Made the swap today.... rrlund

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JD Farmer

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• Apr 16, 2015

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Took my grandson along on the 7 mile ride to pick up my new mower. I like it so far and am excited to see how it does in the field.

I traded this one in. I bought it new back in 2003 and paid just over $14000 for the JD.
Will say it was one tough mower, and never gave me any trouble more than a couple broken spring bolts and one spring.

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notjustair

Well-known Member

• Apr 16, 2015

• #1

I use the same JD mower in a 12 foot. It's a good machine. It causes the 4440 to be pretty thirsty.

 

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Ron in NS

Well-known Member

• Apr 16, 2015

• #1

I hope the red one makes you as happy as the green one did.

 

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Bob Harvey

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• Apr 16, 2015

• #1

Pardon my ignorance, BUT, what is that mower used for ?

 

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rrlund

Well-known Member

• Apr 16, 2015

• #1

That's Purdy! How did you hook that hitch to your truck? Must have had a straight hitch for your receiver.

 

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Ivan in Mich

Member

• Apr 16, 2015

• #1

Looks like some of the green paint rubbed off on the trees down there

 

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rrlund

Well-known Member

• Apr 16, 2015

• #1

Cutting hay.

 

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roy prins

Well-known Member

• Apr 16, 2015

• #1

nice mower -- but what is under the tarp along the blacktop?

 

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Bob Harvey

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• Apr 16, 2015

• #1

So, an update to the swather, Cycle mower ? Lernin' iz good. Tnx

 

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JD Farmer

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• Apr 16, 2015

• #1

Round hay bales.

 

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JD Farmer

Member

• Apr 16, 2015

• #1

Oh no, we took the cab tractor.

 

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rrlund

Well-known Member

• Apr 16, 2015

• #1

I told Bruce I wasn't driving mine that far,that he'd have to deliver it. lol

 

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jeffcat

Well-known Member

• Apr 16, 2015

• #1

Ho Boy that thingy looks too nice to use! Nice bright RED!

 

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rrlund

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• Apr 16, 2015

• #1

I bought one identical to it last week. I'll tell you what,for the price of them,it makes you think twice about taking one out and getting it dirty.

 

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donjr

Well-known Member

• Apr 16, 2015

• #1

I don't know if you had the swivel hitch on your Deere, but I notice you do on the Kuhn. It'll have a bit of a learning curve, like anything, but you gonna love it. At the end of a swath, there ain't a lotta manueuvering- you just swing around and go. It's a real step up from a clevis hitch......

 

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JD Seller

Well-known Member

• Apr 17, 2015

• #1

I like the swivel type hitches. I wonder if the resale value for the Kuhn will be as good as your JD was??? Kuhn equipment is pretty well made but the resale around here on the hay tools is terrible.

 

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samn40

Well-known Member

• Apr 17, 2015

• #1

Over here John Deere and Kuhn mowers are exactly the same except for the paint colour!....The photo is of my old JD1360...a good reliable machine...also sold by MF in some countries....Ya never know what you are buying!

 

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Formerly PaMike

Member

• Apr 17, 2015

• #1

So if you had the JD why did you have the Vicon you just sold? I thought you only had the Vicon for a short time...

 

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Bret4207

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• Apr 17, 2015

• #1

(quoted from post at 21:09:34 04/16/15) So, an update to the swather, Cycle mower ? Lernin' iz good. Tnx

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I believe it's a disc mower/conditioner. A huge step up from a sickle mower as far as speed goes, but less headaches as far as waiting for good cutting weather.

 

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FBH44

Well-known Member

• Apr 17, 2015

• #1

Well I gotta say it. Children on tractors? Never. Ever. The horror stories you read on this very site. Things that just cannot happen. Children on rider lawn mowers? OK.
Even if everything always is always safe, that little child may some day sneak out to the barn; "Now I think this is how Gramps starts his big tractor.."

 

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rrlund

Well-known Member

• Apr 17, 2015

• #1

I'm the one with the Vicon,not JD Farmer. I had a Hesston that I'd used for 20 years. The Vicon didn't have a conditioner. The Kuhn has the flail conditioner in it.

 

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Formerly PaMike

Member

• Apr 17, 2015

• #1

Now I am with you...all confused... You are buying a new discbine though right?

 

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rrlund

Well-known Member

• Apr 17, 2015

• #1

Yes. Just like the one in the picture. Mine's still sitting at the dealer. I had a Hesston conventional sickle type mower conditioner. I bought a used Vicon last year but the rolls fell apart. Didn't want to make the same mistake on a used one again,so I bought the new one.