We are looking at changing our firt spinner. After a couple of reps not getting back to us we have got down to the last 2. It looks like a choices between a KRM M35w base and an Amazone ZA-TS both with section control and veri rate, Running through a Claas s10 . what is to like and not like about each. I have my own ideas and can see the pros and cons of each. To replace a vicon ROM GEO ( for sale on classifieds).
Firt spinners.
- Thread starter stevedave
- Start date
Just count up all the actuators on the Amazone in comparison with the KRM.
Actuators are expensive
- Location
- Burton on trent
Amazone will be expensive to maintain.
Friend has one, the electrics on it are often a problem and expensive to fix
Really expensive
Friend has one, the electrics on it are often a problem and expensive to fix
Really expensive
- Location
- Easter ross
any reason for not going vicon again. Just ordered a weigh cell vicon. Out of the 2 I’d go Krm.
We've priced a few KV group machines and for a few reasons such as poor deal, change dealers and dealers not coming back to us vicon/kv look to be out of the frame but not totally.
- Location
- Easter ross
happy with the product though?
snipe
Member
- Location
- west yorkshire
Krm can accurately weigh when spreading across a hill side. No sure about the new amazones but the old ones could not. How do they both compair on loading height.
Broadly speaking yes. Machine is fine no real problems but charts aren't great. Back up is good but we lost our dealer who I got on with very well so we are looking around.
Go hydraulic if at all possible . They've all got good and bad points personally I think the kv/vicon disc arrangement will be very bad to beat but there's other things about it I'd change if I could
- Location
- West Wales
Your neighbours have a ZA-TS that does colossal acreage, ask the driver how he finds it. I preferred the KV Geospread myself and know of a lot of people who have had agitator and gearbox issues with their KRM’s. Only 1 person I know of with the HEMC Kuhn and they’ve had a few now.
I looked at them all 4-5 years ago in a fine tooth comb and went to look at a few working and the Geospread was by far the best, backup wasn’t needed either but no idea what the machine is like now
I looked at them all 4-5 years ago in a fine tooth comb and went to look at a few working and the Geospread was by far the best, backup wasn’t needed either but no idea what the machine is like now
- Location
- Mid Norfolk
KV/Vicon/Kubota all the way. You've got three dealer groups to choose from, so should be able to find one that will cooperate.
- Location
- Burton on trent
His is about 5 years old, think the last bill, was over 5000, but he's had many bills
- Location
- West Wales
All the same dealer down here, @stevedave which dealer have lost Vicon?
- Location
- Wiltshire
On my 3rd krm current one is a m2w with isobus control and section control. Think it’s going into it’s 6th season. They are a great machine. Nice and simple to use, I do a spread check with Scs each year and we can always get a good spread pattern.
It has been very reliable, the agitator bearings are much much better since they changed to 2 for each agitator. I no longer keep a spare and haven’t changed one for a couple of years. I had to do a bearing immediately below one of the discs this year. Easy to do myself, it’s spread 1500t of product so I don’t think that’s too bad.
The isobus control is great and section control just works. With the 3 machines I have never been inside the reversing gearbox.
I like being able to have a 4 bag machine that is not wider than the tractor. Very handy on the road and squeezing through small gateways on grazing land.
I’d buy another tomorrow
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It has been very reliable, the agitator bearings are much much better since they changed to 2 for each agitator. I no longer keep a spare and haven’t changed one for a couple of years. I had to do a bearing immediately below one of the discs this year. Easy to do myself, it’s spread 1500t of product so I don’t think that’s too bad.
The isobus control is great and section control just works. With the 3 machines I have never been inside the reversing gearbox.
I like being able to have a 4 bag machine that is not wider than the tractor. Very handy on the road and squeezing through small gateways on grazing land.
I’d buy another tomorrow
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- Location
- DD9.
we have a KRM M35w, was the first of the new style model and getting on very well. It’s accurate, we’ve not managed to strip anything in 3(?) yrs, despite me occasionally forgetting to switch it out of headland mode
. Paint seems to be holding up well, veins are expensive, had a couple of issues with light units but other than that it’s been good.
easy to set and the weigh cell seems accurate. I like the channels to divert power washer around the frame for cleaning too. Not used section control yet as current tractor is pre technology.
Fiveospades
Member
- Location
- Norfolk Broads
Lots of happy KRM users round this way, not over complicated and good residual values when you want to change for another. We have a 20 year old Sulky that owes us nothing. Will look at both makes when change time comes.
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