What are sickle bar mowers good for?
What are sickle bar mowers good 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.
What is a mowing sickle?
Mounted on the side of a tractor, sickle bar mowers are designed to tilt upward to mow along steep banks while the tractor creeps along on level ground. The walk-behind models propel themselves up an incline and the big knobby tires and wide blade keeps them from tipping over on a hillside.
How do I sharpen my sickle bar mower?
To sharpen the sickle I remove the bolt from the drive head, slide the sickle out of the bar and either sharpen on a grinder with a sickle grinding stone or my Makita angle grinder. Then just slide the sickle back in the bar and put bolt back in drive head and you’re ready to go.
How do I sharpen my sickle?
How to Sharpen a Sickle
- Secure the sickle handle tightly in a bench vise with the blade facing away from you.
- Grind away the rounded metal edge — the dull edge — on the inside of the blade, using a whetstone or flat file.
Are sickle bar mowers made by Troy Bilt?
Solution Previously, Garden Way Inc. manufactured sickle bar mowers under both the Troy-Bilt® brand and the Bolens® brand before their bankruptcy and demise in 2001. See Garden Way Inc. Bankruptcy Information for additional information on this bankruptcy.
Why is MTD no longer making sickle bar mowers?
As a result, MTD is prohibited from manufacturing sickle bar mowers until a redesign can be developed that will satisfy the current regulatory requirements. This may not be possible as the basic style of the product is in direct conflict with the current ANSI requirements.
Do sickle bar mowers meet safety regulations?
Due to the exposed cutting blade design, sickle bar mowers cannot meet the current safety regulations set by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Only manufacturers that had approved designs prior to the current regulations becoming effective may continue to manufacture these type of mowers.
