Anybody use a AGCO disc mower ?

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   In the market for a 9-10 ft disc mower and have looked at a few online that are agco, just wondered what others thought about them and will they last  .........

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mark-east-tn Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Location: Rutledge Tn Points: 761	Post Options Post Reply Quote mark-east-tn Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Anybody use a AGCO disc mower ? Posted: 11 Apr 2017 at 11:07pm
	In the market for a 9-10 ft disc mower and have looked at a few online that are agco, just wondered what others thought about them and will they last .........

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allisrutledge Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 30 Mar 2010 Location: SurgoinsvilleTN Points: 1357	Post Options Post Reply Quote allisrutledge Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Apr 2017 at 7:53am
	Agco hesston ,massy,are both the same as new idea. Shaft drive. Good mowers but as with any brand will wear to the point of needing replaced. Check backlash on any you look at. I think people will trade tractors just to get a new one but as a general rule don't trade a disc mower until theirs is worn out. The good ones here are at farm auctions but usually get a higher price.Just my opinion.
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Dale-OH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: SW OHIO Points: 905	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dale-OH Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Apr 2017 at 10:43am
	The new MF DM Series mowers are a lot heavier than the old NI mowers, both are built well and reliable. As mentioned above Used mowers are typically worn out.

skateboarder68 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Silver Level Joined: 29 Jan 2011 Location: Keota, IA Points: 369	Post Options Post Reply Quote skateboarder68 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Apr 2017 at 12:14pm
	Have a 8ft. Model 1006 Hesston probably 10 years old. Bought new, replaced the blades (they are reversible) and belts. Good mower, grease and go. Much better than the older Massey it replaced, it was shaft driven and mowing at much of an angle it would chatter something fierce! Never broke anything on it either though. Actually the blades on it were easier to change than the newer one, you stuck a wrench under the blade, lifted up as it was spring loaded and the blade came out.
	Orange & Silver still earnin their keep on the farm: R62, Series IV D17 nf, 185, 6080, 6080 fwa, 220, 1968 D21, 7045, DT240.

DrAllis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Points: 21360	Post Options Post Reply Quote DrAllis Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Apr 2017 at 12:24pm
	The smaller the tractor that is used on the mower, the longer the mower will last.

skateboarder68 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Silver Level Joined: 29 Jan 2011 Location: Keota, IA Points: 369	Post Options Post Reply Quote skateboarder68 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Apr 2017 at 12:50pm
	6080 here
	Orange & Silver still earnin their keep on the farm: R62, Series IV D17 nf, 185, 6080, 6080 fwa, 220, 1968 D21, 7045, DT240.

caledonian Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Silver Level Access Joined: 02 Apr 2016 Location: Nebraska Points: 470	Post Options Post Reply Quote caledonian Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Apr 2017 at 7:11pm
	We use a Hesston 1008 10 ft disc mower. Cut about 80 acres alfalfa 4 cuttings, 25 acres brome and sometimes oat hay each year. Also cut road ditches. I like the thing, will use the 180 on it works fine. They will require maintenance but nothing excessive. Parts easy to come by. We figure we can cut about 5 acres an hour average. I would probably buy another AGCO mower if needed one.

Craig/insoh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 26 Mar 2010 Location: Waverly,ohio Points: 229	Post Options Post Reply Quote Craig/insoh Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Apr 2017 at 7:27pm
	As long as it is a 185 or larger it will be alright unless you have hills then you will be slowing down they pull nothing like a haybine and it doesn't take long for one to were out a clutch in 175! Make sure you know what is in your fields gears for a gearbox are over $200 to replace and it is not fun to work under to replace when its hay cutting weather! Dad owns 2 1988 model 5209 New Idea's a 1990 model 5209 and a 1995 5212 New Idea they are very good machines! I have never run any other brand of discbine! I actually always took the 185 off and used my 7050 to pull the 5209 even but that was my preference lot easier on me and my comfort! 6080 pulls them good not great! The ones AGCO sells now are greatly upgraded New Ideas!

cottonpatch Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Silver Level Joined: 17 Nov 2010 Location: VIRGINIA Points: 285	Post Options Post Reply Quote cottonpatch Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Apr 2017 at 7:29pm
	Go with New Holland, you won't regret it. I had a Vermeer trail mower that was just a straight disc mower, no conditioner. It was an excellent cutter, just took forever to dry my first cutting. I traded for a NH with rollers and never looked back. Edited by cottonpatch - 12 Apr 2017 at 7:31pm
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joe Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Bronze Level Joined: 30 Nov 2009 Location: SW Ontario Points: 146	Post Options Post Reply Quote joe Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Apr 2017 at 7:45pm
	If you're talking about a mower conditioner, then I'd simply say to stay away from Deere and Kuhn. A CNH product would be my first choice, then Hesston, Massey, or however they brand it now. Deere and Kuhn make a good product that performs great, but if something happens, the entire cutter bar is contaminated, and you'll have to fix everything, which is 6000+. Eventually something will happen, because they run in just a skif of oil, and on the side of a hill, guess where it all goes. CNH and AGCO have individual 'modules' that are connected by shafts. If you have 9 gear boxes, you have 9 separate oil reservoirs, which means if one leaks oil out and seizes up, you only need to replace that module and a driveshaft or 2. You're talking about $700-800, instead of thousands. If one module wears out, hits a large object without a shock hub, etc, the same thing happens. Much better design. Like I said, the Deere works great until it doesn't, then you'll wish you never saw the thing.