Tedding hay 2012

WIZZO · Feb 21, 2015

The Hay Bob has been the universal machine for hay making for many years. Can be used for tedding and for rowing up. Made by several companies.

L.Fure · Feb 21, 2015

The heck with the tedder. That view is eye popping. I'd have a hard time making straight wind rows with that view.

notjustair · Feb 21, 2015

Tedding fascinates me as I have never seen it done or know
anyone that has one. We always made alfalfa and sedan bales
growing up and I do prairie, brome, and alfalfa now. Still never
seen such a thing. I watch the weather pretty close, but I can't
remember ever cutting and baling more than one day apart (at
least since I have been an adult).

Chief 83 · Feb 21, 2015

Not familiar with a tedder? Move to western
Washington State and try and get your hay dry. Cut
and ted right after or the next day. Rake on day 3
and with luck bale on day 4. Without the tedder
add at least one day to the drying time--so that
could be as many as 5 days. Not a problem except
it usually rains....well at least sprinkles in
that time around here. Might be a little faster on
the dry time with a moco but I use a drum mower.
Just bought an old Hesston PT7. If the old thing
works it might be just the ticket.

Alan K · Feb 21, 2015

I agree about the view. How good are the David Brown tractors like pictured? I always wondered about the ones Case sold. Always liked the looks of them.

Texasmark1 · Feb 22, 2015

Till about 10 years ago I had no idea a Tedder even existed. In
looking through ASC catalogs I saw some and got me to
thinking.

At the time I was trying to sickle bar cut spring grasses in an
irregular field. In making the tight corners, I always had wads
that would accumulate here and there and I knew that once
baled would be a fire in the making.

The tedder solved the problem, besides the improved general
drying time and I won't be without it. Course I have long since
trashed the last sickle bar in my life and my drum does the job,
much better and no clumps.

Mark

Pair-a-dice farm · Feb 22, 2015

Great pictures!! I started using a tedder about 10 years ago. I've got a 2 basket tedder and hope to upgrade in a couple of years. I don't know how we baled hay before I got it. I've never used a drum mower, how do they compare to a disc mower?

WIZZO · Feb 22, 2015

(quoted from post at 20:24:50 02/21/15) I agree about the view. How good are the David Brown tractors like pictured? I always wondered about the ones Case sold. Always liked the looks of them.

1 - The Leyland tractors were updated versions of the Nuffield tractor, but were outdated by the 1980's. When British Leyland vehicles were imploding, the tractor division was sold off to Charles Nickerson an engineering company who owned the Track Marshall crawler company. The last models were called Marshall and painted yellow & black, production ceased in the 1990's.

2 - The David Brown tractor company had been taken over by Case. The models were initially called David Brown then Case David Brown, the last versions were painted red & black after the tie up with IH. This David Brown 1190 is based on the DB 885 with new Sekura cab.

3 - Both David Brown & Nuffield/Leyland had a strong faithful following by many farmers here who continued to buy their tractors for many many years.

4 - Farmers who make hay & haylage use disc mowers without the conditioners, these would damage the hay. MoCo's are used for silage where the fingers bruise the grass to speed up wilting.

Pair-a-dice farm · Feb 22, 2015

That David Brown looks like the Case version sold here in the early 80's. I worked at the Case dealer at that time and we sold a few of them but none, that I remember, had a cab. They were a good little tractor.
Most of the farms in my area use a disc mower or moco, I have 2 disc mowers. I've never seen a drum mower.

Texasmark1 · Feb 23, 2015

Fewer parts which in my opinion makes for much better
reliability. On discs, before I bought my drum, I was looking at
used ones and every one I saw for sale had brass brazing repairs
to the bottom of the main housing that carries the drives out to
all the cutter heads.

Half the purchase price. My 6' drum was $3500 new.

Mark

495man · Feb 23, 2015

(quoted from post at 14:41:15 02/22/15)
That David Brown looks like the Case version sold here in the early 80's. I worked at the Case dealer at that time and we sold a few of them but none, that I remember, had a cab. They were a good little tractor.
Most of the farms in my area use a disc mower or moco, I have 2 disc mowers. I've never seen a drum mower.

The Case version was just that, said Case instead of David Brown.

The 1190 didn't come with a factory cab over here, just open station. 1290 and 1390 and bigger could have cab here.

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