Adjustable hold down clip

In combination:

• a sickle bar mower having an elongated frame member and a sickle blade mounted thereon for reciprocating movement, said sickle blade projecting forwardly from said frame member and reciprocating transversely with respect thereto;
• an elongated base plate mounted to said frame member rearwardly of said sickle blade, said base plate having an upper surface and forward and rearward edges;
• means for adjustably and pivotably mounting a hold down clip to said base plate;
• a hold down clip having forward and rearward ends, said forward and rearward ends having bottom surfaces, said clip adjustably and pivotably connected to said frame member;
• said hold down clip forward end projecting forwardly over said sickle blade and having a wear pad on the bottom surface thereof for contact with said sickle blade;
• said means for adjustably and pivotably mounting said clip including:
• an adjustment bolt extending upwardly from said base and through said rearward portion of said clip and having one end projecting upwardly from said clip;
• an adjustment nut operably engaged on the projecting end of said bolt for selective upward and downward movement thereon;
• tensioning means interposed between said base plate and said clip for biasing said clip upwardly on said bolt against said adjustment nut;
• and
• a pivot member located rearwardly of said adjustment bolt about which said clip pivots upon selective movement of the adjustment nut;
• said pivot member including a depending portion depending from the rearward end bottom surface, having a pivot edge oriented transversely to a longitudinal axis of the clip about which the clip will pivot, said pivot edge in pivotal contact with said base plate.