NI 5209 blades for downed hay

Dopp Creek · Jun 18, 2020

I am new to discbines and had my first experience cutting down hay yesterday. Today the scalped spots are raising up like little mohawks out in the field. I've heard there are steeper pitched blades for downed hay but in the Shoup catalog I saw 18 degree blades only for the heavy duty "turtles", which I only have one of on my cutterbar. Can anyone point me to blades best suited for downed hay? Or adjustments? Techniques?

495man · Jun 19, 2020

Is the cutter bar angled down?

showcrop · Jun 19, 2020

Most mowers have an adjustment for the tilt of the whole header. The 411 New Holland that I had, had an hydraulic cylinder so that you could adjust the cutting height on the fly. Some have a turnbuckle. Most mowers have available different height "shoes" which the header slides on.

Northvale PA · Jun 19, 2020

When I am mowing down hay, I just slow my ground speed down, so the blade suction has time to lift the stems. And angle the cutter head with the screw adjustment on top.

Dopp Creek · Jun 20, 2020

I have it tilted down. I did not slow down.. I will try that tomorrow; thank you for the tip.

NI 5209 blades for downed hay

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