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Mower

happylad · 2019-06-02 16:41:21

Hi all, I'm looking at getting a new mower for ourselves. I also help another lad every so often to cut his and he does a bit of work for me if I require. I do around 90/100acres between first and second cut and he does around the same. I have an 8ft trailed mower which is 18yrs old. We done a but of damage to it yesterday…

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#122 20-03-2021 03:18PM

kk.man

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I could get a new shiny 8ft here but like other posters it does not make economic sense on so many levels. Factor in your time, breakdowns and it sitting in the shed for 50 weeks of the year.

The contractor is much faster, upto do date gear and a conditioner on board for 25e per acre. That's alot of 25s into c9k. He never refused me yet when it came to mowing. I do the tedding alright it's nice to be in control of turning the crop at my stated time of the day.

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#123 20-03-2021 07:16PM

adne

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Bass Reeves wrote: »

Its cost about 8/acre to Tedd two runs of a tedder will go along way in getting a lad with a conditioner to cut it

One run of tedd enough IMO if weather anyways ok

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