Kuhn or Claas

[Ali_Maxxum]

Kuhn 100%

 

[GAM]

Has anyone got or used the New Massey Ferguson TD524 Tedder?

Is the Lely 520 built on the same base as the 600, just different rotor size? I was told today that the 520 was the stronger of the two!

I have now been offered a Kuhn GF502 or Lely 520 4 rotor Tedder at the same price, which one should I get?

 

[neilo]

Has anyone got or used the New Massey Ferguson TD524 Tedder?

Is the Lely 520 built on the same base as the 600, just different rotor size? I was told today that the 520 was the stronger of the two!

I have now been offered a Kuhn GF502 or Lely 520 4 rotor Tedder at the same price, which one should I get?

Iirc the MF tenders are repainted Fellas, so nothing to do with the Lely.

I went looking for a Lely 4 rotor last summer, having given up trying to find a tidy used one at much less than new price. Ended up buying a Malone after seeing it alongside, considering Lely’s uncertainty re future spare parts. No regrets, the Malone has similar hook tones and a typically Irish build quality.

 

[kill]

Has anyone got or used the New Massey Ferguson TD524 Tedder?

Is the Lely 520 built on the same base as the 600, just different rotor size? I was told today that the 520 was the stronger of the two!

I have now been offered a Kuhn GF502 or Lely 520 4 rotor Tedder at the same price, which one should I get?

Go Kuhn and get a warranty and parts back up. Lely are no more .

 

[GAM]

Find below the differences in weight and hp needed to drive a 4 rotor tedder!

Tedder Specs:

Kuhn 502
weight 505kg
HP required 15/20

Lely 520
weight 690kg
HP required 40

Malone Tedd-Air 570
weight 830kg
HP required 70

 

[ffukedfarmer]

Has anyone got or used the New Massey Ferguson TD524 Tedder?

I have its bigger brother and I am very pleased with it. Good deals around on them as well.

 

[Razorready]

Has anyone got or used the New Massey Ferguson TD524 Tedder?

Is the Lely 520 built on the same base as the 600, just different rotor size? I was told today that the 520 was the stronger of the two!

I have now been offered a Kuhn GF502 or Lely 520 4 rotor Tedder at the same price, which one should I get?

If it were me id get the lely they make the best job imo i know they have stopped makeing them and lely is no more but they are the best but thats just my 2p worth

 

[GB1]

I got a new krone last year very pleased with it had a tarrup before priced up a few but the krone was the best deal

 

[jpd]

pottinger
lely are well built but useless
any around here were quickly replaced by pottinger or claas

 

[Martin Holden]

pottinger
lely are well built but useless
any around here were quickly replaced by pottinger or claas

Strange you say that about Lely. I understood they were market leaders in ROI, hence Malone for one developing hooked tined tedders? Have I got it wrong??

 

[jpd]

And I own a claas!

 

[pgk]

Find below the differences in weight and hp needed to drive a 4 rotor tedder!

Tedder Specs:

Kuhn 502
weight 505kg
HP required 15/20

Lely 520
weight 690kg
HP required 40

Malone Tedd-Air 570
weight 830kg
HP required 70

Kuhn very light compared with others is this indicative of a short life expectancy?

 

[neilo]

Find below the differences in weight and hp needed to drive a 4 rotor tedder!

Tedder Specs:

Kuhn 502
weight 505kg
HP required 15/20

Lely 520
weight 690kg
HP required 40

Malone Tedd-Air 570
weight 830kg
HP required 70

Are Kuhn really claiming you can run a 505kg Tedder with a 15/20 hp tractor? I would thinking lifting/turning at the end of the field might be entertaining.

Weight wise, from what I observed, the difference reflects the amount of steel in the machine. Does anyone consider that ‘lighter’ is usually better for durability and long service life?
I could understand saving weight if you are trying to run it on a 20hp tractor, but how many actually do these days?

 

[Speedstar]

Claas for green grass but not hay

Why not ?

 

[KB6930]

Why not ?

The closer to hay it gets the more it wraps round the rotors Krone would be my choice

 

[Speedstar]

The closer to hay it gets the more it wraps round the rotors Krone would be my choice

Not if it has had the mods done to it like our one it is great in any thing no matter how dry it is

 

[KB6930]

Not if it has had the mods done to it like our one it is great in any thing no matter how dry it is

Krone is still a better machine from having used both

 

[GAM]

The Krone KW 5.52 /4x7
Weight: 680 kg
HP needed 37-50

I think I have opened a real mine field, I know this subject of 4 rotor tenders has been asked many times/tines! yet from reading its a matter of personal choice on which brand to go for.... Lely would have been my favoured choice, yet the concern of getting spares in the future is still nagging me!
So which one now, a lot say Kuhn, some say Massey Ferguson, Krone, which is it?

 

[jpd]

The closer to hay it gets the more it wraps round the rotors Krone would be my choice

Not if it has had the mods done to it like our one it is great in any thing no matter how dry it is

what are theses mods then?

 

[KB6930]

what are theses mods then?

Mine is a 770

And it's too narrow for three rows out a claas 3100 mower as well I end up with gaps between the runs as the outside row is hitting the outside 2 rotors more than the next 2 in