[krone.1]

I am sure if you asked the engineer who designed it he would say it was "planned". HA!

Can you see the video clip? All I see is a download link...

 

[NDVA HAYMAN]

My only complaint with my Krone tedders is the numbering system. I know overseas that they all have these long numbers and letters but I can never remember what the model numbers are. I do have all the info in my ledger along with serial numbers but something shorter like a # 123 tedder would suit this feeble mind better.

 

[Hayman1]

Hopefully there is a video attached.....

There is another "unintended" benefit of the boundary control feature...

In wet ground conditions, the tractor wheels will mat the crop it runs over and mashes it into the soil where it runs over it. Depending on the wheel spacing of the tractor and the configuration of tedder, IF this mat lines up exactly between two rotors, it won't pick the crop up. If the mat lines up in front of the rotor, at the lowest point, it has a better chance of picking up and spreading out the matted crop.

When you use the boundary feature to angle the tedder, it also side shifts it as well. So you can control where the rotors attack this mat...

I shot this footage earlier in the spring and the crop was thin along with dry soil. If you look closely you can see where the wheel marks are in the crop and how shifting boundary control changes the line of attack.

boundaryadjustment.MOV

Krone1, thanks for the tip. I actually think this might be a normal use strategy. Ted one way (offset), second time straight on or viceversa. I have noticed the track/not clean pick up on multiple tedders but have not had an offset option since I gave up my Newmeyer two basket.

BTW- are there Krone pull type rotary rake toys and 4 basket tedder toys out there. Grandson is on the case once he saw my newest Krone equipment.

 

[Grateful11]

Hopefully there is a video attached.....

There is another "unintended" benefit of the boundary control feature...

In wet ground conditions, the tractor wheels will mat the crop it runs over and mashes it into the soil where it runs over it. Depending on the wheel spacing of the tractor and the configuration of tedder, IF this mat lines up exactly between two rotors, it won't pick the crop up. If the mat lines up in front of the rotor, at the lowest point, it has a better chance of picking up and spreading out the matted crop.

When you use the boundary feature to angle the tedder, it also side shifts it as well. So you can control where the rotors attack this mat...

I shot this footage earlier in the spring and the crop was thin along with dry soil. If you look closely you can see where the wheel marks are in the crop and how shifting boundary control changes the line of attack.

boundaryadjustment.MOV

I had to read that twice to get the gist of what you're saying but I see where you're coming from now especially if you're tedding more than once. The disc mower cond. swaths here come out just right for the tractor tires to ride in the space between the swaths on the the first ted and pick up 3 swaths but what you have told us here sounds like something that could really be helpful with the wet ground conditions we're having. Baling today I notice that the Maxxum baling tractor was completely mashing in its tire cleats even where the ground was exposed Monday during mowing. I was a bit surprised the ground is still that wet. We just haven't had enough sun and heat during this weird Summer. Thanks for the tip

 

[krone.1]

BTW- are there Krone pull type rotary rake toys and 4 basket tedder toys out there. Grandson is on the case once he saw my newest Krone equipment.

There are some companies that make Krone toys. There is a tandem rotary rake. Someone also makes a 10 or 12 rotor tedder. It is made to play with vs. look at. (its a little cheesy actually). The rakes and tedders are made by SIKU (sp) I think... Univeral Hobbies makes the BiG M's, BiG x's and BiG Packs. They are very detailed. We have a company store tab online, or I have found some better prices on Amazon.com and Ebay. I have never seen a 4 basket tedder or a single rotor rake but there may be something out there that I am not aware of........

 

[Hayman1]

There are some companies that make Krone toys. There is a tandem rotary rake. Someone also makes a 10 or 12 rotor tedder. It is made to play with vs. look at. (its a little cheesy actually). The rakes and tedders are made by SIKU (sp) I think... Univeral Hobbies makes the BiG M's, BiG x's and BiG Packs. They are very detailed. We have a company store tab online, or I have found some better prices on Amazon.com and Ebay. I have never seen a 4 basket tedder or a single rotor rake but there may be something out there that I am not aware of........

Thanks. Grandson is 4, steel trap brain. would notice in a heartbeat two rotor vs one and 8 basket vs 2. Something for you to work on at the Krone users convention this year. If you are going to sell to the grandfathers, you gotta sell to the grandsons as well

 

[somedevildawg]

I love the feature on mine....easy to use....which is a good thing because the tedder is about the only thing I let the help operate anymore.....good help is hard to find

 

[lfc]

Thanks again everyone for the info. I'm going to have to try swiveling the wheels on my NH now the next time I ted and see how it works. Not sure how easy the inside wheels will shift with weight on them, but I'll give it a try. I wondering now if I might be better off to ted the outside windrow in on all fields (trees or not), and save the need to rake the outside windrow in and then right back out again like I usually do.

I've been doing more than my share of tedding this year, and was thinking how nice a 6 rotor machine would be to save time. Don't understand though why 50% more rotors costs 100% more!

 

[FCF]

While we don't have Krone tedder our old, old Neimyer, now part of Krone I think, has the boundry feature. It is manual on ours and takes 3 levers to change all 4 wheels but we always have used in all fields, tree borders or not. Pulls the hay away from any standing crop with much height for better dry down. Wife always asks "Do I have shift that darn thing this time?" "Yes dear."

 

[krone.1]

Will you forward Mrs. FCF's email address or Phone Number to me please?

 

[8350HiTech]

Don't understand though why 50% more rotors costs 100% more!

Because it needs to be engineered to handle 100% more stress.

 

[lfc]

I'll agree with you on that one that the main frame and fold hinges must be more robust, but there is still only one hitch and one main gearbox.

I've wondered about a double tedder hitch - pull two four rotors. Could easily hydraulically drive them, but how to keep the inside rotors in time? Something to think about.

 

[Grateful11]

You can squeek by with a much smaller tractor on the flat like that. Hills even mild ones really are noticed when you are on the small side.

The Deere is next to the smallest tractor here. The smallest being a Kubota L3940 with R4 tires, not a very nice ride in the field, great as a loader tractor but traveling through fields at >4mph will beat the you know what out of you.