What manufacturer makes a good tedder?

Tx Jim · Jun 15, 2014

What manufacturer makes a good tedder Kuhn,Pequea,Sitrex,Galfre or???????
TIA,Jim

IFF · Jun 15, 2014

Buy the largest Krone you can afford and never look back...

charlie n · Jun 15, 2014

We've had a Enrossi for 5 years without any problems.Same as a Massy,Sitrex,Bush hog.Local Massey dealer had one his lot badged Massey .Found the same one at a dealer badged Enrossi.Massey was $2495.00.Enrossi $1895.00.

bg/mo · Jun 15, 2014

I just got a 5202 kuhn,,, have yet to try it but it
is built good , compared to the cheaper ones. its a
four basket, with 7 tines per rotor.

showcrop · Jun 15, 2014

There must be way more Kuhns out there than anything else. I've had mine for about fifteen years and it was well used when I got it.

FFF · Jun 15, 2014

I bought a Vicor a few years ago to replace a john deere 709 (Kuhn). Wanted to buy a kuhn with digi-drive but closest dealer had Vicor on the lot so here I am. No complaints thus far. Seems like all the big boys in this area run Kuhn or Krone. They all seem to beat themselves to death sooner or later no matter how well you care for them. Just the nature of the beast.

RodinNS · Jun 15, 2014

Kuhn, Claas, Pequea...

Rod

Part Time Pete · Jun 16, 2014

My buddy has a Kuhn, and has had great luck with it, and he's not gentle on equipment.
I've got one you don't want - a Deutz Fahr
Pete

JD Seller · Jun 16, 2014

I like the Krone tedders. They are heavier made than most. The next would be a Kuhn.

Sitrex and Pequea are light built tedders. They work fine for someone that does not due many acres and is careful with equipment.

One of the big things is to set you tedder correctly so it is tedding hay not power excavating your field.

donjr · Jun 16, 2014

Jim, call me predjudiced, but I have a Pequea, and
looked seriously at a Kuhn. I have also looked at
an Esch the past year or so. I have a TT4000 now,
and it's a well built and easy to run machine. I
wouldn't have trouble about buying another one...

NEBeef · Jun 17, 2014

We've run nothing but Kuhns, so I can't give a fair comparison to other brands. But I can say they've worked excellent and have been trouble-free. Ok, did have a neighbor who borrowed one and ran it into a phone pole. It didn't stand up too well to that...

Anonymous-0 · Jun 17, 2014

I've got an old Fahr. Thing's built like a tractor axle, but the weak link is the wheels. Just too darn small...have to replace the bearings every couple of years.

RodinNS · Jun 17, 2014

I don't know what Pequea you looked at... but the Frontier version of the 6 basket Pequea that I have... is built with 4" box steel. It's anything but light. How it will stand up longer term... remains to be seen... but I think there's about 1.5 ton of steel in this damn thing.

Rod

showcrop · Jun 17, 2014

(quoted from post at 06:07:14 06/17/14) I've got an old Fahr. Thing's built like a tractor axle, but the weak link is the wheels. Just too darn small...have to replace the bearings every couple of years.

Are you using sealed bearings? The old ones came with open bearings.

What manufacturer makes a good tedder?

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