Haybob tedder/rake

[johndeerefarmer]

Anyone here running a Kuhn or Vicon Haybob? I understand Kuhn bought it out and it's Vicon's last year to sell it. I currently have a JD side delivery rake and could use a tedder. I could buy this and be about 3' wider with my raking and also have a 9'10" tedder. How do these rakes work compared to a side delivery?

has anyone priced one? All i could find on the web was a Vicon list price of nearly $9000

Or am I better off buying a separate tedder and keeping my side delivery rake?

Thanks

 

[Stocker Steve]

I have seen a tedder used to help dry hay in a damp climate. Not sure how useful that is in Texas.

 

[dun]

I no nothing about this particualr piece of equipment but I've found that most combination devices don;t do either job as well as those that do just one thing.

 

[johndeerefarmer]

I have seen a tedder used to help dry hay in a damp climate. Not sure how useful that is in Texas.

In this part of Texas its hot and humid. Heavy dews in the mornings and in April and May lots of cloudy days and or rain. It's tough to get hay dry enough to bale.

 

[johndeerefarmer]

I no nothing about this particualr piece of equipment but I've found that most combination devices don;t do either job as well as those that do just one thing.

Thanks, you are probably right.

 

[Stocker Steve]

I have seen a tedder used to help dry hay in a damp climate. Not sure how useful that is in Texas.

In this part of Texas its hot and humid. Heavy dews in the mornings and in April and May lots of cloudy days and or rain. It's tough to get hay dry enough to bale.

Balage