He Built His Own Sicklebar Mower

He Built His Own Sicklebar Mower MOWERS Mowers (31H) 28-3-4 "I had been looking for a lightweight sicklebar mower to use on my Kubota tractor so I wouldn't have to use a string trimmer around my pond banks. I couldn't find one so I decided to build my own," says T.E. Salsman, Richmond, Ky. "A friend donated a 43-in. sicklebar and gearbox from an older walking mower. The gearbox was relocated from the center to the end of the sicklebar. The supporting framework was made from 1 1/2-in. tubing and 1/4-in. steel plate. The gearbox is chain-driven by a hydraulic motor off a junked golf course mower. Sicklebar angle is controlled by the length of the support chain. "So far the tractor hydraulics have been adequate for both normal mowing and, when the sicklebar is in the upright position, for cutting back honeysuckle growing on fence lines," notes Salsman. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, T.E. Salsman, 124 Jolly Ridge Road, Richmond, Ky. 40475.

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