8ft disc mower

390kid

Thinking of buying a 8ft disc mower for mowing and topping. Just wondering would I have enough power in a MF 390 and also what make people find the best? Good few dealers around offering different makes

mengele

390kid wrote: »

Thinking of buying a 8ft disc mower for mowing and topping. Just wondering would I have enough power in a MF 390 and also what make people find the best? Good few dealers around offering different makes

I have always had Kuhn and they never let me down once. All I ever did was change blades and grease it.

Keepgrowing

390 will have no bother. Buy a Krone if you can, really well built. We’ve a Lely and a Krone and the Lely is pure chocolate in comparison

390kid

Keepgrowing wrote: »

390 will have no bother. Buy a Krone if you can, really well built. We’ve a Lely and a Krone and the Lely is pure chocolate in comparison

Aye the krones sticking out to me aswell heard the heaviest of the lot and easier to change bearings

josephsoap

Work a 7 foot Vicon cm2200 disc mower (3 blades per disc) here with a 390T, no bother to it

390kid

josephsoap wrote: »

Work a 7 foot Vicon cm2200 disc mower (3 blades per disc) here with a 390T, no bother to it

How do you find the vicon?

orm0nd

Keepgrowing wrote: »

390 will have no bother. Buy a Krone if you can, really well built. We’ve a Lely and a Krone and the Lely is pure chocolate in comparison

Krone or kverneland really good

josephsoap

390kid wrote: »

How do you find the vicon?

Great mower, just sorry I didn’t buy an 8 foot.

emaherx

390kid wrote: »

Aye the krones sticking out to me aswell heard the heaviest of the lot and easier to change bearings

Yea, whatever you get make sure all of the bearings can be replaced without splitting the whole bed in 2. Will be a priority for my next mower as I've had to split my current one twice. Kevernland mower looks good for maintenance too with a strong fully welded bed.

But size wise your 390 should be fine, have driven 8ft mowers with one in the past and currently use a 390T for same.

Keepgrowing

390kid wrote: »

Aye the krones sticking out to me aswell heard the heaviest of the lot and easier to change bearings

Never opened a Krone to date.

White Clover

josephsoap wrote: »

Great mower, just sorry I didn’t buy an 8 foot.

Have an 8 foot one here. Great mower and leaves a lovely clean cut.

Grueller

390kid wrote: »

How do you find the vicon?

Are they not a kverneland in drag? I may be wrong on that.

White Clover

Grueller wrote: »

Are they not a kverneland in drag? I may be wrong on that.

Other way around. Vicon mower stamped kverneland.

hopeso

What are the locally produced mowers like? I mean Major and Malone..... But, I suppose if they're costing as much as an established make, there's no point chancing them.....

aonsceal

They were the favourite of the month a while back. Every Irish manufacturer seemed to be releasing a model, McHale,major, Malone, Keltic, tol.

Resale values and depreciation were unknowns in a market which is saturated with established brands. They seem to be a hard sell now. Atkins have new major in stock for 5000 to clear.

Was in the market for a mower a few seasons ago, and settled on Kuhn. The price differential between all brands wasn't massive maybe a few hundred euro. Don't leave it too late to purchase as each importer has a limited stock.

jntsnk

390kid wrote: »

Thinking of buying a 8ft disc mower for mowing and topping. Just wondering would I have enough power in a MF 390 and also what make people find the best? Good few dealers around offering different makes

Bought a krone. Solid machine .

Bass Reeves

I have a Vicon 8' and use a 2wd CX 80 to run it. There is a weight block in front with 200 kgs of weights on it. You would.need the weight. Contractor costs 2/ bale to mow. He has a good baler to pack bales. Crops are 7-8 bales/ acre. I usually let him mow as well. He miss,rakes and bales @10/ bale

Donald Trump

390kid wrote: »

Thinking of buying a 8ft disc mower for mowing and topping. Just wondering would I have enough power in a MF 390 and also what make people find the best? Good few dealers around offering different makes

That's mounted or trailed? I would guess still mounted at that width but would a 390 be alright weight wise? I'm sure it would do it, but would it be handle it comfortably?


