Krone 4 rotor Tedder

[markpentre]

Whats peoples thoughts on them.. Going to look at a secondhand one tomorrow.

 

[john432]

Anything but.

 

[daveydiesel1]

Uncle has a 6 rotor krone and i have a 4 rotor lely both roughly same age. I wouldnt swap my lely for his krone is all id say

 

[john432]

The older ones don't have grease nipples for the section pivots. And especially with a 6 rotor, with a bit of wear the outer rotors scratch the ground,while the middle rotors don't lift clean. Quick cure was to set it up on level concrete and cut the end of the offending tines off. Most other makes do a far bette job of the tedding too.

 

[Dog Bowl]

Tried a 4 rotor Krone season before last. Terrible spread pattern. Didn't like it at all. Bought a Malone which I absolutely love.

 

[john432]

Tried a 4 rotor Krone season before last. Terrible spread pattern. Didn't like it at all. Bought a Malone which I absolutely love.

Borrowed a Malone last summer, what a difference, build quality and spreading.

 

[markpentre]

oh dear not liking the sounds of this. Better off sticking with the Hay BOOB????? Its going to be used for 30 odd acres of hay and haylage

 

[Dog Bowl]

I'd say to future proof yourself a nice tidy little 4 rotor tedder would be an improvement on a haybob. I'd recommend a Malone. My previous tedder, a Kverneland, wasn't too bad. But like I said earlier when I demo'd a Krone I thought it was awful.

 

[daveydiesel1]

Itl lump it and if baling with a conventional baler ul need to ride the clutch alot

 

[markpentre]

why are the Krones so bad at spreading grass????? Thought krone was a decent long established manufacturer

 

[markpentre]

cant justfiy 4 k for the amount we do only looking at spending around the 2k

 

[Chris16]

I’ve had 2 second hand krone tedders, both tedders were poor, slipped timing in heavy crops, seemed quite weak on the arms, we’ve had quite a few cheap other branded tedders and never had a problem. Just my experience of course.

 

[BRB John]

Got to say I'm surprised by all the hate for Krone as well.
I also have a HayBob and was thinking about Krone as a replacement but not so sure now...

 

[Holsteinfriesian90]

What’s wrong with claas? We borrowed a neighbours last year and was impressed.

 

[HCC]

@markpentre I've got a 2007 4 rotor Kuhn here for sale, owned from new and just upgraded to a 6 rotor. Very good order and close to your budget . Pm if interested.

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

Just a few more starting to come on the market compared to a month ago.
Tidy 4 rotas seem hard to find at none stratospheric prices.
Seen a few fella tedders advertised.

 

[hutchy143211]

We've a 4 rotor krone and like ours. Very good build quality and like the octolink drive train to the outer wings. Ours is the biggest 4 rotor (5.52?) And is paired with a 2.7m krone mower. We ted 2 rows at a time so that each is in the middle of 2 baskets and find it makes a good job. Didnt test any other makes so can't comment on how the pattern compares to others, but we've never had an issue with it. I personally like the border spread system too where the whole tedder angles and flicks the grass into the field.

 

[markpentre]

Just a few more starting to come on the market compared to a month ago.
Tidy 4 rotas seem hard to find at none stratospheric prices.
Seen a few fella tedders advertised.

Which are you thinking of going for?? seems a bit of a mine field

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

Which are you thinking of going for?? seems a bit of a mine field

I've a fella coming home in about a month

 

[Poorbuthappy]

I had a krone 4 rotor for 10 years or so.
Certainly wouldn't say it was awful, and would be a huge step up from a haybob. You need to vary pto speed considerably to get a decent spread pattern depending on grass type, which is just trial and error.
Biggest fault I had with it was the wheel shaft seizing where it goes down through the rotor. Its supposed to twist for the headland kick in set up, but there were several years mine had to be freed after winter storage ( not always under cover though). They needed grease nipples imo.
Yes there are better machines. I like my lely that replaced it, and the malone with same hooked tines seems good.
But I wouldn't be afraid of a krone on a budget presuming it was well looked after. Condition is going to be more important than brand with an older machine imo.