Hedge Cutting Fuel Per Hour

[7740 man]

Do you set your PTO revs via the cruise controller? They seam to be lighter on fuel if you do

Yes, you can get it down to 6 litres/hour in 1000 speed but the gears aren't great at those revs, A range too slow, B is too fast. Don't know whether it's a characteristic of the engine or what

 

[bobk]

Litres an hour is bollox when you're paying , litres a mile it should be.

 

[ARW]

Litres an hour is bollox when you're paying , litres a mile it should be.

But you could be cutting a small hedge, a header width across the top and 1 breed of grass, the start cutting a gutter that's 3 breeds on each bank with 4 breeds on the side of the hedge!

 

[bobk]

But you could be cutting a small hedge, a header width across the top and 1 breed of grass, the start cutting a gutter that's 3 breeds on each bank with 4 breeds on the side of the hedge!

Haven't a clue what you're talking about .

 

[ARW]

Haven't a clue what you're talking about .

I thought you where implying hedge cutting should be charged by the mile?

 

[bobk]

What's all this breed stuff about

 

[ARW]

What's all this breed stuff about

Yorkshire thing, I'll put it in a sentence
"I was ploughing till tea time so I did another breed and called it a day"

 

[bobk]

Yorkshire thing, I'll put it in a sentence
"I was ploughing till tea time so I did another breed and called it a day"

I'll give you an instance , last hedgecutter here got caught up by a tractor and plough

 

[itsalwaysme]

If you do have a 200 hp tractor, then you might as well shove a big tele vfr with 6ft head on it, not so handy in the tight places, but your reach and output will make up for it, but then again, can your work justify a £35k hedgecutter?

Maybe I'm missing something but I really don't understand this big tractor big hedgecutter (6ft head) when it's a job that's charged by the hour, who is actually gaining, I certainly wouldn't be spending £35k on a hedgecutter, or is it just boys with shiny toys again.

 

[brynseiri]

Maybe I'm missing something but I really don't understand this big tractor big hedgecutter (6ft head) when it's a job that's charged by the hour, who is actually gaining, I certainly wouldn't be spending £35k on a hedgecutter, or is it just boys with shiny toys again.

Me neither, but if you've 200 hp and the work to justify one, then that would be set up for you. The old belt driven twose wouldn't reach past the back tyre of a 200hp monster.

 

[ARW]

Maybe I'm missing something but I really don't understand this big tractor big hedgecutter (6ft head) when it's a job that's charged by the hour, who is actually gaining, I certainly wouldn't be spending £35k on a hedgecutter, or is it just boys with shiny toys again.

Il admit to being in the gang of 200hp on a hedger
I ran a jd6820 and replaced a 6.5metre machine with a 8 metre machine, as there's lots of large ditches in this area. It also came down to a very good machine at the right condition and price.
I then replaced the jd with a 200hp nh that could also pull the big square baler.
It's big but holds the hedger very steady with plenty of reach, I would say it depreciates just as much as a 140hp machine and uses the same amount of fuel. Also it has to pull a 4x3 baler

 

[itsalwaysme]

Il admit to being in the gang of 200hp on a hedger
I ran a jd6820 and replaced a 6.5metre machine with a 8 metre machine, as there's lots of large ditches in this area. It also came down to a very good machine at the right condition and price.
I then replaced the jd with a 200hp nh that could also pull the big square baler.
It's big but holds the hedger very steady with plenty of reach, I would say it depreciates just as much as a 140hp machine and uses the same amount of fuel. Also it has to pull a 4x3 baler View attachment 459830

Fair enough, but your probably earning about the same amount per hour as the set up in my avatar, ok obviously more reach etc

 

[ARW]

Fair enough, but your probably earning about the same amount per hour as the set up in my avatar, ok obviously more reach etc

Oh yes your rig could easily be more profitable, but I wouldn't fancy clocking 1500 hours a year driving it, no offence meant!

 

[John 1594]

You dont need 200hp to reach 8M, nor do you need expensive subframes or axle brackets

its easily possible with 100hp, even 85 on a 2wd tractor if the trimmer is mounted and ballasted correctly on the 3 point linkage

 

[ARW]

You dont need 200hp to reach 8M, nor do you need expensive subframes or axle brackets

its easily possible with 100hp, even 85 on a 2wd tractor if the trimmer is mounted and ballasted correctly on the 3 point linkage

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I'm not sure I'd want to do 1500 hours a year on that either!

 

[John 1594]

I'm not sure I'd want to do 1500 hours a year on that either!

I dont worry how many hours i spend on it....its how much profit it makes that im interested in

 

[ARW]

I dont worry how many hours i spend on it....its how much profit it makes that im interested in

The more hours on a good rate IS more profit

 

[7740 man]

In some ways it's a lot better hedgetrimming on a smaller tractor you can get away with, visibility in tight lanes & roads is far better. I used to have a NH t6080 on a trimmer and you couldn't see jack s### from the seat in a lane.

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

I used to know of a Turner 25S being run on a Case 856xl. It was actually quite a nice setup. The Turner was swapped for a Bomford 81-81 which was a bit heavy leaving her light on the back side at full reach but just useable. The tractor was swapped for a 140hp Massey to improve stability and they found that they couldn't get into half the places they needed anymore st the setup was too wide

 

[Drillman]

I'm not sure I'd want to do 1500 hours a year on that either!

Only thing you would be doing round here with an outfit like that it tipping it over. The fens are flat the Yorkshire wolds aren't.