Greythundercloudys
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Seen one for sale 280 easy cut are the a good mower or not my claas is getn on abit. Looking for a change.
Are krone 280 mowers any good.
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I can only speak of my 2.4m one, and it is light, simple, shaft drive, so no belts, and seems strong enough. Not fallen apart in the 10yrs I've had it.
Probably makes no difference, but I think I remember the bigger ones lay two rows instead of one because of direction discs spin.
Looked at Kuhn as well, but thought it was bitty construction in comparison to clean design of Krone.
Probably makes no difference, but I think I remember the bigger ones lay two rows instead of one because of direction discs spin.
Looked at Kuhn as well, but thought it was bitty construction in comparison to clean design of Krone.
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Dave W
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- chesterfield
I love krone.
I’ve bought sold, repaired and used most brands. I’d buy krone given the choice
I’ve bought sold, repaired and used most brands. I’d buy krone given the choice
ollie989898
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Friend of mine had the bigger trailed Krone model with the centre pivot you could swing left or right and he was always praising it. Just don't see many krone machines around compared to Claas, Kuhn or Pottinger.
Greythundercloudys
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Do the 280 have bolt on blades ?
- Location
- South wales
Can’t speak for that model but we’ve a 320 I really rate it over the vicon it replaced it’s seen allot of pain with stones too
Dave W
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- chesterfield
It’s probably an age/spec thing but all tube ones I’ve had have been quick change
Weve a 280 2014 model, serious conditioner on it , its a job to beat a krone cut with plenty of overlap on the discs, dont cut mega acerage with it 400 450 acres a year. Heavy old thing though,
Greythundercloudys
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Iv 115hp tractor so that would handle it ? Do they have bolt on blades.
Ye youll be fine, weve run it on a 100 hp, but its on a 125 hp 6 cyl now, can push on more now, go about 12 13k
O ye quick change blades can change a set in a few minutes
Finn farmer
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We've a Krone 3600 trailed with merger. Beast of a thing and no belts (other than the merger belt) that go snap. Built strong, so a bit heavy and thanks to fully metallic power delivery it's a bit noisy outside but doesn't really matter since nobody's gonna walk beside it whilst mowing. Many have Krone or Elho here.
Greythundercloudys
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This one lm looking at has bolt on ones. Abit older.
Gerbert
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- Dutch biblebelt
The newer beds you can't easily open up, not sure what it is but they are a bitch to repair. Don't rate that at all. No clue when that came about though.
livestock 1
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The older ones are not bad to do What have they changed?
- Location
- Devon
It seems I'm in minority but I won't be having krone again.
Mine makes very poor job of any crop that's going down at all.
Mine makes very poor job of any crop that's going down at all.
Dave W
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- chesterfield
The anvil bit in between the dishes/skids on the bed. Are they good with a square edge?
- Location
- Devon
Will have a look.
But it's been like it from new.