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Read articles →A hands-on look at a Mocchi OH1 sickle bar mower (also sold as a Frontier) mounted on a John Deere 1025R. Tim walks through how the cutter bar mechanism works, explains the single-acting hydraulic lift in detail, demonstrates ditch-bank and hay-cutting uses, and gives honest take on maintenance, cut quality, and the roughly $5,000 price. Best for 1025R owners genuinely weighing this niche implement.
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No, Tim says there was no tipsiness at all, even though the mower is almost six feet wide and extends about eight feet from the tractor.
It uses a single-acting cylinder with only one hose that powers the bar up by sucking the cylinder in, while gravity allows the bar to fall when lowered.
It doesn't mulch the grass, and the cutter bar sections require more maintenance than the tougher blades on a bush hog type mower.
Tim says it is somewhere near five thousand dollars, though he is not exactly sure of the price.
