Zero grazing

[Treemover]

What width of mower are you getting on the new zero grazer?

I think it's 7ft6; could be 8!
The ab60 was 6ft6 I think. A very light machine on the land.

In contrast; I nearly opted for the belair but the overhang to the right on the mower to me seems ridiculous as we have taken land a few miles away. I'd hate to meet one of these on the road??

We opted for a ZG80 as in the picture.

 

[Chippy]

I wouldn’t recommend a Bonino. My AB 70 is 4 year old now and iv always regretted not going for the heavier built Irish machines. Bonino too light weight and built cheaply. Mower width is a pain in the arse as well. Needs to be wider or it needs to swing out further so the whole mower can actually be used. I have it on 120hp deutz with 540 tyres and my mower still has a good 10-12” of cutting width in it but it just doesn’t swing out far enough

 

[Treemover]

We had the same problem but did you let out the drawbar via pins on ram?

I do agree the bonino is possibly too light. Wet heavy loads need more of a frame, I found I was welding ours every week. Then in between it was either the conveyer or floor or mower acting up.

We were originally going for the ZG 55 but I'd prefer to not pack grass on every load, so opted for the larger 80.

 

[pappuller]

We bought a 12mnth old AB 80 last year and agree that they are not as well built as the irish machines but do any of the irish machines have a perfected conveyor system or chain and slat rear door as the European machines seem to have got right ???

 

[Chippy]

We bought a 12mnth old AB 80 last year and agree that they are not as well built as the irish machines but do any of the irish machines have a perfected conveyor system or chain and slat rear door as the European machines seem to have got right ???

I agree feed out conveyor was good at the time and Bonino was possibly only company offering it 4 years ago but my choice of machine would be this now
http://www.grasstech.ie/

 

[pappuller]

I agree feed out conveyor was good at the time and Bonino was possibly only company offering it 4 years ago but my choice of machine would be this now
http://www.grasstech.ie/

Bought a grasstech in 2016, sent it back as conveyor was sh!te, they say its right now but I will believe it when I see it working !!!!!

 

[Scholsey]

Anyone started yet? Started 15th March last year. Looking more like 15th April this year!

 

[pappuller]

Hoping to start mon/tues with a little sniff for the girls, think @Beef farmer has gathered a bit but hes in a different country

 

[Suckndiesel]

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I think it's 7ft6; could be 8!
The ab60 was 6ft6 I think. A very light machine on the land.

In contrast; I nearly opted for the belair but the overhang to the right on the mower to me seems ridiculous as we have taken land a few miles away. I'd hate to meet one of these on the road??

We opted for a ZG80 as in the picture.

Ah right that’d be the 7ft 6” drum mower. That is a fair bit of overhang on that Belair alright! Nice machine, neighbour here has just got one similar or it may be an 85.

Been cutting here off and on since the 29th of January.

As others have said the bonino machines are a bit light, they mustn’t have wet grass in Italy, saying that they are fine if you’re not cutting big amounts! Have cut with 6, 7 and 8 1/2 foot mowers, 6ft is bloody depressing!

 

[Treemover]

We bought a 12mnth old AB 80 last year and agree that they are not as well built as the irish machines but do any of the irish machines have a perfected conveyor system or chain and slat rear door as the European machines seem to have got right ???

Belair have a nice rear door that has a chain and slat conveyor; looks a right job; one I was hoping I might replicate down the line?!!

 

[Scholsey]

Hoping to start mon/tues with a little sniff for the girls, think @Beef farmer has gathered a bit but hes in a different country

We have buger all grass and even if we did i dont think we would be able to get back out of the field!

 

[pappuller]

Belair have a nice rear door that has a chain and slat conveyor; looks a right job; one I was hoping I might replicate down the line?!!

i like the chain & slat rear door, but don't know who my uk dealer is ????

 

[dannewhouse]

don't Malone make a zero grazer? any opinions?
why are forage wagons not liked just for packing grass too tightly?

 

[bar718]

I agree feed out conveyor was good at the time and Bonino was possibly only company offering it 4 years ago but my choice of machine would be this now
http://www.grasstech.ie/

Neighbour who we work with bought one last year with a feed out conveyor on the back. What a total disaster of a machine, after fighting on all year with the grass tech mechanic nearly needing a bed there as he was there every couple of days they sent it back and got there money back off the firm. Once bitten twice shy is the saying with this machine.

 

[pappuller]

Neighbour who we work with bought one last year with a feed out conveyor on the back. What a total disaster of a machine, after fighting on all year with the grass tech mechanic nearly needing a bed there as he was there every couple of days they sent it back and got there money back off the firm. Once bitten twice shy is the saying with this machine.

Doesn't sound like its improved since I tried mine !

 

[Suckndiesel]

don't Malone make a zero grazer? any opinions?
why are forage wagons not liked just for packing grass too tightly?

No don’t think they do. It’s not that they’re not liked, they are just a different type of machine, they damage the grass more which means the grass will heat more, also they’re generally not as easy on the ground and if you have a front mower on then manoeuvrability won’t be great but you have the benefit of being able to make silage where as you can’t really make silage with a zero grazer (well you can but it’s not great stuff!)

 

[fiat 9090]

cant you get forage wagon/front mower combination to do the same job?
they do a feed out attachment for them don't they?

perhaps not for your horsepower.

The wagon gets it hard to pick up short grass and the grass goes off quicker cos it's pushed up into the wagon esp if the grass is wet

 

[pappuller]

Made a start, ground dry. Had to travel a fair way to get a tidy amount but grass grows grass

 

[Beef farmer]

Made a start, ground dry. Had to travel a fair way to get a tidy amount but grass grows grassView attachment 647970

That's the shadow of a real man

 

[pappuller]

That's the shadow of a real man

It would have been an eclipse not too long ago !