Triple Mowers

[rusty]

I am looking for users experiences of triple mower conditioners. local dealers to me cover Class, Pottinger, SIP and John Deere. I have a 3.2m Lely front that I intend to keep and will be PX'ing a Lely 3.2 M mounted and a 3.2m Lely trailed or selling privately depending on what I am offered for them.
Preliminary investigations seem to show the Pottinger's being much heavier than the others.
Its for my own use only, no contracting looking to be able to drop 200 acres in a day on a multicut system so not big crops.

 

[Martin Holden]

https://www.webbline.co.nz/testimonials/sip-triple-mowers-swather-rakes-built-tough. Ask your dealer for some UK contacts who run SIP triple sets both plain mowers and mower conditioners
Pm me and I can pass on customers who are running SIP in the UK

 

[Andrew]

Big thumbs up for Pottinger here, get on really well with mine.

 

[Chae1]

Contractor I spoke to said Pottinger triples 20k more than JD triples!

They must think there really good to be able to charge such a premium.

 

[Andrew]

Contractor I spoke to said Pottinger triples 20k more than JD triples!

They must think there really good to be able to charge such a premium.

Think he’s having you on - or has a very poor dealer.

 

[ollie989898]

I am looking for users experiences of triple mower conditioners. local dealers to me cover Class, Pottinger, SIP and John Deere. I have a 3.2m Lely front that I intend to keep and will be PX'ing a Lely 3.2 M mounted and a 3.2m Lely trailed or selling privately depending on what I am offered for them.
Preliminary investigations seem to show the Pottinger's being much heavier than the others.
Its for my own use only, no contracting looking to be able to drop 200 acres in a day on a multicut system so not big crops.

You must have the best/nicest fields in the area if you can expect to run triples when mowing!? Much of your part of the world has fields that look sub-North Devonian in size.

 

[Chae1]

Think he’s having you on - or has a very poor dealer.

Perhaps. I think Pottinger were involved too. They of course bought the JD instead. He said Pottingers attitude was there product was so superior they could charge more.

They came back several months later with a much reduced price. But too late then.

 

[rusty]

You must have the best/nicest fields in the area if you can expect to run triples when mowing!? Much of your part of the world has fields that look sub-North Devonian in size.

I have a 30, 26 and 24 acre fields. Most of the others are 8-10 acres in size and only a few 3-4 acre fields. Most are relatively flat for our part of the world.

 

[ColinV6]

I’ve used pottinger triples and really rate them.

Cant justify them so looking to add a mounted rear to our novacat front. I can drop 150 in a (long) day with front and rear so with triples 200 should be easy.

 

[Gerbert]

I have a 30, 26 and 24 acre fields. Most of the others are 8-10 acres in size and only a few 3-4 acre fields. Most are relatively flat for our part of the world.

Don't worry, I run a triple with an average field size of 1 hectare/2.5 acre. My capacity is only about 4 hectare/10 acre per hour if I'm lucky though, but far better then with the front and mounted rear I used to run.

 

[Bald Rick]

Look at Krone too.

 

[ColinV6]

Out of interest @rusty what sort of tractor are they going on?

The triples I used were making a T7.245 struggle in anything over 12th gear, around 8mph. It was second cut crop if I remember.

 

[mengeleguru]

A new set up supplied locally for the 2021 Season

Claas 8500 C Contour c/w conditioner & spreaders on the rear , Isobus controled
& a Claas 3200F C Move on the front .
8.3 Meter cut

 

[rusty]

Out of interest @rusty what sort of tractor are they going on?

The triples I used were making a T7.245 struggle in anything over 12th gear, around 8mph. It was second cut crop if I remember.

It's going on a John Deere 6145R but it will be getting the Derv doctor treatment first. Spoke with him this morning and he puts these up to around 190-200hp with an additional 20-25hp of boost available as a moderate tune. It's currently 145hp unboosted with a further 40hp of boost. It's fine with the double mowers in our usual crops going at 12-15kph.

 

[agri knives]

I’ve owned both pottinger and class mowers , the class beds can take more hardship than the pottinger beds . We broke a pottinger bed housing last year and I was surprised how light the shell of the bed was. I currently have a pottinger front mower and class triples on the back. I think the class will last longer.

 

[mf7480]

It's going on a John Deere 6145R but it will be getting the Derv doctor treatment first. Spoke with him this morning and he puts these up to around 190-200hp with an additional 20-25hp of boost available as a moderate tune. It's currently 145hp unboosted with a further 40hp of boost. It's fine with the double mowers in our usual crops going at 12-15kph.

We have a 6155r running front and rear, it was mapped but you couldn’t keep it cool on the mowers so it’s back to standard now. I don’t think a 145 on triples would be efficient. Unless it’s no conditioners?

 

[daveydiesel1]

Local contractor runs triples on a 155r most of the time with no problems. If ur slightly underpowered ul have to go bit slower which is alot easier on the mowers

 

[agri knives]

It's going on a John Deere 6145R but it will be getting the Derv doctor treatment first. Spoke with him this morning and he puts these up to around 190-200hp with an additional 20-25hp of boost available as a moderate tune. It's currently 145hp unboosted with a further 40hp of boost. It's fine with the double mowers in our usual crops going at 12-15kph.

Why do JD make and sell a lot of 6210 r tractors for working tripple mowers , I see a good few of them around here . 6145r tractors are not made to drive tripple mowers , for comfort you need 250 hp of real power . You will blow the heads out of a 6145 on tripples. Or just go and buy the tractor that is designed for this work.

 

[Josh 950]

A new set up supplied locally for the 2021 Season

Claas 8500 C Contour c/w conditioner & spreaders on the rear , Isobus controled
& a Claas 3200F C Move on the front .
8.3 Meter cut

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We run 8500c triples on a Claas 830 for first cut then put them on a Claas 640 (6145r) for the rest of the season , bit slow in very steep ground but make up for it going down hill , seems to be easier on the tractor than the front and single rear Kuhn it replaced.

 

[davidroberts30]

Why do JD make and sell a lot of 6210 r tractors for working tripple mowers , I see a good few of them around here . 6145r tractors are not made to drive tripple mowers , for comfort you need 250 hp of real power . You will blow the heads out of a 6145 on tripples. Or just go and buy the tractor that is designed for this work.

We dont all make crops of elephant grass(3 cuts in 1)