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Bkpigs

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I put new guards on my Hesston 1120. The old ones were longer and skinnier and the new ones from Shoup are shorter and little thicker for the point. Is there an advantage to either one?
 
The longer ones have just a tiny bit easier time getting through thick
grass. Shorter ones less brakage from rocks. That is about it. I know
on IH Mowers the MD 989 guards go all of the way back to when dirt was
invented. The MD stands for Mc Cormick Deereing and the 989 is a
measurement of the length. They show up on Ebay now and then.
 
The short ones are called stub guards and are called for when some conditions dictate, like heavy undergrowth that bridges across and plugs standard guards. They are called rock guards but I think that's a misnomer. My information comes from the Haybine manual which I actually read when I was having trouble figuring out the right reel speed. Pretty well written manual.

But who is going to go out and change guards when field conditions change?
 

Stub guards require to and bottom pieces. Doesn't sound like he changed the whole set up, just standard guard brands.
 
Had long guards that came over the top of the sickle section on my 488, down/thick hay would hang up on the guards fairly easily, had to keep one eye on the sickle at all times.

Switched to stub guards, (short guards, just come out to the end of the sickle sections, did not cover the top of the sections)hay never hung on the guards except for that last little 2ft wide strip of hay when you're finishing the field.

I think the longer guards cut a little less ragged, but I'll never go back to them just for the ease of mowing.

Fred
 
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