To condition or not?

[Henry NI]

Hi I’m thinking of putting two mowers on an Arian 610 (150hp) would I need a conditioner as I think I might be under powered . I usually ted grsss straight after I is cut . All grass for silage only
Advice would be appreciated

 

[Sheep]

As in a front and rear? Go for the conditioner imo.

 

[335d]

Would have thought a 610 would be a bit light and underpowered. Are they not more like 135hp standard with about 145 on boost, or has she been mapped.
610 and 620 have smaller front and rear axles than the bigger models as well, but should probably be ok for the weight On flatish ground

 

[davidroberts30]

Go conditioner and wait till tomorrow to tedd

 

[Sid]

Grass wilts fastest before the stomatas (pores) close
Get it cut and ted ASAP.

 

[davidroberts30]

Grass wilts fastest before the stomatas (pores) close
Get it cut and ted ASAP.

Spread kit on the mower...

 

[Exfarmer]

Used to run an 8 foot Olympus behind a 65 hp DB 996 with no issues, you should be fine in todays crops

 

[Sid]

Spread kit on the mower...

Slows you down.
Cut fast, ted fast

 

[davidroberts30]

Slows you down.
Cut fast, ted fast

I'll agree to disagree with you on this
Cut n spread fast
Go to the pub

 

[Henry NI]

Newer Class 610 are 145hp . She is now mapped to 160 and torked up too

 

[kiwi pom]

If you go for conditioners, use them. Don't back them all the way off to save fuel, power etc, you'll just end up in the conditioners don't do anything club.

 

[Down farmer]

Slows you down.
Cut fast, ted fast

not ted faster as it’s harder to move non conditioned grass either with Tedder or pickup local contractors loath it for raking

 

[Sid]

not ted faster as it’s harder to move non conditioned grass either with Tedder or pickup local contractors loath it for raking

Sorry should have been more specific, match the tedder output to the mowers.

Tedder can be sat waiting for mower here. 8 star covers the acres rather than a 4 star flying around or too slow.

 

[robs1]

Depends what times are on the conditioner, we have a Kuhn on the front with plastic tines and had a claas on the back with metal tines quite a differential in initial drying but after a couple of days couldnt see the difference, the class was a killer in laid grass as the conditioner would grab the grass before it was cut.
Hot a malone last year as the claas died from a bed bearing failure it's a plain mower and dont see any difference in drying compared to the kuhn after a da, I dont think the extra fuel and initial cost justify conditioners now for hay/ haulage at least

 

[HarryB97]

No plenty of people running doubles with conditioners on 150hp with no issues. Will be steady in a thick crop but better than racing around with one mower and a lot more efficient than going back over to ted it. Have a spread kit on mine so can spread it full width or in a narrow row.

 

[DeeGee]

Sorry should have been more specific, match the tedder output to the mowers.

Tedder can be sat waiting for mower here. 8 star covers the acres rather than a 4 star flying around or too slow.

If you want quick hay then IMO ted the grass twice after a moco within an hour or two of cutting. Often half way to hay by the next day.

 

[puppet]

We have a heatwave. Use the free energy from the sun, ditch the conditioner and just ted it out.