Fahr KM22C drum mower advice

[RichardJackson]

I have bought a tidy KM22C drum mower with conditioner for cheap. Being a bit wet behind the ears I failed to realise how heavy the conditioner is. (Whole thing weighs 600kg+).
Which rather scuppers the idea of using it with our Ford 4000.
What HP/size of tractor would you suggest for this mower?
I read elsewhere on here that a Case 885xl would maybe rub wheels on the canopy. Can anyone confirm thid, as that is the tractor I hope to upgrade to?
Cheers
Richard

 

[Fendt516profi]

Be unstable on anything less than a Fendt 1050

 

[RichardJackson]

Thats what i worked out first time I picked it up.....

 

[RichardJackson]

Thats what i worked out first time I picked it up.....

Well, now I see yr pulling me chain [emoji849] thatd look tiny on that beast

 

[peewit]

Ours used to work well on an IH 674 if the right hand check chain was tightened up to pull it across a bit. I would think that an 885 could be used in a similar way.

 

[Bald n Grumpy]

I have bought a tidy KM22C drum mower with conditioner for cheap. Being a bit wet behind the ears I failed to realise how heavy the conditioner is. (Whole thing weighs 600kg+).
Which rather scuppers the idea of using it with our Ford 4000.
What HP/size of tractor would you suggest for this mower?
I read elsewhere on here that a Case 885xl would maybe rub wheels on the canopy. Can anyone confirm thid, as that is the tractor I hope to upgrade to?
Cheers
Richard

Take the conditioner of , 4000 should handle it then

 

[RichardJackson]

Take the conditioner of , 4000 should handle it then

We looked very briefly at this - anyone done it? Looks kinda integral. I had thought it would bolt on as an extra but no....

 

[balerman]

Should work well on an 885,for what it is those conditioners do a good job,metal fingers make a big difference

 

[Bald n Grumpy]

We looked very briefly at this - anyone done it? Looks kinda integral. I had thought it would bolt on as an extra but no....

Pretty sure they were removable but haven't been near one for a long time

 

[RichardJackson]

Thanks for replies all

 

[Barleycorn]

We used to run Fahr drum mowers, they used to shave the ground and nothing grew back for a month. In the end, we bought topping disks which left more stubble. No conditioners in those days!

 

[puppet]

Cut plenty with that combination - minus the conditioner

 

[Wellytrack]

I have bought a tidy KM22C drum mower with conditioner for cheap. Being a bit wet behind the ears I failed to realise how heavy the conditioner is. (Whole thing weighs 600kg+).
Which rather scuppers the idea of using it with our Ford 4000.
What HP/size of tractor would you suggest for this mower?
I read elsewhere on here that a Case 885xl would maybe rub wheels on the canopy. Can anyone confirm thid, as that is the tractor I hope to upgrade to?
Cheers
Richard

Have you tried it on the 4000?

 

[RichardJackson]

Yup. Scary amount of wobble, thats with loader extended out front which aint great for our small meadows.
Taking conditioner off seems harder than wanted, if i can blag this year another way and have a bigger tractor next year...
Some meadows also gently sloping longways.

 

[Greythundercloudys]

I thought a km22 was a straight turbo mower, we had afew in the 80s n 90s. Great for cutting rushes also.

 

[RichardJackson]

Its the km22c which has added conditioner

 

[Bald n Grumpy]

Not sure if I m getting it confused with a class mower but aren't there 2 wedge shape pins you knock out to remove the conditioner?

 

[RichardJackson]

Will check. Enjoying 50th birthday today! [emoji2957]

 

[balerman]

Not sure if I m getting it confused with a class mower but aren't there 2 wedge shape pins you knock out to remove the conditioner?

Yep pretty sure there are

 

[RichardJackson]

Coupla pics of gearbox connection to conditioner