John Deere 635 moco
- Thread starter Matthew Britton
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Wellytrack
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If the tyres on that mower are wrecking you probably shouldn’t be there.
Boohoo
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- Location
- Newtownabbey
They'll be 380s or 15s in old money, the same as what some manufacturers were fitting 20 odd years ago. It's the tread pattern that makes them look narrow.
It's the sliding around that does more damage than anything, that's why so many people fitted ribbed tyres to 1365s. Of course John Deere know this, and they're so confident that these newer models will pull straight in all conditions that they fitted a tyre with a fine tread pattern that won't self clean...
It's surprising how much a trailed mower tramps the cut grass in when turning. Since going mounted it's noticeably more difficult to rake endrigs behind a trailed than a mounted mower and that's in dry going I've seen me giving a lad some help to cut and when I rake it for him you're slowing down more on the parts he's cut with his trailed kuhn
I had a demo of a front and single rear mounted jD mower for silage. The thing I really noticed, apart from leaving uncut stripes between the front and rear on bends, was the damage done on the headlands, when the tractor was carrying both mowers, in comparison to the trailed KV. 3.2m.
First time I've had anyone say that .
Round here in really wet going I know folk who would park up they're trailed and get contractors in with front and back to make less mess
- Location
- Co antrim
In wet goin theres nothin to beat the big m
- Location
- Nottingham
Have a 20ft bale trailer on 10/75-15.3s (twin axle), which at a glance look similar to those, and it's absolutely fine in fields even with 20 of bales on! So would say those tyres are sufficient for a mower...
More a case of people being in the wrong place at the wrong time I think (with the exception that every bloody field we own has a wet spot you avoid all year round
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I mow some grass that's in our marshland with our 1365 so the tyres cant effect it that badlyHave a 20ft bale trailer on 10/75-15.3s (twin axle), which at a glance look similar to those, and it's absolutely fine in fields even with 20 of bales on! So would say those tyres are sufficient for a mower...
More a case of people being in the wrong place at the wrong time I think (with the exception that every bloody field we own has a wet spot you avoid all year round
- Location
- Nottingham
I mow some grass that's in our marshland with our 1365 so the tyres cant effect it that badly
Having never owned a trailed mower, does the bed not ride on the ground (and thus spread all the weight) when in working position?
James
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- Location
- Comber, Down
The bed takes weight off the wheels when working which is what causes trailed mowers to slide about crossing hills when it's greasey or wet. Lifting the mower a bit to transfer some weight back to the wheels can help but not always. That's my take on it anyway
- Location
- Nottingham
The bed takes weight off the wheels when working which is what causes trailed mowers to slide about crossing hills when it's greasey or wet. Lifting the mower a bit to transfer some weight back to the wheels can help but not always. That's my take on it anyway
Ok thank you, I thought that must be the case but was questioning it with all the talk about (insufficient) sized tyres...
Boohoo
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- Location
- Newtownabbey
You haven't experienced a typical Northern Ireland summer have you?Have a 20ft bale trailer on 10/75-15.3s (twin axle), which at a glance look similar to those, and it's absolutely fine in fields even with 20 of bales on! So would say those tyres are sufficient for a mower...
More a case of people being in the wrong place at the wrong time I think (with the exception that every bloody field we own has a wet spot you avoid all year round
- Location
- Nottingham
Are they worse than the last two summers of 5 days of sun from June till September we've had here?
Down the marsh I keep the bed lifted a bit as it would be very hard on it otherwise.
Like you said the bed helps spread the weight, and even in the wet summers like the one we've just had l have never had a problem with the mower leaving any wheel marks to be worried about.
Boohoo
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- Location
- Newtownabbey
It's not so much the lack of sun but the volume of rain that's our problem. Couldn't complain about summer 2021 but we usually have a ploughing session at either first cut or second. Everything here is on the widest tyres possible, even the small baler.Are they worse than the last two summers of 5 days of sun from June till September we've had here?
Wellytrack
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I’ve had little bother with trailed mowers running away badly but they will move on damn near anything compared to how fixed a mounted mower is. In saying that, had to pull the drawbar in and drive on the grass going uphill before, which isn’t ideal but in practice that would be quite difficult with a mounted mower.
pail of ale
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Im a big fan of the 1360/65 bulldogs but whats the crack with the new type conditioner tines?