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Mike (MI)

07-07-2000 17:31:35




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Back when I was about 14, someone let us borrow a mower/conditioner that didn't have rollers. It worked like a flail chopper, put it looked like a regular conditioner. I've asked around locally, and the best anyone has come up with was a New Idea "Cut-ditioner". I'm looking for one of these because I have some grass to put up, and it has some fine grass in the bottom - that plugs up a sickle bar mower pretty bad. I would like to find a 7 ft model if possible. From what I remember, it removed most of the leaves off the alfalfa - but I would think it would work great in fine grass. Anone know the price range of these things? Or what the horse power requirement is? And who made these things, and what were they called??? Thanks in advance for any information or opinions on how they worked.

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Tom from Ontario

07-07-2000 19:53:42




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 Re: What do you call it? in reply to Mike (MI), 07-07-2000 17:31:35  
I've got one and I like it especially since I bought a pile of used shingles at an estate auction and it was under the pile. I've cut hay with it for years and it never needed a nickel's worth of repairs, until now that the flails are shot and apparently they are about $1200 for a 7 footer. It makes our Ford 5000 work pretty good and the AC D-17 was blowing flames out the stack in heavy hay, but it would cut anything you could drive over. Hitting a groundhog hole is a experience. I never agreed with that bit about stripping leaves, but don't follow this thing with a forage harvester of ANY type, because it puts everything in the windrow.

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Tim(nj)

07-07-2000 19:13:19




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 Re: What do you call it? in reply to Mike (MI), 07-07-2000 17:31:35  
New Idea made the 272 Cut/Ditioner (7') and the 290 Cut/Ditioner (9'). HP requirements are 55 and 80, respectively. Mathews Company made similar units called Rotary Scythes, and still offers a brand new 9' model. I'm looking at a 290 right now. Looks like new, perfect shape, I've run it and it will do what I want. Guy wants $2200 for it. I think it's worth it. An excellent 272 usually will sell for around $800-$1200 here in NJ and eastern PA. The 290 goes a little higher, because it has windrow boards and some other features the 272 doesn't have. Haven't seen many Rotary Scythes. The last one I saw was worn out and went for $100.

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