JD & Kubota do mix.

[5030]

We are getting our haying equipment ready for first cut. Pictured is my 13 foot throat J.D. Mower/Conditioner hooked to the back of my 5030 Kubota. Orange and Green really don't look bad together.

 

[Bird]

I did most of my hay cutting with red and green, too, but the other way around; red Gehl mower/conditioner and a green Oliver tractor. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[rdam]

Jeez man, who do think you are...GOD
Nature NEVER intended this to happen...NEVER
Only EVIL will come of this unholy union!!!
/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[art]

I like the start of this thread! How does that 5030 run that big old MoCo? Bird, Oliver made some nice tractors!

 

[rdam]

That reminds me. What is a mower/conditioner?

 

[AndyM]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( That reminds me. What is a mower/conditioner? )</font>

Is that like shampoo/conditioner? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[theonlybull]

yeah, kinda like a 2 n 1 shampo for your hayfield /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

 

[ScottAR]

The mower conditioner combines a mower and a crimper. A crimper crimps the hay between two rollers for faster drying. It also deposits the hay in a windrow, saving a step if not tedding.

 

[5030]

Art:

I posted this thread in the spring. Old threads revived!! Anyway, you could run the MoCo with a much smaller tractor, it doesn't take much horsepower. The tongue weight is the killer. About 1200 pounds with the arm extended. The MoCo makes for a smooth ride on uneven ground with the 5030's short wheelbase.

 

[5030]

radm:

Any union is good so long as the splines and rpm match. When it comes to farming, you must be multi-national!! That is, unless you are CowboyDoc!!