Sickle Bar Mower

[farmall70]

Looking into purchasing a sickle bar mower to mow a ditch and around my pond.

The two I am considering are the Frontier (JD) SB3106 (5 foot 9 inches) and the Enorossi/Farmmaxx/Feraboli (5 to 5.5 feet).

Have not gotten a quote on the JD but MSRP is $5,200 and the Enorossi (and comparable names) looks to be around $4,000 to $4,500 online. Any idea how much of a discount I can expect on the JD?

Which would you recommend? I was leaning more towards JD since I have local dealers and was thinking parts may be easier to get? To get one of the other brands would most likely have to have it shipped (don’t see any near me - none within 150-200 miles). Would considered a used sickle but have to have hydralic lift which don’t see any near me either.

I know there are also trailblazer and lane shark front rotary cutters that would do what I am looking for but I don’t have a loader so not considering those.

 

[metalbender]

Have you looked at ditch bank or verge mowers? I have a Chicom version for steep ditches. They shread the material unlike the sickle bar that just cuts and lays it down.

 

[DK35vince]

I have an Enorossi/Farmmaxx 7' sickle bar mower I got from Carver equipment.
Steve Carver was good to work with and answered any questions I had.

Farm-Maxx Sickle Bar Mowers from Carver Equipment | Kyle and Jessy Smith, Owners - PTO, 3 Point Hitch, ideal for pond or ditch bank mowing or small hay operations of North Carolina - Carver Equipment in Dunn: we stock and sell new and used tractors

www.carverequipment.com

 

[Wyobuckaroo]

I would like to have a belly mount sickle bar mower to run off the mid mount pto.. Much like on the old Farmal A or B small tractor..
I'm sure that will never happen as it would be too model, year specific to sell..

Unless.... Someone was talented enough to do a home built.......