After 20 years

[charlie n]

I'm retiring the Haybine. I'm down to 30 acres and all grass. No more small squares either.

 

[flying belgian]

What brand is that? I just bought a new Kubota. Yours looks like a five and half ft?

 

[charlie n]

Tar River. Got the 5.5 to fit up to my 2 basket tedder and it fits all my tractors.

 

[rick n ohio]

You'll like it they are almost impossible to plug up.i have a seven ft Newholland.if you've never used it yet the top link determines how short it will cut

 

[Jim in NC]

There are several of those running around here. Been thinking about one of them too, but the 472 haybine keeps going. A friend really likes his.

 

[Texasmark]

I currently have the 6' TR 185 I use with an '88 Ford 3910 for some of my haying operations as I am setup for 6' implements. I replaced the long bar that extends out over the mowing assembly with a hydraulic cylinder which makes transporting over uneven terrain and narrow gates easier since I can raise it up. I like the wind rows it makes as the tractor tires don't stomp on the freshly cut hay on the follow on trips around the field. Blades last a long time, sharpen easily, and reversing gives you 2 sets of blades in 1.

 

[Texasmark]

The drum cuts close to the ground and really is a grass cutter. The haybine (I use a Ford 538) is necessary to get the stubble height you need and the crimp function which, with a tedder (TR makes a super tedder also, prefer the drag type...have that too) makes for really fast drying hay that I must have for late spring Rye Grass baling.

 

[BillinCentralMO]

I want one , but they arent cheap. What do they ask for one like that ?

 

[charlie n]

There're half the price of a disc mower. Look on tractorhouse. Shipping cost to the dealers all are different.

 

[4xMF]

Got a similar one only it doesn't have the hydraulic on it. It is a Kverneland and it is 26 years old. I like it but it really is too small for the tractor that I use now. I have to move it out as far to the right as the 3 point allows and I am running the left side tractor wheels over a previous windrow.