#5 sickle mower--need cutter bar

[floyd md]

The cutter bar on my #5 sickle mower broke in half last year. There are no Agco dealers within 00 miles--can I substitute a different brand of bar, say one that Tractor supply sells?

 

[jccleav]

You should be able to. Take your measurements with you.

 

[John T]

If youre talkin a standard flat sickle bar knife, YES most brands the same length can be made to work HOWEVER NOTE its the knife head section your pittman arm atatches to that may be critical AGAIN HOWEVER those are usually just riveted to the knife there on the drive end so you may be able to buy a knife of the right size and length and rivet your old head (if necessary) to the new knife.

John T

 

[old]

Yep one thing you do want to make sure of is that the new one uses the same size/type of section the old one uses so that you keep the sections working with the guards like the old one did. If you can not find one the correct length you can buy one that is a bit longer and then cut it down to fit. Oh by the way your old one can also be welded but doing that is tricky but can be done I know because I have done it more then once and they held up well

 

[IBorange in TX]

I"m guessing that the bar broke right at a rivet hole, most of them do. Just take the two pieces to a good welding shop. It can be welded and the hole redrilled. While you have it out, might hit the knives with a little sharpening. HTH
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[floyd md]

Thanks, guys, appreciate the info