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[Denny]

So now were on the subject I've been looking at a 12 Kuhn diskbine. It's 2 years old has about a 1000 acres thru it. They want $15,900 for it I always said I wanted to raise hay thick enough to warrant a discbine now I have. Question will the thick heavy windrows dry down or should a guy go with a 9 ft machine.I don't do silage bales just dry hay..

 

[gcreekrch]

So now were on the subject I've been looking at a 12 Kuhn diskbine. It's 2 years old has about a 1000 acres thru it. They want $15,900 for it I always said I wanted to raise hay thick enough to warrant a discbine now I have. Question will the thick heavy windrows dry down or should a guy go with a 9 ft machine.I don't do silage bales just dry hay..

We have a 1411 (10') and a 1431 (13' 6") NH, in heavy crop there is an extra day of drying with the wider one. Sooooo many less rounds on rough ground. :wink:

Kuhn makes a good cutter, that sounds like a good buy Denny.

 

[Silver]

I believe the JD is actually a Kuhn as well. I'm rather partial to the flails rather than the rolls, I like that you put anything through them. A friend of mine used to work for JD and was at a training session down in the US where they test these things. I guess they were trying out a discbine with flails in some really heavy grass type hay and they hit an old cast iron bath tub, the kind with the claw feet. Apparently the tub made it through the machine minus a claw foot or two, and the disbine needed $300 worth of parts, much of that being shear hubs.

 

[Denny]

Now talking rocks I've got some in the meadows that stick up 8" or so what happens if you hit one like that. I don't want to buy it then regret the machine I have 30 acres that is solid rocks that really produces but that would be mower only. Its the other 400 acres thats got the occasional agate.

Also in the meadows do you HAVE to rake the windrow or can I just bale them right out of the swath.

 

[gcreekrch]

Now talking rocks I've got some in the meadows that stick up 8" or so what happens if you hit one like that.

If I see it I lift over. If you can't see the rock most of the time you will hear the knife hit just before the cutter bar bounces over. Haven't hit one bad enough to break the tongue assembly yet but I travel pretty slow in that kind of ground. A big crescent wrench to bend the knife back down and an angle grinder for sharpening at the edge of the field are required tools. Once in a while you will take out a topcap assembly.

Also in the meadows do you HAVE to rake the windrow or can I just bale them right out of the swath.

We rake everything for several reasons...

Bigger windrow to bale and less rounds for the baler.

Rocks and baler pickups are not compatible.

Damp ground will keep the bottom of any windrow damp. IF it is good ground and we are baling silage I will bale right out of the windrow.

 

[burnt]

I believe the JD is actually a Kuhn as well. I'm rather partial to the flails rather than the rolls, I like that you put anything through them. A friend of mine used to work for JD and was at a training session down in the US where they test these things. I guess they were trying out a discbine with flails in some really heavy grass type hay and they hit an old cast iron bath tub, the kind with the claw feet. Apparently the tub made it through the machine minus a claw foot or two, and the disbine needed $300 worth of parts, much of that being shear hubs.

Too bad about the antique tub. It was likely worth more than the repairs it caused! :lol: