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Keith Molden: Galfre compared to Minos drum mower

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Did not want to hijack the other drum mower thread, but what is it that you specifically like better about the Minos brand drum mower as compared to Galfre brand drum mower?

The units out of Turkey I always heard the casting were very crude and poor compared to Italy made units yet your experience seems to contradict that as you selling the Italian Galfre for the Turkey Minos.

Just curious as I have absolutely no dog in this question?
 
The Galfre was a good mower. It was a 5' gear driven mower and you left it on the ground even on the corners leaving the corners chewed up pretty bad. The Munos is a lighter mower that is belt driven and 6 1/2' cut. It picks up so the corners don't get chewed up. I didn't mean to imply that the Galfre was a bad unit but it was just a simple fact that for the hp. rating of the same tractor, the 6 1/2 ' mower is best for my situation. The only bad thing in my opinion about the Galfre was that it cut lower to the ground than the Munos. I prefer to leave a couple or 3" of hay for regrowth and it sometimes scalped the ground, didn't seem to matter how you had it set. (both units set as level front to back as possible.
 
I have three seasons experience with a Minos 190, running it on a MF 180. Well matched combination. Minos seems pretty well built, if a bit heavy. Geometry is a little difficult if you lift and try to transport in cutting position. Outside drum may drag and chew up the sod some. That said, I never lift on corners. When I come to a corner, just as rear wheel reaches uncut corner I cut a hard right bringing front and rear tires right up besides the uncut hay parall with the edge. Mower slides backwards and comes around ready to engage new direction cut. This will probably leave a small uncut wedge, especially on non right angle turns - which many of my fields are. When I finish up a pass out and back takes care of any hay left standing in the corners. If my corners get much sharper than 90 degrees I will short turn the corner, purposly leaving a wedge standing for later pickup. Mower will slide under previous cut stuff with little chopping up of downed hay.
 
I have the CCM 190 and I report the same. Leave it down,may leave a wedge on a corner. Come back to clean it up. I tend to do 3-4 circles, then overlap the ends. I divide the field into thirds or half, then cut that part coming straight off the line, make a wide curve and start another straight line moving towards the middle of the portion until gone, then jump to the next one. Ends don't seem to get too smashed up, the cutter just tends to continue to spread the already cut hay rather than chopping it more. I turn to the right almost always - clockwise pattern in the field.

Hope this makes sense...

John
 


Just found a Reese 2400 for sale locally. That's an 8 foot drum mower. Looking around the 'net I get the idea the 65hp recommendation for the mower is more for weight than sheer running HP required. I have a 55hp DB 990 I'd be using.

Too much drum mower for the 990?
 
I actually considered one of those before I bought the CCM 190. I would have bought one if I could have found one in the right price range. New was too expensive. There are 2 features that I like. First is the hydraulic lift. Really wish mine had that and am working to add it. Second is the option of a wind row spreader. That would be helpful so that I would not have to ted as much.

As to running on the DB, I can't answer your question. I ran mine on a 65hp Deere 2550 and it needed the horses at times in heavy grass. Also lifting and carrying it on the side takes some tractor weight to handle it safely. Mine was 9500 lbs. I now have a 4430 so much less of an issue.

John
 
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