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Mark

04-04-2001 05:00:06




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Have a chance to buy one of these. Can anyone give me any info on them ? Thanks




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Bob Soper

05-31-2001 16:44:41




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 Re: New Idea Cutditioner in reply to Mark, 04-04-2001 05:00:06  
We have a New Idea cutditioner which we feel makes great horse hay. We're looking for new or used, reasonably priced, cutter blades for the cutditioner. Any help would be appreciated.



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Josh

04-06-2001 12:37:20




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 Re: New Idea Cutditioner in reply to Mark, 04-04-2001 05:00:06  
I have one and it takes unbelievable power to run it. It does a rough job mowing. It will dry hay faster than anything and I once hit a telephone pole that was laying in the grass and nothing happened.



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Big Jim

04-05-2001 09:14:15




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 Re: New Idea Cutditioner in reply to Mark, 04-04-2001 05:00:06  
I have a neighbor whom I borrowed a cutditioner from on a couple of occasions. It takes a lot of power and leaves a ragged cut. The only advantage to it that I could see, is you can go over rugged ground with stones and small brush without hurting the machine. Personally, I prefer a regular sickle cut haybine.



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tim[in]

04-05-2001 03:31:05




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 Re: New Idea Cutditioner in reply to Mark, 04-04-2001 05:00:06  
one neighbor always uses his for first cutting. like the others said you need sharp blades and hp to do a good job. one custom cutter i know wont use anything else. he pulls his with a 70-80 hp deutz never had any problems with it.considering buying one myself . had an ih cutditioner and hated it. might get a nh or hesston perhaps. but still like my sickle bar ac.



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mike jenezon

04-13-2001 10:56:17




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 Re: Re: New Idea Cutditioner in reply to tim[in], 04-05-2001 03:31:05  
curios what ih you had i have a 816 mower cond.and keeps breaking the sickle bar off at the end of the drive link wonder if this is known problem



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CharlieB

04-04-2001 19:26:32




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 Re: New Idea Cutditioner in reply to Mark, 04-04-2001 05:00:06  
It took a lot of power and put small stones in the windrow. Had a stone hit me in the head once. It's a stalk chopper, really.



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Karen Bowser

05-11-2002 17:50:47




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 Re: Re: New Idea Cutditioner in reply to CharlieB, 04-04-2001 19:26:32  
Looking for the cutting bar/blades for a cutditioner



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Unimog

04-04-2001 07:15:42




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 Re: New Idea Cutditioner in reply to Mark, 04-04-2001 05:00:06  
I used one some years ago and it's fine until the
flails got dull or hit a rock. It leaves the field
looking poorly cut. It does dry the hay fast be-cause the large roller flattens the hay stub then
the stub restands after the cut hay lands on it.
It beats the hay and breaks the stems so quick
dry but many sharpe edges which is not good for
most animals. I would take a pass on it and look
for a mower conditioner and disc cutter.

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Ted(MD)

04-04-2001 08:26:44




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 Re: Re: New Idea Cutditioner in reply to Unimog, 04-04-2001 07:15:42  
I used one for 2-3 yrs and it cut very poorly, just ripping the hay instead of cutting it. I removed all those flails and had them sharpened, still did not cut well. I would rather use a sickle bar mower than one of those.



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Tim(nj)

04-04-2001 20:47:56




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 Re: Re: Re: New Idea Cutditioner in reply to Ted(MD), 04-04-2001 08:26:44  
I occasionally borrow one from a neighbor. I've found it works good for pulling up down, tangled hay, but don't really like to use one unless I have to. It does do a good job on standing rye cut for straw, I'll give it that. Takes a lot of HP, and it does throw rocks. Ground speed has a lot to do with the raggedness of cut, as well as the condition of the knives, at least that's what the manual says. The manual also says that the hay is softer and more palatable for animals??

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LCH

05-10-2005 09:39:33




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: New Idea Cutditioner in reply to Tim(nj), 04-04-2001 20:47:56  
I"ve been using one, in fact 2 for several years and love it. It does eat up HP, pull it through some blue grass and you"ll think you just dropped a couple of cylinders. Leaves the field a little ragged but you get every bit knocked down, you can go back and clean up your corners, you can pull it right over down hay and never get off the tractor. I"ve mowed hundreds of acres and never once got off the tractor for anything to do with the mower. I pull a 7 foot with 76 HP and in grass I use all 76 HP. I"ve pulled in and mowed after a 2" rain. If your wind rows get rained on you can pull back over them and it will lift, fluff and put it right back down in a wind row.

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