Sears Side Sickle Bar Mower on wheelhorse?

[oliver2-44 9,872]

Has anyone mounted a Sears Suburban Side Sickle bar mower on a Wheelhorse 312-8, C-161 or similar tractor. I recently aquired on with some other equipment i purchased. I wondering how much modification it would take to mount, and for the mule drive to work or if i would be better off selling it.

 

[953 nut 55,830]

   No reason you couldn't do it. Take a look at the "Sears Suburban GT" site and you will see a couple of images of them mounted. The mule drive on the Sears is very much like the    and all you would need to do is make up the brackets to mount it to your frame; should be able to mount it to a mid mount tach-a-matic. When you do it   

 

Good luck.

Edited March 15, 2015 by 953 nut

[oliver2-44 9,872]

Thanks I like the tach-a-matic idea. This sickle is heavier than a standard mower deck. Are all the tach-a-matic hitches on mower decks the same weight, or is the hardware on the top of a 48" deck heavier than a 36" and a 60" even heavier? 

Dince this is a 5 ft sickle I suspect I would need some weight on the opposite side of the tractor.  Is it better to use wheel weights on the opposite side or put weight on the sickle frame.