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Unbolt the tyne makes the whole job easier.I know it's just knocking the roll pin in and out but spend plenty of time with nipped fingers trying to get the spring tight enough lol
Unbolt the tyne makes the whole job easier.I know it's just knocking the roll pin in and out but spend plenty of time with nipped fingers trying to get the spring tight enough lol
Go on, it's a hateful job, thankfully our haybob is only used for rowing up infront of the small square baler so doesn't get a lot of use.
Agreed, the Pheasant was difficult to use properly but when it was all you had….and was better than the Acrobat (in skilled hands the Acrobat was quite good at rowing up grass for silage). The Haybob was a revelation when we could afford one but it used to shed wheels at the worst moments. And changing those tines…It had its good points, but also its limitations. Getting the wheels set at exactly the right height to pick all the grass up was a nightmare first time through. Constant punctures and wheel bearing failures were enough to make a shepherd shag his dog!
The gear box was too weak and prone to failure. The haybob was a revolution the killed it stone dead. Then the likes of the Lely stabilo yet another revolution.
Haymaking has never been a pleasure since they put cabs on the tractors! Pulling a tedder with a DB 780 in high pto , engine ticking over, listening to the birds sing and a baler thumping away in the background was heaven, nearly worth stacking 10,000 hay balesin a sweaty dutch barn with only a lister elevator to put the bales upAgreed, the Pheasant was difficult to use properly but when it was all you had….and was better than the Acrobat (in skilled hands the Acrobat was quite good at rowing up grass for silage). The Haybob was a revelation when we could afford one but it used to shed wheels at the worst moments. And changing those tines…
And when we got a Stabilo, and a new tractor to run it - a cab! And aircon! Hay making was a pleasure.
My old man used to have a saying for folk who liked hay time and little bales....Haymaking has never been a pleasure since they put cabs on the tractors! Pulling a tedder with a DB 780 in high pto , engine ticking over, listening to the birds sing and a baler thumping away in the background was heaven, nearly worth stacking 10,000 hay balesin a sweaty dutch barn with only a lister elevator to put the bales up
Is it still parked in the shed ?Looked on you tube they seem to do a good job. I know where there is a tidy one for sale which has been fitted with new belts, tyres and tines. My plan was to buy it and leave it in a 15 acre field 3 mile from home to turn the grass with. It could stay in the field all year in an old sheep hut. I know they are from a different era but what's people's thoughts on them who have used them.
bought a 360 haybob for less than that last spring , now thats a useful tool , took some getting used to , but better value than most of the rakes out thereWhen machinery goes out of fashion - then is the time to buy..................
400 hundred quid or so will get a useable sh hand haybob if yr keep yr eye on the lookout.
having a spare one or 2 helps when breakdown or for spares.
Keeping machinery costs down is a top priority for me.
Cabs a brillant at least you dont get wet when the thunderstorm arrivesHaymaking has never been a pleasure since they put cabs on the tractors! Pulling a tedder with a DB 780 in high pto , engine ticking over, listening to the birds sing and a baler thumping away in the background was heaven, nearly worth stacking 10,000 hay balesin a sweaty dutch barn with only a lister elevator to put the bales up
I had forgotten these great photos. We potentially have the exact same set up if I get my act together and do some tinkering before next season, but when I showed my lovely assistant what she would be driving, she was less than enthusiastic. I would like to find a few little jobs for our Allis and I thought the padded seat might be a bonus, but she said she prefers the B250 with the Kuhn single rotor rake on the back.A few posts back there was talk of inverting the sward. This is my last bit of haylage, so the pressure is off, and I thought I'd enjoy myself. I rowed the crop up the night before to dry the ground, and wanted the rows moved onto the dry bit. The Allis hadn't been out for over a year,and needed a tow start, but never missed a beat, top gear all the way.View attachment 369660 View attachment 369662
But what about the qua!ity? P Z were good, tine and spring quality these days are crap.I bet a new haybob would be a fair bit over £1000!
prefer 5x300 pound old original PZ ones. Last 1000 years!£1,650 + VAT
If that were true, why do you need five?prefer 5x300 pound old original PZ ones. Last 1000 years!
I’m guessing he’s working on 200 years for one to corrode in the nettlesIf that were true, why do you need five?
When time permits, it's hard to beat the open air, and smell of grass and TVO. Still wouldn't like to have it all to do with this outfit though.I had forgotten these great photos. We potentially have the exact same set up if I get my act together and do some tinkering before next season, but when I showed my lovely assistant what she would be driving, she was less than enthusiastic. I would like to find a few little jobs for our Allis and I thought the padded seat might be a bonus, but she said she prefers the B250 with the Kuhn single rotor rake on the back.
200 years eachIf that were true, why do you need five?