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Mounted conditioner mowers

  • 01-03-2016 2:27pm
    #1
    grass n slurry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65 ✭✭


    What do ye make of mounted conditioner mowers for silage? They work out a few thousand cheaper that trailed ones


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  • #2
    Dawggone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,506 ✭✭✭Dawggone


    grass n slurry wrote: »
    What do ye make of mounted conditioner mowers for silage? They work out a few thousand cheaper that trailed ones

    Bought 2 Class 10' mounted mowers earlier this year. Will let you know how they go.


  • #3
    darragh_haven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭darragh_haven


    A friend of mine has a 11'6" lely side mounted. He mowed about 600acres with it last year. I thought it was a good job. Very manurverable and tidy. Would want to watch going across hill tho. He's getting wheel weights for the light side for this season. Need a lump of a tractor to handle the weight all on one side


  • #4
    Dawggone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,506 ✭✭✭Dawggone


    darragh_haven wrote: »
    A friend of mine has a 11'6" lely side mounted. He mowed about 600acres with it last year. I thought it was a good job. Very manurverable and tidy. Would want to watch going across hill tho. He's getting wheel weights for the light side for this season. Need a lump of a tractor to handle the weight all on one side

    I've two 12' Kuhn's without conditioners and I'm pleased with them. I'd say 90 or 100hp would drive them but for safety I put bigger horses on them.
    Nice tidy work into corners etc.


  • #5
    case885
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,536 ✭✭✭case885


    What do ye make of non conditioner mowers? Is there much of a difference in the swarth between the two?


  • #6
    Dawggone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,506 ✭✭✭Dawggone


    case885 wrote: »
    What do ye make of non conditioner mowers? Is there much of a difference in the swarth between the two?

    It has to be raked in after the Kuhn mowers I have. Only use them on delicate crops and hay.


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  • #7
    grass n slurry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65 ✭✭grass n slurry


    Is everyone rake after them? Is anyone picking it up straight from the row of grass?


  • #8
    Miname
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,984 ✭✭✭Miname


    I've a nine foot ( I think) marangon mounted conditioner mower and I can't fault it. It's big enough for my rooting but I'd say if your doing contract work you'd need an eleven or twelve foot. Had it behind a 130 duetz and a Massey 398 and both flew it.


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