Topped thistles with 1 when I was younger .... never mowed full field...I'm surprised how fast you can crack on..ant the grass lasts in a well spread swath...good job...good video...👍
got the same tractor here in the states. thanks for posting these videos. never seen that type of mower before. looks like it would be great for laying my cover crops over.
Just got myself a finger mower for my '47 Fergie T20 and was wondering how best to use it on my 14 acres. The 'proper' farmer next door, and all his kids, usually come out to watch and laugh at my attempts to use unfamiliar machinery (my first attempt at ploughing was hilarious to them!). Your video might just have saved me from being a laughing stock for once. Thanks!
Just had a Contractor mow a few fields around here. He used a 140hp New Holland with 2 conditioning mowers, one front and one rear. He left the uncut grass over 4 inches long. Back in the day when I used the Finger bar mowers, we got it down to 1/2 to 1 inch high, and occasionally took some soil bumps as well.
What gear were you cutting in? We’re thinking of trying one of these with our b414 but our second gear makes a noise so we would have to cut in 3rd gear.
Sickle bars are good for dryer climates like the southern United States for example. I would use a disc mower or rotary mower for the hay you were cutting
i think your problem is the grass is very green and soft ,, down this end of the country they used to leave the grass till the heads bowed thus the grass was dryer and the stems stiffer plus the seeds used to drop out and reseed the field so the pasture never got tired out wet grass and finger bar mowers do not get on all the best pete
in the end we never made anything with this, had so much rain last august i wasn't worth it. Im afraid i dont have much video of this years silage and hay as it was all a bit hectic last week. But i will try and put something together soon.
Topped thistles with 1 when I was younger .... never mowed full field...I'm surprised how fast you can crack on..ant the grass lasts in a well spread swath...good job...good video...👍
Enjoyed seeing the old being used
got the same tractor here in the states. thanks for posting these videos. never seen that type of mower before. looks like it would be great for laying my cover crops over.
Just got myself a finger mower for my '47 Fergie T20 and was wondering how best to use it on my 14 acres. The 'proper' farmer next door, and all his kids, usually come out to watch and laugh at my attempts to use unfamiliar machinery (my first attempt at ploughing was hilarious to them!). Your video might just have saved me from being a laughing stock for once. Thanks!
Just had a Contractor mow a few fields around here. He used a 140hp New Holland with 2 conditioning mowers, one front and one rear. He left the uncut grass over 4 inches long. Back in the day when I used the Finger bar mowers, we got it down to 1/2 to 1 inch high, and occasionally took some soil bumps as well.
love this video. like the tractor and mower
What gear were you cutting in? We’re thinking of trying one of these with our b414 but our second gear makes a noise so we would have to cut in 3rd gear.
Sickle bars are good for dryer climates like the southern United States for example. I would use a disc mower or rotary mower for the hay you were cutting
I love these. I have a 1962.
i think your problem is the grass is very green and soft ,, down this end of the country they used to leave the grass till the heads bowed thus the grass was dryer and the stems stiffer plus the seeds used to drop out and reseed the field so the pasture never got tired out wet grass and finger bar mowers do not get on
all the best
pete
@880db thanks, yeah I love this tractor in the nice weather, not so fun when its snowing lol!
what was the roughly the total number of bales that you got from the field.
when is this years videos coming
great video
Génial !! j'ai le même pour faire mon fourrage en FRANCE
Starter motor brushes worn or sticking.
I have a new Holland haybine I use what they call stub guards on it wont plug so easy it will cut wet clover with no problem.
we called it the sickle bar!
yeah I have heard them call a sickle bar but never a mower.
Great video.
in the end we never made anything with this, had so much rain last august i wasn't worth it.
Im afraid i dont have much video of this years silage and hay as it was all a bit hectic last week. But i will try and put something together soon.
That depends as to what part of the world you hail from ! Don't forget some people call 4x2 timber 2x4 get my point!!!!
are u in Scotland?
nice countryside
@880db yes, in sutherland.
What type of grass are you cutting?
It's called green grass very common in the world .
star light the variety of grass that's what he meant
NICE....
its canon ixus 75, getting a bit old now
its called a finger bar mower in the uk
That's what I was about to say... I thought a Sickle was a one handed Scythe..
what in the hell is a finger bar mower?? no such critter exists. that is a sickle mower..
greg berry here in the uk its called a finger bar mower,