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Hay conditioning Rolls vs. Impellers

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Josh in PA

05-09-2006 06:12:35




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I have always had a NH haybine with rubber rolls. A freind recently bought a Kuhn discbine with impellers that I am planning to use some. How do the impellers condition compared to rolls? I have some alfalfa hay, and some grass and timothy hay. All the hay is for horse use, so I am more concerned with getting it dry quickly than protecting leaves for top quality.
Josh




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hayray

05-10-2006 06:02:47




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 Re: Hay conditioning Rolls vs. Impellers in reply to Josh in PA, 05-09-2006 06:12:35  
I have used a JD 1360 with impellers for over a dozen years and I condition a lot of alfalfa with it and never use a tedder. I have not done one bit of maintanence on the impellers. I think the machine was made by Khun originally.

Ray



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Big M

05-09-2006 19:42:22




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 Re: Hay conditioning Rolls vs. Impellers in reply to Josh in PA, 05-09-2006 06:12:35  
We have been running a JD with rotary cutters and impeller conditioner for 2 years. Works very good in alfalfa, would not go back to sickle, guards and crimping rolls. Run the hydrastat full open in low side. We think the alfalfa hay dries faster than it did before with the rubber conditioner.



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KEH

05-09-2006 18:41:34




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 Re: Hay conditioning Rolls vs. Impellers in reply to Josh in PA, 05-09-2006 06:12:35  
Same here on only using a roller conditioner. However, it was explained to me that the impeller knocks off or at least breaks up the coating of the outer surface of the hay stalk letting it dry faster. I have a question about using it on alfalfa. I have never grown alfalfa, but my understanding is that the stem has to be crimped so that it can dry fast enough to bale it before the leaves get too dry. My question is, will the impeller type knock off too many alfalfa leaves? Maybe someone can answer that.

Kuhn is a well made machine BTW.

KEH

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paul

05-09-2006 23:39:50




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 Re: Hay conditioning Rolls vs. Impellers in reply to KEH, 05-09-2006 18:41:34  
Up here in Minnesota I only hear of the impellers. Lots of alfalfa around, ditch hay is only baled because it's there.... What I hear is the impellers are bad on alfalfa leaves.

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