any comments?

Needed more than 30 hp and an independent pto in order not to plug often.. I got very good at cutting out the plugs.

The bearing can be expensive on the machine. I found buying right from a bearing dealer was cheaper.

Although it did its job, I am glad it is parked on the stone wall. A good tedder does a good a job.,

If you get it, be sure and get a whole pocket full of shear bolts. You'll need them until you get the hang of what it will handle and what it won't. They're a safety feature, so get the right ones from the dealer. It will suck the hay off the ground from a pretty good height -- run it as high as you can and it worked better, as I remember.

We use a Deere 31 which has a rubber roller against a smaller steel roller. It'll plug on stuff that's too coarse, tall or tough. But most of the time I think it's worth it. One of secrets is to condition the hay just as soon as you can after it's cut.

A mower conditioner is a much better idea. Let me know if you can find a decent one short of $1,500.

If you keep the bearings adjusted right and keep grease in them they do ok, but they are not designed to crimp tree limbs or fence post. Some folks thought they should handle anything laying in the field and that kept breaking out the bearing casters and knocking out the shear pins.

You can get your money back if it don't work you can sell it for scrap iron for about $50 to $60.