Good comments... and I found out that I HAD to have the correct ground speed for a sycle to work correctly.
Too slow and all the cuttings fell on or in front of the guards and prevented new grass from entering correctly. Too fast and you choked the bar down and locked it up...
And when the grass leans away from you, you need a bit fast vs when the grass leans towards you, to clear and keep the guards open.
BUT.. I have 3 new holland 450 series cutters and use the heck out of them.. Any 30 hp tractor is plenty but lots of gears for ground speed is a must. The ford 8 speeds are most perfect while the early 4 and 5 speeds are fair to good. These smaller 30 to 50 hp tractors are also perfect for ground driven rakes. Where the newer round balers need 85 hp to work easily and correctly.
Anyway using a sickle is mostly black magic as the operator MUST keep the ground speed correct for the conditions while the engine is set at 540 pto rpms...
Mowco's are much easier to use as long as youre careful on your turning and avoid fence posts and gates.
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