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Topic: allis chlmaers sickle mower

Posted By: Daniels wc
Subject: allis chlmaers sickle mower
Date Posted: 01 Dec 2018 at 1:14pm

https://kirksville.craigslist.org/grd/d/allis-chalmers-sicklebar-mower/6741966084.html" rel="nofollow - https://kirksville.craigslist.org/grd/d/allis-chalmers-sicklebar-mower/6741966084.html check this out dose any one know why this mower has the metal guides behind the cutting bar

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Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 01 Dec 2018 at 2:19pm

I’ve seen similar setups used for making a windrow.

Posted By: JoeO(CMO)
Date Posted: 01 Dec 2018 at 2:46pm

Windrow

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Posted By: Bill Long
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2018 at 9:43pm

There were two types of windrowers. One like this that made the hay into the center and there were those that windrowed the hay into one on the right. Same type just different set of guides.

Good Luck!

Bill Long

Posted By: johnkc
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2018 at 9:06am

does anyone know what size tractor this was designed for?

or Model number of the mower?

Thanks, John.

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Posted By: Don(MO)
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2018 at 9:30am

It's a #3 and used on the W tractors new.

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3 WD45's with power steering,G,D15 fork lift,D19, W-Speed Patrol, "A" Gleaner with a 330 corn head,"66" combine,roto-baler, and lots of Snap Coupler implements to make them work for their keep.

Posted By: Brian G. NY
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2018 at 9:36am

That's a #3 mower, 1951 or later.

There were brackets made to mount it to B, C, CA, WC and WD tractors.

I would think it could be easily adapted to about any make tractor.

It is interesting that it has both the wind rower bars as well as the pasture clipping wheel

out on the end of the bar.

Looks to be in decent shape.

Posted By: mdm1
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2018 at 11:40am

Check to see if they have the mounts for it. The mounts are tractor specific.

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Everything is impossible until someone does it! WD45-trip loader 1947 c w/woods belly mower, 1939 B, #3 sickle mower 1944 B, 2 1948 G's. Misc other equipment that my wife calls JUNK!

Posted By: Roger (NE)
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2018 at 3:10pm

Number 3 mowers were made at least as early as 1949 as we had one purchased with a new WD in May of that year. Was thinking I've seen them mounted on styled WC's also with hand lift. Also, if anyone is interested I believe I have a complete sickle mower windrow attachment in a shed at the farm I would sell.

Posted By: Brian G. NY
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2018 at 3:29pm

Yes they were made in '49.......this one has the straight lift lever which indicates it was built in October '51 or later.

Again,....Mounting brackets for the #3 were made for the B, C, CA, WC and WD tractors.

Posted By: Herb(GA)
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2018 at 6:31am

During WW11 alfalfa seed was in big demand (at least in the Midwest). One good crop would nearly pay for that ground. Traveling on top of the mowed seed crop was a no-no; so all alfalfa seed crops were wind rowed as the alfalfa was cut. Rotating pickups were added to Gleaner combine (the most popular combine in our area) platforms for harvesting the dried mature seed (a couple days later). Herb(GA)

Posted By: johnkc
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2018 at 7:03am

Thanks for the great info guys

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Posted By: Roger (NE)
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2018 at 8:49am

As I recall we always had a field of red clover in the 1950's and the sickle bar windrower was used when mowing it the second or third time for the year. It was baled for hay the previous times. We had a self propelled Massey Harris Clipper combine with a pickup attachment and after the crop dried in the windrow it was harvested for seed. This was in the fall of the year prior to the first frost.