Trailer Mower - Who has them?

ddivinia · Sep 13, 2013

I have a Krone AM323S disc cutter in a KMC caddy. It has served me well. Not that we have two tractors to cut hay, I am thinking I might want to add another hay cutter. I was thinking of just getting 3 point mower, but the ease of hook up is nice. So I looked at caddies then I saw the trailed mowers. Kuhn, Krone, Vermeer, etc. They all seem to make them. Of course the monster Vermeer TM 1400 would be out of this world.

Any comments on new disc mower and trailed mower?

Thanks,
D.

Tx Jim · Sep 13, 2013

My friend has a Vermeer TM800. It seems to do a good job cutting very similar to my Vermeer 7030 with a caddy. I think the cutter bars are identical. I like the quick change blades on mine. For ease of attaching to tractor and the fact it will follow contour of the ground better I'd never go back to a 3 pt attached model. I had another neighbor with a pull type Vicon with 3 blades per rotor. I couldn't tell the Vicon cut any better than a 2 blade cutter.

ddivinia · Sep 13, 2013

I really iike my caddy. Makes me think why not get a factory done one next time. I need to take some measurements but ti sure seems the storage size of these trail mower is huge. I wonder how they will deliver it.

The monster Vermeer Tm 1200 and TM 1400 are really impressive.

Vermeer TM 1200 & 1400 - YouTube

D.

bigbull338 · Sep 13, 2013

ive priced the new krone 9ft an 10.5ft cutters an caddies.an its close to $15000.an pulltype mowers are $15000 used.so i dont know wich way ill go till i get ready to buy 1.but i know this it wont be a 3pt mower.

Tx Jim · Sep 13, 2013

One advantage of a 3 pt cutter on a caddy is one can update the cutter to a new model and keep using the same caddy.

kwswan · Sep 13, 2013

I have a Kuhn 3150 trailed mower with the drawbar hitch & really like it.We had been running discbine's for several years & swiched to this when we traded last year. We cut around 1200 acres per year.

ddivinia · Sep 13, 2013

I just got a price on a new Vermeer tm 800. $15k delivered.

D.

ddivinia · Sep 13, 2013

Krone am323s $11,500
In a caddy $15,500

Kuhn 3150 $15,500

Krone ec 3200. $16,500

I was wrong.
Vermeer tm 800. $15,500

All pretty close. The krone is well made. Kuhn has a lot of near engineering. Vermeer quick change blade is slick.

Comments?

Tx Jim · Sep 14, 2013

I haven't checked Kuhn's spec's but is the Kuhn cutter bar still one piece as in not segmented? If so that would be a good reason for me not to buy a Kuhn. I know Kuhn has an excellent performance record but the thought of splitting the cutter bar to replace gears still brings NIGHTMARE's for me.