Wellytrack
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How much does a new bed cost? Multiply that by three. Hydrostats and oil motors? Engine?
Or course you could be lucky…..
Krone big M
- Thread starter Hilly
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How much does a new bed cost? Multiply that by three. Hydrostats and oil motors? Engine?
Or course you could be lucky…..
davidroberts30
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- Location
- pembrokeshire
Only 1 I seen local the transmission sh!t its self
ollie989898
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It's like anything I guess. If you are a bit contractor and have one guy mowing virtually day in day out for the whole season it will make sense.
Wellytrack
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Not that I’m aware off but you have to remember they are a seriously capable machine, there isn’t much to touch one for work rate but they don’t half get through some work. Think of a contractor dropping 10000 acres per year with one, it isn’t going to matter if the field is on its end, the grass over grown like bullwire, that grass is getting dropped.
Fantastic machine without a doubt but you would need to be mindful of the pitfalls generally associated with all top tier high output machines like it.
michael N123
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Can’t find the classic tractor mag but the fella said the costings for reconditioning the hydrostat motors and he’d changed the beds on one aswell
marco
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- Location
- tipperary, ireland
Buy two, fix one drive one
- Location
- Cheltenham
We could dress one up in some nice clothes for you if you wish!
A contractor near me has a big m , it’s a few years old , he also has tripples , the man mowing can keep a head of the new jd Sp with the big m , he couldn’t keep ahead with the tripples on its own. He’s knocking 5000 acres with it.
- Location
- Co antrim
Quite a few round here. Nearly if u dont have 1 as a contractor ur gettin left behind but havin said that a local crowd has couple of xerions with triple rear mounted mowers and theyd whip the arse off any big m but obviously they cant autoswath wholecrop and in wet conditions the big m is better as more even weight distribution
- Location
- Co antrim
Did u ever buy a tractor after havin the mccorrmick demo out?
Hilly
Member
- Location
- Scottish Borders.
No , I was never going to buy a tractor I got a demo to do silage.
kiwi pom
Member
- Location
- canterbury NZ
Going back to about 2000 the original Big M had a JD engine and JD forager cab plus all 3 mower beds were the same and interchangeable.
The beds were a bit soft, it benefitted from an autolube for all the bearings and it didn't like hills much but you could cut 30 acres an hour even using the mergers in good fields.
Big M2 switched to a Merc engine, different beds and Krone's own cab.
A big step up really but I didn't like the engine much.
After that I lost touch with them but they should have them spot on by now.
300+ hp tractors capable of running triples have made it a bit of a niche product.
ollie989898
Member
Would a Xerion compete with a Big M? More power etc?
- Location
- South wales
Don’t know but at least you can hook the mowers off a xerion and put the hay Bob on after cutting unlike the big M
Gerbert
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- Location
- Dutch biblebelt
An irish guy on youtube runs a big m and has some stuff on youtube about it, farmer Drew.
I do like the idea, but the high weight and small tyres are kind of a put off.
I do like the idea, but the high weight and small tyres are kind of a put off.
holywell farmer
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- Location
- holywell, north wales
Scottish
Gerbert
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- Location
- Dutch biblebelt
Ah allright, sounded irish to me but in the end it's all abroad.
kiwi pom
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- Location
- canterbury NZ
That's really their biggest con, they're a one trick pony but if your operation doesn't require a big tractor for anything else it makes sense.Don’t know but at least you can hook the mowers off a xerion and put the hay Bob on after cutting unlike the big M
Back in the day
ollie989898
Member
Is it just me or does some Krone equipment not look too strongly/cleverly built?