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Just curious what's out there, old and new. Got my grandpa's old number 9 mower hooked up to the 430 last night to do some playing around. That mower and my grandpa's 430 (different one) is the first thing I ever mowed hay with. Now have a deere 4320 and 920 moco. My uncle still had the f12 and mower my grandpa learned on.
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I have the option of 4 machines. Most of the tie I use my Farmall BA. But I also have an A/C C with belly mount sickle mower. I have a JD #9 I can hook up and also a NH Mowco 460
 
All my Dad used for mowing was his F12, and mower like yours. The F 12 and mower still sets where he last parked it in the early 60's. Another project on my list. Stan
 
New Holland 616 disc mower. About an 8ft cut. Sure is heavy...

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Nothing fancy, IH pitmanless seven foot sickle mower on an Oliver 88. My mowing is mainly road ditches and a couple of waterways. Someday we will be devoid of rain so I can actually use it.
 
A New Holland 8060. It's hay cutting machine. You can knock down 15+ acres an hour in complete comfort, but to be honest, you're having a lot more fun with your machine. This one just amounts to work.

David
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JD 4440 or 7800 hooked to a 935 MoCo. I think that is the number of it. I remember it is close to the same number as the combine header. Thank heavens Deere has it in their computer when I go to get parts.

Those disc mowers are the cat's meow. I can go just as fast as I can stay in the seat.
 
NH Hm236 7' disc mower. I cheaped out when I bought this POS. It might be OK if you only cut 50 acres a year but after 4 years it worn out. I'm looking at either a Kuhn or Vermeer trail mower next time.



 
I don't have a pic but my main rig is a 1944 war model farmall H and 9" 1100 pull type sickle mower. I recently "upgraded" and added a 48 8N ford with a IH 100 3 point sickle mower, I'm still working the bugs out of it though, the mower has been idle for a long long time. I'm not a big time operation :p
 
We use <a href="https://youtu.be/qLO04MzQTxs?list=PLCUEeGboEbi9lZeitHoI9GA2HKYB2_Zyg">"Vernon" our 56 Model 70</a> to cut our hay fields with a JD 350 9ft sickle mower.

We use <a href="https://youtu.be/kLXIn1Nz1O0?list=PLCUEeGboEbi9lZeitHoI9GA2HKYB2_Zyg">"Old John" Nancy's 48A</a> as a backup with a JD 350 7ft sickle mower.
 
I think Sitrex makes there economy line. I wouldn't rule out New Hollands Heavy Duty H series line. My 616 has been bullet proof. It was 4 years old when I bought it and it came out of Ohio. I had an older model Kuhn Gmd66 and really liked it. It was a tough mower. It's in the barn for backup, just never seem to need it.
 

Vermeer 7030 pulled by a Zetor 7710. Mower is heavy, but not as heavy as a NH617. Tractor is heavy with a FEL and handles the mower fine. I'm a believer in sharpening the knives occasionally and they need it now. Really like the mower.

KEH
 
NH TB 110 pulling a NH 1411 discbine if the help is running it or the ac is out, Ford 7610 4wd if I am and the ac is working. For small fields a NI 5408 mounted on a 7610 Ford orchard model.
 
For alfalfa and larger grass hay fields, we run a 14' New Holland 1475 swing tongue mower conditioner behind a JD 4240. On the rocky, hilly, and odd-shaped fields of grass hay we pull a 9' Case IH 1100 sickle mower with a 1948 Farmall H. They both have their good and bad points...
 
I have a 2-85 White pulling an 8370 hydro-swing. It's a pretty nice set up but I sure get a sore neck from looking back. I'll probably be pulling the swather with a 970 Case from now on, I sold the White.
Gehl round baler and a JD 336 small square. Still waiting for dry weather. Bob
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I have 3 1855 and one 1800 cockshutts.
#1 is pulling my NH 114 haybine.
#2 is pulling my 567 JD baler.
#3 pulls the Massey 505 bale self loader.
The 1800 pulls the hay fluffer if need be.
 
I'm not sure what that's all about. I bought it used, so the previous owner must have placed it on there. I don't know where they're manufactured, but I'd guess they are U.S made, or at least assembled.

David
 
Well sir give Maw Deere an atta girl on that one. Solution of the day in times past. Sickle bar to cut a row while the crimper is crimping the last row cut.
 
I got a new to me 400 Farmall with a set of Kosch mounted 7 foot mowers.
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For about the last eight years I mowed with a New Holland 411, behind a Ford 8240. Then I downsized to about 20 acres and sold them both. Now I call my neighbor to cut for me.
 
Massey Ferguson 245 usually use a SIP 165 Drum mower. Very heavy but cuts well. Worst part is it doesn't cut very wide something like 5.5'. I now have though my new to me Hesston PT7 that gets pulled with a JD 1020. Mostly because the JD is the only tractor I have with rear remotes. So far though the Hesston has only cut about 4 acres--then we had a major breakdown. Have been using the SIP since. My machinist called though and says he has the Hesston fixed so will give it another try tomorrow on about 6 acres.
 
