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Vermeer TM 800 ????????

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Tx Jim

05-01-2007 09:46:58




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Anyone running a Vermeer TM 800. I'm thinking about trading my NH 617 for one. Thanks,Tx Jim




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Hay DR

05-02-2007 06:42:09




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 Re: Vermeer TM 800 ???????? in reply to Tx Jim, 05-01-2007 09:46:58  
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Vermeer likely will not agree with me but here are my views on the pull-type disc mower without a conditioner.

If I were you and I had a good 3 point disc mower that I liked, I would purchase a disc mower cart also called a disc mower caddy. This way you will basically have the same concept for less than $3,000. The pull type mower like the TM800 does float a little better that a the disc mower cart does but only in very rough fields. I just like the disc mower caddy concept better because if you want to change mowers you can do so just by trading 3 point disc mowers and not having to invest more money in trading a TM style mower.

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Tx Jim

05-02-2007 15:03:34




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 Re: Vermeer TM 800 ???????? in reply to Hay DR, 05-02-2007 06:42:09  
Hay Dr,thanks for your reply. I agree if I was a Vermeer Dealer and steering customers to other brands of hay equipment I could understand why Vermeer should get upset. I have owned a 3pt disc cutter pulled on a caddy for several years. I don't want another one. When I first bought a caddy for 3pt cutter I wished a manufacturer of disc hay cutters made a straight pull-type with no conditioner just to cut Coastal Bermuda hay. Now they are available and I'm going to purchase one whether it's a Vermeer or another brand! Thanks again for your info, Tx Jim

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Hay DR

05-02-2007 21:15:25




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 Re: Vermeer TM 800 ???????? in reply to Tx Jim, 05-02-2007 15:03:34  
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The NH 617 is a very heavy 3 point mower and will not work properly on every cart out there. I'm not disparaging the NH disc mower.
If you have coastal Bermuda and want a mower that will hug the ground the Vermeer TM mowers will do that. The Vermeer TM will mow behind the tractor or out to the side. The other TM style mowers will not do that. Yes the TM series mower will do more than a cart but you would expect it to do so with the extra cost. The Vermeer TM800 will sell for around $12,000

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Tx Jim

05-02-2007 06:03:46




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 Hay Dr ????????? in reply to Tx Jim, 05-01-2007 09:46:58  
Hay Dr,any comments good or bad????? ??



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jcat67

06-22-2007 12:17:02




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 Re: Hay Dr ????????? in reply to Tx Jim, 05-02-2007 06:03:46  
I know it has been a couple of months since the last post but I am going to give it a shot anyway. We purchased a TM800 mower 2 years ago and unfortunately ours has been nothing but trouble. After the first season, a weld that held one side of the cutter bar to the machine broke free and the cutter bar fell. Fortunately, Vermeer covered this repair although it had been just over the warrantly period. This year I notice a small ticking sound in the mower when it was cutting, but when the mower was raised it would run to full power with no noise. I could not detect any metal to metal contact so I continued to mow until the mower stopped. After taking it to the shop, it was discovered that a shaft had sheared. While in for the repair, the shop ended up breaking the "bolt" that holds everything together to break the machine down. I was told the bolt was torqued to 1000 pounds and didn't break free, by specs it should have been torqued to 750 pounds. So, my experience of 3 "major" manufcaturing type flaws has me a bit concerned. I am considering trading the mower in.....with that said I am considering trading it on another TM800. The mower does very well in Bermuda hay, and the "quick" change blades are worth their weight in gold. I am hoping my current TM is a lemon and my dealer and Vermeer will do me right on a trade..... I am actually dealing with this as I write this. I'll update when I resolve. Email me if you would like additional information.

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