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Disc mowers - quick question

  • 15-02-2012 2:44pm
    #1
    josephsoap
    Registered Users Posts: 657 ✭✭✭


    Hi again

    I'm think of buying either a 8 foot krone or kuhn disc mower,

    are these able to mow heavy lying meadows cleanly ??

    I just want to get some views on this because I know as soon as I ring up the dealer of course he is going to tell me they are fit too :D

    Thanks again

    Joseph


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  • #2
    lakill Farm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,735 ✭✭✭lakill Farm


    i think the 165 might be struggling :D


  • #3
    josephsoap
    Registered Users Posts: 657 ✭✭✭josephsoap


    I have a ford 7740 also :D


  • #4
    grumpyfarmer
    Registered Users Posts: 216 ✭✭grumpyfarmer


    josephsoap wrote: »
    Hi again

    I'm think of buying either a 8 foot krone or kuhn disc mower,

    are these able to mow heavy lying meadows cleanly ??

    I just want to get some views on this because I know as soon as I ring up the dealer of course he is going to tell me they are fit too :D

    Thanks again

    Joseph

    Well we have been operating a 7foot 6 kuhn gmd 66 since 1990 cutting up to 300 acres a year including heavy silage crops with no bother and up to 2 years ago that was only on a 1980 60 HP 2 wd deutz, its more about forward speed, pto rpm and blade condition than raw power...


  • #5
    josephsoap
    Registered Users Posts: 657 ✭✭✭josephsoap


    grumpyfarmer wrote: »
    Well we have been operating a 7foot 6 kuhn gmd 66 since 1990 cutting up to 300 acres a year including heavy silage crops with no bother and up to 2 years ago that was only on a 1980 60 HP 2 wd deutz, its more about forward speed, pto rpm and blade condition than raw power...

    Thank you very much grumpyfarmer :cool:


  • #6
    josephsoap
    Registered Users Posts: 657 ✭✭✭josephsoap


    lakill Farm wrote: »
    i think the 165 might be struggling :D

    turns out the 165 would have been able for it and all :D ha


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  • #7
    lab man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,837 ✭✭✭lab man


    i doubt it if ya were climbing steep hills


  • #8
    9935452
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,792 ✭✭✭9935452


    josephsoap wrote: »
    turns out the 165 would have been able for it and all :D ha

    A few years ago we were borrowing a 8ft non conditioner kuhn and ran it on a mf 135. It could barely lift it and she was mowing in the low box but it worked.

    We have a 8ft krone conditioner 243 on 90hp and it runs grand.
    with 540rpm or above with good blades she will skin the ground.
    the kuhn will also


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