Are lely tedders really this bad, a few farmers who I cut silage have lely tedders , bought new 4 -5 years ago, only do their own work which would be about 800 acres a year, 3 break downs in the last week , and I have to give them my pottinger to keep them going , two broke again today , both owners are very fed up of their over rated 6 rotor lely machines . Is this common or are they unlucky.
Lely Tedder trouble .
- Thread starter james ds
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- South wales
No idea but what’s going on them all the same or different things?
A bearing , some collar pulled apart , and today I hear there some gears gone . One owner said to me “ there a soft pile of sh1te.”
ollandroverman
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- Location
- nr Kendal (The Lake District)
Plenty around where I am going year after year without problems. Some will have done a fairly big acerage by now too.
ollandroverman
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- nr Kendal (The Lake District)
"Their a soft pile of sh1t" could perhaps be translated as "I'm rough as feck with machinery"
Northeastfarmer
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- Location
- Cleveland
I thought lely Tedders were the dogs
Spencer
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- North West
I wouldn’t say Lely have a reputation for building strong machines, despite people’s love affair with their hooked tines. That’s essentially their obsession with these Tedders..
- Location
- Huntingdon, UK
Lely tedders, (well our 1020) is built like a tank.
It’s had two small cracks and broken shaft in 8 years, must do about 2500-3000 acres per year. It’s been rolled as well.
It’s had two small cracks and broken shaft in 8 years, must do about 2500-3000 acres per year. It’s been rolled as well.
Pistonbroke
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Having seen the inside workings of our Lely mowers far too many times I sort of agree but the 600 Tedder is very strong and trouble free. One neighbour has a 770 and manages to break everything else but so far so good,two Claas a Fella and a Krone at other neighbours not fared well at all
DeeGee
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- North East Wales
Coincidentally yesterday two bolts sheared on my 770, don’t know how or why; but they are both on the right hand side and about 22mm? and govern the drop of the outer two rotors. Consequently the outside right rotor is still catching the ground when the machine is fully raised.
The machine is only three years old and only does about 800 acres (130 x 5 or 6 ) per annum. I don’t drive like a loony and look after all my machines, the fields are always quite smooth so I am baffled as to how these two bolts have sheared their heads. Anyone had the same problem or got answers?
The machine is only three years old and only does about 800 acres (130 x 5 or 6 ) per annum. I don’t drive like a loony and look after all my machines, the fields are always quite smooth so I am baffled as to how these two bolts have sheared their heads. Anyone had the same problem or got answers?
Not in this case , great men to mind machinery . They are a bit surprised at the problems , maybe their just unlucky . But they won’t be buying anything like a lely again.
Using a 1020 here at the moment. We did have 2 of them and smaller ones previously. It has done a lot of work, but has also had the bearings and shaft problems in the pivot behind the link arms. The other 1020 was sold for a bigger Krone, which incidentally has had a bearing go behind the PTO shaft this morning! Boss has described them as being made of plastercine many times.
Well that's at odds with the 3700 threads on here praising the hooked tine awesomeness of the Lely....... ?
Boohoo
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- Newtownabbey
No tedders like rough steering wheel attendants.
It's not uncommon to see top links too short, too many revs, driving too fast or all of the above together, then when there's a breakdown the tedder gets the blame.
- Location
- Moreton-in-Marsh, Glos
The secret to longevity with the 770 is to make absolutely sure that the 2 cental wheels are on the ground when you unfold it and that the hydraulic oil supply isn't set at a high volume to reduce the speed of the outer rotor wings dropping (or raising) too fast.
If you can't slow the raise / lower speed on the tractor, fit restrictors in the hydraulic hoses, next to the male Quick-fit connectors that plug into the tractor.
Ever since I did this, mine has been no trouble whatsoever.
If you can't slow the raise / lower speed on the tractor, fit restrictors in the hydraulic hoses, next to the male Quick-fit connectors that plug into the tractor.
Ever since I did this, mine has been no trouble whatsoever.
DeeGee
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- North East Wales
The folding up and down takes too long IMO on my 770; was going to ask about speeding it up, but maybe not such a bad thing? I always unfold with the machine lowered to the ground, but generally lift the wings with the machine raised off the ground.
I keep the six rotors well greased with about 12 shots each every 8 hours work. Maybe too much or maybe not enough, does anybody have opinions on this?
Dave W
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- chesterfield
The one I've just had in hadn't seen a grease gun since leaving factory. So no I doubt you can over grease. Certainly not the gearboxes.
You really need to know what home a machine has come from before you can judge
DeeGee
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- North East Wales
By what you are saying I think mine could be described as having come from a care home.
I just cannot comprehend how anybody could not look after a machine: takes all sorts I suppose.