which rake?

[Tractor_dealer]

The kv rake will not do 300 acres. It will do well to do 3 acres!

Hmm
I doubt that very much

The kv rake will not do 300 acres. It will do well to do 3 acres!

 

[Albert]

Sorry to be negative but I have been very disappointed with mine.

Maybe what I should have said is it willdo 300 acres but probably literally fall to pieces doing it and struggle to make a good job of 3 acres no matter how you set it

 

[Tractor_dealer]

Sorry to be negative but I have been very disappointed with mine.

Maybe what I should have said is it willdo 300 acres but probably literally fall to pieces doing it and struggle to make a good job of 3 acres no matter how you set it

What model do you have ?
How old is it ?
Did you buy it new ?
What is the issue you have had with it ?
You've not give much info as to what has fallen to pieces

 

[Jd Everytime]

Be raking for claas 800 forager, mower is 9ft but will be spreading grass out, so when first cut really heavy I can row up using 3/4 width of rake say. Our first cut this year was late this yr and putting 2 9fts into one with lely rotonde was plenty for the chopper. Pick up reel is 2.2m I do think claass will be the best but is dearest.

 

[mx110]

Lely rotonde bring me out in a sweat a guy used to row his grass up for me to bale with 1 he made more lumps than a hay Bob, best thing he ever did was trade it for a LAL pottinger twin rotor

 

[wrapthat]

claas work very well for us only breakdowns in the last 4 years have been driver error and 1 pipe 4-4500 acres per year

 

[PeteWithABeard]

We run a class 2700. Leaves a really even swath for the forager and being variable width is a benefit for different quantities of grass to keep the swath the right size. Never had a single issue with it. Krone is a good comparison if you have a dealer near.

 

[Jd Everytime]

We run a class 2700. Leaves a really even swath for the forager and being variable width is a benefit for different quantities of grass to keep the swath the right size. Never had a single issue with it. Krone is a good comparison if you have a dealer near.

What do you use behind the 2700? That is the model im thinking of. Does it do single rotor lift or do I need to put pipe on myself? I dont want any fancy control boxes just to keepmit simple

 

[PeteWithABeard]

We have a Claas 800 with a 3meter pickup. We feel the rake is well matched to the forager. We did use it for the first season in front of a Claas 75 which had a narrow pickup and had no issues. We asked the dealer to plumb a second pipe from the ram so we use a different spool for each side. Simple and great to use.

 

[Jd Everytime]

Yes thats what we use 800 but 2.2m pick up, currently lely rotonde but I think it lumps the swath when grass all spread out

 

[Martin Holden]

Yes thats what we use 800 but 2.2m pick up, currently lely rotonde but I think it lumps the swath when grass all spread out

The only way to stand a chance of even rows especially silage is to use a cam controlled take. When it comes to dry hay, centrifugal machines are less bad.

 

[hobbsy]

From my experience long term build quality and reliability means Claas

 

[Jd Everytime]

now then new or 4 year old one £4000 less than new price?

 

[Gordons]

now then new or 4 year old one £4000 less than new price?

What size 27 or 28 ?

 

[M-J-G]

KV & Vicon are the same rake really.We had a KV for a long time and it did quite a bit of work without a single problem. Just did our 4th season with our Claas without any issues so far. Think I preferred the KV if I'm honest.

 

[Jd Everytime]

Be a 2700 one 2010 model ive found 2nd hand any known issues with them?

 

[kill]

now then new or 4 year old one £4000 less than new price?

And how many acres of abuse with the odd tree or fence post thats jumped out and done untold future bills for you to pay????? Peace of mind and 0% finace and warranty on new???? Stop pissing around and get it bought