The Hedge Cutting Thread

Hurdle bunter

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shropshire

• Mar 4, 2015

• #1,181

Chonk said:

He has got one yes, it is one of the older type with a single ram, youd have to have a word and see what he wants for it, think the price for a new one to go with my brusher was £1500 ish but they add no value to the machine when you change it may need some long pipes to spool it in as well :/
Easter hopefully ( if i can still afford it after buying a shiny new Fusion !!!!)

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I'll have to get his number off you sometime

Jaysus man! Thought the fusion was on the "stay" list (hope I ain't got to pay more for bales out of the new one )

Wot about the 68, staying or change for vario?

 

Chonk

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Shrewsbury

• Mar 4, 2015

• #1,182

Haaaa wellllllll just been doin end of year stuff and it got moved up the list rapidly, too many hours hedge bashing 68 stayin for now !!

 

Hurdle bunter

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shropshire

• Mar 4, 2015

• #1,183

Chonk said:

Haaaa wellllllll just been doin end of year stuff and it got moved up the list rapidly, too many hours hedge bashing 68 stayin for now !!

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Makin too much money jockey

Has the new fusion got that film on film thing (plastic instead of net) ?

 

Blue.

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Livestock Farmer

• Aug 27, 2015

• #1,184

Time to cart on bank holiday weekend

Anyone trim using tractor spools while cutting on the left?

Decided to do away with my cable controls and pipe straight up to the spools,shouldn't be bad with the fendt.

 

Kevtherev

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Welshpool Powys

• Aug 27, 2015

• #1,185

Pooh sounds a bit awkward Eulb [emoji51]

 

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jonny

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leitrim

• Aug 27, 2015

• #1,186

eulb said:

Time to cart on bank holiday weekend

Anyone trim using tractor spools while cutting on the left?

Decided to do away with my cable controls and pipe straight up to the spools,shouldn't be bad with the fendt.

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Are the spools not on the wrong side ? Doesn't sound too comfortable for a long days work

 

Kevtherev

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Welshpool Powys

• Aug 27, 2015

• #1,187

Recipe to rip holes in a hedge @eulb

 

Blue.

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Livestock Farmer

• Aug 27, 2015

• #1,188

jonny said:

Are the spools not on the wrong side ? Doesn't sound too comfortable for a long days work

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Yes will mean steering with left hand.

 

Blue.

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Livestock Farmer

• Aug 27, 2015

• #1,189

Kevtherev said:

Recipe to rip holes in a hedge @eulb

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I could always spin the boom over and cut on the right.

 

Kevtherev

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Welshpool Powys

• Aug 27, 2015

• #1,190

eulb said:

I could always spin the boom over and cut on the right.

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Just going to suggest that.
Be a lot easier for you

 

Bury the Trash

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Mixed Farmer

• Aug 27, 2015

• #1,191

what about the road work

 

Blue.

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Livestock Farmer

• Aug 27, 2015

• #1,192

Kevtherev said:

Just going to suggest that.
Be a lot easier for you

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Thinking about it,I think there is only 8 wires going to the spool toggle switches,maybe I could move the switches to the left,hmmm...

 

Kevtherev

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Welshpool Powys

• Aug 27, 2015

• #1,193

What was wrong with the old set up?

 

Blue.

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Livestock Farmer

• Aug 27, 2015

• #1,194

Bury the Trash said:

what about the road work

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Pretend its reverse drive?

 

Kevtherev

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Welshpool Powys

• Aug 27, 2015

• #1,195

eulb said:

Pretend its reverse drive?

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I've hit a stay wire in reverse once not recommended

 

Blue.

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Livestock Farmer

• Aug 27, 2015

• #1,196

Kevtherev said:

What was wrong with the old set up?

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Cables have gone stiff and its 3 levers with the 4th spool worked by pulling it towards you.

I need a better machine but got other priorities this year.

 

Blue.

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Livestock Farmer

• Aug 27, 2015

• #1,197

Kevtherev said:

I've hit a stay wire in reverse once not recommended

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Once had a chap pull a pole in half when he caught the stay with his steps,he denied it till we pointed out his steps were on the floor wrapped round the wire.

 

Kevtherev

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Welshpool Powys

• Aug 27, 2015

• #1,198

eulb said:

Cables have gone stiff and its 3 levers with the 4th spool worked by pulling it towards you.

I need a better machine but got other priorities this year.

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Could you find a spool block with cables off some thing else?
Old poly crock silage feeder etc?
eBay?

 

Bury the Trash

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Mixed Farmer

• Aug 27, 2015

• #1,199

i cut through an offset stay on 33000 supply once get new cables if the rest of trimmer is ok they are not dear or cable greaser -never tried one of them though so i might be talkin bllcks.

 

Blue.

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Livestock Farmer

• Aug 27, 2015

• #1,200

Kevtherev said:

Could you find a spool block with cables off some thing else?
Old poly crock silage feeder etc?
eBay?

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They need to be fairly long And the back window won't shut with cables through it using the tractors electric spools seems the best option to me,I would prefer cutting on the right as the window is bigger and I'd be able to let one of the kids come with me.