Mower Claas doesn't cut properly

[Sanfiz]

I bought a second-hand Claas Disco 3200 Contour mower with conditioner and when the grass is wet it sticks to the bar and leaves rows uncut. Cuts very poorly in wet conditions. Will I have to change the bottom or the plates?
I putted some grass where it gets stuck when moisture.

 

[ffukedfarmer]

Are the blades on the right way round? Are you running it at the correct pto speed?

 

[Sanfiz]

Are the blades on the right way round? Are you running it at the correct pto speed?

Yes yes, we run it properly.

 

[livestock 1]

Claas mowers aren’t meant to cut properly
Didn’t you know?

 

[marco]

I bought a second-hand Claas Disco 3200 Contour mower with conditioner and when the grass is wet it sticks to the bar and leaves rows uncut. Cuts very poorly in wet conditions. Will I have to change the bottom or the plates?
I putted some grass where it gets stuck when moisture.

Are you sure you have the left and right blades on the right way?

 

[KB6930]

I could be wrong but the orange blade looks wrong to me . But it could just be the angle it's taken at

I've cut in everything from very thin wispy grass to massive laid crops and never once have I had any reason to say mine cuts really badly either bone dry or very wet .

If it's really short you have to go fast to get it to cut clean

 

[KB6930]

1000 pto ?

 

[Welderloon]

Hmm,
Do you have an operator manual?
Does it have the correct length/style blades & are they correctly fitted as per operator manual?
Is the rotational timing of the discs O.K as per operator manual?
Have you serviced & checked the bed since you purchased it as per operator manual? Did that reveal anything?

Are all the blades free to turn/rotate on the blade holders
Does it make any strange noises or have excessive vibration when running?
Does the bed heat up when in operation

Conditioner looks like its seen some work & been used as a rotospike which might possibly indicate the top link has been incorrectly set up sometime in its past operation.

 

[spin cycle]

Are the blades on the right way round? Are you running it at the correct pto speed?

Are you sure you have the left and right blades on the right way?

arn't they reversible so it shouldn't matter?

 

[Wooly]

Is this a wind up................you mowing grass in March !!

I've got more on my lawn than on the whole farm put togeter !

 

[Deerefarmer]

Blades are fine. I've experienced what the op is seeing... to many revs and tines running at warp speed are making slaw out of the crop and air turbulence is causing the short fine material to waft about. Use slow pulley combo on the conditioner .

 

[balerman]

If the 2 discs in the first pic are cutting towards the leaves,the orange blade is almost certainly a RH cut when it should be LH.

 

[Bury the Trash]

conditioners can spoil flow / wind direction
as do skirts both front and rear.

 

[davidroberts30]

arn't they reversible so it shouldn't matter?

reversible AND handed

 

[ffukedfarmer]

Blades are fine. I've experienced what the op is seeing... to many revs and tines running at warp speed are making slaw out of the crop and air turbulence is causing the short fine material to waft about. Use slow pulley combo on the conditioner .

Interesting. My Kuhn mower doesn't like short dry grass. I never considered that the conditioner could be running too fast. I'll have to check to see which pulley it is on. Cheers

 

[Vincent]

Put up a clearer picture of thr discs and blades the look to be on incorrectly.

 

[Welderloon]

Maybe the previous operator put a concrete strainer post or a galvanised cattle trough through it & split or stripped the teeth on the gear in the bed & that is why it was sold.................na that could never happen, who would possibly do such a thing

The joys of 2nd hand grass machinery

 

[fieldfarmer]

If the 2 discs in the first pic are cutting towards the leaves,the orange blade is almost certainly a RH cut when it should be LH.

Likewise in the lower picture the two discs furthest away appear to have the same "handed" blades on but would be turning in opposite directions, (well they do on mine).

 

[KB6930]

Likewise in the lower picture the two discs furthest away appear to have the same "handed" blades on but would be turning in opposite directions, (well they do on mine).

First 2 discs turn the same way on a 31/3200 to get the 7 discs both turning inwards at the ends

 

[Tractor Tim]

The conditioner times look like they have meet with something a bit harder than grass. So have a few of mine but it still cuts well