Sickle bar mowers?

[james dilley]

When Granpa died in 1969, My brothe snagged his Sickle bar mower. He later scrapped it! Any ideas Who made A sickle bar walk behind with Sulky Atthatment ? in the 1960's??? I would love to find one! Thanks

[ace admirer]

lets see,,,david bradley, planet jr., gravely, troy, probably lotts more i don.t know....remember what it looked like?

[james dilley]

16" tires chain drive wheels tubular frame.Heavy bar down to the Sickle. 36" cut I think. There were Gears on the Wheels the chain was flat roller type!Fuel tank was I beleive mounted on the handle bars?Paint color was GreY NO hood, My dad did not want to haul it from Fla. To Ohio.

[ace admirer]

sounds like a gravely...i might be spelling that incorrectly,,,probably am. i see them for sale in local trade papers everyso offten.

the bradleys had a shapely hood most of the time. the frame was a fairly light tube frame with a 1/8 inch thick pressed motor/transmission mount.

the gravelys had a tube handlebars, but just about everything was cast. i'll try to find a few pictures later tonight.

[fordson major]

jari, simplicity, bsc, there are sites with walking tractor info, i have a simplicity and another unidentified one plus a one wheeled chore master. had a jari at one time gas tank on the handles and large mostly solid tires.

[james dilley]

The tires were pnumatic, The enginge and drivetrain( transmission) was bolted to the Tubular frome..I think the engine was 5 HP my brother used the motor for A minibike. Quite Stupid if you ask me! There is A power unit, Near by that has cultivators on it.

[Jim S.]

Gravely...
http://www.faracresfarm.com/jbvb/gravely/gravely.html

If it was one of those, you could mount a bunch of stuff to it.

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