lely cock pheasant

[IH 684]

Looked on you tube they seem to do a good job. I know where there is a tidy one for sale which has been fitted with new belts, tyres and tines. My plan was to buy it and leave it in a 15 acre field 3 mile from home to turn the grass with. It could stay in the field all year in an old sheep hut. I know they are from a different era but what's people's thoughts on them who have used them.

 

[Exfarmer]

Good tool. I would check the wheel bearings and tyre condition, if one drops off you will wreck a lo t of tines.

 

[KMA]

We have the modern version (Swathwilter) there is simply nothing better for making hay/haylage and round baling behind

 

[DeeGee]

Good machine in many ways, especially if you plan to leave in the 'work' position on site. They won't scatter like a modern tedder but they do make good hay by fluffing up the windrows and letting air into the swaths. Not being mounted they can be more awkward with a lot of corners and so on, and in heavy crops they can sometimes wrap grass around wheels etc. But if it's cheap enough they are a good old machine.

 

[cudota]

Did cock pheasant do like wufflers cover back of tractor in snails and bits o sh*te

 

[Qman]

I had one, it was krap.

 

[Wellytrack]

What bout the modern versions of them.

Teagle make

@smcapstick sells Polish version's of 'em

 

[Dry Rot]

I had a similar machine called a Robin Hood. Cost me £30 and everyone laughed when I bought it. But that year I was the only one around here who got his hay. Awkward to use as to get it through a gateway the safest thing was to remove and remount the draw bar. But it did a good job of fluffing the hay up. It went for scrap when I couldn't get tines for it.

 

[Spencer]

How much is it? I've got one I'd sell, wheels, bearings, tines, belts all in good order. Oh and it's converted to 3 point linkage so a doddle to move about

 

[Cowabunga]

Looked on you tube they seem to do a good job. I know where there is a tidy one for sale which has been fitted with new belts, tyres and tines. My plan was to buy it and leave it in a 15 acre field 3 mile from home to turn the grass with. It could stay in the field all year in an old sheep hut. I know they are from a different era but what's people's thoughts on them who have used them.

Load of rubbish. If you have a light 1950's type open crop, fine, you might be happy with it. Otherwise get a Haybob for goodness' sake!

 

[smcapstick]

They are OK... but a Centipede would be far better and you can get one for similar (scrap) money.

My new Talex Bocain wufflers are quite a bit dearer

 

[KMA]

Our current one is made by fransgard and is a hell of a lot better than the volac one it replaced. Beautiful, even, well aired rows and doesn't make ropes like haybobs and acrobats. They do a good job however big the crop as long as you don't have billy whizz on the thing, good round bales start with the swath.

 

[Selectamatic]

"you may as well have a Cock Elephant, my lad, if you don't get the weather"

 

[stirdup]

they can be interesting on the road

 

[KMA]

Aye the only real problem can be transporting them

 

[Exfarmer]

Load of rubbish. If you have a light 1950's type open crop, fine, you might be happy with it. Otherwise get a Haybob for goodness' sake!

I think Mr Duck that you are very wrong here, having made huge amounts of hay from IRG swards dosed up with large amounts of muck and more nitrogen on the one cut than you can legally use in a year now.
The one thing , you do not really want is a mower more than 5 feet wide as the machine is designed to take 2 of the swathes.

 

[diggerjones]

How does it work on 3 point linkage. Thought you had to tow it to work.
I remember using one back in the 80's ,was discussing it with a old farmer today, think they were a good tool in the day. I'm using a knackered hayzip at the moment. I could be interested in yours, I'm In audlem

 

[Spencer]

We took the draw bar off, moved the right angle gearbox to the centre, put a section of pto across to pulley. Then built a three point linkage to pick here up! Used original gearbox so it can still "kick" as well as flip Has original tails on as well so can split into two rows.. Welcome to come have a look..

 

[diggerjones]

How would you row up with it. If I remember think you altered the draw bar, but can't remember ever rowing up with it. We had an acrobat for that.

 

[Spencer]

Only pic on my phone, used it last year to flick straw