New Idea Cut-ditioners

Robert_in_NY · May 20, 2004

Does anyone have any experience here with the New Idea Cut-ditioners? I can get one for around $700 and I can use a second cutter so I don't have to haul the haybine back and forth between farms. Any pros and cons on the 272 (I think it is a 272) cutditioners would be helpful as well as what price is acceptable. Thanks.

HayDR · May 20, 2004

These units pull hard. We have a auction close to here every month and these Cut-conditioners bring $250-700 so you better be looking at an excellent condition unit for $700.

rambler · May 21, 2004

As someone said on the other forum you posted at, they beat the leaves off alfalfa. Good for a hay crop.

--->Paul

Robert_in_NY · May 21, 2004

Thanks, I knew very little about them which is why I asked. I think I will pass on this one for now and look for something else. Take care.

BooPie · Jul 23, 2013

I have a 272 Cut/Ditioner and love it. It dries the hay much faster and you can get close to the ground with it. It also cuts all varieties of hay and is especially good in fields that have started to grow over as it handles smaller willows and alders very well. I leave the winrow shields wide open and this allows the hay to be spread out flat and also gives you quicker drying time. It is really good for hay that has been laid down by the wind. You will need more string than normal if you are round baling. I pull it with a David Brown 1200 and have no problem with power to run it. If it is too wet to cut it will start to ball up and you will see it, but it can cut hay when it is quite wet and still do a good job.