20foot Kuhn rake yes or no?

[Cmoran]

So I’ve decided to buy a new 20’ rake and Kuhn is best value I’ve come across plus it’s only 8’2” wide on the road which is big bonus as lots of narrow roads around here most people running mchale or sip around here so I’m wondering if Kuhn are ok

 

[James]

Does the kuhn rotor height still be adjusted from underneath?
I'd favour the krone 640 myself

 

[Cmoran]

Does the kuhn rotor height still be adjusted from underneath?
I'd favour the krone 640 myself

I’m actually not sure about that it looks a very simple machine compared to others and the fact that it’s so narrow in transport Is the main draw to it

 

[agri knives]

Does the kuhn rotor height still be adjusted from underneath?
I'd favour the krone 640 myself

No , it has a handle for winding it up and down, I had two Kuhn rakes , the 6501 was better than the 7501 , the 6501 worked great until about 5000 acres then it broke can bear ing crank arms and its can track, a few hours work and a lot of money to fix it, so traded it for the 7501 and it started breaking cam tracks and bearing crank arms with not a lot of work done, it was a rake I never liked as it always missed bits of grass , so I traded it in for a pottinger 762c, and that’s problem solved , different league of a rake, does far better work and can go faster while doing perfect work, the Kuhn would not be anywhere near as good a rake.

 

[Cmoran]

It’s a 6501 I’m buying last rake I had was 13years ago it was a 20’ pottinger great little rake when it was working!! Had two 10’ pottinger mowers at the time aswell and will definitely be staying away from that brand!! Would like a mchale as I’m only 10min from factory but they way more expensive

 

[Two Tone]

Very pleased with my Kuhn. They have a special reduction gear box that I’m told increases longevity.

 

[agri knives]

It’s a 6501 I’m buying last rake I had was 13years ago it was a 20’ pottinger great little rake when it was working!! Had two 10’ pottinger mowers at the time aswell and will definitely be staying away from that brand!! Would like a mchale as I’m only 10min from factory but they way more expensive

The new pottinger rakes are a fantastic machine , the older small pottinger were a very light rake , look at a 762 , they are a differant league. As I said the Kuhn has a design fault that keeks breaking the cam bearings , there a pile of rubbish compared to the pottinger. When I started using the pottinger it was only then I realised how much better the pottinger is. The front wheel is great on uneven ground.

 

[Cmoran]

The new pottinger rakes are a fantastic machine , the older small pottinger were a very light rake , look at a 762 , they are a differant league. As I said the Kuhn has a design fault that keeks breaking the cam bearings , there a pile of rubbish compared to the pottinger. When I started using the pottinger it was only then I realised how much better the pottinger is. The front wheel is great on uneven ground.

Any pottinger machine I’ve owned were piles of sh1t and mad dear to repair compares to other makes so definitely won’t ever consider anything from them again.

 

[Pistonbroke]

A friend is a mchale and kverneland dealer but used to sell fella. He says a fella 671 is the best he's dealt with which would be a massey 662 now

 

[Cmoran]

A friend is a mchale and kverneland dealer but used to sell fella. He says a fella 671 is the best he's dealt with which would be a massey 662 now

They used to be popular around here few years back but all changed for different makes now

 

[Pistonbroke]

They used to be popular around here few years back but all changed for different makes now

I'm looking for a rake aswell but have never used one so I'm no help. There was an early order offer on massey's about £11000 but more now

 

[agri knives]

Any pottinger machine I’ve owned were piles of sh1t and mad dear to repair compares to other makes so definitely won’t ever consider anything from them again.

And the pottinger wagons and power harrows are great machines , every brand have made poor models over the years , but I can guarantee if you put a Kuhn rake working beside a pottinger , the pottinger will last far longer and that’s from experience , I know of pottinger rakes with over 20,000 acres worked, a Kuhn will have cost a fortune and will never see 20,000 acres, I’d look at sip, they are well made with a strong cam track system.

 

[Cmoran]

I'm looking for a rake aswell but have never used one so I'm no help. There was an early order offer on massey's about £11000 but more now

The Kuhn is much the same price

 

[HarryB97]

I have a 7 metre Kuhn rake and a neighbour has a 6 metre. Both great rakes that don't miss a blade of grass and leave a nice square row.

 

[Cmoran]

I have a 7 metre Kuhn rake and a neighbour has a 6 metre. Both great rakes that don't miss a blade of grass and leave a nice square row.

That’s good to hear have you done much work with them?

 

[Martyn]

We have had the same kuhn double rake it's 11 years old hasn't missed a beat, I would buy another tomorrow. Can't fault it, been steadily driven replaced one HYD pipe and new tines all round a few times that's it.

 

[Cmoran]

We have had the same kuhn double rake it's 11 years old hasn't missed a beat, I would buy another tomorrow. Can't fault it, been steadily driven replaced one HYD pipe and new tines all round a few times that's it.

Thanks. Has it done much work?

 

[Sid]

Any pottinger machine I’ve owned were piles of sh1t and mad dear to repair compares to other makes so definitely won’t ever consider anything from them again.

Found pottinger far better than krone and Lely they replaced.

When we looked at a kuhn machine there was a lot kept at the back of the yard for "spares".

Price up tines,arms, cams and race for cost comparison.

 

[Martyn]

Thanks. Has it done much work?

7-8000 acres at least for us Previous owner was a fully time contractor and did three seasons with him first.

 

[DairyGrazing]

Id like a twin rotor side discharge so I can keep merging rows but they are expensive. How big can you go on a single rotor?