IH #9 sickle mower

[JD Seller]

A while back I posted some pictures of a IH #9 sickle mower that was in some trees. There were two stumps where some trees long ago had grown up through the mower.

Just after lunch today the fellow that has the farm where this mower was at called me and told me to come and get the sickle bar mower. He is building a new shed and the mower is setting where he is going to put the building.

So mid afternoon we went over and dug it out of the stumps. Actually had very little trouble getting it out. The trees had been cut years ago. The stumps where rotten. I was able to take an axle and bust them up.

It is all there. The only bad part is the casting that is the entire rear of the mower was busted by the tree growing up through it. I am not real worried as it will more than likely never be used again. I am thinking to just put a wooden tongue in it and make it an yard art piece.

Don't know where I would put it anyway. More than likely just drug something else home to mow around.

Funny thing it that the wheels turn and the levers all work. I figure it all would have been rusted solid.

 

[farmerjohn]

Glad to see that it didn't go to scrap. If you ever want rid of it there is a good market for IHC mowers among the Amish.

 

[Anonymous-0]

You can get any part for your mower that you need including the entire frame. What happened is that some of the Amish bought the molds from IH when they stopped making them, so I've been told, and make all parts. In usable condition there are worth quite a bit. The #9 has the gear box behind the axle making it a lot lighter on the horses.

 

[Kirk Affeldt]

Here is a picture or two of my recent IH #9 mower that I found. It is in really good shape, except for the wooden tongue. Is there any place that would have the specs on the dimensions to make a new tongue?

 

[confederatgeneral]

What is all that iron on the right side that goes back to the lever ?

 

[JD Seller]

The iron I think you are seeing is the bracing for the wooden tongue. The wood was just about all rotten. So I just laid the iron pieces back over the mower to lift it off the stump.

There are some brackets that I am not sure what or where they go. I will have to get it cleaned up some and then look it all over closer.

It will just get stored for now. I will not have the time to do much with it until after harvest.

 

[cleddy]

I saved 3 of these out of the trees last fall and think one may be operational(it was in early 1970's before my grandpa died). At the time he shaped a wooden tongue out of a oak log he cut but that is gone now so would like to know the length of the tongue also. Two of them must of been parts machines since parts have been robbed but one has the high speed gear. Any one have a comment on that??? My brother said take the wheels off and scrap the rest. What's with everyone wanting steel wheels in thier front yard anyway??????Cleddy

 

[Leroy]

That frame being broke is no big deal, a lot of them are in service that has been welded and in that condition looks like about a $250 mower, put back in operating condition with no paint $1,150. The regular gear is prefered as the high speed pulls harder in heavy crops but was better if you were going to pull it with a tractor. And Just the wheels for repair use the Dealer will pay $75 each for them. And the dealer that I work with would take that mower for rebuilding and put back in service without batting an eye.

 

[EJ70]

yup, the #9 is highly desirable for horses and harder to find then the #7 atleast here on the east coast

 

[cleddy]

I was looking at the mowers I have and there is 2 - #9 and one #7 with the high speed gear box. The #7 is broken up pretty good around the hitch area and one of the #9 is missing the whole sickle assembly. Would the sickle parts off the #7 fit on the #9 since it sounds like they were the better machine???Cleddy