(Not sure I'd use a good disc mower for topping either!)

emaherx

Donald Trump wrote: »

That's mounted or trailed? I would guess still mounted at that width but would a 390 be alright weight wise? I'm sure it would do it, but would it be handle it comfortably?


(Not sure I'd use a good disc mower for topping either!)

Have been mowing with a 390T on 8ft mower for last 10 years with no issues. But I suppose some brands may weigh more than others.

390kid

Donald Trump wrote: »

That's mounted or trailed? I would guess still mounted at that width but would a 390 be alright weight wise? I'm sure it would do it, but would it be handle it comfortably?


(Not sure I'd use a good disc mower for topping either!)

Ye it’s a mounted mower. I honestly don’t know meself because we never had one have used a few on similar tractors. I know what you mean about the topping but if I buy it I have to use it.

390kid

Got quoted 8250 for a krone and 7800 for a tarrup today both can be financed over 5 years so that would take the sting out of it. Waiting on call back from lely and vicon

Dunedin

390kid wrote: »

Got quoted 8250 for a krone and 7800 for a tarrup today both can be financed over 5 years so that would take the sting out of it. Waiting on call back from lely and vicon

Is that an 8 foot

390kid

Dunedin wrote: »

Is that an 8 foot

It is ye

Reggie.

390kid wrote: »

Got quoted 8250 for a krone and 7800 for a tarrup today both can be financed over 5 years so that would take the sting out of it. Waiting on call back from lely and vicon

What about a kverneland

390kid

Reggie. wrote: »

What about a kverneland

Think a kverneland and tarrup are the same not sure do

White Clover

390kid wrote: »

Think a kverneland and tarrup are the same not sure do

Kverneland/Taarup are a vicon. I think they come with the round disc as opposed to the traditional triangle disc on the vicon.

Castlekeeper

Use a 9' front mounted kverneland on a moffett 390 here, (gearbox turned), super job. I call it the Small M!
Identical to Taarup, didn't know about the vicon origin.

blue5000

What are ppl's opinions on 3 blades vs 2 blades per disc? AFAIK Krone have 3. Do 3 blades do a cleaner job?

jimmy G M

Krone have 2 blades per disc.....

AFAIK the only mower that had the 3 blades per disc was the Vicon, but not being manufactured in that format anymore...

We had a Vicon here, I can't say the cut was any better than a 2 blade type tbh, I just remember it being a pain having to change all the blades... they were the bolt on types. ..

Reggie.

blue5000 wrote: »

What are ppl's opinions on 3 blades vs 2 blades per disc? AFAIK Krone have 3. Do 3 blades do a cleaner job?

Krone are 2 unless the older ones had 3

older by the day

390kid wrote: »

Got quoted 8250 for a krone and 7800 for a tarrup today both can be financed over 5 years so that would take the sting out of it. Waiting on call back from lely and vicon

You must be cutting the world of stuff to justify 8250 for a mower. 25 euro to mow down here with conditioner. My old mower went in the scrap lorry a while ago. Hoping to find a second hand one for maybe 20 acres a year. Am I wrong

390kid

older by the day wrote: »

You must be cutting the world of stuff to justify 8250 for a mower. 25 euro to mow down here with conditioner. My old mower went in the scrap lorry a while ago. Hoping to find a second hand one for maybe 20 acres a year. Am I wrong

No your not wrong. But I need a mower and a second hand would do if I could come across one as I had been looking but just struggling to find a good one so Ive decided to take the plunge and buy a good one and hopefully it will do as long as the last one

epfff

What are maragon like?

C0N0R

Castlekeeper wrote: »

Use a 9' front mounted kverneland on a moffett 390 here, (gearbox turned), super job. I call it the Small M!
Identical to Taarup, didn't know about the vicon origin.

Any pictures? Sounds like an interesting setup

Who2

epfff wrote: »

What are maragon like?

Pure scrap, I’ve an 8’ conditioner if your interested in it.

epfff

Who2 wrote: »

epfff wrote: »

What are maragon like?

