Sickle Bar Sickle mower 101 questions

[sweettractors]

If the drive part of the knife is ok? You may be able to save some money. I have filled many of those sickle bars with new section knives and rivits. The process is simple and straight forward and will cut your cost by 2/3--Ken Sweet
Sweet Farm Equipment LLC *Good Used 154 Cub Cadet with 60 Inch Belly Mower $2850*

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Thanks Ken, if you have the time to look at picture#4, the knifehead broke while I was cutting around the pond. this happened due to missing a few knives (broke off) and trying to cut through some really deep thick stuff. I hope to put the new but rusty bar in soon. I was just waiting for the manuals. I want to go through the whole thing and get it up to snuff. I think it will be an awesome piece of equipment when I get it going. Even with missing knives, it was doing a great job. How much are the chromed serrated knives and are they worth it? Seems like rust will be my biggest enemy.

 

[sweettractors]

If that knife broke in the thicker plate that is attached to the small longer plate? I have seen several of those welded back together and hold for years when done properly (Be good for a standby blade)--The regular section blades are fine as long as you oil them down after each use and try to store inside---Ken Sweet
Sweet Farm Equipment LLC *Used Sickle Bar Mowers and Cultipackers in Stock Today*