Easiest hedgecutter to fit and remove

[Josh99]

Mcconnel, have a 6570t here mounted it on 3point first week we owned it while was waiting for axle brackets, took 15 minuites to mount as i wasnt used to it, axle brackets on now i can hook it up and drop it off in less then 5 minuites, wouldnt have anything else

 

[powerontheland]

Do the hedges end up like the Atlantic swell?

Not half as bad as your offerings

 

[AJR75]

3pl Bomford Hawk here, on and off is a doddle in I'd say about 5 minutes.

 

[essexpete]

Not half as bad as your offerings

 

[fermec860]

3pl Bomford Hawk here, on and off is a doddle in I'd say about 5 minutes.

Bomford hawk here as well not to bad on concrete and with bottle jack easyest was a weaving agrimaster only one with double acting main lift ram back up square and click the lower link arms in and connect control box then start pto and push down on main ram until top link lines up and of you went

 

[Bury the Trash]

I have found that dropping it off just in front of a gantry or just a timber post like an electric pole etc so its available to lean against if it it needs it , to stabilise it / make it safe, just in case

A hydraulic toplink is a great help.

 

[feilding]

I find that it's the guarding takes the time to fit. Putting the brusher on is not bad, as said taking it off right is the trick for next time.

 

[Baz65]

Used an Orsi for a few years literally the worst experiences of my life Every time I hooked it on all I wanted too do was boom it out full distance and put it in 55kph cruise control and aim it at the nearest tree…

Was quite quick and easy too hook on though

What was it you didn't like about the Orsi?

 

[Mc115reed]

What was it you didn't like about the Orsi?

the electrics were shocking, only worked half the time the other half they were trying to melt themselves… the bushes were all sloppier than a prostitutes pansy after 1 season and we didn’t do much hedge cutting really, the flail head stalled at the slightest amount of grass, the top link stabiliser arrangement broke on a regular basis and the bushes needed welding up half way through the season, the oil cooler wasn’t man enough too cool the amount of oil.. the joystick barely responded then all of a sudden had a party.. good enough for a farmer but not contractors

 

[Baz65]

the electrics were shocking, only worked half the time the other half they were trying to melt themselves… the bushes were all sloppier than a prostitutes pansy after 1 season and we didn’t do much hedge cutting really, the flail head stalled at the slightest amount of grass, the top link stabiliser arrangement broke on a regular basis and the bushes needed welding up half way through the season, the oil cooler wasn’t man enough too cool the amount of oil.. the joystick barely responded then all of a sudden had a party.. good enough for a farmer but not contractors

Ha OK just looking at a cable controlled Orsi Alpina not seen them before., I'll stick with looking for a tidy mcconnel p93.
Cheers for your honest opinion.

 

[Mc115reed]

Ha OK just looking at a cable controlled Orsi Alpina not seen them before., I'll stick with looking for a tidy mcconnel p93.
Cheers for your honest opinion.

They’re a cheap machine for a farmer… but anything more than doing a 100 acre farm a year is too much for them they’re not built too last

 

[scottishsnake]

Not a Bomford on axle brackets that's for sure! I'd love to see a Bomford man put ours on on his own in under half an hour.

You're depressing me here, I was just off to buy a new falcon vfr.... Are the axle brackets really that bad?

 

[JD6230P]

You're depressing me here, I was just off to buy a new falcon vfr.... Are the axle brackets really that bad?

No, if you take them off correctly, they’re a doddle to put on, however if you take them off wrong, that’s when nightmares begin, we have 3 on axle brackets and the only time you’d need someone is when reversing onto it as your obviously close to the tyres.

 

[scottishsnake]

No, if you take them off correctly, they’re a doddle to put on, however if you take them off wrong, that’s when nightmares begin, we have 3 on axle brackets and the only time you’d need someone is when reversing onto it as your obviously close to the tyres.

Taking them off right meaning make sure you put something under the brackets on the machine to keep the yokes at the right height?

 

[JD6230P]

Taking them off right meaning make sure you put something under the brackets on the machine to keep the yokes at the right height?

We find, take the top link off first, as the tractor will rise 3 inches with the tyre squat, then rest the head and put the stands down, then drop arms and axel blocks and it should be ok. Just need to make sure the weight is off the tractor when you put the stands down as that is roughly the height of the tractor when you come to put it back on.

 

[scottishsnake]

We find, take the top link off first, as the tractor will rise 3 inches with the tyre squat, then rest the head and put the stands down, then drop arms and axel blocks and it should be ok. Just need to make sure the weight is off the tractor when you put the stands down as that is roughly the height of the tractor when you come to put it back on.

That makes sense, thanks for that

 

[Ali_Maxxum]

To drop off we; take the blocks out, swing the head behind us, drop the stands until they just about start to flex, block under the arm, as we have a VTB the weight gets tipped back off the head, and (we don't have the newer VTB where they have a pin to pop through to stop it opening up by itself) so just lower the arm till there's a bit of weight on the block, lock the valve on the arm, lower the arms the rest of the way till the weight is off the pin in the yoke, pull the pin out, raise the arms for the yoke to come out of the clevis, and drive away.

Putting back on is; back up to the sub frame till the jaws just touch, try and hold the clevis part of the sub frame right, lower the yoke into it (much easier said than done!) put the pin in, lift the arms till the stands are just off the ground, (sometimes do this to pull the trimmer into the tractor onto the axle brackets) pto on, put the blocks in, turn the valve lock on the arm, take the stand out and fold up.

Then there's the 2 pipes for the bracket, 1 flow for blower, 1 big return for blower, fan electrics plug, joystick cable,

Top link is just there to hold the linkage arms up with a strap. So said they've put holders on the sub frame now for the arms to sit on.

 

[scottishsnake]

Thanks for that, doesn't really sound like all that much more hassle than the 3 point with the a frame to the top link then, it can be a bit of a performance too if things aren't quite hanging perfect

 

[Laggard]

What are Shelbourne Reynolds like to fit and remove?

 

[scottishsnake]

What are Shelbourne Reynolds like to fit and remove?

Can't tell you that, but I was up looking at one while the shelbourne guys were at the dealers getting it fitted on to a tractor, and it's a very well built and finished machine