Finally mowed some hay
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Topic: Finally mowed some hay
Posted By: AC720Man
Subject: Finally mowed some hay
Date Posted: 27 May 2019 at 8:11pm
   7EDF-44E3-B498-A40FDE37356E.jpeg" /> Took a chance and cut one of our Orchard grass fields today. Forecasters have been wrong all weekend so I took a chance with their 20 percent chance all week. Hay is 3 weeks over due. Felt good to mowing on the XT pulling our AC390 haybine. Big brother on the 6060 pulling the Enorrossi 4 basket Tedder. ------------- 1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD |
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Posted By: exSW
Date Posted: 27 May 2019 at 8:14pm
| So tempted. |
Posted By: Ranse
Date Posted: 27 May 2019 at 8:24pm
| I see your tedder is almost identical to the one I bought this year. The only difference I see is the hydraulic tilt adjustment. Mine has a hand crank. It's the only reason you have to get off the tractor. Did you rig that up yourself? |
Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 27 May 2019 at 8:45pm
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No, that’s the way we bought it new 2 years ago. May have been an option I guess. Really nice to adjust it from the seat. Have been really impressed with it. ------------- 1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD |
Posted By: Ranse
Date Posted: 28 May 2019 at 7:23am
| I believe all I would have to do is remove the crank and replace it with a short hydraulic cylinder. That might be something I'll do later on. I really liked mine. It runs real smooth, doesn't shake, vibrate, or make any noise. It spreads the hay nice and even too. |
Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 28 May 2019 at 7:36am
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AC720man, Great pictures! I can almost smell the fresh hay curing! All nice shots of you folks and equipment working the fields! Thanks for taking the time to post! Regards, Chris ------------- D17 1958 (NFE), WD45 1954 (NFE), WD 1952 (NFE), WD 1950 (WFE), Allis F-40 forklift, Allis CA, Allis D14, Ford Jubilee, Many IH Cub Cadets, 32 Ford Dump, 65 Comet. |
Posted By: Dave(inMA)
Date Posted: 28 May 2019 at 12:47pm
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Nice looking equipment! Thanks for the pix. Nice to hear that someone is getting into their fields. ------------- WC, CA, D14, WD45 |
Posted By: Charlie175
Date Posted: 28 May 2019 at 1:31pm
Yes it should be easy. I can't imagine using a crank as I fine tune it as I go. It is a very nice unit and has dropped the drying time a lot for us. Seems to be better built than the NH units ------------- Charlie '48 B, '51 CA, '56 WD45 '61 D17, '63 D12, '65 D10 , '68 One-Ninety XTD |
Ranse wrote:Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 28 May 2019 at 3:00pm
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Posted By: exSW
Date Posted: 28 May 2019 at 3:02pm
| Is a 390 just a Hesston PT-10? Sure looks like it. |
Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 28 May 2019 at 9:21pm
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I would have to say no. Pto runs through the tongue on the Hesston. Driveline to gearbox is totally different. Good question though. Tiger teeth on the cutter bar made a big difference for us. Orchard grass was almost 5 ft tall with blade grass about a foot tall. Cut it with no problem. ------------- 1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD |
Posted By: JohnCO
Date Posted: 28 May 2019 at 10:41pm
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Wow, great pictures. I wish I could cut hay now, well, I could cut it but it might take two weeks to dry. Looks like we have potential rain every day for the next two weeks. Usually this is the driest part of late spring early summer. I once owned a JD 9' swather that I heard was made by Hesston, boy, was that a piece of junk. I guess I should have expected that, it was painted green after all... ------------- "If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer" Allis Express participant |
Posted By: exSW
Date Posted: 29 May 2019 at 5:24am
| I've never owned a PT10. A 1090 and a 1091. The head and the right side safety shield look identical. The walking frame knife drive would make it for sure but its not visable. |
Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 29 May 2019 at 6:47am
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Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 29 May 2019 at 6:51am
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Posted By: exSW
Date Posted: 29 May 2019 at 7:05am
| Had an Owatanna(990???)one season. Pretty crude. |
Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 29 May 2019 at 9:25pm
  Was able to bale some nice Orchard grass this afternoon after work. Threatening sky’s but no rain. Wife did well for her first driving experience. Our son joined us when he got off work. That’s him on my new to me WD, pulling the last windrow away from trees so it will dry for tomorrow. Ole girl with a foot throttle makes it a joy to rake with. ------------- 1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD |
Posted By: Red Bank
Date Posted: 29 May 2019 at 10:12pm
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Posted By: Mikez
Date Posted: 29 May 2019 at 11:04pm
| Nice setup you have |
Posted By: EPALLIS
Date Posted: 30 May 2019 at 9:57pm
| You have a good looking fleet there. Thanks for keeping A-C alive, hard at work and on the job. Much appreciated! |