You'll often see a grouper mower going for handy money as lads don't want groupers anymore. You might not use the grouper all the time but there very handy in light grass to put 2 swards together.Hello all, I'm thinking of upgrading the mounted 8' kuhn mower to a trailed mower with or without grouper in maybe a 10' size.
My question is would a grouper mower work instead of raking for baling silage, I have a Mc hale F550.its for our own use
You'll often see a grouper mower going for handy money as lads don't want groupers anymore. You might not use the grouper all the time but there very handy in light grass to put 2 swards together.
Groupers have gone out of fashion as rakes (and now mergers) are the ‘must have’
i’ve been wondering about the in between position of something like a muffler with a belt on it, the problem with the grouper is the little to no wilt on cut swards on top of one another, the wuffler with the belt will mean an additional pass, but better DM i would imagine.
cant post that without a ballpark figure. i think it would be a great tool
We have a 3m elho without the belt. Super machine .a belt would be a great addition but adds 5k to themi haven’t a clue what it would cost. Several brands seem to be offering them with belts now. So i guess there might be several prices
personally i like the look of the elho version
We have a 3m elho without the belt. Super machine .a belt would be a great addition but adds 5k to them
Dry year -yes
Wet year -no
buy a Tedder
You'll often see a grouper mower going for handy money as lads don't want groupers anymore. You might not use the grouper all the time but there very handy in light grass to put 2 swards together.
Tedders dont make bigger rows though....
I wont be without the grouper here its very handy to be able to leave a field in twenty foot rows at same time as mowing it. Raking costs time and money.
If cows eat grass it’s good for them. If you mow grass and make silage of it you have to scatter it around and dry it so the cows can eat it.
If cows eat seven tonnes of wet silage over the winter will they eat seven tonnes of dry silage or less.
I reckon if people gave the same effort rolling and covering the pit as they did throwing grass in the air and rowing up they would have good feed . My father used to roll the pit at lunch time when the harvester was stopped. At least half a day was given rolling the pit after the last load was in . One year he even turned the front wheels inside out so he could roll next to the wall .
If cows eat grass it’s good for them. If you mow grass and make silage of it you have to scatter it around and dry it so the cows can eat it.
If cows eat seven tonnes of wet silage over the winter will they eat seven tonnes of dry silage or less.
I reckon if people gave the same effort rolling and covering the pit as they did throwing grass in the air and rowing up they would have good feed . My father used to roll the pit at lunch time when the harvester was stopped. At least half a day was given rolling the pit after the last load was in . One year he even turned the front wheels inside out so he could roll next to the wall .
They will eat less fresh weigh of dry silage and will drink more water.
But the other side to that is that you’ve more bulk to draw in and store, then you have the effluent running out of it to draw back out, and if it’s running from a pit into a slurry tank you’ve the added gas danger when mixing it.If cows eat grass it’s good for them. If you mow grass and make silage of it you have to scatter it around and dry it so the cows can eat it.
If cows eat seven tonnes of wet silage over the winter will they eat seven tonnes of dry silage or less.
I reckon if people gave the same effort rolling and covering the pit as they did throwing grass in the air and rowing up they would have good feed . My father used to roll the pit at lunch time when the harvester was stopped. At least half a day was given rolling the pit after the last load was in . One year he even turned the front wheels inside out so he could roll next to the wall .
Groupers fine if you are prepared to wait till grass is good and dry which can limit mowing time, otherwise cut it full spread width and tedd if needed, most SPFH in use today want 30 ft or more in a row.Tedders dont make bigger rows though....
I wont be without the grouper here its very handy to be able to leave a field in twenty foot rows at same time as mowing it. Raking costs time and money.
People forget that's lost feed value.But the other side to that is that you’ve more bulk to draw in and store, then you have the effluent running out of it to draw back out, and if it’s running from a pit into a slurry tank you’ve the added gas danger when mixing it.
Don’t get me wrong there’s a nice balance some lads don’t seem to care and others go excessive. We let ours go to dry imo in 18 and it was a pain as the meal wouldn’t stay mixed in it and it also fluffed up a lot in the feed trough so we ended up having to split feed out into 2 stages