straw blower

Baz65

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Not wanting to hijack this thread but,
Is any body using a teagle. With Duel Chop ( the short chop kit)
Thanks
We have been using a T7150SC for the last couple of years very pleased with it chops straw short for cubicles and blows shredded straw fore loose yards, dad who is 74 uses it daily on the back of a Massey 5455.
 
Agrichopper chops big bales of straw, cardboard or paper to make fluffy and spongy bedding. 360 degree blower makes perfect TMR at 10t / hour throughput...also chops potatoes and beet perfectly....feeds round bale silage without blocking...
 

Serup

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Denmark
I have a 16 year old Kuhn primor 3560. Had it from new. We only ever used it for straw. At first 2m welger rounds and the last 10 years 4x4 hestons. We run 5-6 bales though it every day all year. Only ever had minor problems and it only causes problems after operator errors. I love the belt driven beater as it always starts if you remember to loosen the belt. We change it every 3 years i think. I had a teagle out on demo last year and went to see a kverneland 853 pro this spring. I wont buy a machine with chain driven beater. The teagle even have a hole to stick the pry-bar in when it blocks. They must be expecting that often i think.
 

sidjon

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The kverneland turned up yesterday for demo, I haven't seen it as on one of the other farms , but dad has used it as he likes it more than the Lucas, quicker at spreading straw with a more controlled bed speed, I will test it on a chopped round bale of silage to give a proper test, even though we rarely do.
 

Crex

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Innse Gall, Alba
The kverneland turned up yesterday for demo, I haven't seen it as on one of the other farms , but dad has used it as he likes it more than the Lucas, quicker at spreading straw with a more controlled bed speed, I will test it on a chopped round bale of silage to give a proper test, even though we rarely do.
Have you tried it yet @sidjon? Is it the 856? Handle silage bales okay?
 

sidjon

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Have you tried it yet @sidjon? Is it the 856? Handle silage bales okay?
yes it is twice the machine the lucas was, put about 30 ton of straw in it over the last month and no blockages or broken shear bolts and no bloody fires too:whistle: have put a few silage bales in it and was quicker too as the bales didn't seem to just go round and around in the back and not go through the chopper. it's a 856 pro.
 
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sidjon

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An engineer from Halse came down last week to show us how to use the Lucas and i was quite impressed, I'm sure it had a more powerfull blow than the kvernland we demo'd.
am finding the kvereland is blowing the straw a couple meters more than the lucas, did you have a 856 on demo or the 853? 853 didn't blow so hard.
 

sidjon

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We just tried the 853, they didn't have the bigger one available for demo.

Other than finally catching fire what other issues did you have with your last Lucas. Just interested so I can try to avoid doing the same.
Buying it was the main issue :whistle:, we greased in every week and bearings would seize on bed chain, bed chain would jump off lots but only after it had been adjusted and was full off silage:banghead: and keep check chains as tight as possible or your gear box will be smashed and keep guide bar in spout tight too as it will block up way to easily and watch to comb on the front as holes will fill up with cap and you'll twist it and then it will smash into rotor with the blades on and it will be expensive :poop: any way good luck:bag:
 
Buying it was the main issue :whistle:, we greased in every week and bearings would seize on bed chain, bed chain would jump off lots but only after it had been adjusted and was full off silage:banghead: and keep check chains as tight as possible or your gear box will be smashed and keep guide bar in spout tight too as it will block up way to easily and watch to comb on the front as holes will fill up with cap and you'll twist it and then it will smash into rotor with the blades on and it will be expensive :poop: any way good luck:bag:
I've shared most of the issues you've listed, mine has never burnt down tho so is still in daily uses. The pet hate is the bed chain being tight and adjusted one day, then skipping the sprocket the following morning!
 

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