Krone Tedder

foxhoun

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I purchased a new 4 basket Krone tedder last spring. When I am tedding hay thick or thin hay it puts out 2 windrows with very little in the middle.It does not spread the hay evenly.I have tried different speeds with no help.
Has anyone had this problem and how can I fix it?
 
Maybe no fix needed. My Kuhn tedder will do that if the hay is dry and really not in need of tedding. When the hay has green bunches and needs tedding, it spreads it like crazy.
 
I can't explain it, but my Krone tedder does a great job. Wouldn't trade a it for anything else I have seen. I didn't want to spend that much money, but it works.
 
Well your running it way too fast of a PTO speed. You are beating the crap out of your hay for no good reason. You just want to lift and spread it. I sold Krone tedders. they work well. You want a fairly fast ground speed and a lower PTO speed. I ted with a JD 4020. I run in sixth gear with a tractor engine speed of around 1300-1400. That would be maybe a PTO speed of around 350-400 PRM. With your running it at 540 RPM your whipping the hay into windrows.
 

I tedd with an old Kuhn. Once in great while when my hay is nearly dry, but but there is too much moisture yet to rake it, I will run the tedder again at a slow rotor speed so as to not beat the hay up but a little faster ground speed. It will put the hay into two swaths as described.
 
I use a 4 star Kuhn also. When the new mown hay is fairly wet, it spreads wide & even, especially with the rpm up. Then I'll hit it again in 2-3 hours. It will put it into slightly tighter rows, but fluffed up. I really like that. Drys even faster then. Air can move thru.
 
Same here. I've had several brands of 4 basket tedder, they all windrow when the hay is getting dry. When its dry enough to windrow you need to bring the pto rpm way down or you will be knocking a lot of leaves off.
 

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