percision chop harvester

flatout11

thinking of changing a jf 900 for a higher output (newer) machine,

wanted to know how the following compare (acres/day hp required problems etc...)

JF1050
Pottinger mex 6
tarrup 10 x
mengele 40


anyone using them?

stanflt

flatout11 wrote: »

thinking of changing a jf 900 for a higher output (newer) machine,

wanted to know how the following compare (acres/day hp required problems etc...)

JF1050
Pottinger mex 6
tarrup 10 x
mengele 40


anyone using them?

what kind of acreage were you doing-were doing 45acres a day with our 900-thought of changing it last year but couldnt justify 10k per farm-4farms

flatout11

depending on the crop 25 to 35 per day, how ye managing 45 - must have some brute on the pto

stanflt

flatout11 wrote: »

depending on the crop 25 to 35 per day, how ye managing 45 - must have some brute on the pto

dont cut heavy swards-cut some 3rd cut 2day-first cut was may 3rd
tm125 on harvester

flatout11

were 2 cuts (may/jun) then august generally heavy
lack of a decent reverse system on the jf is a pain

poor farmer

flatout11 wrote: »

were 2 cuts (may/jun) then august generally heavy
lack of a decent reverse system on the jf is a pain

WE have a similar set up jf 900 behind a 200 hp tractor.
I can lift 2 -3 acres per hour heavy first cut, single 10 ft swathes
The jf is easy to maintain and repair.

stanflt

poor farmer wrote: »

WE have a similar set up jf 900 behind a 200 hp tractor.
I can lift 2 -3 acres per hour heavy first cut, single 10 ft swathes
The jf is easy to maintain and repair.

forgot to mention the dreaded lumps:eek:
bought a lely lotus years ago-paint still perfect as rowing up leaves it hard to pick up

moy83

stanflt wrote: »

forgot to mention the dreaded lumps:eek:
bought a lely lotus years ago-paint still perfect as rowing up leaves it hard to pick up

do you find that the lotus doesnt row it in cleanly ?

stanflt

moy83 wrote: »

do you find that the lotus doesnt row it in cleanly ?

yeah we need a proper rake

flatout11

poor farmer wrote: »

WE have a similar set up jf 900 behind a 200 hp tractor.
I can lift 2 -3 acres per hour heavy first cut, single 10 ft swathes
The jf is easy to maintain and repair.

have to agree that the jf easy to repair to be honest its a fairly basic machine, just dunno how it stacks up again the competition

pajero12

Lad I drive for had a 10x on a one hundred and sixty horsepower tractor. Said it was the closest thing you could get to a self propelled in the trailed forager market, It used to eat of 20ft swarths of heavy grass no problem.

flatout11

did they quit making them recently or is getting parts a problem