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New Holland swather guard question

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Steve

03-03-2003 16:44:12




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How well will the "stub" type guards on a 488 N.H. swather work in heavy tall grass hay? Cutter bar, sections, guards and hold downs are all in good condition. I bought the swather this winter and it had the "stub" type guards on it. I have never used them before and wonder if I will need to switch to the "standard" type guards for the heavy tall grass have we grow here? Thanks




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Harold Hubbard

03-04-2003 03:37:12




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 Re: New Holland swather guard question in reply to Steve, 03-03-2003 16:44:12  
My experience has been with Hesston and JD, but the NH should be the same, or similar. The stub guards work well in anything but fine grass and short second cut. On first cut with the full guards, I was always having to back up and clear them of dead material and trash. On second cut the bottom was cleaner and didn't bother, unless there was wet, matted, clover,or hay that had been missed by the baler on the previous cut. With the stub guards, I just put the horsepower to it, and never have to back up. If you have any rocks, they seem to damage the knives worse with the stub guards. Of course, performance also depends on the overall condition of the cutting system.

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Steve from New Holland

03-04-2003 17:18:02




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 Re: Re: New Holland swather guard question in reply to Harold Hubbard, 03-04-2003 03:37:12  
Steve, everything Harold told you is 110% correct. Great for heavy stuff, but not as good in later cuttings when the crop is fine and thin. They do break sections quicker if you have rocks. Steve



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