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Aaron123 
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Posted: 20 Oct 2020 at 5:06am |
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I am looking into getting a Stalk Choppers/Flail Mower for my 1954 allis chalmers WD45 to mulch up corn stalks.
I do not have a three point hitch and I was wondering what you guys would recommend I do. I dont know if they make smaller pull behind ones that the WD45 can handle? How big do you think it would handle?
What brands are the best ones?
Also one more thing the tractor only as one way hydraulic can I even use the implement with that.. i wonder how hard it would be to convert the tractor to two way hydraulics?
Thank you for your time.
Hope you have a great day.
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HD6GTOM
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Posted: 20 Oct 2020 at 9:19pm |
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A 7' Mathews Rotary Sythe would work behind your 45. I pulled a 9' unit for years behind a D17 series 4 diesel. If you take the front off and use your 4" or 8" grinder, sharpen the paddles you can make a field look like a golf course fairway.
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Posted: 21 Oct 2020 at 4:57am |
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allisbred
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Posted: 21 Oct 2020 at 5:21am |
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I second the MC unit. It will suck up better than most anything you buy. This machine is built heavy over other rotary mowers. If having to run with 40 hp, keeping knives sharp will be key. It will also be somewhat dangerous so I’d recommend wearing glasses as they tend to level out high spots in the field and throw rocks out of both ends.
Edited by allisbred - 21 Oct 2020 at 6:47am
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Posted: 21 Oct 2020 at 6:18am |
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You could also use a flail chopper. I use an international # 10 and open the back access panel so the stalks don't go up the chute. Works ok if you didn't leave a lot of ruts in the field
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allisbred
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Posted: 21 Oct 2020 at 7:00am |
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Other thoughts to keep in mind— my opinion, tow behind mowers work better than 3pt hitch. You will only need lift and not down pressure so that should not be an issue (with relief on cylinder), check what ever cylinder you will be using for compatibility to your 45. Don’t buy something too large for corn stalks.
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Posted: 21 Oct 2020 at 12:33pm |
MC Rotary Scythe is an excellent tool.
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Posted: 21 Oct 2020 at 1:29pm |
A New Idea Cutditioner might be an option for you. Not mine, but here is one on tractor house .
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Aaron123
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Posted: 22 Oct 2020 at 6:02am |
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Ok thanks you to all who responded
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Posted: 23 Oct 2020 at 10:22am |
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Years ago, the neighbor gave me a Brady flail chopper. It had a spout for filling wagons, but also had a flip over panel to use to just cut and lay it back down.
I spun the engine clutch trying to mow tall Reeds canary grass a couple times and quit trying to use it.
I ended up getting rid of it, but after putting a new clutch in the 45, I wished I would have kept it. They will take more power than a rotary mower and will suck gravel up off the driveway if you cross it at working speed and height, but do a nice job of mowing if you don't let things get too tall.
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Posted: 23 Oct 2020 at 10:09pm |
just curious; why do u wanna mulch up corn stalks? wind or rain will move them to closest ditch or culvert and plug them up?
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allisbred
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Posted: 24 Oct 2020 at 4:42am |
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They are mulched/ chopped up to utilize the remaining nutrients left in the stalks, returning it to the soil and if you don’t, it’s very difficult to get ground contact with your next crop. Another option is disc the fodder under but takes heavy equipment to do so if there is a dense stalk bed( this is what we prefer). Many others bale the fodder using it to bed or roughage for finishing cattle.
Edited by allisbred - 24 Oct 2020 at 4:44am
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TedBuiskerN.IL.
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Posted: 24 Oct 2020 at 3:24pm |
How about an Allis 56 Flail chopper? It has a door on the back to let the mulched stalks out. I have two just sitting in the fence row rotting away, $300 buys them both. Hate to see them deteriorate, but I don't have shed room for them. I am in Northern Illinois close to the Wisconsin Border
Message me if interested.
Edited by TedBuiskerN.IL. - 24 Oct 2020 at 3:25pm
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Aaron123
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Posted: 26 Oct 2020 at 11:09am |
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TedBuiskerN.IL. I sent you a e-mail to you Gmail email address..
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Posted: 26 Oct 2020 at 5:16pm |
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Years ago , I worked at Heathercrest Farms they had a Brady chopper w/spout, just flip down a door to drop the chopped stalks on the ground. We pulled it with a Farmall 400, or a Super M.
A WD45 should be able to handle a chopper of that size, just fine.
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