silage harvester that makes rows?

lalababa

Was thinking of doing me own silage and thought it would be handy ( moneywise) to get a harvester that can row and also pick up. We had an old taarup 42" harvester from the '70's that you could take off shoot and add a small down shoot rower. But then again I suppose you won't get much width with a harvester as apposed to a 7/8/9 ft mower. Would a 42" single chop pick up a row from a 7ft mower? And if so would harvester have to be raised a bit as the front seems a bit low for a heavy row? Any thoughts welcome.

raypallas

Uncles used to pick up a 7ft row wit a tarrup doublechop back in the early 90's. Drove it with a ford 7600, said it was a fine job and could pick 20 acres or more depending on crop. Stick it in a low gear and just keep trailers under the shoot.

mythos110

Seems like madness to be honest. We do our own grass with a JF 1050, loader on the pit etc. With good gear and good mechanical knowledge, cutting your own silage is a challenge at the best of times. With old/poor gear, I wouldn't even like to imagine!!