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<blockquote data-quote="PSQ" data-source="post: 7723236" data-attributes="member: 11374"><p>We've run a 3FX for something like 5 years, and it's a good bit of kit.</p><p>Half way through the 1st season we switched from the shallow working sweep points to the deeper working 40mm points and haven't changed back. It works to 11" and the DD roller does a good job of consolidating and breaking up clods to leave a weather proof finish.</p><p>Bad points: the 40mm 'full tungsten' shins are £200 each (X 10 legs), and the early version has a design flaw where it breaks through the bolt holes. It's been addressed with the new points by using thicker metal and by having the countersink for the bolt near the surface of the point. The originals are starting to break on stones, but they've done well over 1000 acres.</p><p>The £60 non tungsten 40mm points wear very quickly, as in wont last 200 acres before they snap.</p><p>I specified mine with the optional straw harrow on the rear. It had to have new brackets last year, and the replacements are twice as thick. They must have known there was an issue.</p><p>The long arms that attach the harrows to the frame have also got metal fatigue, we noticed when one of them failed last week.</p><p>Apart from that, it's a peach of a machine. It's on 200hp and heavy soil, but the dash usually reads 60% engine load at 11" deep and 10kmph forward speed. If I could find a good 4m I'd sell you mine.</p><p></p><p>Prior to this we used a Shakerator (good machine let down by sheer bolts on stones), Weaving Subdisc (massive metal fatigue issues) Opico 'something or other' (long in the tooth) and a Mcconnel Discaerator which suited being painted yellow as it was an absolute lemon, and Mcconnel / Alamo Group were utterly useless to the point their products are barred from this farm.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PSQ, post: 7723236, member: 11374"] We've run a 3FX for something like 5 years, and it's a good bit of kit. Half way through the 1st season we switched from the shallow working sweep points to the deeper working 40mm points and haven't changed back. It works to 11" and the DD roller does a good job of consolidating and breaking up clods to leave a weather proof finish. Bad points: the 40mm 'full tungsten' shins are £200 each (X 10 legs), and the early version has a design flaw where it breaks through the bolt holes. It's been addressed with the new points by using thicker metal and by having the countersink for the bolt near the surface of the point. The originals are starting to break on stones, but they've done well over 1000 acres. The £60 non tungsten 40mm points wear very quickly, as in wont last 200 acres before they snap. I specified mine with the optional straw harrow on the rear. It had to have new brackets last year, and the replacements are twice as thick. They must have known there was an issue. The long arms that attach the harrows to the frame have also got metal fatigue, we noticed when one of them failed last week. Apart from that, it's a peach of a machine. It's on 200hp and heavy soil, but the dash usually reads 60% engine load at 11" deep and 10kmph forward speed. If I could find a good 4m I'd sell you mine. Prior to this we used a Shakerator (good machine let down by sheer bolts on stones), Weaving Subdisc (massive metal fatigue issues) Opico 'something or other' (long in the tooth) and a Mcconnel Discaerator which suited being painted yellow as it was an absolute lemon, and Mcconnel / Alamo Group were utterly useless to the point their products are barred from this farm. [/QUOTE]
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