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Old 12-28-2013, 12:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Dave R View Post
Congrats on the sickle bar mower. Nice find.

BE VERY CAREFUL when you pick up the sickle bar. The cutter bar can move downward when you raise the whole thing up, and if you have fingers in there between the blades and the guards you are in trouble. My experience with them is when it drops it drops all the way.

My .02 cents worth.
Dave in SW Missouri
That's not a joke! Thats the very first thing my Granddad taught me when I first started running a sickle bar mowing hay. I know a lady who did have the end of her finger cut off by one. Open your hand up, don't grab the bar, and keep your fingers to the rear of the bar when folding!! Good advice Dave!
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