I have cut hay with just about everything except a scythe. I have a 488 NH haybine cuts in nearly any conditions, but you do have a back swath to cut. 9 foot cut, low hp required . I bought it new 30 years ago. And can still buy parts for it, no problem I also have a 12 foot cut JD swather with conditioning rolls. I just love cutting hay with this machine, maybe my favourite way to cut hay.. I just cut 2 passes across both ends of the field, then start going up and down the longest side till I am all the way across the field. No strike outs, and perfect for irregular shaped fields. Down side is, hay always lays in a windrow, so it does slow drying time. And JD no longer wants to support this machine with parts. Something you want to watch out for when buying older hay equipment. Does the company that built the equipment still support it with parts? Is the company still building hay equipment? Gehl does not. And my third option, my 3 pth discmower ,This mower cuts near 10 foot, cuts cleanly under all conditions, and never plugs. No conditioning rolls, but lays hay out flat, and it seems to dry just as fast as conditioning hay then leaving it in a tight windrow. Wants a fairly heavy tractor to carry the weight. And you can cut as fast as you feel comfortable driving the tractor across the field.
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