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Old 04-15-2014, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by J-Mech View Post
Just a suggestion, but why not just put a wider and smaller pulley on the sickle? Cheaper than a clutch and way easier. Then if you want to put a deck back on the 1641, it will be ready to go. A sickle mower isn't picky like a rotary mower. It really doesn't matter how fast it runs, just changes your ground speed. Faster the sickle drives, the faster you can push it. (To a point.)
Jon

The 149 has the small PTO pulley so if I went with the large PTO I'd need a larger pulley on the sickle. I don't have a PTO on the 1641 so just figured I'd look for one with a 4-1/2" to 5" pulley. Plan is that the 149 will be the tiller, the 1641 the sickle mower and the 71 can pull the plow or cultivator.
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