Vicon (now Kubota) Pendulum Spreaders

[Hay Dude]

I don't know for certain if that is a good thing or a bad thing. I looked at their rebadged disc mower and rotary rake and candidly, I wasn't overly impressed with the build quality or the price. Not sure if that is a sound plan to get your foot in the larger ag market.

Oh, I’m not buying any of their hay tools. Too small for my operation. But Kubota bought Kverneland, and their round balers are excellent quality balers. if in fact Kubota now owns Landpride, Kverneland and Vicon, those are top notch companies.

 

[MossRoad]

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[sixdogs]

I've had Vicons and now Kubota branded Vicons for many years and will say they are the best on the market by a wide margin. They are incredibly accurate and seem to work forever if you wash them out when done, put oil on the fertilizer agitator. and turn/grease the width adjustment socket.

There are two vital things with the Vicon/Kubota that cannot be ignored. First, you must-must-must cut the driveshaft to the correct length. If the driveshaft bottoms out from being too long you will bend the entire mounting frame and will need to replace it. That's almost $500 and no fixing the old one. If shaft is too long, you WILL bend the frame. Cut it correctly and check the ark of travel to be sure.

Second, the spreader will spread 30' or 40' wide and you adjust that by popping off the grease cover and turning the adjuster with the special plastic tool. This is the only part I have found that can seize up from rust and if you ever want to change the width, you need to keep this part greased. Plus, you need to turn it before and after every time you use it to keep it free and then grease again. If not, it will freeze up. It a little hard to use that plastic tool but you can do it.

Also, when I'm done using the spreader, I wash out immediately and not a minute later and remove the agitator to clean around it. Them I blow dry and spray oil on on anything steel. They will last many years with this care.

 

[sixdogs]

Oh, I’m not buying any of their hay tools. Too small for my operation. But Kubota bought Kverneland, and their round balers are excellent quality balers. if in fact Kubota now owns Landpride, Kverneland and Vicon, those are top notch companies.

Kverneland make the best dirt plows I ever saw. I think Kverneland won 49 of the last 50 world plowing championships. They pull easy.
The problem is that parts were incredibly expensive because they had to come from Europe and be bought in Canada. If from there, you had to pay expensive parts with expensive freight and run the gauntlet of handlers seeking fees along the way. No thanks and I'll bet Kubota will fix that.

Kubota is really buying great companies--HayDude is right-- and looks like it's got a long range plan to be a significant ag participant.


EDIT--Let me add that when Kubota bought Vicon, I'll bet parts prices went down 40 or 50%. Whole machine prices also declined a lot but can't recall how much. Maybe a third or more. Prior to the buyout, prices were nosebleed high but afterwards, prices were honorable.

 

[bunchgrass]

Kverneland make the best dirt plows I ever saw. I think Kverneland won 49 of the last 50 world plowing championships. They pull easy.
The problem is that parts were incredibly expensive because they had to come from Europe and be bought in Canada. If from there, you had to pay expensive parts with expensive freight and run the gauntlet of handlers seeking fees along the way. No thanks and I'll bet Kubota will fix that.

Kubota is really buying great companies--HayDude is right-- and looks like it's got a long range plan to be a significant ag participant.


EDIT--Let me add that when Kubota bought Vicon, I'll bet parts prices went down 40 or 50%. Whole machine prices also declined a lot but can't recall how much. Maybe a third or more. Prior to the buyout, prices were nosebleed high but afterwards, prices were honorable.

Kverneland plow bottoms are top, hands down. In the draft horse plowing world, you almost double the cost of the plow by switching the JD/Raydex for a Kverneland. Did their prices drop when Kubota bought them too?

 

[sixdogs]

Kverneland plow bottoms are top, hands down. In the draft horse plowing world, you almost double the cost of the plow by switching the JD/Raydex for a Kverneland. Did their prices drop when Kubota bought them too?

I don't know. They don't have much of a US dealer network for plows, which is all I know about so haven't seen anything. I expect parts will become available and prices will come down.

 

[5030]

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[RickB]

Oh, I’m not buying any of their hay tools. Too small for my operation.

Apart from not being in the large square baler market their offerings are as big or bigger than anything I recall you mention owning.

 

[MossRoad]

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[Hay Dude]

Apart from not being in the large square baler market their offerings are as big or bigger than anything I recall you mention owning.

Yeah that’s where I pretty much am now-large square bales. Still doing plenty of round bales, but all purchases lately are big square related. I don’t have everything in my signature