Topping grassland
- Thread starter Aspiring Peasants
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@steveR do you also drop off the swathboard ? if there is one fitted ...so its left as spread out as possible ...
eco 540 pto and happy days.
M-J-G
Member
I'd mow and bale, unless there is more than enough silage in store.
Failing that if mow it and overstock it to force them to eat the toppings.
Failing that if mow it and overstock it to force them to eat the toppings.
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- Location
- Yorkshire
Does it lift and cut the wheelings?
Pistonbroke
Member
I have a 9 ft and it takes all the wheel marks out as long as it's cutting fairly low. McConnell rep uses one to cut the pitch at Ludlow rugby club in the off season
primmiemoo
Member
- Location
- Devon
If it's mown in haymaking weather, that will dessicate. Just go easy on any turning ~ ideally, just flitter it out away from the swath, let dry, row up, and bale.
As @Y Fan Wen has said, toppings hay is often preferred by stock. Ours gets wrapped more often than not, but it needs to be dry.
Yes it’s not bad but it is the 6 blade model for mulching up what it cuts. Each blade has an angle on it to create a sucking effect as it goes round to lift the crop before cutting. Possibly better on front of tractor but it’s a lot better than the major we had previously when you left the field it looked good but the next morning all the wheel marks stood back up,and it looked a mess. Tbh prefer spraying rushes etc tHan topping but we have some land in a scheme where we have to cut 25% of it annually.
- Location
- Ceredigion
Best for topping rushes. Imo
Disc Mower
Flail Mower
Rotary Topper
In that order
A lot of rotary toppers are useless on rushes
Disc Mower
Flail Mower
Rotary Topper
In that order
A lot of rotary toppers are useless on rushes
then wonder why you have no grass of a dry time
mind you did say Scotland, do you get a dry time up there ?
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@steveR do you also drop off the swathboard ? if there is one fitted ...so its left as spread out as possible ...
eco 540 pto and happy days.
Not as yet... @Classichay suggested taking off the swath disc, and that will be done as it serves no purpose when I ted out quickly.
Yep on eco as you say. go all day on a drop of fuel then. Quiet and less stress on the mower drive train.
- Location
- Ceredigion
Yes or sprayer, can you get a weed wiper other than a tractor on that you can drop up and down without getting off the seat , on a ramOr Maybe...
Weed Wiper
Disc Mower
Flail Mower
Rotary Topper
In that order
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
I use mine with 1000 PTO and tractor on little more than tick over, to give around 570 rpm on the mower.
M-J-G
Member
And have you found that to that save much diesel?
I ask because running at low revs on load can use quite a bit of fuel, a bit like driving the pickup in top gear with a trailer on where the fuel monitor is oftenshowing poor figures, but drop a gear and it's often more economical.
I run at 1300-1500RPM giving around 400RPM at the PTO. Fuel gauge hardly moves... but that is hardly scientific I agree.
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Surely it's hardly under load with a 9' disc mower, raised up by the topping skids, and only cutting a few straggly bits off? I would use 540E if there was any volume of stuff to cut.
Cannot be beyond the whit of man. I am pretty sure Edlington could make something, mine is 3PtL, but I had the optional trailed subframe as well for going behind small tractors or a quad. I imagine a ram either electric or hydraulic could be used to lift the boom up and out of the way somehow...