Posted by picassomcp on May 27, 2014 at 16:11:41 from (50.124.216.146):
After shopping for a nice haybine (hard to find anymore!) and then looking at discbines (used hard and still lots of money) I have turned to looking at disc mowers. I'm talking about a mower that has the same cutting heads as a discbine, but no conditioning rolls behind it. 3 point hookup. My theory here is....faster cutting speed than a haybine, less maintenance, less money spent upfront. I mow about 40 acres a year of decent hayfields plus another 20 acres of some meadows and lower ground that has rocks in it, I'm thinking with the disc mower weighing less it may bounce over a rock with less damage. I understand that without the hay being conditioned it may not dry so fast, but really how much slower would it dry? and, it if the hay is not windrowed, would it really dry any slower? most of my hay is grassy with some clover, when using my haybine I cut it one day, leave it lay a full day, then rake the next morning and bale that afternoon. My hay has always been very dry, when tested it comes in at 8-12% moisture. My thinking is, if it drys slower from not being conditioned, but is left in a wider windrow, would things even out? Do you think I could be happy with a disc mower? I'm thinking I could by a new one for less than the price of a decent used discbine or even a really nice haybine?
I wish i could rent one for first crop, then I would know for sure. I'm in Central MN
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