Replacing 7.5 meter rake which make

KB6930

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Borders
Is that what your running?
Yeah .

We had a claas 680 old model with manual width adjustment which was fine buy the new 2600 is a backwards step for the manual width so we changed breed to get hydraulic.

The kv is very fast geared you need to run basically at tick over to make the row anything like the claas did it doesn't follow the ground quite as well but it's fine . The width change rams creep we got a set under warranty and they went again out of warranty so we're just putting up with it . If it had an adjustable track it might be better.

What are you looking to do with it ?.

We need the smaller model to rake 2 x 10ft rows onto their back for baleing and fir a trailed foragers. It can do 3 x 10ft just but leaves a row only a 3m pickup can catch which is fine for the SP foragers
 

6r 185

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NFFN Member
Yeah .

We had a claas 680 old model with manual width adjustment which was fine buy the new 2600 is a backwards step for the manual width so we changed breed to get hydraulic.

The kv is very fast geared you need to run basically at tick over to make the row anything like the claas did it doesn't follow the ground quite as well but it's fine . The width change rams creep we got a set under warranty and they went again out of warranty so we're just putting up with it . If it had an adjustable track it might be better.

What are you looking to do with it ?.

We need the smaller model to rake 2 x 10ft rows onto their back for baleing and fir a trailed foragers. It can do 3 x 10ft just but leaves a row only a 3m pickup can catch which is fine for the SP foragers
The main job is rowing up in front of Balers, but we are doing mainly Hay and Haylage so it has been shaken out, but we do do a little straight out of mower rows and usually put three into one , just had a fairly keen price for a Kabota which is basically a KV rake but the 9580 model equivalent though
 

Timbo

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Location
Gods County
Thinking of replacing our current rake what are peoples thoughts on various brands? In the running is claas kuhn krone, mcHale and Pottinger 7.5m ish size, currently running a Taarup which has been a good rake for us.


Have a good inspection of the latest Kuhn 7.5m. It seems they have cheapened the build of it still further - watch one working the backbone bends and twists quite alot. Id expect fatigue cracks / breakage after abit of work.
 
The main job is rowing up in front of Balers, but we are doing mainly Hay and Haylage so it has been shaken out, but we do do a little straight out of mower rows and usually put three into one , just had a fairly keen price for a Kabota which is basically a KV rake but the 9580 model equivalent though
If your working in front of balers, she’ll do a peach of a job for you.
 

KB6930

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Location
Borders
The main job is rowing up in front of Balers, but we are doing mainly Hay and Haylage so it has been shaken out, but we do do a little straight out of mower rows and usually put three into one , just had a fairly keen price for a Kabota which is basically a KV rake but the 9580 model equivalent though
Should be a good rake our local silage contractors ran kv for years and got on well till the last one and had a good few breakages but mostly could be down to working faster in rougher fields.

Ours makes a decent job of spread grass but we know the claas dealt with rows better . But the next model up will likely be fine .
 

kill

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Livestock Farmer
Location
South West
Have a good inspection of the latest Kuhn 7.5m. It seems they have cheapened the build of it still further - watch one working the backbone bends and twists quite alot. Id expect fatigue cracks / breakage after abit of work.
I ran a couple of Kuhn 7501 rakes doing around 4-5000 acres a year and by the end of the second season they were nothing but trouble. Swapped to Claas 2700 in what a difference as first one done 5 seasons and sold for close 2/3rds of its original purchase price and very little repairs other than many tyres. So replaced for the same again.
 

HarryB97

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Mixed Farmer
I’ve moved away from a Kuhn 7501 , it just kept breaking the cam track and the bearing ends of the arms , a weak design inside . I’ve a pottinger now and it is a far better rake all around , the wheel out in front is great on uneven ground , less soil in the sward.
That isn’t what I wanted to hear! How many acres a year was yours doing? Hopefully ours will be okay it’s owner driven and working in dry silage/haylage
 

6r 185

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NFFN Member
Before posting on here the kuhn was probably fairly high up the pecking order but after all the negatives seems like it’s slipping down fairly fast! 🙈
 
That isn’t what I wanted to hear! How many acres a year was yours doing? Hopefully ours will be okay it’s owner driven and working in dry silage/haylage
Trouble started at 4000-5000 acres , it seems the crank end that holds the bearing that runs in the cam track snaps off due to continuous pressure , it also never raked 100 % clean and we can now travel a lot faster and do a perfect job with the pottinger.
 

Boohoo

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Location
Newtownabbey
Before posting on here the kuhn was probably fairly high up the pecking order but after all the negatives seems like it’s slipping down fairly fast! 🙈
Kuhn still sell the 7501 but they also have a newer model, the 7631, which is a different and much stronger looking design. Having used the Kuhn 7631 and Pottinger 762c on the same day I'd have to choose Pottinger.
 

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