Anyone went from doubles to triples?
When our front and back worn out would like to move to triples.
The biggest improvement is how balanced the whole rig feels! Without conditioners they used to say 100hp for the first mower, and 50hp for each additional bed. I’m sure there are plenty of exceptions to the rule, but it’s a good guide.Anyone went from doubles to triples?
When our front and back worn out would like to move to triples.
Only downside is if you are having to hook on & off a lot would take time, not a problem here but could see it being one.This would be the tricky bit. Have front linkage but no pto. After that trade the trailed mower for a s/h set of front and rear.
It's more about the potential time saving for me that's attracting me. That and its demoralising hammering around with one mower especially on the rougher fields.
Sometimes it is, maybe even more, less empty running on headlands/turning on corners, also can mow off 1 side in badly shaped fields, need enough power to mantain the same speed as a single mower tho.it wont be double but about 85%more
À frame and PTO to attach nothing of a job to hook front mower up, faster than putting rear onOnly downside is if you are having to hook on & off a lot would take time, not a problem here but could see it being one.
yes so average about 85% fasterSometimes it is, maybe even more, less empty running on headlands/turning on corners, also can mow off 1 side in badly shaped fields, need enough power to mantain the same speed as a single mower tho.
Farming organically here front and rear straight combination, get it down quick, straight in behind with tedder to move it all.Out of interest what is the current TFF mowing men view on “to condition or not condition”? As far as we can tell it’s 50:50 roughly speaking from our demo’s and enquiries. Plain mowers leave a flatter swath so tedding is more tricky because you ha e to run the tines closer to the ground and watch forward speed to make sure all is being picked up.
yes we run 10 meter triples , takes hp but you can put a lot of grass down in very little timeAnyone went from doubles to triples?
When our front and back worn out would like to move to triples.
conditioner every time,full spreadOut of interest what is the current TFF mowing men view on “to condition or not condition”? As far as we can tell it’s 50:50 roughly speaking from our demo’s and enquiries. Plain mowers leave a flatter swath so tedding is more tricky because you ha e to run the tines closer to the ground and watch forward speed to make sure all is being picked up.
We find 100hp per 3 meters with conditioners out put 10 acres an hourThe biggest improvement is how balanced the whole rig feels! Without conditioners they used to say 100hp for the first mower, and 50hp for each additional bed. I’m sure there are plenty of exceptions to the rule, but it’s a good guide.
Your figures make absolutely no senseWe find 100hp per 3 meters with conditioners out put 10 acres an hour
6 meters 200hp 20 acres per hour
10 meter triples 390 hp on them can drop over 40 acres an hour
i can average 10a a hour here at home with a 3.2Your figures make absolutely no sense
10ac hour with one mower would equate to about 18 ac/ hour with doubles or 28ac/hour with triples allowing for an extra metre of cut,
10 ac/hour with a single is wildly optimistic in itself
I’d agree but many are of the opposite viewconditioner every time,full spread
save a pass with tedder
not needing to run rake on floor coz the grass is flat
each to their own, it works for meI’d agree but many are of the opposite view
You know what’s achievable on your farm, but that’s a 70% rise in output from adding a front mower which is in line with what would be expected, still well worth the investment though.i can average 10a a hour here at home with a 3.2
im about 17a now with a 2.8 and 3.2
I hate using 1 for any reason now so slowYou know what’s achievable on your farm, but that’s a 70% rise in output from adding a front mower which is in line with what would be expected, still well worth the investment though.