sickle bar mowers so you will have alot of options. But, they aren’t really designed to cut brush, a better application would be cutting grass and weeds. Alamo has something like a sickle bar for their boom mowers and that is designed to cut brush rather than grass and weeds.

Who still makes sickle bar mowers?

Mowing | Frontier™ SB31 Series Sickle Bar Mower | John Deere US.

Can you mow with a compact tractor?

On a compact tractor, we can still put a mid-mount mower deck under it and mow a lawn, just like this would. If we can also add a rotary cutter to the back, bale open, mow fields, open area pasture. You have the ability to add a front loader and move dirt, gravel, snow, clean horse stalls.

Can you mow over twigs?

Generally, your mower should be fine with running over small twigs or sticks. They should fit easily into the mower vacuum and cause no harm to the blade. If your lawn is littered with branches larger than this, you really need to remove them prior to mowing.

Why does my lawn mower cut better backwards?

A lawn mower may perform better in reverse than forward gear for a number of reasons. When a gas powered lawn mower runs in reverse, its blade continues to spin in the same direction as it would if the mower were operated in the forward gear. Blade sharpness issues, therefore, can be discounted in powered mowers.