8m carrier hp requirement

[D14]

What kind of hp would be required to pull a 8m carrier tool for light chitting work or cover crop establishment? Generally flat terrain with a mix of loam and clay soils.

 

[d williams]

What kind of hp would be required to pull a 8m carrier tool for light chitting work or cover crop establishment? Generally flat terrain with a mix of loam and clay soils.

350hp plus

 

[Shutesy]

@Brisel runs one

 

[nick...]

Pull a 5 metre proforge inverta normally with my 155 hp 7710 and on stubble I’ve been up to 14mph which is too fast but doable.normally run 7/8 mph on stubble and a bit less on ploughed land.tried it on my smaller 6620 and it’s still happy at 7/8 mph on stubble but the machine kills the tractor on ploughed land and all without duals.i reckon 200/250 woukd be plenty for an 8 metre carrier.id have no worry about pulling 6metres on stubble with either of my tractors.got a few slopes and some stiffish land too
Nick...

 

[Brisel]

@Brisel runs one

Thanks for the tag.

I have an old 8.2m Carrier that we pull with 190-220 hp even on steep slopes. If you're pulling plough furrows down you'd want a lot more than that.

 

[deleted user 837354]

If you do not have excess horsepower buy a narrower machine and run it faster instead. Speed is how you cover the ground with these rather than width.

As Brisel says if you are working down ploughed ground with a carrier look out.

 

[deleted user 837354]

350hp plus

That kind of power would not go wanting on a carrier on some dirt I can think of.

 

[d williams]

That kind of power would not go wanting on a carrier on some dirt I can think of.

We have 260 hp available and pull a customers 5mt carrier for them on heavy land just doing a chit find the machine does a good job at 12 kph and it can pull the tractor down so I’m assuming that a 8mt to cover the ground and do a good job will need that power on heavy ground
I think they would have power needed per mt on their website

 

[Frankzy]

I think they would have power needed per mt on their websit

They do. The 820 carrier will want between 220 and 300 horses depending on config and soil according to Väderstad.
Not exactly specific but it's something...