John Deere No. 5 Sickle Mower

[Bill Ricketts]

Does anyone have any ideas on a conversion kit to use this mower with a couple-matic hitch on a 3pt hitch. Also need advice on a hydraulic cylinder to raise the sickle bar. Thanks

 

[James Howell]

I regret that I am not familiar with the couple-matic hitch on a 3pt hitch.

If your mower is equiped with a QuikTach hitch as shown below,

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you can fabricate a 2<tt>^"</tt> piece of pipe that is 23<tt>^"</tt> long with either a category 0 or category 1 hitch pin welded at each end.

If your mower is equiped with a bar hitch, you can weld a category 0 or category 1 hitch pin welded at each end.

In one of the later versions of the #5 Power Mower Operator's Manual, there is a hydraulic cylinder pictured and described for raising the cutter bar.

Take a look at the link below on eBay for the correct OEM hydraulic cylinder that is designed for the #5 Power Mower.

I have two of these cylinders that I plan to use with my #5 mowers.

I am sure with a little <tt>[b:654c4848f0]"farmer tech"[/b:654c4848f0]</tt> another hydraulic cylinder could be used.

Hope this helps.
JOHN DEERE A B H G TRACTOR HYDRAULIC CYLINDER B2161B

 

[glennster]

i used a marker cylinder from an old i-h cyclo 800 planter on my #5. its a single action cylinder, works good behind the m with the belly pump hydraulics.

 

[Leroy]

That cylinder is not advertised correctly. The B tractor cylinder is 2 1/2" while the A tractor cylinder is 3 1/2" and the G cylinder I think is larger yet but do not know. The H was never made with a setup to use a remote cylinder so none was ever made for the H. And Cat 0 pins are for a garden tractor, the smallest farm tractor pins are cat 1 with medium cat 2 and large cat 3