Hay mower

[kenmac]

Looking at a new hay disc mower.
Looking at a mower with the name of Morra.
Also sold under other names such as Farmmax, and Fort
From what I find, they are made in Italy
I can't seem to find any reviews on this mower, and was wondering if anyone here has any experience with these mowers.
Thanks

 

[repete]

Mine is a 10' Bush Hog brand. Don't know if it is marketed under another name though.

 

[turbinesurgun]

Had a big morra for many years, go with Fella or something your local dealer stocks parts for

 

[mo1]

Looking at a new hay disc mower.
Looking at a mower with the name of Morra.
Also sold under other names such as Farmmax, and Fort
From what I find, they are made in Italy
I can't seem to find any reviews on this mower, and was wondering if anyone here has any experience with these mowers.
Thanks

I've never seen a Morra, Farmmax, or Fort disc mower unless they were/are actually the OEM on somebody else's mowers, and even then it would only be an older or budget-line model as the major manufacturers either make their own main-line stuff or have another major OEM make it for them (e.g. Deere's 3 point disc mowers are Kuhns with green paint.) I don't think I would be real eager to buy a budget disc mower from a not well known maker, particularly since it would be almost guaranteed to be a gear bed unit. Those are particularly critical to how well they are put together and failures tend to be catastrophic. I am partial to the shaft drive modularized units after having worked on them, they are generally repairable although dropping the cutterbar and separating the modules out is a bit of work.

 

[kenmac]

I've never seen a Morra, Farmmax, or Fort disc mower unless they were/are actually the OEM on somebody else's mowers, and even then it would only be an older or budget-line model as the major manufacturers either make their own main-line stuff or have another major OEM make it for them (e.g. Deere's 3 point disc mowers are Kuhns with green paint.) I don't think I would be real eager to buy a budget disc mower from a not well known maker, particularly since it would be almost guaranteed to be a gear bed unit. Those are particularly critical to how well they are put together and failures tend to be catastrophic. I am partial to the shaft drive modularized units after having worked on them, they are generally repairable although dropping the cutterbar and separating the modules out is a bit of work.

got a vicon now that's a gear bed unit. I was under the impression they all were geared

 

[mo1]

got a vicon now that's a gear bed unit. I was under the impression they all were geared

Nope. CaseIH/New Holland uses a modular shaft-driven cutterbar on their Discbines and their "nicer" disc mowers. Everything Vermeer currently makes is modular shaft-driven too, but a different design than CNH uses. Most of the rest are gearbed though.

 

[kenmac]

Nope. CaseIH/New Holland uses a modular shaft-driven cutterbar on their Discbines and their "nicer" disc mowers. Everything Vermeer currently makes is modular shaft-driven too, but a different design than CNH uses. Most of the rest are gearbed though.

who builds those for case/NH ?
my vicon is built by Greenland / Holland

 

[mo1]

who builds those for case/NH ?
my vicon is built by Greenland / Holland

Far as I know CNH makes their own modular units.

 

[Hay Dude]

Mower cutter bar or the whole mower? I think the NH discbines are made at the New Holland plant in New Holland, PA along with the balers.

 

[kenmac]

Mower cutter bar or the whole mower? I think the NH discbines are made at the New Holland plant in New Holland, PA along with the balers.

Probably the same factory that makes the Vicon. It's also made in Holland