Disc mowers?

tom-ky · Dec 21, 2014

Looking to replace a mower. Considering Kuhn or Kubota, been told to look at Krone. Any thoughts?

JD Seller · Dec 21, 2014

Krone makes a good heavy duty disk mower. Check out if the Krone is a segmented mower. I think it is. Maybe?? LOL

Meaning the main gear case has segment bolted together to make up the cutter bar. The Kuhn is tow pieces, one top and one bottom bolted together. They are not the simplest to work on as you have to take it ALL apart not just the one you need to fix.

Eldo case · Dec 21, 2014

I have used Krone's for years now and are great mowers. Pull easy and cut the best. I won't buy anything but!! Not segmented in separate boxes one bar. Totally welled bar gears all come out of the spinner location. Not hard to work on but don't have to and that is better! What I like is their gearing. Every thing is geared slower up until the individual spinners. The newer models don't use a belt but are shaft driven so no slippage and belt up keep.

JD Seller · Dec 21, 2014

What is the model number on your Krone mower??? I have been kind of thinking of one for pasture mowing.

MikeinKy · Dec 21, 2014

Don't buy one with 3 blades on each spinner. Neighbor has one and it plugs easy. I have a bushhog and it does good. Kuhn and John Deere are real popular here. they are both built by Kuhn. New Holland and Vermeer seem to be good too.

tom-ky · Dec 21, 2014

(quoted from post at 13:28:56 12/21/14) Don't buy one with 3 blades on each spinner. Neighbor has one and it plugs easy. I have a bushhog and it does good. Kuhn and John Deere are real popular here. they are both built by Kuhn. New Holland and Vermeer seem to be good too.

That is odd to hear that, some people around here that had Vicons said they were great. One thing about the Kubota is that it looks lighter built. I saw a 9 foot Krone and the hitch pins sat really unlevel and that concerned me.

LarryH · Dec 21, 2014

after new idea just lease the ground out --the others eat parts and are expensive to repair and we cut hindreds of acres

JD630-2520 · Dec 21, 2014

I love my cm 2400. In 10 years i had one bearing go out and it wasn't that bad to replace. The only problem i have ever had was hay laying almost flat laying to the right of the mower. That was the only time it would plug.

notjustair · Dec 21, 2014

I've got a 12 foot Deere. You can run just as fast as you can go
and stay in the seat. I've never plugged it or had it not cut very
well. Even through slew grass it does well. It takes some real
donkeys though. It is supposed to be a 100 hp unit, but I don't
use it with anything less than a 4440 that has been turned up a
little. It will still make that girl bark.

Adjustments are easy (windrow) and blades are easy to
change out. I put new ones on each year and just flip them half
way through haying. I'd get another in a heartbeat. I guess my
only complaint is that it does not have any sort of skid plates. I
am pretty careful about letting it down easy so that I don't beat
the tar out of the bottom of it. That isn't so easy when you are
running fast.

cannonball · Dec 22, 2014

Kuhn cutter heads remove from top...gone thru 3 here and have never replaced a cutter head for bearings on any reason

Part Time Pete · Dec 22, 2014

A buddy of mine has had a Krone for about 8 years, and has had good luck with it. He's got some rough ground, but it's held up good
Pete

s,mac · Dec 23, 2014

I have a New Holland. I cut very heavy meadow grass & clover. Never had it plugged. Works great. Steve

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