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Drum Mowers
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CarterandCarter
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depending on your horsepower, the 190 in my opinion is the best option, the bigger the better! Us here at CCM have been selling that design since 1982, and they are very durable and gaurunteed not to clog up and will mow as fast as you can stay on the tractor seat! we sold over 250 last year alone!
whodat526
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disc mowers don't pill the hay up in rows
aczlan
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How do drum mowers condition the hay? I would be interested in one (to replace a sicklebar mo-co), but with our weather, the hay has to be conditioned or it wont dry before it rains again.
Aaron Z
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CarterandCarter
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there is no conditioning the hay with a drum mower, sorry
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I bought the 6' drum from SFI. Getting used to it. It's heavy and takes a little heft to get it changed from the stow to operate position but not all that bad. Getting the PTO out of the way for that is a bit of a pain, but tolerable.
It is very smooth and quiet considering the drums are turning at a very high speed. Cuts nice and as stated will cut just as fast as you choose to drive. I have mine set up for the 3" cutting height and this is just right. Cuts good and smooth, but doesn't scalp and leaves a nice stubble for regrowth.
Does a good job following ditches, pool/pond dams, and uneven terrain....within reason...I mean the tilt of the drums from the tractor position is like 15 degrees up or down. The 6' weighs a little over 900# and when in the operate position and drums are not on the ground, a light front end tractor might have some left front wheel lifting concerns. I have 4wd with FEL and it works fine. It doesn't take a lot of hp to run. My 57 pto is more than ample.
6' isn't very wide but I have a small place and it does fine in the tight spots where a larger machine would cause me problems. I have my tractor wheelbase set up for 6' also so I just line up on the windrow from the previous cut and get a nice smooth cut.
I shopped for something to cut hay without having to use a sickle or haybine. Had looked at quite few used discs but were more than I wanted to pay and I didn't like all the moving parts....my choice. My disc runs off 3 parallel drive belts, has an oil sump for the gearbox that drives the drums, and has 3 zerks...2 year warranty. Can't beat that, for me anyway.
Would I do it again? Yes, in a heartbeat.
HTH,
Mark
It is very smooth and quiet considering the drums are turning at a very high speed. Cuts nice and as stated will cut just as fast as you choose to drive. I have mine set up for the 3" cutting height and this is just right. Cuts good and smooth, but doesn't scalp and leaves a nice stubble for regrowth.
Does a good job following ditches, pool/pond dams, and uneven terrain....within reason...I mean the tilt of the drums from the tractor position is like 15 degrees up or down. The 6' weighs a little over 900# and when in the operate position and drums are not on the ground, a light front end tractor might have some left front wheel lifting concerns. I have 4wd with FEL and it works fine. It doesn't take a lot of hp to run. My 57 pto is more than ample.
6' isn't very wide but I have a small place and it does fine in the tight spots where a larger machine would cause me problems. I have my tractor wheelbase set up for 6' also so I just line up on the windrow from the previous cut and get a nice smooth cut.
I shopped for something to cut hay without having to use a sickle or haybine. Had looked at quite few used discs but were more than I wanted to pay and I didn't like all the moving parts....my choice. My disc runs off 3 parallel drive belts, has an oil sump for the gearbox that drives the drums, and has 3 zerks...2 year warranty. Can't beat that, for me anyway.
Would I do it again? Yes, in a heartbeat.
HTH,
Mark
For conditioning, your need is a disc mower with conditioner. Neither drum nor sickle mower does conditioning.
I read somewhere above in that someone says haymax or whatever their names there are (originally all Turkay machines) are nr 1 sale in the world. Well, in Turkey, maybe, there are more than hundreds of drum mower manufacturers as it has been popular mower in last 2-3 decades here and I know some mfgs selling twice quantity more than that nr 1 in the world. Quality? Well, I know a small mfg who sells very small quantity, but, their quality is better than those nr 1s. I know of some small workshops who get components from part manufacturers (they are another mfgs) who make modified mowers according to each customer demand.
mlaj43
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If you are only mowing 40 acres I would recommend a Reese 1600 a 6' Drum mower. I have used a drum mower Reese 2400HL 8' and disc mowers Vicon CM240 8'and a Krone am283S 9', both disc mowers worked good but the Reese mower worked with less cost to me and done a very good job, but you have to have at least 65hp but better with more hp about 80hp or more. the reese needs a tedder on the rear to spread the grass or it will end up in a windrow and you will have to use a tedder to spread the grass for drying. Hope this helps. Gordon 903-461-8110