They become easily dogged when working in very dense, lodged, or already cut material. They can mow a wide swath, but maximum speeds are only about half of other designs. A sickle bar mower's forward speed is much slower than disc and drum mowers. That being said, the disadvantages of a sickle bar mower include: As a result, less dirt will be cast into the air and your newly cut hay. While disc and drum mowers create a vortex of moving air across the blades, sickle bars have relatively little motion. Some mowers even allow you to work in the vertical position for trimming hedges or trail edges. If you are mowing ditch banks, sickle bars are the only hay mower style specifically designed to work well below (or above) horizontal. If your tractor is very lightweight or has very little front weight, a sickle bar is the lightest weight hay mower and therefore your best (and safest) option. 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. If you have a very low power tractor of 15 horsepower or less, this option will really be your only choice. Though a sickle bar mower’s design is a bit antiquated, its advantages are: An example of this type of mower is the DCM ltalia 150, a 5 foot mower. This doubles the effective blade speed, and also greatly reduces machine vibration, making it quieter, more comfortable to use, and longer lasting. The best sickle bar mowers currently being produced uses a double action where the guard moves in the opposite direction from the blades. This type of mower can be used to cut hay as well as for other general mowing duties. The action is the same as a set of barber's clippers cutting hair. Each back and forth action shears off any grass or vegetation that is between the stationary fingers. The mower works with a reciprocating action, moving triangular blades back and forth between stationary guard fingers. The design is much the same today as it was then. The sickle bar mower was the first mechanical mower and was originally pulled by horses. In order to choose the mower that will work best for your situation, first fit the mower to the size of your tractor and then determine how you will be using it. Each has Its advantages and disadvantages. There are three primary styles of hay mowers: sickle bar, disc. These machines cover the needs of 99% of people that have a compact or subcompact tractor. For the sake of brevity, we will concentrate here on hay mowers that are meant to be mounted to your tractor's 3-point hitch. Hay mowers come in all shapes and sizes, from mini sickle bar mowers to the largest trailed mower-conditioners and even self-propelled machines. If you don't have the manual, is a great website you can use to look up specs for almost any tractor.
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Your tractor's manual should have this information. Its horsepower rating and weight are the most important specs, but in some cases you may need to know the width or other details. Let's get started! Selecting the Right Hay Equipmentīefore you shop for equipment, make sure you know the specifications of your tractor.
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Here we take you through the step-by-step process of how to select the best equipment for your needs. The key to success is selecting the right equipment for your tractor and your property. You know you can do better but you've got a small tractor, and everyone tells you it won't be able to do the job.
Ultimately, you don't want to depend upon others for quality hay to feed your animals. Maybe you're fed up with the contract hay baler who doesn't think your hay field is a priority. Maybe you're constantly disappointed by the quality of hay available. Maybe you're tired of paying high prices for hay. You operate a small farm, own a compact tractor and have decided you want to make your own hay. However, this information is useful for small farm owners looking to invest in their own haying equipment. This article does not imply an endorsement by the Acreage Living newsletter of Tractor Tools Direct.
This article was written by Pat Goodwin of Tractor Tools Direct.
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