Moline sickle mowers and the old R

[JOCCO]

Any of you ever have a moline sickle? Especially the smh side mount on an R? I once had a 3-point hitch one, j7 I believe. Years ago, there was an old R with side mount sickle it set by an old barn with the motor torn apart. I can still see it like it was yesterday. It is long gone and so is the barn and farm. Biggest regret I always wanted to try to buy it just for the mower.

 

[TractorDad3]

Check this one out, pretty neat. Would be fun to operate

 

[JOCCO]

Check this one out, pretty neat. Would be fun to operate

YES, similar not sure the model as its an industrial version of mower.

 

[T.R.K.]

I grew up with a 7ft. MO sickle mower mounted on the rear of a ZB. I rebuilt the sickle back in the '90s. but we ran it until we wore it out again. Those used an IH sickle bar.
Back in the 90s I bought a very worn out J7 and tried using it on my Jetstar. Although it worked, It really needed new rubber bushings in the eccentric assembly and I had problems with too long a replacement belt and worn out sickle, guide, and leger plates.

 

[JOCCO]

I grew up with a 7ft. MO sickle mower mounted on the rear of a ZB. I rebuilt the sickle back in the '90s. but we ran it until we wore it out again. Those used an IH sickle bar.
Back in the 90s I bought a very worn out J7 and tried using it on my Jetstar. Although it worked, It really needed new rubber bushings in the eccentric assembly and I had problems with too long a replacement belt and worn out sickle, guide, and leger plates.

I had issues with the pitman part that hooked to the knife on the J7.