Which tedder?

[Sparkymark]

Im looking at getting a new tedder, probably an 8 rotor. Which brand would everyone recommend?
Needs to be reliable and good at holding onto its tines.
Currently have a 6 rotor Vicon needed trading in.

 

[Balermike]

Never seen anything do as good a job as a Lely. Difference in price between 6 and 8 rotors is not justified imho, you would have to go 10 min or just stick with 6.

 

[Dave W]

Im looking at getting a new tedder, probably an 8 rotor. Which brand would everyone recommend?
Needs to be reliable and good at holding onto its tines.
Currently have a 6 rotor Vicon needed trading in.

I'd be interested in the vicon

 

[juke]

We bought a new 6 rotor vicon last year traded a class in against it.vicon makes a nice job of turning the grass out.

 

[Ali_Maxxum]

Kuhn here. Only a small 6 rotor, love it, hell of a tool, does a great job. Plenty strong enough, well built, 2x punctures and think I've put 1 tine on it in 3 seasons, all contract work and get on some pretty rough ground.

 

[Martin Holden]

What mower will the Tedder be following and is it standard rows or widespread?. Then you have the option of mounted or trailed

 

[homefarm]

We had a 6 large rotor Lely and swopped it for a 8 small rotor Krone which is near enough the same width.
Krone moves all the grass better and makes hay quicker, in my opinion, but I think it is rotor size not make.

If we needed a wider machine it would have more rotors not larger ones.
The extra cost of 8/6 was soon saved.

 

[Sparkymark]

What mower will the Tedder be following and is it standard rows or widespread?. Then you have the option of mounted or trailed

Standard conditioned rows

 

[Martin Holden]

Ok, what working width is the mower? Am guessing 3m ish?

 

[davidroberts30]

My take on tedders is always buy the widest you can afford

 

[Sparkymark]

Ok, what working width is the mower? Am guessing 3m ish?

Yeh 3m rows

 

[Fragonard]

Im looking at getting a new tedder, probably an 8 rotor. Which brand would everyone recommend?
Needs to be reliable and good at holding onto its tines.
Currently have a 6 rotor Vicon needed trading in.

Krone for build quality.
Lely for thoroughness of tedding.

 

[Fendtbro]

As above, little rotors seem to work much better. shifts just about all the grass on the first pass, where the wider rotors by their nature are inclined to miss the centre bit on the first pass. These can turn up as green lumps when the whole lot should be fit. The 6 rotor krone tedder I ran was strong and gave no trouble, changed to a small rotor Kuhn which gave a better result but the digidrives are smaller and more prone to wear.

 

[rs1]

I have an 8 rotor pottinger, it’s very well made, a Kuhn looks very flimsy compared.

 

[Fendtbro]

The arms of the Kuhn bend to easily and the digi's as said but the rest of the machine is not too bad. It is 13meter wide so very fragile in the wrong hands..

 

[ED.D]

Have an 8 rotor pottinger, been very pleased both with the build and the quality of work it does.

 

[Martin Holden]

http://www.sip.si/rotary-tedders/items/spider-900


Heavy duty 8.80m with small diameter rotors for even pick up and spreading. Available in mounted and trailed format. Smaller 8 rotor 7.85m version also available too

 

[Peaceagri]

Very happy with Pottinger (10 rotor, 11m), will certainly buy another when time comes. Next size up though.

 

[Sparkymark]

Am i right in thinking a Lely will be a Massey Fergusson by brand name now?

 

[ffukedfarmer]

Am i right in thinking a Lely will be a Massey Fergusson by brand name now?

Not exactly, no. Agco bought Lely but looks like the only range they were interested in were their round balers. The Lely design of tedders, rakes and mowers are no more, the closest you will get will be a Malone as they are using hooked tines.

Massey Ferguson and Fendt rakes and tedders are Fella designs, I believe that their mowers might be new Agco designs.

I bought a Massey 8 rotor tedder last year and so far can't fault it. It makes a good, even job and seems very well built.