Loader-Mounted Sickle Mower

Loader-Mounted Sickle Mower MOWERS The front-mount sicklebar mower from I & J Manufacturing makes it easy to see what you’re cutting It’s designed for use with skid steers front-end loaders on standard tractors and even mini-tractors All that’s needed is hydraulic power and a quick-attach configuration     “These mowers are great for using along pond edges and fences as well as around posts and other obstacles ” says Jacob Blank I & J Manufacturing “It’s ideal for getting under high tensile fence lines ”     The mowers have an ESM double-cutting knife system Claims for the ESM system which uses no guards include no vibration no clogging and a wide range of mowing applications It flexes over rocks and other obstacles     The mower is available with 5 1/2 7 8 and 9-ft cutting bars and ranges in price from $6 050 to $6 630 The mower with an 8-ft cutting bar weighs in at about 670 lbs It has a hydraulic drive that provides cutting action no matter what angle the bar from horizontal to vertical     “A hydraulic cylinder controls the angle of the cutting bar ” says Blank “You could shear a tall hedge with it and mow the top or trim the side of a tree or bush It can mow anywhere the loader arms position it ”     Contact: FARM SHOW Followup I & J Mfg 10 S New Holland Rd Suite 2 Gordonville Penn 17529 ph 717 442-9451

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