JD #8 mower

SKYBOW · Sep 15, 2010

I need a sickle mower to keep my pasture cleaned up. Found a JD #8 on CL. Will it fit and work on my JD 2940 without modification?

Dave from Texas · Sep 15, 2010

They typicall are not set up for a 3 point hitch.

Case e · Sep 15, 2010

they can be modified by a good blacksmith pretty easy.

Tx Jim · Sep 16, 2010

(quoted from post at 13:51:41 09/15/10) I need a sickle mower to keep my pasture cleaned up. Found a JD #8 on CL. Will it fit and work on my JD 2940 without modification?

Back when sickle mowers were popular JD had several different styles of extension drawbars available for several models of JD tractors and competitive brands. Maybe you could locate and modify one of these extension drawbars to fit your 2940. I also seen #5 mowers modified to attach to 3pt arms so a #8 could probably be modified.

Superturbodiesel · Feb 3, 2011

(quoted from post at 18:51:41 09/15/10) I need a sickle mower to keep my pasture cleaned up. Found a JD #8 on CL. Will it fit and work on my JD 2940 without modification?

You'd be MUCH better off using a rotary mower (aka: brush hog) rather than a sickle bar mower for general cleanup and pasture mowing.

Sickle bar mowers have really become a thing of the past. Only really good for cutting hay the "old-fashioned way". They are much higher maintenance and you can't travel very fast with them either.

Not only that, but a rear mounted old sickle bar mower behind a 2940 is kind of odd. That's a LOT of tractor for such a small mower. You could easily run a big batwing mower (like 15ft +) or a 10ft drawbar pull mower, or the like. As far as pricing goes, you just gotta look. Prices for mowers are all over the place. I'd bet you could pick up a decent USED 3pt hitch mounted 6' or 7' or 8' Brush Hog for a reasonable amount, either at a farm auction, eBay, or CL. Remember, patience is a virtue when buying!

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