Drum mowers

[Red Fred]

It's funny how you don't want to go back once you have one even a tiny bit wider. I have a 1.67 I used happily for years, and kept it as a spare as it wasn't worth much when I bought the 2.10, but using the little one is torture now and seems so slow.

 

[renewablejohn]

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Was going to ask how you manage going uphill but looking at your land its as flat as a pancake.

 

[powerfarmer]

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What model Claas is that ?

 

[FE35]

I saw that - Samasz on the plate and almost identical to our old Zetor which I think was close to the km22

I’ve just bought a new to me vicon 168 - where the red paint has worn off its light green underneath, guess it’s a sanmasz in different colours really!

 

[puppet]

Little zetor I used many years ago used pz blades.
Was absolutely fine.
Made a nice job.

Stand corrected -PZ look-a-like

 

[michael N123]

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I’ve just bought a new to me vicon 168 - where the red paint has worn off its light green underneath, guess it’s a sanmasz in different colours really!

wonder how much extra the vicon cost when new over a green one

 

[oakleaf]

Samaza 2.10m here and very good too

Is it drum or disc?

 

[PuG]

we run a Samasz 2.10 for last 15 years? was new and cheap at the time and excellent on heavy crops. Made some spacers earlier this year to spread the drums to cut about 3.5 / 4 inches and changed to different type of blades, handed and cranked.

 

[Martin Holden]

It's funny how you don't want to go back once you have one even a tiny bit wider. I have a 1.67 I used happily for years, and kept it as a spare as it wasn't worth much when I bought the 2.10, but using the little one is torture now and seems so slow.

It’s the same with all implements. Once you try bigger, anything less is just, well no good. Demonstrating an 11.0m Tedder this year and it makes the memories of a mounted 8.0m just seem sooo small

 

[Still Farming]

Is it drum or disc?

2 Drums with 4 blades on each.

 

[smcapstick]

A neighbour is mowing right now, with his old JF CMT 245. He's owned it from new and it's still immaculate.

 

[Wellytrack]

I think Kuhn are the real genuine ‘PZ’ of yesteryear now.

 

[Martin Holden]

A neighbour is mowing right now, with his old JF CMT 245. He's owned it from new and it's still immaculate.

Tell him he should keep it and it will become a classic in years to come. Bet he bought it from Taylor’s of Bentham!

 

[Flat 10]

A neighbour is mowing right now, with his old JF CMT 245. He's owned it from new and it's still immaculate.

I want one of these. Regret not buying one in a sale this year. Have a nice 1.65 samasz if anyone wants one. Has an extra offset on headstock to fit modern track widths....

 

[Deutzdx3]

I think Kuhn are the real genuine ‘PZ’ of yesteryear now.

You’re right, they bought it off vicon. If you look at vicon andex vicon fanex. They are all pz names that when vicon bought them incorporated into their line up. They sold off the drum mowers and haybob side of business to Kuhn when they sold their balers off to them 10 years ago.

 

[Still Farming]

Samaza was pushing on well with weaving and rakes tedders front mowers etc. But not in any grassland events etc. So what's happened ?
Bloody good kit !

 

[7600-four pilot]

Best mower ever on this farm was an MF 70 mower conditioner, 7ft 6" twin drum, driven by a Ford 5000. Steel tines on rubber mounts for the conditioner unit, doing a gear higher than our neighbours Kidd on a 7610 with similar crop. Or near neighbour with Vicon 8ft on a Case 1694.
Best conditioner on a mower within three parishes but one heavy implement to lift. Only say as I see................... Others will no doubt say different.

 

[masseyfendt37]

Was going to ask how you manage going uphill but looking at your land its as flat as a pancake.

They seem pretty easy to drive even in hill country not to bad that 7810 is 200hp

 

[masseyfendt37]

What model Claas is that ?

Claas corto 3100fc yr2013 3.1m cut 3 blades per drum

 

[renewablejohn]

They seem pretty easy to drive even in hill country not to bad that 7810 is 200hp

Its not power I have a problem with although I only have 65hp. Its the tilting back on itself rather than ploughing into the hillside I am having difficulty with.