Sickle Mower Wear Plates - Up or Down?
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:35 am
I'm putting my L-22 sickle mower back together after complete disassembly, painting, replacing sections, etc. There are 5 wear plates along the blade, each with a flange on one edge. Can someone tell me for sure whether the flange goes up or down? I found an old thread here http://www.farmallcub.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=35342&p=285926&hilit=22+sickle+wear+plates#p285926 but it didn't sound too conclusive. The drawing in the parts manual is not clear enough to tell either. I also called Sickle Service and they said to alternate them, which I don't think is right. Anyone know which way they go?