sickle question

[osenga 0]

I am wondering if you can still buy the wood peice that goes on the end of the sickle bar for the over lap or what should i make one out of

[dentwizz 3]

I usually leave that off of mine. It tends to get in the way unless you are working in strictly grass.

[osenga 0]

ok I understand what you are saying but would be nice to have one so it would be complete

[Chris727 1,134]

New ones are NLA, have probably been for 20 years. I made one but don't remember what kind of wood was used. Somewhere on the main SimpleTractors page there are dimensions for a do-it-yourself swathboard.

[wilm169 1]

Try this; http://www.simpletractors.com/images/do_it/sicklebar_swathboard.htm

[osenga 0]

thanks guys i thought thats what it was called but could not get the spelling to find the correct search

[HubbardRA 12]

I used a piece of a pressure treated 1"x6"x6' fencing board to make mine from. One of the vertical boards in my privacy fence got broken by a tree limb that fell. When I replaced it, I used the remainder of the broken board to make the swathboard.