A sickle bar mower has a lower price tag and requires less power per foot of cut. If a cabless tractor is being used, the sickle bar mower is probably a much safer option. A sickle bar mower often leaves a cleaner cut field, especially in light crops, and is less prone to suck ash (dirt) into the swath or windrow.Apr 17, 2018
What are sickle bar mowers good for?
A sickle bar mower is the right choice when you need a lightweight machine for your small tractor, or when you are mowing ditch banks and other irregular terrain. Although they cannot mow at the higher speeds of drum mowers and disc mowers, they excel at cutting at angles well above and below level.Oct 4, 2017
What is a sickle mower?
Mounted on the side of a tractor, sickle bar mowers are designed to tilt upward to mow along steep banks while the tractor creeps along on level ground. The walk-behind models propel themselves up an incline and the big knobby tires and wide blade keeps them from tipping over on a hillside.