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Razor Cat Sickle Boosts Capacity 50%
"It boosts hay-cutting capacity 50%," say developers of the new Razor Cat cutterbar for mower-conditioners and windrowers. The Herschel Corp., manufacturers of the new Razor Cat, also produces the popular Tiger Jaws add-on combine cutterbar that's caught on fast with grain and soybean farmers.
The new Razor Cat
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Razor cat sickle boosts capacity 50% HAY & FORAGE HARVESTING Accessories 9-2-28 "It boosts hay-cutting capacity 50%," say developers of the new Razor Cat cutterbar for mower-conditioners and windrowers. The Herschel Corp., manufacturers of the new Razor Cat, also produces the popular Tiger Jaws add-on combine cutterbar that's caught on fast with grain and soybean farmers.
The new Razor Cat cutterbar conversion kit consists of all-new guards, sickle sections and hold-down clips. It features Herschel's popular bolt-on sickle sections that eliminate rivets and let you change sections without dropping the guard while the sickle is in the machine.
Key to success of the new hay-cutting sickle is that it has twice as many guards as a conventional cutterbar. The guards are spaced on 2-in. centers and the sickle has a 3-in. stroke so there's a ¢-in. overstroke.
"On conventional cutterbars, the sickle section is already slowing down for the return stroke as it cuts hay against the guard. On the Razor Cat, each sickle section cuts hay at full velocity and only slows down when it has passed through the guard. That means the sickle is moving about 26% faster as it cuts the hay and, due to the increased number of guards, there are 50% more cuts per cycle," says Larry Cook-Isaacson, Herschel representative who notes that the sickle sections themselves are longer than conventional sections for increased cutting area.
"It lets you increase ground speed while the cleaner cut puts less stress on the sickle drive system. Because of its high capacity, you can keep going in even the most difficult cutting conditions without clogging or over-loading the system," says Cook-Isaacson.
The Razor Cat conversion kit sells for $45 to $50 per foot, depending on the model. Limited quantities are available for the 1985 season.
For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Herschel Corp., 1301 N. 14th Street, Indianola, Iowa 50125 (ph toll-free 800 247-2167 or 515 961-7481).
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