Tractor Talk Discussion Board |
Re: Young farmer needs advice with purchasing equi
[ Expand ] [ View Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Return to Forum ]
Posted by TW on March 05, 2004 at 00:42:10 from (66.162.228.10):
In Reply to: Young farmer needs advice with purchasing equipmen posted by JohnDeereBMan on March 04, 2004 at 13:13:33:
I have run a Kuhn 9' discbine for 5 yr & don't think I'll ever go back to a sickle machine. I bought mine used for 2500 & the only repairs {other than knives} has been 2 pto shafts the first year. Solved that with a shaft off a 900 new holland chopper. I bought it to cut canary grass that when it is standing is around 5' tall & when it starts to fall down is 1 big tangled mess. I can cut this stuff at 6 mph all day & never plug up. When I cut alfalfa I can usually do first crop at 7mph & 2nd & later crops are in road gear if the field is big & smooth enough. Another thing to consider is if you have hay that goes down flat you can cut it one way & get it all picked up while going at almost road speed.
Follow Ups:
Home
| Forums
Today's Featured Article -
Third Brush Generators - by Chris Pratt. While I love straightening sheet metal, cleaning, and painting old tractors, I use every excuse to avoid working on the on the electrics. I find the whole process sheer mystery. I have picked up and attempted to read every auto and farm electrics book with no improvement in the situation. They all seem to start with a chapter entitled "Theory of Electricity". After a few paragraphs I usually close the book and go back to banging out dents. A good friend and I were recently discussing our tractor electrical systems when he stated "I figure it all comes back to applying Ohms Law". At this point
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
18-32 Case Cross Motor
[More Ads]
Copyright © 1997-2025 Yesterday's Tractor Co. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V. Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor HeadquartersWebsite Accessibility Policy |
|