After half an hour................

[dun]

Of cutting stuff off I thought to click a picture. This is what happens when the chain for the pto shaft cover breaks and you're cutting thick and tall hay.

 

[Nesikep]

Hey, I had that happen on an old sicklebar mower 2 days ago.. Sainfoin is like rope!.. took a while to get that untangled!

How do you like that mower? do you have any other pictures of it? would it be gentle enough to cut something in seed down, make a bit of a windrow, and not bash all the seed off? We had one but it was done for, ours was a PZ

 

[highgrit]

That's a mess right there.

 

[branguscowgirl]

That's a "be nice" moment right there! So I will just say poopoo! :cowboy:

 

[M-5]

Sawsall with pruning blade or a 4.5" grinder with cutting wheel mskes the job easier

 

[dun]

Hey, I had that happen on an old sicklebar mower 2 days ago.. Sainfoin is like rope!.. took a while to get that untangled!

How do you like that mower? do you have any other pictures of it? would it be gentle enough to cut something in seed down, make a bit of a windrow, and not bash all the seed off? We had one but it was done for, ours was a PZ

Don;t have any other pics of it. I was surprised at how much seed is still on the stems. I do collect some on the top of the canvas but that's knocked off just going through the stuff not the cutting.

 

[dun]

Sawsall with pruning blade or a 4.5" grinder with cutting wheel mskes the job easier

It was tangled badly enough that the hydraulic hose was wrapped up in it and the outlet bracket on the tractor is bent at an interesting angle.

 

[M-5]

Dam then it was pocket knife only . That sucks

 

[kjonesel]

I have a fold up knife that takes a replaceable razor blade in the toolbox. It makes short order of removing a mess like that.

 

[dun]

Talked to a neighbor about it. He says to take a pice of baler belt a couple of feet long, cut a hole in it big enough to slip over the drawbar and pin it to the drawbar. Keeps the tall stuff and deep windrows from getting anywhere near the pto shaft

 

[skyhightree1]

That sucks dun ... how long did it take to get it off?

 

[dun]

About an hour, Linoleum knives are sure handy, so are kitchen shears. Biggest help was the wife on the opposite side working t it too.

 

[Nesikep]

I was about to suggest carpet cutters, but linoleum knives are the same thing.. I always have one of them handy... Great for cutting bale twines when there are a lot of eager noses and tongues already eating the bale, and they work great for skinning as well, they take on a good edge.. and you don't have to fold them to put them in your pocket... I get them for a buck at some pawn shops, etc

 

[Brute 23]

Thanks... reminds me to be patient with our contract guy.

 

[Named'em Tamed'em]

About an hour, Linoleum knives are sure handy, so are kitchen shears. Biggest help was the "wife "on the opposite side working t it too.

That's the way we roll, biggest help is the wife! :nod: :nod:

 

[Jogeephus]

Am thinking there wasn't a shade tree in sight.

 

[dun]

I learned that dragging that piece of belt from the drawbar is one of the best ideas that anyone has come up with in a long time.

 

[herefordlover]

This part of missori u need a boat to get across hay feilds