oldfarmall
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Hello-
Wanted to ask the group what the overall consensus is on the old New Idea Cutditioners, 7 & 9 ft. models, 272 and 279 I believe? I cut about 40 acres of hay twice per year. At times my haybines have trouble with plugging at the sickles and guards due to the grassy hay I cut.
I cut very fine grass hay, with maybe some timothy and brome mixed in, no alfalfa or clover. If I had to describe the hay, it is similar to straight grasses like a lawn if it were to get overgrown. The horse customers I sell to love this type of hay, so I plan to keep harvesting it. 1st cutting is a bit stemmy, 2nd cutting is very soft and fluffy grass. When I put fertilizer on the fields, this grass grows like crazy. The downside is that the haybine will plug often, even if the gaurds and sickles are in top shape, then I need to hire someone to cut it for me. If I try to cut it, this makes for a very frustrating and time consuming cutting after applying fertilizer or during a wet summer, and sometimes during 1st cutting.
From time to time I see these machines come up for sale. Looking for some input on if this machine would be worth trying out? If I end up finding one, I will be powering a cutditioner with a Farmall 450 or my Farmall Super M-TA. Personally I think the Super M-TA has more power than the 450, it might be hopped up a bit.
1. I imagine the replaceable blades are very pricey now, so I would want to look for a machine with half way decent blades. Other than the blades, are these machines simple to work on?
2. I would not be replacing my haybines, just using a cutditioner as backup when I am having trouble with plugging.
3. 50-60 hp tractor run a cutditioner in the grass hay I descibed above?
4. I would like to find a small discbine, but do not have 5,000-8,000 right now laying around, plus I don't think my tractors would be big enough to run one, maybe right on the edge for HP. Then there is the open cab issue with stones being thrown from what I hear.
5. What are typical asking prices for these cutditioners?
Thanks for any advice in advance! Looking forward to the opinions (good and bad) from those who have run a cutditioner before. Thanks
-Jesse
Wanted to ask the group what the overall consensus is on the old New Idea Cutditioners, 7 & 9 ft. models, 272 and 279 I believe? I cut about 40 acres of hay twice per year. At times my haybines have trouble with plugging at the sickles and guards due to the grassy hay I cut.
I cut very fine grass hay, with maybe some timothy and brome mixed in, no alfalfa or clover. If I had to describe the hay, it is similar to straight grasses like a lawn if it were to get overgrown. The horse customers I sell to love this type of hay, so I plan to keep harvesting it. 1st cutting is a bit stemmy, 2nd cutting is very soft and fluffy grass. When I put fertilizer on the fields, this grass grows like crazy. The downside is that the haybine will plug often, even if the gaurds and sickles are in top shape, then I need to hire someone to cut it for me. If I try to cut it, this makes for a very frustrating and time consuming cutting after applying fertilizer or during a wet summer, and sometimes during 1st cutting.
From time to time I see these machines come up for sale. Looking for some input on if this machine would be worth trying out? If I end up finding one, I will be powering a cutditioner with a Farmall 450 or my Farmall Super M-TA. Personally I think the Super M-TA has more power than the 450, it might be hopped up a bit.
1. I imagine the replaceable blades are very pricey now, so I would want to look for a machine with half way decent blades. Other than the blades, are these machines simple to work on?
2. I would not be replacing my haybines, just using a cutditioner as backup when I am having trouble with plugging.
3. 50-60 hp tractor run a cutditioner in the grass hay I descibed above?
4. I would like to find a small discbine, but do not have 5,000-8,000 right now laying around, plus I don't think my tractors would be big enough to run one, maybe right on the edge for HP. Then there is the open cab issue with stones being thrown from what I hear.
5. What are typical asking prices for these cutditioners?
Thanks for any advice in advance! Looking forward to the opinions (good and bad) from those who have run a cutditioner before. Thanks
-Jesse