Re: Disc Mowes

Posted by kyhayman on August 15, 2003 at 20:48:31 from (205.188.209.105):

In Reply to: Disc Mowes posted by jw 57 on August 15, 2003 at 18:43:38:

In 1987 we got our first disc mower and parked the sickle bar mower conditioners. I got to thinking I needed a disc conditioner about 1995. One of my neighbors told me that I would be way better off to buy a tedder and ted right after mowing instead. I didnt believe him and got the disc cond. anyway (JD 1326). He was right, much as that pains me to admit. Conditioners are ok in alfalfa but I can't get one to feed in good grass at the speed I need to cut. Roller types wrap the rollers and impeller types ball around the impeller in good timothy or orchardgrass.

I bought a Bush Hog brand that summer. Good machine for about 5 years then really started to have troubles. We were also running a NI 5408 at that time. Year before last my dad and I were cutting in the same field, him with a 5408 NI and me with a Bush Hog GHM800. I had 20 more hp and he cut circles around me. I went that day and traded my BH in on another 5408. Really like the shaft drive over the gear train drive. Got the two machines now. Still keep 1 old haybine for soybean hay (I have never had a disc mower do right in beans). This time of year, even with all the rain we have had I can cut alfalfa at noon, ted at 4, sun the next day and bale the next at noon. Had some I cut yesterday that was down to 21% moisture tonight. Conditioners are nice but for the cost of 1 I can buy 2 disc mowers and 2 tedders.

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