Pure scrap, I’ve an 8’ conditioner if your interested in it.

One mans scrap is another mans tresure.
Lol

older by the day

That new major 8ft in Atkins for 5k. I wonder what type are they,

Reggie.

older by the day wrote: »

That new major 8ft in Atkins for 5k. I wonder what type are they,

Very similar to the malone mower

PN14

Bought a new kneverland 2624 8' in 2017. Lovely mower replaced a 5ft 6 vicon

Cutting with a MF 4345 similar to your 390 really

No issue with the 8ft mounted mower on it. No weights on front but usually leave the loader on though

epfff

Claas 250 disco?
Just another comer bed in different colour?

Donald Trump

PN14 wrote: »

Bought a new kneverland 2624 8' in 2017. Lovely mower replaced a 5ft 6 vicon

Cutting with a MF 4345 similar to your 390 really

No issue with the 8ft mounted mower on it. No weights on front but usually leave the loader on though

Do you have a 4wd? That would make a difference weight wise for balancing it. Loader + 4wd would add a fair bit up front.

PN14

Yes 4WD and all relatively flat ground no hills

Reggie.

PN14 wrote: »

Bought a new kneverland 2624 8' in 2017. Lovely mower replaced a 5ft 6 vicon

Cutting with a MF 4345 similar to your 390 really

No issue with the 8ft mounted mower on it. No weights on front but usually leave the loader on though

Are ya happy with the kv? Have a 3228mn ordered myself

Timmaay

older by the day wrote: »

That new major 8ft in Atkins for 5k. I wonder what type are they,

New 9ft trailed major topper is more like 7k! If the mower is only that I think I may get one.

older by the day

Timmaay wrote: »

New 9ft trailed major topper is more like 7k! If the mower is only that I think I may get one.

It was on the website, it might be gone now, could be a bit light for topping. I saw a secound hand 8ft Malone for sale lately. Great iron and welding on them. But a fellow told me that they would not cut very clean. He advised a kuhn ?? Any one have a malone

FarmerDougal

Timmaay wrote: »

New 9ft trailed major topper is more like 7k! If the mower is only that I think I may get one.

Have a 9ft trailed here for sale very good condition pm for more details

jimmy G M

older by the day wrote: »

It was on the website, it might be gone now, could be a bit light for topping. I saw a secound hand 8ft Malone for sale lately. Great iron and welding on them. But a fellow told me that they would not cut very clean. He advised a kuhn ?? Any one have a malone

Had one of the earlier versions of Malone 7 ft disc mowers... fine strong mower in fairness... blades were very heavy duty and a couple of mm thicker than other blades I've seen.... you'd never bend them.... however not great to cut especially topping, would leave trawneens of stemmy grass and docks everywhere.... so got a set of lighter blades at the local machinery store...big improvement... sold the mower last year so on the look out for something myself for this year.

Damo810

Has anyone any experience with SIP mowers?

Dunedin

jimmy G M wrote: »

. blades were very heavy duty and a couple of mm thicker than other blades I've seen.... you'd never bend them.... however not great to cut especially topping, would leave trawneens of stemmy grass and docks everywhere.... so got a set of lighter blades at the local machinery store....

I have an 8 foot Malone, bought new 3 or 4 years ago and find it grand for mowing but only middling for topping as jimmy says above, it leaves a lot of docks and trwneens behind.

Just how much of a difference did the lighter blades make?

Reggie.

Damo810 wrote: »

Has anyone any experience with SIP mowers?

A contractor here has a front mounted one. Goes well. Considered one myself only they came in at 3k more expensive than the kv

jimmy G M

Dunedin wrote: »

I have an 8 foot Malone, bought new 3 or 4 years ago and find it grand for mowing but only middling for topping as jimmy says above, it leaves a lot of docks and trwneens behind.

Just how much of a difference did the lighter blades make?

Yeah made a good improvement.... the heavy duty blades we had were prob 2 mm thicker than standard ones.... I think we ended up getting claas blades in the end.... sold as 7 ft a bit narrow....