10ft cut
needs a new belt on one drum
located near Penrith , Cumbria
farmer owned
offers
Richard 07748485060
Agrimech Grasshopper
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10ft cut
needs a new belt on one drum
located near Penrith , Cumbria
farmer owned
offers
Richard 07748485060
Dave W
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- Location
- chesterfield
Price???
"Offers" is worse than POA
"Offers" is worse than POA
Dave W
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- Location
- chesterfield
Thanks.
Does it dismantle much for transport?
Does it dismantle much for transport?
robin banks
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- Location
- Ireland
Brilliant mower for whole crop. I had one till frame gave up was a lot worse example than yours though
Sandy
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
£1000
brynseiri
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- Location
- Conwy, North Wales
Can you still get parts for them?
it would all take to bits , but would you want to.
its a British design classic, built like a chieftain tank to mow for grass drying plants every day of the year
we bought it new and have a manual
Dave W
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- Location
- chesterfield
I'd want to if it wouldn't fit on my trailer!!
they were made by grass drying plant staff in the winter months from standard gearboxes / belts etc. blades are available from spaldings but other makes fit.
its had new bearings on the drums in the last five years and a new belt ( £ 45) last year.
we just use it for topping in the last few years since we started using contractors for silage which is why we are selling it.
stored inside and has topping skids on. leaves 2-3 '' with them off it bottoms the field.
Sandy
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Was it high speed bearings?
They are bloody excellent mowers, you can mow as fast as you can stay in the seat and it will cut clean. It will need at least 100hp on it preferably 120-30 to get the best out of it. Built like no other mower, I think they were done for airfields originally. Is it 10 blades per drum? Memory is a bit hazy on that.
I'd have bought it if you were in Kent.
I'd have bought it if you were in Kent.
Sandy
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
I think it's 6 per drum but they go so fast when you stop the pto you can go and have a cup o tea come back and it's just stopped
- Location
- Hampshire
We tried one in the eighties and couldn't get it to start without stalling the tractor. We had it on a Marshall 100 and the only way we could start it was to put the PTO in gear before starting the engine. Cracking mower when it was going though.
talk to terry at k two ,think he had some thing to do with them ,
is it on toothed belts
not sure, I got Toppins, a local workshop to do the job
yes
Had to pulse it in on the 3080, once running brilliant. Now with the soft starts on ptos there shouldn't be a problem.
- Location
- Hampshire
I had one of the first K2 mowers. It was based on a similar design as the Grasshopper, and Terry used to work for them.
I remember at the time Grasshopper tried to sue him for copying it, but he had proof that Grasshopper itself copied an East European design.
As to the K2 mower, not their most glorious hour!
blackbob
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
7910 quite happy with it (inc conditioner), iirc Dunecht Estates used theirs (no conditioner) on a 6600
