what brand of mower

cz527

Buying a new mower and since there is so many makes out there to buy I'd like to here other people thoughts on what they have or have used il be buying a 9foot mounted mower both for topping and mowing

kun aguero

we would be hoping to upgrade un the next couple of years too.
Kuhn seem to have the best name out there for reliabilty.
I like the lely Splendimo "M" though. its balanced from the centre of the mower and falls as the ground falls or rises.
dont know if it has the test of time yet though.

Dawggone

kun aguero wrote: »

we would be hoping to upgrade un the next couple of years too.
Kuhn seem to have the best name out there for reliabilty.
I like the lely Splendimo "M" though. its balanced from the centre of the mower and falls as the ground falls or rises.
dont know if it has the test of time yet though.

Use 2 of those Kuhn here but they are 12 foot jobby's for mowing delicate crops.
For heavy lodged crops they don't cope that well, plus right angle gearbox is soft and expensive...
Trailed JD 1365 are good.

Reggie.

What about the malone. Very strong but seems heavy tho. I think the bed is even galvanised if my memory serves me right

Nekarsulm

Have a 1360 Deere. Old now but still good. Easy to change a bearing if need be, without splitting bed. Kuhn beds in them. Don't know enough about their new range to comment. Are you buying brand new, or new to you?

stanflt

id buy a kuhn or kverneland

have a lely mounted-very sorf

have a trailed kuhn-brilliant

think id go kverneland next-great design robust and great for spreading grass

blue5000

stanflt wrote: »

id buy a kuhn or kverneland

have a lely mounted-very sorf

have a trailed kuhn-brilliant

think id go kverneland next-great design robust and great for spreading grass

What's gone wrong on the lely?

Reggie.

blue5000 wrote: »

What's gone wrong on the lely?

I think he means very soft as in durability

queueeye

cz527 wrote: »

Buying a new mower and since there is so many makes out there to buy I'd like to here other people thoughts on what they have or have used il be buying a 9foot mounted mower both for topping and mowing

If buying new you won't get better than a Kuhn. Have had mounted ones here for about 20 years,the heavy duty version is very durable for both topping and mowing and holds its value well when trading in.

Tomjim

what kind of money is a mounted 8ft new

White Clover

Vicon. Not as heavily built as some of the others but excellent in heavy crops. Way better to cut than kuhn

Pacoa

Have a kuhn 8ft myself. Bought it new in 2011 for 8500. The one gripe i have bout it is that you have to fold up the hood on it to lift it upright and if your topping it gets covered in cowdo and can be a ton weight so not sure i'd buy one again.

milkprofit

Tomjim wrote: »

what kind of money is a mounted 8ft new

Looking for a new one myself

davidk1394

milkprofit wrote: »

Looking for a new one myself

We bought a new krone in 2013 i think it was €6800 inc vat for an 8ft model... a great simplistic mower and a direct drive shaft into the bed.. we have a 70hp tractor driving it with ease and mowed a few heavey crops.. easy to maintain aswell quiet to work and built solid.. we had a kuhn gmd & major mower and i wouldn't put them in the same league

dzer2

Have a Krone here over 20yrs. Had to replace the bearings a few times very easily done and not expensive. Will get another one when I change