Rear attached sickle bar

[Wheel Horse SWE 14]

Hi,

 

Couple of weeks ago I bought a D180 from 74 with a couple of different attachments. One of them is a rear mounted sickle bar. But I can't really set it up properly. I have not seen any other WH tractor with the same mounting for the sickle bar. What I've seen is only the front mounted or the side mounted (that's basically online with the seat). The sickle bar looks like a original WH.

 

The guy I bought it from had never used the sickle bar so he didn't know either. 

 

When I attach it to the three point the pulley discs aren't aligned. And the belt will rub against the metal frame.

 

Has anyone seen this type of rear mounted sickle bar before?

 

Does anyone have a clue what is wrong?

[Wheel Horse SWE 14]

Side view of the pulleys and belt.

[Achto 28,570]

4 hours ago, Wheel Horse SWE said:

Has anyone seen this type of rear mounted sickle bar before?

 

Does anyone have a clue what is wrong?

 

 

I have not seen a rear sickle before. It looks like there is room on the shaft to move this pulley ( circled in yellow ) closer to the gear box. If so, that could buy you some room.

 

Edited 23 hours ago by Achto

[Ed Kennell 40,213]

 

Is the length of this bar adjustable.?     

 

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Edited 21 hours ago by Ed Kennell

[953 nut 57,453]

  Looks like a very well crafted mower. It appears that @Ed Kennell has given the correct answer. adjusting that stabilizer should do the job.

[SylvanLakeWH 27,156]

[oliver2-44 10,236]

Nice looking Tractor and a cool uncommon sickle bar mower.

[Wheel Horse SWE 14]

3 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

 

Is the length of this bar adjustable.?     

 

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Thanks for the welcome.

 

It's not adjustable. It's welded togheter. I'm not even sure it's the right place for it. But it felt logical to put it there for keeping the sickle bar turning back.

 

The picture is the piece that you circled.

 

[Wheel Horse SWE 14]

4 hours ago, Achto said:

 

 

I have not seen a rear sickle before. It looks like there is room on the shaft to move this pulley ( circled in yellow ) closer to the gear box. If so, that could buy you some room.

 

 

 

Thanks 😊 

 

Yes there is room on the shaft to move the pulley futher back. So indeed this will help with the alignment. I'll try and do that.

[Ed Kennell 40,213]

1 hour ago, Wheel Horse SWE said:

It's welded togheter.

That could be a problem.     I could be wrong, but it appears that bar is what fixes the mower perpendicular to the tractor and is the break-away link that allows the mower bar to swing back if it hits a fixed object.     It appears that adjustable tension spring applies the friction to the two bars that determines the total length of the bar.   If those two bars are welded together, the whole purpose of the breakaway system is defeated.

[Wheel Horse SWE 14]

6 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

That could be a problem.     I could be wrong, but it appears that bar is what fixes the mower perpendicular to the tractor and is the break-away link that allows the mower bar to swing back if it hits a fixed object.     It appears that adjustable tension spring applies the friction to the two bars that determines the total length of the bar.   If those two bars are welded together, the whole purpose of the breakaway system is defeated.

 

Thanks for the input. What you're writing seems logic. 🤔  I'll have another look at the bars maybe I'm mistaken that they are welded together. I'll try and release the tension of the spring and se if I can pull the two bars apart.

 

[Handy Don 13,254]

13 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

That could be a problem.     I could be wrong, but it appears that bar is what fixes the mower perpendicular to the tractor and is the break-away link that allows the mower bar to swing back if it hits a fixed object.     It appears that adjustable tension spring applies the friction to the two bars that determines the total length of the bar.   If those two bars are welded together, the whole purpose of the breakaway system is defeated.

I’m curious about the shaft protruding downward from that bar. To me, that would contain a setscrew that applies friction between the two segments of the bar and, hence, regulates the force on the sickle that would permit a breakaway. 

[ri702bill 8,902]

Welcome!!

 

That is an Industrial Strength Gopher Patrol implement !!  

 

[Wheel Horse SWE 14]

1 hour ago, Ed Kennell said:

It appears that adjustable tension spring applies the friction to the two bars that determines the total length of the bar.   If those two bars are welded together, the whole purpose of the breakaway system is defeated.

 

I was mistaken. The two bars was not welded together. I released the tension from the spring and with a few taps with a rubber mallet I was able to pull them apart.

 

Your explanation makes alot of sense for the purpose of the part.

 

Now I think I'll be able to get everything aligned properly.

 

Thanks for all the input guys. Feels great to be welcomed to this community.

[Lane Ranger 11,099]

An innovative approach to using a mid tractor sickle on a three point D model that a thinker thought about and built!   
 

A first time item for me !

 

Another reason Wheel Horse tractors are still so popular you can do just about anything you can imagine with them!!!

[Ed Kennell 40,213]

1 hour ago, Wheel Horse SWE said:

Now I think I'll be able to get everything aligned properly.

We luv it when a plan comes together even if it is clear across the pond.    We will need a video of that thing working.

[oliver2-44 10,236]

@gwest_ca is there any literature to indicate if there was a Factory Rear Sickle Bar for the D series. I searched the files and didn't find anything.  But I'm still a rookie at file searches.

[gwest_ca-(File Mod) 11,209]

18 minutes ago, oliver2-44 said:

@gwest_ca is there any literature to indicate if there was a Factory Rear Sickle Bar for the D series. I searched the files and didn't find anything.  But I'm still a rookie at file searches.

No have never seen anything on them but not surprised. A while back there was a member in Belgium I believe and he always had attachments that we did not have. Most likely a PAL product like we had here.