John Deere 635 moco

Simon Chiles

DD Moderator
I have had a 1350, then a 530 and now on a 630.

Plus points of 530/630 over a 1365
Not as wide on the road
Lift higher
Cut cleaner, will cut very short grass without spitting it out the side
Can cut faster
The bed can be fixed as its in sections also disc hub will shear to protect bed unlike 1365 which if anything goes wrong with is a whole new bed
The mower can be run behind tractor for short periods so can steer round poles ect
Downsides
630 more expensive
1365 leaves tidier bout
The triple pto guard from mid point in drawbar to gearbox usually craps itself at some point(every 3 -4years!)
The 530 has all discs pulling into the middle rather than alternating and i think it excessively wears the conditioner tines in the middle of rotor
The 630 has the new cast tines and so far so good after 3 seasons, time will tell!
The 530/630 have the side wings angled down, get them altered so they sit higher to avoid trailing grass (for some reason the 730 center pivot has straight wings so not an issue)

Thats my honest user opinion and the mower probably cuts about 500ac a year.
Any questions, feel free to message

I’d second most of this. I’ve got a 530, much narrower on the road than the Kuhn ( or 1365 ) I had before. Even though the 530’s drawbar is long enough for the mower to be cutting in a different time zone to the tractor it is surprisingly manoeuvrable. Mine is 2012 vintage and cuts up to 500 acres a year, only put new skids on two years ago and it’s burst a hydraulic pipe. Mine’s on the widest tyre option ( can remember offhand what size ) but they run at 22 psi tyre pressure. The newer 630 has pre loaded tines that are meant to require less start up HP however I prefer the free swinging tines of the 530 as they allow quite large foreign objects through without damage to the mower.
 

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