major cyclone.

lab man

Hi lads I'm thinking of buying a major cyclone mulcher. has anyone got one or saw one working I'd like to know if they are worth the big money

annubis

lab man wrote: »

Hi lads I'm thinking of buying a major cyclone mulcher. has anyone got one or saw one working I'd like to know if they are worth the big money

if you look on forum4farming, there is a man there that does contracting work that bought one but was unhappy with it and returned it I think

patsy_mccabe

I thought there was bad weather on the way.

annubis

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I thought there was bad weather on the way.

a safe enough prediction in fairness

lab man

patsy_mccabe wrote:

I thought there was bad weather on the way.

For springtime I'd be getting one

Reggie.

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I thought there was bad weather on the way.

Nah it's supposed to be fairly settled for the next few days I believe

Mooooo

lab man wrote: »

Hi lads I'm thinking of buying a major cyclone mulcher. has anyone got one or saw one working I'd like to know if they are worth the big money

Got a lad in here to clear a field for me, the fella driving went too fast, where he went slow around the headlands was done fine but where he went to fast it only knocked a lot of the stuff. One part was bad with rushes but bit all had a lot of grassy weeds as well.

roosky

lab man wrote: »

Hi lads I'm thinking of buying a major cyclone mulcher. has anyone got one or saw one working I'd like to know if they are worth the big money

I hired one off sheridans in arva, Cavan for a day and was seriously impressed with it.

I was clearing heavy rushes with a lot of grass between them,

The slower you went the better the mulch but equally if you were going too fast or met a big clump the machine throws it out rather than clogging or blowing shear bolts.

I would advise you to hire one first as some people like them and some dont

lakill Farm

Was talking to him about hiring one for to do a job for a lad. Sheridan alright in fairness I bought a roller off him

Think he was e150 plus vat for the day. It was back in June so kinda forget

roosky wrote: »

I hired one off sheridans in arva, Cavan for a day and was seriously impressed with it.

I was clearing heavy rushes with a lot of grass between them,

The slower you went the better the mulch but equally if you were going too fast or met a big clump the machine throws it out rather than clogging or blowing shear bolts.

I would advise you to hire one first as some people like them and some dont

roosky

lakill Farm wrote: »

Was talking to him about hiring one for to do a job for a lad. Sheridan alright in fairness I bought a roller off him

Think he was e150 plus vat for the day. It was back in June so kinda forget

Ya or 150 cash....you need to have at least 10/12 acres/be willing to drive for 10/12 hours to justify it....well thats what i worked out when I took my time to collect, unload it , my time mulching, my diesel and the hassle of it and then load it and drop it back compared to getting the contractor at 40/hr.....

kay 9

What sizes they come in and how many horses they require

roosky

kay 9 wrote: »

What sizes they come in and how many horses they require

https://www.major-equipment.com/products/cyclone-mower/

poor farmer

I hired one from Sheridan for a day. I thought it was well built . I had it on 110 hp 6 cyl tractor. I would think 100 hp minimum for strong rushes.
Output was about 3 acres/hour , burned lots of diesel.
I wasn't impressed by its cut also when the grass/rushes got wet it was inclined to drag big lumps.
Definately hire one for a day before you buy.

lakill Farm

I would be surprised you got that much ground covered in an hour

poor farmer wrote: »

I hired one from Sheridan for a day. I thought it was well built . I had it on 110 hp 6 cyl tractor. I would think 100 hp minimum for strong rushes.
Output was about 3 acres/hour , burned lots of diesel.
I wasn't impressed by its cut also when the grass/rushes got wet it was inclined to drag big lumps.
Definately hire one for a day before you buy.

poor farmer

lakill Farm wrote: »

I would be surprised you got that much ground covered in an hour

I wasn't sparing it ( borrowed horse and all that :))
I suppose I wasn't fussy about the finish either.

Hard Knocks

roosky wrote: »

getting the contractor at 40/hr.....

Was quoted €60/hr here

roosky

lakill Farm wrote: »

I would be surprised you got that much ground covered in an hour

ya you would get 1 to 2 acres an hour done, depending how much twisting and turning there is

Poor Farmer in the hills

Is it correct that the 2.5m wide machine does a better job and is stronger than the 3,0m?

lab man

Is there a slip clutch on them if you hit rocks etc

roosky

lab man wrote: »

Is there a slip clutch on them if you hit rocks etc

shear bolt

kay 9

roosky wrote: »

https://www.major-equipment.com/products/cyclone-mower/

The 6'5 (2m) would do me anyway. The 18'4 (5.6m) would want serious hp

lab man

Tks for all yer help lads I've a bit of head scratching to do

endainoz

Bought one last year, just took it out for the first time for 2018 yesterday. Very impressed with it. Have a 2.5m version running off a Zetor 9641 though I'm told it can run on an 80hp+ machine. Its great for clearing marginal areas with rough old grass and briars, rushes etc. But what its also great for is clearing furze before they get very mature with thick branches. Was told it can cut gorse with branches up to 2 inches thick.

Overall very happy with the machine but considering its price, a person would want plenty of work to justify it.