Posted by Bruce from Can. on September 01, 2019 at 10:47:22 from (74.12.72.61):
In Reply to: Old swathers posted by JiCase1470 on September 01, 2019 at 09:55:27:
I have cut a lot of hay with a swather, and really like them. That being said, this year I purchased a 10 disc mower, and can cut just as much if not more with it than I could with my 12 foot swather. With my old swather I could easy knock down 50 acres of hay in a day, and still do morning and night milking chores. A modern swather with a disc mower head and a good cab with AC would be so nice, but way outside my budget. Open station swathers leave you in the sun and dust. Sickle bar heads with drapper canvas can be expensive to maintain, and need to be in top condition to preform. A new canvas for my JD swather was $800.00 and they wanted $1,500.00 for a knife with a head attached. Just a heads up if you think you can pick one up cheap, parts are, like everything else not cheap. , and for older units no longer available. Buddy of mine picked up a CaseIH, built by Heston for $18,000.00 last fall. This spring he has dropped 5 grand into wobble box and wobble drive assembly, and still has a old machine. Just saying. My new 10 ft disc mower with no conditioner was 14 grand, and I run it with a cab tractor with air conditioning. Why do you want a swather?
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