Sickle bar or maybe yard art

[moe1965 766]

I was given this sickle bar yesterday by a friend. He said he had no idea how long it had been on his father's property or what kind of tractor it was hook to but this is what I got. After some research and finding some tags on the bar  it's a sears and robuck. The tractor as well I'm hoping to revive it and put it on one of my wheel horse tractors. From pictures I have found it ran off a drive on the front of the tractor like a mule drive set up. I was hoping that I could put it on my 854 but the drive would be a little different because I'm not aware that a 854 at a mule drive  setup I'm up for the challenge. I got my work cut out for me 

[peter lena 9,298]

i think if i were going to salvage it , i would totally get after lubrication soak , to try and brake down the rust, then i would bench mount it , and attempt to drive it with a separate drive. you might even use a 1/2 " drill to see if it will function after breaking it free. bench ,controlled work is a safer / secure site. pete

[c-series don 10,113]

I’m going with yard art! 

[WHNJ701 4,165]

cool pic, I was recently given a sears with a sickle bar not sure either what to to do with it yet 

[oliver2-44 10,739]

Interesting challenge.  Looks like it would be a good candidate for an e-tank 

[oliver2-44 10,739]

2 minutes ago, jabelman said:

cool pic, I was recently given a sears with a sickle bar not sure either what to to do with it yet 

 

A few years ago I acquired a more modern rusty but functional Sears Sickle bar mower with a pallet of items from a salvage yard.  I thought long and hard of how to put it on a Wheelhorse.  Then I sold it to a Sears collector for good money and bought my C-160

[Stepney 2,354]

That is an older Suburban or a Custom going by the fenders. The section knives will work on a WH for spares. Honestly the Sears type sickle is a better design then the WH as it doesn't have the wobble box. I've been trying to track one down myself for a future project. They are basic low tolerance units. I had a Jari I literally pulled out of a swamp and broke free with a wrench and bar. Worked slick. I would try and save it. Those units are scarce now. 

[moe1965 766]

I'm making some headway on attaching this sears sickle bar to the 854. I got all the parts to move on the sickle bar that should that were out in the elements for 40 years . The next issue was putting a mule drive on the 854. The issue was wheel clearance to the front of the drive when turning the tractor to the left. I made some 1 1/4 spacers to do this the parts in the picture are mocked up for now. 

Edited April 4, 2019 by moe1965

[WHNJ701 4,165]

ok so now you got me thinking.... I have this sears with a sickle bar and another 854 that I am redoing.  I am watching this very carefully now.....hmmmmm.

[moe1965 766]

Got the sears  sickle bar mounted today  I made a bracket just like the one on a snow plow to mount it. 

[953 nut 60,224]

2 hours ago, moe1965 said:

I made a bracket just like the one on a snow plow to mount it.

Now that is what I call thinking outside the box!                How is the front of the mower supported?

[moe1965 766]

For now just a temporary flat stock steel to the frame. That's how it was attached to the sears tractor it was on. The bracket I made up under the trans is also set up for a long frame tractor so I can use it on my c 141 

Edited April 14, 2019 by moe1965

[moe1965 766]

Got it up and running today still working on the engage disengage on the belt using the original pedal .

Edited April 25, 2019 by moe1965

[Razorback 1,129]

Too COOL! 😎 

[Tractorhead 9,212]

That‘s realy cool.

 

try also to find one, like to missused it also as a hedge- siccors.

 

 

[moe1965 766]

All my work paid off. It works well

[Pullstart 66,992]

So awesome!  I can’t believe those saplings didn’t even phase it!