Lane Ranger 11,005 #1 Posted October 11, 2017 (edited) I noticed on the Red Square website at the top of the page the "My Old Machine" link that was added. If you click on that link you currently can see a Wheel Horse tractor with a Sickle Bar Mower that the owner made a front pulley drive plate set up to either replace or use in place of the original plates used by Wheel Horse. This is where the Sickle Mower gets its power from the motor off of the PTO to a drive pulley and makes a 90 degree turn with a belt linked to the sickle bar mower wobble box. I call this to the attention of sickle bar mower attachment owners as this is significant in my opinion that a replacement or updated plate/pulley setup can be made with a lot of off the shelf available parts. I have a set of plates that need the pulleys, bearings and 3/4 inch shaft on it to create a pulley drive plate that will work on a Wheel Horse 42 or 50 inch Sickle Bar Mower attachment. The http://myoldmachine.com/ link has some good information and photos on it. Here are some photos of my plate still in primer: And here are copies of the pictures posted on myoldmachine.com for the plate replacement. This should be very helpful to you folks that have a Sickle Bar Mower but no drive pulley plates. I have seen several Sickle Bar Mowers sold and bought that did not include this needed part as the seller may have kept it on the tractor and it became detached or lost with the original Sickle Bar Mower after detaching. Edited October 11, 2017 by Lane Ranger 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ztnoo 2,298 #2 Posted October 11, 2017 Lane, I saw that thread a while ago. Great workmanship! That gent is very skilled. Great looking sickle bar he restored! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C-101plowerpower 1,606 #3 Posted October 11, 2017 @Stormin people seem to have found your sickle mount 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ztnoo 2,298 #4 Posted October 11, 2017 Lane, Stormin actually posted a link to that sickle bar here at RS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #5 Posted October 11, 2017 (edited) Thanks for the complements lads. I had to make the mule drive as non came with the sickle bar. We call them finger bars over here, BTW. Can't think why. I've yet to make a lift handle, as having foot plates on the C-81, the original can't be used. Still, getting off and on to lift it keeps me young. (ish) Edited October 11, 2017 by Stormin 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c-series don 8,967 #6 Posted October 12, 2017 I mounted mine to a C-121 8 speed a number of years ago. I need to go take pictures of it but I was able to make it work with the attachment lift handle lifting the wobble box and the lift handle on the unit itself to lift the bar. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ztnoo 2,298 #7 Posted October 12, 2017 2 hours ago, Stormin said: Thanks for the complements lads. Thanks for the "Lads" moniker.....even though you are only 14 months older than me. I gladly accept the salutation as a younger male.......any day. Excellent work, mate! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites