Sickle bar mowre with a Charger 10

[Kevin Lipscomb 1]

My lastest WH!

[Kelly 1,033]

You buy that at Ricks auction? nice looking tractor

[AMC RULES 37,235]

[wheelhorse656 20]

Wow nice tractor!!!

[Kevin Lipscomb 1]

I bought it from a guy down close to where Rick lives.....he might of bought it from Rick's auction and resold it to me.......Idk......been looking for a sickle mower for a while now, found this one on a tractor and bought it...

[Kevin Lipscomb 1]

What happen to the old posts and user ID in the old RedSquare site? I had to start out new on this new site.

[CasualObserver 3,411]

It's all still here. All you had to do was contact a moderator or admin to have your info reset. What was your former username? We can merge the accounts.

[Jake Kuhn 1,581]

Nice horse you picked up! :handgestures-thumbup:

[Kevin Lipscomb 1]

Thanks for all of the nice reply's. Didn't get it unloaded yet, I just want to play with it....LOL . Snow came yesterday.

[Kevin Lipscomb 1]

Got it unloaded Sat. It has some issues. The throttle cable is broke, it doesn't want to move too good, there is a valve on top of the transaxle that is adjustable so I need to read up on that. When I engage the transaxle the belt sound like it is lose and slapping the guard. Starter sound rough. I will read up on the adjustment valve, check out the belt first. Don't have time to work on it right now, so it will have to wait for a week or so.....the engine sounds good just can't get the throttle above 1140 rpms.....

[KC9KAS 4,744]

If it doesn't want "to move too good", the tow valve (on the transmission) may be open. This valve is used (open position) to move the tractor with the engine not running. If the engine is running and the valve is open, the fluid is being "by-passed" and not channeled correctly to move the tractor.

[Kevin Lipscomb 1]

KC9KAS, is the valve suppose to be turned all the way clockwise or all the way counter clockwise? Or somewhere in between? I don't have a book on it yet. Your help would be great. Thanks for the reply...Kevin

Edited February 20, 2012 by Kevin Lipscomb

[e-rancher 0]

Nice looking sickle mower and tractor. I've never seen the WH sickle in person. Are they more of a novelty or do they really work for cutting an acre or two? Are the rock guards, ledger plates and knives common to other brands? I have a Haban and it's more of a novelty than a serious piece of equipment.

e-rancher

[Kevin Lipscomb 1]

I have not used it yet, have to do some work on the tractor first. I have read that they do work good. I live on a blacktop and just wanted something to do the ditch with in the front. I used to do it with a weed eater, but I have a spinal cord injury now and don't get around like I used too. So bought it to cut the front part of the

yard....Hope it works like I planned...LOL

[oldnugly 2]

Don't know if this will work. I'm kinda computer challenged. If it does, here's my 953 with 50in sickle bar working on my ditch-my WeedEater loves not having to do this anymore.

YouTube: Wheel Horse MDL953 w/sickle bar

[4xfourfun 30]

Love the sickle bars! That looks like the Charger 10 from Ricks auction.

[Wheel-N-It 2,976]

That thing has mucho Cool Factor!

[Kevin Lipscomb 1]

Love the sickle bars! That looks like the Charger 10 from Ricks auction.

Someone else asked the same question. I bought from a guy that lives close to Rick so it might be. If it is does anyone know anything about it....the bad and good of how it runs, I would like to know. Right now the throttle is stuck at an idle and the valve on the trans is about half way in the middle of travel.. The guy I bought it from said it ran good with no problems...but some guys "runs good" is not the same as my "runs good" LOL.. Have not had time to get it in the shop to put a new cable on it and service it yet....

[Kevin Lipscomb 1]

Don't know if this will work. I'm kinda computer challenged. If it does, here's my 953 with 50in sickle bar working on my ditch-my WeedEater loves not having to do this anymore.

YouTube: Wheel Horse MDL953 w/sickle bar

oldnugly I watch your video a month ago when I was thinking about getting a sickle bar mower, thought it was just what I needed....if fact after watching your YouTube video I went and found this Charger 10 with the sickle bar mower on it off of CL. Thanks for the inspiration...LOL

Thanks for sharing the video with us....

Edited February 23, 2012 by Kevin Lipscomb

[farmer 1,081]

I'm new to the older hydro transmission too, so this might not work for you, but mine has a 'tap' on the top of the box which is the tow valve.

It operates through 180 degrees, drive- positive/tow-free wheel. Hope this helps. :thumbs:

[Kevin Lipscomb 1]

Thanks farmer. so the valve only rotates from 'tow' to 'drive' and does not have threads on it. Guess what I am trying to say is that is just turns 180° to change from drive to tow?

[Trouty56 567]

That's right. There is a pin though the adjustment rod. Point the long end towards the front of the trailer....that is if the pin is set right...to engage the transmission. Point it backwards to release it.

[oldnugly 2]

Kevin, thanks for watching my vid. Hope your sickle bar works out as well for you as mine has for me. Tom