Trailed Potato Harvesters, which is best for wet?

[ted1060]

Evening all, currently running a reekie 2000 cleanflow but am struggling now the weather has turned against us. Looking at a wheel drive harvester to help propel me along. What are peoples thoughts, looking to spend under 10K. On chalky dirt very hard going when wet !!

 

[chaffcutter]

Find a Grimme GZ, ours was magic in the wet. Long time ago so there must be plenty of old ones about at good money as so many growers have packed up (including us!)

 

[MF565]

Around me its Grimme SE and SV bulker harvesters that seem to be the daddy when its wet but are a serious amount of coinage

 

[ted1060]

The grimme GZ looks a heavy harvester, dont know too much about them do they all have dahlman rollers in?

 

[ted1060]

what works best when wet Dahlmans or multi sep

 

[jamc]

what works best when wet Dahlmans or multi sep

have a Kv 2600 with ground drive for sale no spuds now

 

[Norfolk Olly]

what works best when wet Dahlmans or multi sep

Dahlmans are better in the wet. The problem i find with grimme is theyre so heavy so the left hand wheel is always trying to drop in. The best trailed machine ive used in the wet is a standen vision xs. Light weight, everything is infinately adjustable, dahlman rollers and the boost button on the wheel drive would get it anywhere and if the tractor dropped in the harvester would drag it out backwards. The T2 are the newer version https://www.farmads.co.uk/farmad/76140/

 

[ridger]

Dahlmans are better in the wet. The problem i find with grimme is theyre so heavy so the left hand wheel is always trying to drop in. The best trailed machine ive used in the wet is a standen vision xs. Light weight, everything is infinately adjustable, dahlman rollers and the boost button on the wheel drive would get it anywhere and if the tractor dropped in the harvester would drag it out backwards. The T2 are the newer version https://www.farmads.co.uk/farmad/76140/

I've seen one working good harvester but cant understand the name, that big beam up the middle leaves no vision

 

[Lincs Lass]

Reekie 2170 has wheel drive but needs some hp up front. it has a wider web to the 2000 ,,2170 also has pressure sensing on the diablo rollers ,variable speed dalman rollers

 

[Gav]

Dahlmans are better in the wet. The problem i find with grimme is theyre so heavy so the left hand wheel is always trying to drop in. The best trailed machine ive used in the wet is a standen vision xs. Light weight, everything is infinately adjustable, dahlman rollers and the boost button on the wheel drive would get it anywhere and if the tractor dropped in the harvester would drag it out backwards. The T2 are the newer version https://www.farmads.co.uk/farmad/76140/

I’ll second that, the Vision XS I used to use was practically unstoppable in the wet and with all the adjustments both on the dials and in the display screen you could usually keep the crop moving through it. It was usually the trailers that stopped us from lifting not the harvester. Should be able to pick one up for decent money too, not a very desirable machine to many so prices tend to be lower than the red things.

 

[Spudie]

Put a ground drive on the 2000, takes some beating over here

 

[ted1060]

Where do I get a ground drive unit from ? Is there a lot of work fitting it ? Like you say harvester is doing the work well just can’t pull it lol had two tractors on harvester

 

[ridger]

Where do I get a ground drive unit from ? Is there a lot of work fitting it ? Like you say harvester is doing the work well just can’t pull it lol had two tractors on harvester

Better putting a frame behind it to push it, no time now to mess about with putting on ground drives at this time of the year

 

[AT Aloss]

2000 Grimme GZ 1700 DLS double wheeldrive potato harvester, single multistep (recently refurbishe

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[Bully]

Currently have a Pearson enterprise sat for sale after we stopped growing spuds. Not quite as heavy as the gz’s we thought when we bought it. It has stars before the dahlmans which always worked a dream and wheel drive meant it was the trailers that were our problem in the field never the harvester. Would suit your budget too. Based in North Yorkshire if it’s of any use. Had a guy who kept saying he wanted it so we never pushed to advertise it before the season then he’s backed out now so left it a bit late!!

 

[traineefarmer]

Where do I get a ground drive unit from ? Is there a lot of work fitting it ? Like you say harvester is doing the work well just can’t pull it lol had two tractors on harvester

Speak to Steve Thorley. He own the design rights to Reekie and holds a ton of new and 2nd hand spares. Not to mention a wealth of knowledge. Don't phone when you're busy. The man can talk!

 

[G keir]

have a Kv 2600 with ground drive for sale no spuds now

Hello don't suppose you still have this forsale