The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Smallholding => Equipment => Topic started by: smudger on August 25, 2013, 05:59:56 pm
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Anyone used or know of their reputation.
How old is the engineering, reliabilty, ease of maintenance etc.
We have a 30hp mitsy tractor - will it cope (d/w about a ton and we have some front weights on it).
Thx in advance.
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Anyone used or know of their reputation.
How old is the engineering, reliabilty, ease of maintenance etc.
We have a 30hp mitsy tractor - will it cope (d/w about a ton and we have some front weights on it).
No knowledge of this mower but 30hp sounds on the low side to me for a drum mower.
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Ths Henchard
Even a 5'6" one?
What ca a 30hp cope with. I was looking at a finger bar mower - bit of topping plus 5 acres of hay field a year but the inability to cut blown over grass put me off. Disc mowers don't seem to come up / exist for smaller tractors?
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I just found this pdf
http://www.acidist.com/vicon/Specs/2005_drum%20mowers.pdf (http://www.acidist.com/vicon/Specs/2005_drum%20mowers.pdf)
the specs say 'required PTP 27 HP' (I'm presuming that 'required PTP' is the minimum power required at the PTO) thus a 30 hp tractor is probably underpowered (or very borderline) as I suspected. I think it really needs more like 45/50 hp.
That's not to say it wouldn't work on 5 acres if you cut in a very low gear to keep the revs up.
There's a used Vicon on Ebay at present
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vicon-PZ-Greenland-CM-168-drum-mower-5-6-cut-Tidy-compact-and-ready-for-work-/290960147211 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vicon-PZ-Greenland-CM-168-drum-mower-5-6-cut-Tidy-compact-and-ready-for-work-/290960147211)
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;)
http://www.masterfarm.co.uk/mt3000.html (http://www.masterfarm.co.uk/mt3000.html)
Seems I have 26hp so just might swing it. I've got used to 'working' for less than minimum wage, so speed is not of the essence. ;D