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Sickle out, rotary in. advice

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txblu

05-18-2004 09:53:40




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Got tired of fooling with my 7' Ford 515 sickle. Took it to the sale barn.

I cut sudan for cows and coastal bermuda for horses.
Sudan is a no brainer. Question is coastal cutting.

Current choices NH 487 Haybine (way overkill) 6' rotary. Even though the rotary is extremely convenient, seems I leave lots of grass growing and chopped up in the dirt. Yield is poor.

Suggestions?

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txblu

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joe e-txr

05-18-2004 19:54:08




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 Re: Sickle out, rotary in. advice in reply to txblu, 05-18-2004 09:53:40  
by grass still growing i think you are talking about stubble????. i got a khun rotary cutter had what i think your talking about,well i add 250lbs to front of my tractor and cut 39 asres this year and the stubble was way down from last year. i think with all that weight on back a little lift in front of tractor moves cutter a bunch??? also i move faster hoping to cut down on grass being neer cutter blades to get cut in to small pieces. this the thoughts im going with this year.( might change next week)
joe

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txblu

05-19-2004 06:11:02




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 Re: Re: Sickle out, rotary in. advice in reply to joe e-txr, 05-18-2004 19:54:08  
Interesting point you make but I am talking about a Bush Hog (brand) type rotary that follows directly behind the tractor.

I had thought about the rotary cutter, but I'm just not sure I want one with the 2 current options I have.

Thanks,

Mark



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joe e-tx

05-19-2004 10:21:56




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 Re: Re: Re: Sickle out, rotary in. advice in reply to txblu, 05-19-2004 06:11:02  
sorry never would think of cutting hay with shredder,could work if you removed one side of shredder so as not to chop up so much
joe



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Scotty

05-18-2004 13:28:56




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 Re: Sickle out, rotary in. advice in reply to txblu, 05-18-2004 09:53:40  
GO FOR THE OVERKIL!!! A bushhog is a messy, & wasteful way to cut hay. The most nutritous part of the plant is the leaves, & a rotary cutter will destroy the leaves, & create 30% +/- loss in yield!



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txblu

05-19-2004 06:07:45




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 Re: Re: Sickle out, rotary in. advice in reply to Scotty, 05-18-2004 13:28:56  
That's kinda what I thought. Only good thing is that it cures fast cause the stems are in short pieces.

Thanks,

Mark



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Tim(nj)

05-20-2004 10:02:58




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 Re: Re: Re: Sickle out, rotary in. advice in reply to txblu, 05-19-2004 06:07:45  
Are there any used New Idea Cut/Ditioners or Mathews Company Rotary Scythes in your area? They will cut the stuff the way you want, but won't knock off the leaves nearly as bad as a Bush Hog would. Also makes stemmy stuff more palatable to animals with the shorter pieces.



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txblu

05-25-2004 09:24:58




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Sickle out, rotary in. advice in reply to Tim(nj), 05-20-2004 10:02:58  
I've heard of the New Idea brand but know of none currently.

That's one thing I like about rotary mowing; the cutting of the stems into short pieces for drying, not for the baling part.

txblu



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