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Distance critical for sucess Chris, all good observations. The bar pictures I posted are from a pretty heavy bar I built. I used a heavy plate to help hold the bar stable when not attached to the tractor which was a problem with some of the bars as the mast center of gravity is high and...

Distances to mower Agree this is really a big factor. The distances with the trailed mower are great with the bar up front. With the mower in front there is a very fine line between what has good potential to be effective and what the operator is willing to tollerate. I was thinking 8-10...

Pictures Photos of my favorite bar so far. I had to build a JD style quick attach plate which was a little expensive, nearly $240 in materials. I used a pretty heavy plate to provide counter weight to the bar which has tremendous leverage when extended as well as pretty significant weight. MPL

Bars for bigger more complex mowers Folks, Nice to be back on your forum. A few thoughts I have on these bars. First there are still a lot of the single side trailed hay mowers out there which will continue to be used for years to come. These tend to be on smaller farms with more relaxed...

Flushing bar update 11282011 Hi folks, Thanks for the interest in our project. Moe, you certianly make some good points. We do have one fellow with a swinging tounge mower as you discribe and figureing just how to swing that bar efficiently is one of our big challenges. I am pondering...

Hi Folks, I want to make sport hunters like you aware of our project here in Michigan. I am managing a grant to help balance grassland bird habitat with agricultural production. Though our main focus is song birds, game birds like pheasants turkeys also nest in hay fields. We have narrowed...