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<blockquote data-quote="Mur Huwcun" data-source="post: 7703080" data-attributes="member: 33114"><p>You need a mower conditioner for the job if it’s not. Way over twenty years ago we were offered a fair few acers of rushes in a wet land to cut and bale next door. It had not been cut for years and was not far off three to four foot with canes growing in it. Disc mowers could do nothing with it, I was only about 14-15 at the time and dad dug out a Sperry New Holland moco with a vicon bed we had from the nettles. Some blades, oil, pto shaft repair and a bit of weld and we were off!! Took all day to cut about 7 acers with the 5’6” cut mower with a Ford 6610 sweating on the front!!</p><p></p><p>The sound of the canes, rushes and bracken going through was deafening and by the end the poor moco was shining inside. We baled it over a week later and had a serious amount of round bales. Cut and baled it many times after but never managed to cut as much so it must if been a very dry summer. We’ve not been there now for must be 12 years so would guess there’s another bumper crop but ai’m sure even 6 months of heat wave woukd never dry the area out now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mur Huwcun, post: 7703080, member: 33114"] You need a mower conditioner for the job if it’s not. Way over twenty years ago we were offered a fair few acers of rushes in a wet land to cut and bale next door. It had not been cut for years and was not far off three to four foot with canes growing in it. Disc mowers could do nothing with it, I was only about 14-15 at the time and dad dug out a Sperry New Holland moco with a vicon bed we had from the nettles. Some blades, oil, pto shaft repair and a bit of weld and we were off!! Took all day to cut about 7 acers with the 5’6” cut mower with a Ford 6610 sweating on the front!! The sound of the canes, rushes and bracken going through was deafening and by the end the poor moco was shining inside. We baled it over a week later and had a serious amount of round bales. Cut and baled it many times after but never managed to cut as much so it must if been a very dry summer. We’ve not been there now for must be 12 years so would guess there’s another bumper crop but ai’m sure even 6 months of heat wave woukd never dry the area out now. [/QUOTE]
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