Haybob for Dexta

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Haybob for Dexta

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Does any one use a larger Haybob 300 on their Dexta for spreading/rowing up hay?

I believe the recommended Haybob is the smaller 200, but that is too narrow for typical larger round balers. So the larger 300 would be more versatile.

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Anyone using a HAYBOB for tedding rowing up...??
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Back here we used New Holland side delivery rakes. Never seen a Haybob 200, or 300 this side of the pond. Dandy Dave!
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Haybobs are still widely used in Europe, although rakes becoming more popular as they give a more uniform row to suit big balers.

Advantage of a Haybob is that it can be used both to ted (spread) and to row up the hay/silage, by adjusting the tynes as shown in the vid below :wink:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIgB3w2hi2I
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We have some similar units made by Kuhn back here. I did some repairs to one a few years back for a local farmer. Dandy Dave!
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Bensdexta wrote:Anyone using a HAYBOB for tedding rowing up...??
hi, yes used a haybob copy (zaga)on my `62 dexta for the last few yrs.
my fields are steep, so carefully done!
straight up/down only!!
these days i tend to use the major,
still use dexta on the baler on the flatter fields .
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rich2a wrote:
Bensdexta wrote:Anyone using a HAYBOB for tedding rowing up...??
hi, yes used a haybob copy (zaga)on my `62 dexta for the last few yrs. My fields are steep, so carefully done!
straight up/down only!!
Is that a 200(2m) or 300(3m) working width Haybob?
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the zaga worked at about 2.5m width - was also a well built ( heavy) bit of kit.
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Slight slant to the thread, I'm keeping an eye out for a dirt cheap mower for some grass bracken & nettle, the cheapest appear to be the grey menace matched finger mowers by Ferguson, I would expect one to match a Dexta nicely size-wise but what about an E1A ? with the TPL and PTO being higher off the ground - any experience ?? :scratchhead: :scratchhead:
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Bensdexta wrote:Does any one use a larger Haybob 300 on their Dexta for spreading/rowing up hay?

I believe the recommended Haybob is the smaller 200, but that is too narrow for typical larger round balers. So the larger 300 would be more versatile.

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Ben, I've been useing a normal (300) for years behind the Super Dexta, the one that only goes anticlock wise, does an OK job, but you do end up with lots of rows. Never seen or heard of the 200 in these parts of the world.
Now I use a Kuhn Haybob 360, which both rotors can turn anticlockwise so you can get some quite large rows for baling :yeah: :thumbs:
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The Swanndri Guy wrote:Now I use a Kuhn Haybob 360, which both rotors can turn anticlockwise so you can get some quite large rows for baling :yeah: :thumbs:
That looks like a versatile machine. Also has the advantages of a side delivery rake, by reversing the rotation of one of the rotors, and only needs 15hp according to the data sheet.

http://www.kuhn.co.uk/internet/prospect ... 0E05GB.pdf
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Bensdexta wrote:
The Swanndri Guy wrote:Now I use a Kuhn Haybob 360, which both rotors can turn anticlockwise so you can get some quite large rows for baling :yeah: :thumbs:
That looks like a versatile machine. Also has the advantages of a side delivery rake, by reversing the rotation of one of the rotors, and only needs 15hp according to the data sheet.

http://www.kuhn.co.uk/internet/prospect ... 0E05GB.pdf
I'd suggest that a Haybob 300 would need a 40hp tractor and a Haybob 360 would need about 50hp tractor, not so much to drive it, but to physicaly to shift it. Since the PTO brake dosen't fully stop the PTO on the 4000, I only use the 360 on the 900 :mrgreen:
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