Disc vs Sickle Bar

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cowpie1

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Kellogg, IA
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NH TC33DA
I have no experience with the "disc" type mowers out there, but they seem to be a lot of them. Could anyone tell me what the difference is in cut or use of disc mowers compared to sickle bar mowers.

Best I can tell from the little info I have come across is that the disc type are heavier and cost more but from what I have seen when I have seen one mowing is nothing spectacular compared to sickle bar mower.

Would appreciate some of your experiences comparing these types.

Cliff
 
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#2  
I have no experience with the "disc" type mowers out there, but they seem to be a lot of them. Could anyone tell me what the difference is in cut or use of disc mowers compared to sickle bar mowers.

Best I can tell from the little info I have come across is that the disc type are heavier and cost more but from what I have seen when I have seen one mowing is nothing spectacular compared to sickle bar mower.

Would appreciate some of your experiences comparing these types.

Cliff
 
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Do you have anthills in your field? I hear they are murder on sickle bar mowers...
David from jax
 
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Do you have anthills in your field? I hear they are murder on sickle bar mowers...
David from jax
 
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No anthills. Just basic pasture and hay ground mowing. Just interested in the differences between the two types and what makes disc mowers so popular compared to sickle bar.

I do trim up hillside terraces and road ditches.

Cliff
 
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No anthills. Just basic pasture and hay ground mowing. Just interested in the differences between the two types and what makes disc mowers so popular compared to sickle bar.

I do trim up hillside terraces and road ditches.

Cliff
 
   / Disc vs Sickle Bar #7  
You can run a higher ground speed with a disc mower.
 
   / Disc vs Sickle Bar #8  
You can run a higher ground speed with a disc mower.
 
 

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