As for price it depends. In my area a good sickle bar mower can go for $200 to $1000 depending on the auction and who is selling. I bought a nice balanced head semimount IH mower for $400 years back and it would still be a bargain at that price. Last spring I bought a mounted (2 point) that appeared mostly complete and thought I could either use it for parts are do a little work and have a second mower - $100 even. New Holland 456 sickle mowers always bring a good price $500 to $1000 in my area. I've never used one but they appear to be every bit as good or probably better than the IH balanced head mowers. The nice thing about sickle mowers is just about any tractor can power one - all you need is about 18 HP and you are set. A disc mower is huge step up in productivity but the HP requirements are also much higher - you aren't going to hook one up to an 8N.
I would always go with a rear mount - much easier to get on and off - some are tow behind (almost like the haybine with fewer parts) and other can mount with the 3 point.
You will have to rake an entire field if you use a sickle bar mower or a disc mower - I don't know how much you were raking with the haybine.
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