Hussey's reaper used a sawlike cutter bar that cut stalks far more effectively than McCormick's.
The helmet attempts to protect the user's head against impact with the cutter bar of the chainsaw should a kickback occur.
Rotate the reel backward by hand so the blades pass across the cutter bar at least a dozen times.
This system is used whether the field is cut by scythe, cutter bar, or rotary mower.
One advantage of a well honed reel mower is that the blades make clean, scissor-like cuts at the point they shear off grass against the mower's fixed cutter bar.
When the cutter bar is much shorter than the hemp is tall, overlapping occurs.
It has a commercial-grade cutter bar for added durability and strength.
Use a medium file and whetstone to hone the edge on the cutter bar, then bolt it and the remaining parts in place.
One part is a rigid assembly of the cutter bar and engine.
A cutter bar runs beneath sleeper level excavating all of the ballast under the sleepers to a specified, variable depth.