NH 782 harvester

[JayinNY]

How much horsepower would you need to run a NH 782 with a hay head? Any info would be great, thanks, J
 

[Don-Wi]

I think it depends on how big the windrow is. We've got it's big brother the 892, and this was our first season with it. We only have a 100 HP tractor on the front which is much smaller than it can handle, so it's a matter of ground speed to work the tractor. Is it 540 or 1000? I would think that if the knives are set up properly you should have no problems with even 80 on the front, or less with a smaller windrow. From what I have experienced so far with our 892, they're pretty easy running machines.

The benefit of a smaller than capacity tractor, is it's very hard to plug it up. The tractor bogs down long before you get close to plugging.

Donovan from Wisconsin
 

[Adirondack case guy]

Jay,
Jim's 730 won't run it well. LOL.
Loren, the Acg.
 

[JayinNY]

Thanks, they were 540rpm, but I don't think my 56 hp tractor
would run one, may as well look for a flail chopper, or cut and
chop, my father in law has a gehl one and he runs it on his
56 hp tractor.
 

[Don-Wi]

I guess I don't know how small can run it, but if it can run a gehl, I would think it could run a NH as well. Just having the knives sharp saves a ton of HP vs. running with super dull knives. Really easy to sharpen on these choppers too. I was able to touch up the knives and reset the shear bar in the field while waiting for empty wagons. Took all of 5-10 minutes.

Donovan from Wisconsin
 

[JayinNY]

Lol, but his 1690 would! I think?
 

[Dave Sherburne NY]

Used to run a 782 with a Cockshutt 50 in Corn. Flat land with a chopper box behind it. It was about all that tractor wanted .
 

[Bill Krosnicki]