(quoted from post at 11:48:50 06/16/15) NH Hm236 7' disc mower. I cheaped out when I bought this POS. It might be OK if you only cut 50 acres a year but after 4 years it worn out. I'm looking at either a Kuhn or Vermeer trail mower next time.



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What exactly happened/is wrong with it and how many acres on it? We bought a HM235 new and have cut 5 seasons with it, change the oil and flip/replace the blades every year. Only break down was one of the 3pt pins breaking (had a fracture in it)

Sitrex builds these for NH. They are the economy mower, but was quite a bit cheaper than the HD series.
 
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(quoted from post at 11:48:50 06/16/15) NH Hm236 7' disc mower. I cheaped out when I bought this POS. It might be OK if you only cut 50 acres a year but after 4 years it worn out. I'm looking at either a Kuhn or Vermeer trail mower next time.
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What exactly happened/is wrong with it and how many acres on it? We bought a HM235 new and have cut 5 seasons with it, change the oil and flip/replace the blades every year. Only break down was one of the 3pt pins breaking (had a fracture in it)

Sitrex builds these for NH. They are the economy mower, but was quite a bit cheaper than the HD series.
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The biggest complaint that I have is the discs. My ground is rocky and the discs are light duty and bend and wear easily. I've had to replace them twice, some of them had holes worn in them and they are expensive compared to other mowers. I've also had to replace the skid plates and they need it again. The pedestal discs are $450. I had trouble with the main shaft bearings until I replaced the sealed bearings with greasable bearings and put in a grease fitting. I usually cut 500-700 acres a year depending on rain. My last mower was a krone and it held up well but the dealer went out of business.
 
I wonder if that mower is Sitrex made, if you could get Sitrex parts cheaper? Or maybe you already are.... Krone seems to make good stuff, but we just don't have any dealer support. I also liked the older Kuhn mower I had. Next tedder is probably going to be Kuhn, even if it is sold as a Frontier...
 

Pull double 7' sickle Kosch now. Had mounted double 7' for many years, on a 530 JD. Still have it and a few old spares laying around. Parts from the old fit the newer, but rarely break anything. Need a double 9'. Many of my neighbors are going to disc, use a LOT more fuel plus a bigger tractor than I have for mower duty (or would have to unhook the baler, which would get tiring after several weeks...). Several with those Vermeer TM1400 or so.
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Doubt he has any fire ants, but this country is full of Gopher mounds and rat nests. You learn how to set a sickle mower up, and they are about as dependable as anything
a person could ask for.
The old Kosch are quite a mower and a tremendous step up from the old ground driven mowers of my Dads age!!
 

In a year at most I'll see one or two ant hills. Rarely a big one, rarely I don't see it first. I have hit them if I didn't see them, mower just springs back a little and might skin the top of the mound off. At worst I have to back up and clear a clump of sod-like dirt. Gopher mounds don't bother at all, I just drive through them I guess, doesn't plug or anything, might leave a strand or two of grass. Used to have a 9' Deere in the field when I had help, that thing kicked out on most obstacles. Never liked that mower much for that reason. But I use that one to mow the sides of the road.

I was looking for a used double 9' hydro when I got this (or at least a 2x9' pitman), but couldn't find one around and "settled" on what I could get, it was 6 years old when I got it and had been gone through. Cheap mower, and very easy on tractors. Many people buy the Rowse versions, but I won't buy a Rowse product.

VERY reliable. Rarely repairs besides maintenance. And if the ground is hard enough to drive on without getting stuck, I can mow. Cattails/low ground too. Only thing that really bothers is certain types of moss that I don't see very often, it'll collect on the tips of the guards.

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(quoted from post at 05:34:06 06/17/15)
(quoted from post at 11:48:50 06/16/15) NH Hm236 7' disc mower. I cheaped out when I bought this POS. It might be OK if you only cut 50 acres a year but after 4 years it worn out. I'm looking at either a Kuhn or Vermeer trail mower next time.
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What exactly happened/is wrong with it and how many acres on it? We bought a HM235 new and have cut 5 seasons with it, change the oil and flip/replace the blades every year. Only break down was one of the 3pt pins breaking (had a fracture in it)

Sitrex builds these for NH. They are the economy mower, but was quite a bit cheaper than the HD series.
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The biggest complaint that I have is the discs. My ground is rocky and the discs are light duty and bend and wear easily. I've had to replace them twice, some of them had holes worn in them and they are expensive compared to other mowers. I've also had to replace the skid plates and they need it again. The pedestal discs are $450. I had trouble with the main shaft bearings until I replaced the sealed bearings with greasable bearings and put in a grease fitting. I usually cut 500-700 acres a year depending on rain. My last mower was a krone and it held up well but the dealer went out of business.
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The acreage you mow is considerably more than what I mow, so this might give me an idea of what to watch for. I don't have a lot of rocks to contend with (lots of picking).
 
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