sickle sections

[Anonymous-0]

hi im putting the sickle sections back on my cutter bar and have a question does it matter which side of the bar you peen the rivets thanks

 

[Anonymous-0]

I dont know if it matters but I always peen from the top and have never had a problem. Just make sure you support the sickle so when you hammer you dont warp the bar. I use an old 4 foot piece of railroad track as an anvil it works great.

 

[NEsota]

If you need a reason for flatting the rivets on the blade section side, it might be that you want to reuse the bar but not the section. Getting the rivets out of the bar to replace sections later, may be easier if the rivets are not swollen in the hole as much as, they might be if flattened on the bar side.

 

[old]

Yes it matters. If you do it from the bar side the sections may not be tight like they need to be. EVERY bar I have ever seen and seen done where done from the section side because doing it that way makes sure the section are down good and tight. If the section is loose it can/will take out the guard and also casue the section to brake
Hobby farm

 

[Walt Davies]

The reason for peening the rivets on the blade side is clearance the rivet is designed so that it has a small head on the bar side an a larger head on the blade side. the system is made so that the larger head will clear only on the top of the blade.
If you peen them on the bar side they will hang up when inserted in the mower. there are two kinds of rock guard that hold the bar an blades in place one has more clearance for bolts. When assembled back in the mower the peened side will be up.

Walt

 

[Finn Md]

have you considered switching to section bolts? They're pretty darn easy.