6 furrow mounted plough

[Landrover]

Am I daft to consider a 6 furrow mounted plough (Kuhn varimaster auto reset) are they to big for carrying on the arms ? I would have a semi mounted but awkward shaped fields put me off ! Any advice would be good !

 

[nick...]

I’m sure you will be fine.plenty for f people carry 7 on the linkage.i hope you got a good tractor.the Kuhn is heavy without the varimaster part and auto reset.
Nick...

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Personally wouldn’t go over 5 mounted as I’ve seen a few newish tractors with knackered back ends lifting and turning 6fs

 

[radu]

I have a jd 7230R and the 6f kuhn vm is uncomfortably heavy for the tractor

 

[puntabrava]

Crichel estate in Dorset used to have some mounted 7 furrow Dowdeswells on a brace of TW 25’s back in the day, you would think these modern things would cope better.

 

[Bob lincs]

We have a 7f mounted KV on an JD 8360R and have had no problems with the tractor or plough . Does look a huge lump hung on the back though .

 

[Boysground]

I have a mounted 6 furrow. Kv LD85 so nothing fancy no auto reset or vari width. Run it on either a Fendt 724 or a JD 6250r. Need plenty of weight to balance it especially on our steep banks. Works very well and I wouldn’t go back to a 5. The plough started here as a 5 new and we bolted the 6th furrow on, I know it sounds odd but I have always felt it ploughs better as a 6 furrow.

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[ploughman1963]

We’ve got a 6F Kuhn, variwidth, trip leg on slats- new last year - very nice plough - run on 720 Fendt with a lot of weight up front and can be a bit tricky turning on steep headlands - could do with another 300-400kg. I would have been happier with a 5F but the output on the flat is good.

 

[Acke]

Is a frontplow anything you consider?

 

[Sharny dubs]

Be careful

 

[Pola]

I have the same plough , Kuhn 6f hyd variwidth & auto reset , Heavy plough but on 300hp massey no problems.
All depends on the size of your tractor.

 

[Rust]

What does a new beam cost ??

 

[Pingu]

What does a new beam cost ??

When I bought one for an LD85 2yrs ago was £2400

 

[Chae1]

What does a new beam cost ??

Just got mine welded up again. 5f kv ES100.

 

[Sals dad]

We have 2 Kuhn 153 varimaster auto reset 6 furrow ploughs , use them behind t7 230 , t7 315 , jd 215 , the 230 is a bit light but pulls ok , had a 260 last year which was a good match, good ploughs but keep the turnover bearings adjusted.
Just had a varimaster L on land/ in furrow on demo , it has a stronger headstock , bigger turnover bearings but I wouldn’t really want anything smaller than a nh315 .

 

[Finn farmer]

Am I daft to consider a 6 furrow mounted plough (Kuhn varimaster auto reset) are they to big for carrying on the arms ? I would have a semi mounted but awkward shaped fields put me off ! Any advice would be good !

Depends on yor tractor. Friend has 7 furrow Kuhn varimaster and said it is a bit uncomfortable to run it with Fendt 936 due to the weight.

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Surely anything over 5f you make a better job of ins and outs with a semi mounted as you can drop/ lift front before the back or visa versa, mountain is either in or out

 

[Bobthebuilder]

And far kinder to the tractor

 

[mo!]

Surely with a semi mount you can run your tyres at lower pressure because you aren't lifting the whole plough?

 

[Wheatland]

I swapped a 6f kv eg85 mounted for a 7f pg100 semi mounted for the reasons listed above. It can’t be good for the tractor or the land under the tyres during headland turning