Best Grass Tedder to buy?

Vernon

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Location
Wiltshire
We'd a hire of contractors claas tedder this week and thought it was a great machine. We have a vicon tedder and it was putting it in knots. Put on the claas and it made a brilliant job. Tine holders far better on class too.
You've cheered me up a bit with that comment, just bought a new claas machine, haven't used it yet. Hoping to use it over the weekend.
Vernon
 
I've noticed exactly the same with our claas 770 today- missing bits between the rotors & also it's more rowing than spreading in thick crops 2-3rd time through? Also get hay wrapping around the top of the rotors where the bearing is.

Plus points for me is low transport height though!

Had it 3-4 years now & been no trouble to be fair over 160ac/yr - not very flat/ kind ground .

May have to look at lely aswell?
Cheers dh
 

Martin Holden

Member
Trade
Location
Cheltenham
As said before rotor diameter and yes, rig and furrow land will make a difference to the quality of tedding. Also the pitch setting may need adjusting if the result is more "row like" than even spread
 

jpd

Member
Location
rep of irl
lelys in abality to pull all grass from the stubble make them un suitable for hay
but if haymaking is not a requirement
lely are probable a better put together machine than the competition
just not for the hay makers
there were three lely machines locally
i traded for a volto52
another one for a pottinger 6 rotor
and one guy still persists-using his hay bob to pull the grass out of the stubble on occasion
mabe we just have wirey grass
but thats the benefit of my experience
 

balerman

Member
Location
N Devon
lelys in abality to pull all grass from the stubble make them un suitable for hay
but if haymaking is not a requirement
lely are probable a better put together machine than the competition
just not for the hay makers
there were three lely machines locally
i traded for a volto52
another one for a pottinger 6 rotor
and one guy still persists-using his hay bob to pull the grass out of the stubble on occasion
mabe we just have wirey grass
but thats the benefit of my experience
The smaller rotor ones of any make are better for hay,cos as said above the geometry is better for clearing the ground.With a Lely you can have tines touching the ground without any damage if you need to clear every last bit,not sure you can do that without hook tines.
 

David.

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Mixed Farmer
Location
J11 M40
Lely 4 rotor 6m will leave a tiny bit between rotors in some conditions; answer is another £1500 and go to 6 row, smaller rotor machine.
Ours will spread out 3 x 2.4m rows of grass well enough for me, and is an acceptable compromise for about 60 acres/year.
Lely hook tines seem to not disturb stones and soil anything like straight tines, which "scratch" at the surface all the time.
 
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Grassman

Member
Location
Derbyshire
I've noticed exactly the same with our claas 770 today- missing bits between the rotors & also it's more rowing than spreading in thick crops 2-3rd time through? Also get hay wrapping around the top of the rotors where the bearing is.

Plus points for me is low transport height though!

Had it 3-4 years now & been no trouble to be fair over 160ac/yr - not very flat/ kind ground .

May have to look at lely aswell?
Cheers dh
I have run a claas 770 for a lot of years. Used to drive me mad with grass wrapping round the rotors.
But a couple of years ago I saw a claas on here for sale and on the picture you could see these little scrapers that fit on the rotor. Even the part number was visible so I ordered a set and it's transformed the machine.
As for leaving grass between the rotors this is easily sorted. There are two positions for the wheels. Alter that and get the drums sitting parallel to the ground so the grass is more thrown out of the back rather than up in the air. Still teds as well but clears the ground better.
 

Vernon

Member
Location
Wiltshire
Should have asked Malcolm for a price for a lely 770 like mine pete, its all in the hook tines and wheel set up
If Malcolm had bothered even once to follow up and see if we were happy with the baler he sold us I might have, but he didn't. I'm actually more than happy with it as it turns out. Had what we felt to be a good deal on the claas so that's what we went with. Wasn't planning for a new one but in the long run I think it will be better than a used machine.
 

rob1

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Location
wiltshire
If Malcolm had bothered even once to follow up and see if we were happy with the baler he sold us I might have, but he didn't. I'm actually more than happy with it as it turns out. Had what we felt to be a good deal on the claas so that's what we went with. Wasn't planning for a new one but in the long run I think it will be better than a used machine.
Thats not good, dont think I would touch a secondhand tedder once they start playing up they need a gas axe as they can be rather fragile, you still want the rake tomorrow ? Baled the bit I was going to do tomorrow this morning and got none to do tomorrow now
 
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