Mower conditioner?

Thewife

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All we will probably be doing is grass hay, will a mower conditioner help with drying time?
If we are looking for a mower conditioner, what are we looking for?
What is the defination Haybine?

So far all I know is...
Disc not sickle bar?
Rubber rollers not steel?
Any other wisdon I can use to make Hubby "think" I know something about mower conditioners!
 

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what hp is your big tractor.you need atlest a 70hp to pull a mower/co.
 

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You're probably going to be looking for a haybine with a sickle bar in it then. I would say a 9 footer. Disk bines take more horse power than the sickle bar ones.
 

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your tractor will pull it.kitty both disc mowers we had was 9ft.an the 7700 84hp pulled them just fine.
 

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well regions of the country are differant.we pulled a jd 1209 mow/co with a 60hp an less tractor.also pulled a hesston 30a stacker with a 1010jd tractor.
 

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Depends on the kind of grass you're mowing. Some kinds are much tougher than others. Brome grass is easy to cut, but Junegrass is very tough. Alfalfa can be a bit tough if it's a heavy crop. A lot depends on how fast you feel you must go. A moco will speed your drying time by at least 30%.
 

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