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Rortary Scythe ?

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Sid

05-13-2003 20:02:24




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I looked at a machine today that I thinks is called a rotary sycthe. The brand is M_C. It cuts about a nine foot swath and has wing on the back to adjust for windrow width. What I like about this machine is it looks so simple to mantain not a lot of parts and looks well built. can someone teel me what kind of a job this machine does and what size tractor does it take to handle it.




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bill

05-14-2003 07:28:44




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 Re: Rortary Scythe ? in reply to Sid, 05-13-2003 20:02:24  
we had one, it would cut anything, fun to use in tangled grass hay, ran with IH 856 like post below it did leave alfalfa stubble with a stripped look, I got rid of it ,only 9 ft, wouldnt raise very high, pulled hard in the field, busted the tongue couple of times, then piece broke out of gear box, I think I only paid 200 dollars for it so didnt owe me much,, newer ones might be better, Good luck Bill

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Hugh MacKay

05-14-2003 02:52:25




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 Re: Rortary Scythe ? in reply to Sid, 05-13-2003 20:02:24  
Sid: I don't know a lot about the rotary sycthe, other than I had a neighbor who had a 9' model that he has run for the past 40 years using a Cockshutt 570 Diesel. He always seemed to be able to run the machine with ease. I really never was close up when he was operatng it but I can tell you this he could put up one h#$% of a bunch of hay in a hurry. I'll bet he could average 2,500 bales per day. I say that because he was a hard guy to follow on production and I have baled and put in the barn 9,000 bales in 2 days. Only once, though, my average was around 2,500 per day.

I did stop at the side of road one day though, and like Tim, I thought it was doing a rather rough number on his alfalfa. I was using a NH 460, 9' haybine at the time and just wanted to compare quality of the work the 2 machines were doing. I would think one would have a lot of leaf loss gererally, but especially in clover and alfalfa.

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Tim(nj)

05-13-2003 20:19:09




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 Re: Rortary Scythe ? in reply to Sid, 05-13-2003 20:02:24  
It can suck up horsepower. I wouldn't want less than 75 HP on the 9'. 90HP would be better. Great for windrowing cornstalks for bedding. Works well in thick-stemmed grass crops, but beats clover and alfalfa up too much. Avoid stony fields!



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Sid

05-13-2003 21:49:00




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 Re: Re: Rortary Scythe ? in reply to Tim(nj), 05-13-2003 20:19:09  
Thanks Tim.. He sid he was selling it because his D-17 would not handle it and said he thought the way it pulled it would need around 80 HP. So I will just stay with my Hesston for now since I am a little shy on HP.



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