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North M

07-16-2003 08:27:48




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I got myself a pull behind Massey crimper/conditioner a year ago and was wondering on the best time to use it. This year I had my son travel behind the swather to crimp within an hour of the hay being cut. It is a brome/ alfalfa mixture. One fellow said I should wait a day after cutting to crimp the hay. What thoughts are out there with different experiences. Sure works well and speeds up the drying process greatly.

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Roy in UK

07-17-2003 11:33:51




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 Re: using a crimper in reply to North M, 07-16-2003 08:27:48  
As soon as possible I guess, after all thats how mower conditioners work!



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John in IN

07-16-2003 18:53:14




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 Re: using a crimper in reply to North M, 07-16-2003 08:27:48  
I would say follow right away, because I just looked at a N.H. sickle mower pull type with a hitch and a pto shaft on the rear to hook a crimper up. Never seen it done but it looks like it would work.



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Tim(nj)

07-16-2003 19:56:43




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 Re: Re: using a crimper in reply to John in IN, 07-16-2003 18:53:14  
I posted an old New Idea crimper ad over at the Vintage Ads section. If you look at it, you'll notice the New Idea mower with the crimper hooked right behind.



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Mike (WA)

07-16-2003 12:30:35




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 Re: using a crimper in reply to North M, 07-16-2003 08:27:48  
I operated one for several summers in my youth which, unfortunately, was many years ago. We were opreating in long stemmed grass (orchard grass and fescue) and found that you had to condition right behind the mower, before the grass had wilted- otherwise, it would wind up on the drum. Many visits and adjustments by the dealer didn't change anything.



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Errin OH

07-16-2003 09:02:53




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 Re: using a crimper in reply to North M, 07-16-2003 08:27:48  
I try to go at the same time, I cut and son crimps. But if the boy isn't home I crimp as soon as I finish mowing. Most of the alfalfa guys around here don't want to touch it after very much drying time (Leaf loss thing).



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Tom A

07-16-2003 08:32:04




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 Re: using a crimper in reply to North M, 07-16-2003 08:27:48  
When I got my crimper, most folks on this board said to crimp immediately after cutting because limper grass hay tends to get tangled in the guts of the crimper more often.

So that's what I do, except one time when I couldn't get to it right away. I crimped the next day, and still didn't have any problems...but I may have just got lucky!

Love my old crimper,as it does speed drying by a day or more.

tom

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tim[in]

07-17-2003 00:26:29




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 Re: Re: using a crimper in reply to Tom A, 07-16-2003 08:32:04  
what kind of crimper do you have? that might be the difference. most i have heard they said the same. that once it had wilted watch out.some even crimp it after cutting it with conditioner so it is crimped twice!



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got an old Cunningham...

07-17-2003 04:12:27




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 Re: Re: Re: using a crimper in reply to tim[in], 07-17-2003 00:26:29  
paid $10 for it, had to replace 2 springs and spend 1/2 a day greasing it up and freeing frozen chains, but it has let me get hay from a low-lying field that I never got hay dry in before. The grass there is heavy and can be stalky, but the goats love it.



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