jf1060 t6.165

Boohoo

Member
Location
Newtownabbey
Unless you're cutting lawn clippings don't go near it with a rake. Depending on how old it is that tractor is only 125 or 135hp at the flywheel before boost. You want at least a steady 130hp at the shaft, the boost is only a bonus for the heavy bits or a lump
 

pine_guy

Member
Location
North Cumbria
All depends on how much grass is in the swath. First rule is decent big row, slower forward speed = more output per day. It's not al about 8-10kmph down the swath!!

Back in the day, the lad that drove ours used to complain about us rowing two of three swaths into one as it slowed his ground speed down :banghead: if he had it his way, the edge blades would never do anything. Used to think it nearly doubled output with a full row in front of it. And in our horrible shaped fields, you'd spend more time turning round than picking up grass!
 

Martin Holden

Member
Trade
Location
Cheltenham
Back in the day, the lad that drove ours used to complain about us rowing two of three swaths into one as it slowed his ground speed down :banghead: if he had it his way, the edge blades would never do anything. Used to think it nearly doubled output with a full row in front of it. And in our horrible shaped fields, you'd spend more time turning round than picking up grass!
Precisely my point. A note to all those out there about to start silage - stay safe!!
 

Diaryboy

New Member
The tractor only has 600 hours on it and we got it chipped and put on the dyno when it had 400 hours done it was 136 standard an 167 at boost and hopefully abut more now that it's done more work
 

DaveJ

Member
Location
Montgomeryshire
You'll be fine. TS115A picking up 20ft here IIRC
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Kevtherev

Member
Location
Welshpool Powys
It will be fine and the JF is easier driving than a claas keep moving on at a tidy pace better to keep going than be stopped for blockages by over stuffing.
You will fly along in 10ft moco swaths
 

DaveJ

Member
Location
Montgomeryshire
Good man thanks we will soon find out whatever she's goin to do
I thought a picture speaks a thousand words. You'll get told everything from 75 hp will drive it to needing 300, but you can never be sure if the poster is picking up lawn clippings or repeating pub talk. Although I will apologise for misreading your title as that is an early 1050 not a 1060.
I've been loading alongside the same forager with a JD 6430 driving it in very heavy crops, but we were down to a very sedate 2 mph...:sleep:
 

Hillside

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Carnbo
New 1060 harvester in 2013,lifted four loads and had chipped a couple of blades as we had been lifting grass on a pop festival site and road planning had been laid over the years.
Mechanic then changes chipped blades for new but only used 1050 bolts that are 10mm shorter- MF 6499 on front,fired harvester up and bang blew up drum,shear bar,stone,ripped spout,no blades left on in short a disaster.
Told dealer to get new harvester as mad but wouldn't took 2 days to repair with 200+ acres of grass lying.
Not my best couple of days as disappointed in both dealer and manufacturers attitude of well it's just one of these things we all make mistakes.
No effort to get us a replacement harvester to keep us going and we had to employ a contractor to keep us lifting grass as Pop festival looming and a lot of grass to lift and clear quickly.
 

pine_guy

Member
Location
North Cumbria
New 1060 harvester in 2013,lifted four loads and had chipped a couple of blades as we had been lifting grass on a pop festival site and road planning had been laid over the years.
Mechanic then changes chipped blades for new but only used 1050 bolts that are 10mm shorter- MF 6499 on front,fired harvester up and bang blew up drum,shear bar,stone,ripped spout,no blades left on in short a disaster.
Told dealer to get new harvester as mad but wouldn't took 2 days to repair with 200+ acres of grass lying.
Not my best couple of days as disappointed in both dealer and manufacturers attitude of well it's just one of these things we all make mistakes.
No effort to get us a replacement harvester to keep us going and we had to employ a contractor to keep us lifting grass as Pop festival looming and a lot of grass to lift and clear quickly.

Why did he change the bolts? Have they changed how they mount the knives? Used to be a case of slacken off, slide blade out, new one in, tighten, align to shear bar, fully tighten and you were off.

Having had a major blow out on a JF, refitted all blades and then straight of blow out again, as we missed the shear bar bolts had sheared and it could move under load. I feel your pain.
 

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