I&J sickle bar mower

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  • February 9, 2012 at 10:32 am #43487
    Anonymous
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    I am thinking of buying an I&J sickle bar mower and was wondering if anyone here has used one, owned one, owned one and wished they hadn’t, etc. I know they are designed a little bit differently than the McD and other mowers of that era and wondered how well this newer design works. Any, and all comments are welcome. Thanks, John

    February 9, 2012 at 11:46 am #72002
    Gabe Ayers
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    Look on Jason Rutledge’s FB page for video. He just got one last summer and has posted a few videos of it in use. They seem to like it quite a bit. Kevin

    February 10, 2012 at 1:38 am #72005
    Anonymous
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    Thanks Kevin, I will check out Jason’s Facebook page. John

    February 10, 2012 at 5:03 am #72004
    blue80
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    We received shipment on a couple 9 ft. mowers late this fall, have spent maybe 20 hrs. mowing. Really like them, though have had no support with regards to adjustments, setup, things to watch out for , etc.

    Will keep you posted, as I know more.

    February 10, 2012 at 7:11 am #72007
    Ridge
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    We have 2 I&J mower’s. We have done a lot of mowing with them. My wife and I both mow at the same time. They are the best mower that we have ever owned.We mowed about 100 acres each with the mowers last summer. I did have to modify both mowers some after we got them. I did not like the weight they put on the forecart tongue so modified the mowers some to alleviate that.

    February 10, 2012 at 3:59 pm #72003
    Barw
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    Did you have the mower with the mounted engine driven used it with the PTO forecart?

    February 10, 2012 at 11:16 pm #72006
    Anonymous
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    blue80 & Ridge, I haven’t seen any real good close up pictures of the bar and sickle, I know it is a “dual action” setup where both pieces move, I just can’t envision how it works in my head. I haven’t seen one in person, just pictures on the internet. Anything that you haven’t liked about the mowers?

    Also I was thinking using their setup with the small pto cart, blue80 is this the setup you are using with 9 ft mowers? I’m wondering what length to get 7′ or 9′ for use with the pto cart.

    Thanks,

    John

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