Which tedder?

Andrew

Never Forgotten
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Huntingdon, UK
They also bought fella which is now in massy colours and fendt colours. Are they going to run two different designs of machinery. I don’t see where lely fit into their line up apart from buying them removes a competitor and gives them the baler they didn’t have as they bought vicon bakers under licence in their own colours. Stumped. There is obviously a plan there some where!

In my opinion, they need to dig out everything single bit of paper related to Lely mowers, shred it and burn what’s left. Same for Fella tedders.
Then make Lely tedders, as they were, rebranded MF and Fendt.
 

BDBed

Member
Location
Melton Mowbray
In my opinion, they need to dig out everything single bit of paper related to Lely mowers, shred it and burn what’s left. Same for Fella tedders.
Then make Lely tedders, as they were, rebranded MF and Fendt.

Except for this mower with the Vermeer bed.
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Different animal altogether!!!!
 

ffukedfarmer

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Mixed Farmer
Location
West Kent
In my opinion, they need to dig out everything single bit of paper related to Lely mowers, shred it and burn what’s left. Same for Fella tedders.
Then make Lely tedders, as they were, rebranded MF and Fendt.

What is the issue with Fella tedders? Admittedly I've only had one seasons use out of mine but it makes a good job and looked a lot stronger built than many others.
 

miniconnect

Member
Location
Argyll
Without going to specific brands, has anyone regretted going bigger with tedders? Specifically 10 rotor, I'm thinking 8 rotor will be too big for our case jx, but wee on our pumas.

Will an 8 rotor 9m be enough a step up from 6 rotor to go a wee bit slower and not notice?
 

ffukedfarmer

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Mixed Farmer
Location
West Kent
Without going to specific brands, has anyone regretted going bigger with tedders? Specifically 10 rotor, I'm thinking 8 rotor will be too big for our case jx, but wee on our pumas.

Will an 8 rotor 9m be enough a step up from 6 rotor to go a wee bit slower and not notice?

Go for a trailed tedder. All you need then is a tractor big enough to power it.
 

Andrew

Never Forgotten
Honorary Member
Location
Huntingdon, UK
Without going to specific brands, has anyone regretted going bigger with tedders? Specifically 10 rotor, I'm thinking 8 rotor will be too big for our case jx, but wee on our pumas.

Will an 8 rotor 9m be enough a step up from 6 rotor to go a wee bit slower and not notice?

Avoid mounted tedders. Trailed is so much better in just about everything other than initial price. We had a JD6100 (75hp) on a 10m machine for years.
 

miniconnect

Member
Location
Argyll
Avoid mounted tedders. Trailed is so much better in just about everything other than initial price. We had a JD6100 (75hp) on a 10m machine for years.
That was going to be the next question, if a 90hp or 85hp would power a 10m, as you say tho, there's quite a price jump!
 

Martin Holden

Member
Trade
Location
Cheltenham
Without going to specific brands, has anyone regretted going bigger with tedders? Specifically 10 rotor, I'm thinking 8 rotor will be too big for our case jx, but wee on our pumas.

Will an 8 rotor 9m be enough a step up from 6 rotor to go a wee bit slower and not notice?
If you go trailed, your JX U? will more than handle 9 or 10m
 

Andrew

Never Forgotten
Honorary Member
Location
Huntingdon, UK
That was going to be the next question, if a 90hp or 85hp would power a 10m, as you say tho, there's quite a price jump!

You only pay for it once, and you’ll get most of it back when you sell it.
You use it every day in haytime and every day you’ll regret buying a smaller mounted machine.
 

GAM

Member
Mixed Farmer
Im just about to sign on the dotted line for a new tedder, Ive asked for advice on here, and to be honest, its so varied to make and size!!
I have looked at the Malone 4 rotor which is 5.7mtr wide which has hooked tines or the MF MD 676 - 6 rotor tedder. 6.5 mtr wide.... so if I divide the width by the number of rotors, does this determine the much talked about rotor size? in which case the Malone is 5.7-4= 1.425mtr
MF is 6.5 - 6 = 1.08mtr.... does this mean the MF 6 rotor tedder would be better for hay?
 

neilo

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Montgomeryshire
Im just about to sign on the dotted line for a new tedder, Ive asked for advice on here, and to be honest, its so varied to make and size!!
I have looked at the Malone 4 rotor which is 5.7mtr wide which has hooked tines or the MF MD 676 - 6 rotor tedder. 6.5 mtr wide.... so if I divide the width by the number of rotors, does this determine the much talked about rotor size? in which case the Malone is 5.7-4= 1.425mtr
MF is 6.5 - 6 = 1.08mtr.... does this mean the MF 6 rotor tedder would be better for hay?

I was making light crops of hay last year (5 round bales/ac), short grass that would normally have high quality haylage, and my Malone wasn’t missing any hay when I turned it.
I would expect either to do a decent job tbh, but the Malone would be built more strongly than most others. If that’s important in a machine that throws a bit of dry grass about for a fortnight a year is debatable of course.
 

GAM

Member
Mixed Farmer
I was making light crops of hay last year (5 round bales/ac), short grass that would normally have high quality haylage, and my Malone wasn’t missing any hay when I turned it.
I would expect either to do a decent job tbh, but the Malone would be built more strongly than most others. If that’s important in a machine that throws a bit of dry grass about for a fortnight a year is debatable of course.
I think you are dead right, at the end of the day anything has got to be better than my Haybob!
 

ffukedfarmer

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
West Kent
Im just about to sign on the dotted line for a new tedder, Ive asked for advice on here, and to be honest, its so varied to make and size!!
I have looked at the Malone 4 rotor which is 5.7mtr wide which has hooked tines or the MF MD 676 - 6 rotor tedder. 6.5 mtr wide.... so if I divide the width by the number of rotors, does this determine the much talked about rotor size? in which case the Malone is 5.7-4= 1.425mtr
MF is 6.5 - 6 = 1.08mtr.... does this mean the MF 6 rotor tedder would be better for hay?

I have an MF 868 which is 8 rotors doing 1.08m each.

I would be interested to see the Malone working in a nearly dry hay crop to see whether or not the hooked tines can cope with that width.

What is the price difference between the two?
 

Andrew

Never Forgotten
Honorary Member
Location
Huntingdon, UK
I have an MF 868 which is 8 rotors doing 1.08m each.

I would be interested to see the Malone working in a nearly dry hay crop to see whether or not the hooked tines can cope with that width.

What is the price difference between the two?

That’s why Lely developed the hooked tine, to allow less rotors for the same width. They clear the ground no problem, it’s when it comes out the back, dry material doesn’t throw as far as wet, so it’s easier to leave ‘rows’ visible, rather than an even mat.

Are there any benefits to a trailed tedder other than the ability to use a smaller tractor? @Andrew

Mounted ones pivot by the top link and can walk side to side, unlike trailed.
Trailed have wheels immediately in front of the rotors so follow the ground better.
Trailed are easier on the road, less bounce, not as tall, follow really well.
They also let you go wider, allowing greater timeliness which is the big thing with grass.
 

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