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Sunnyside, WA | If you are trying to mainly merge heavy triticale, don't even bother with a merger. It has been tried in this valley and simply does not work on triticale. Get a twin rotor rake and it will put two together and that is plenty for a chopper in triticale. 30' of triticale will slow a JD 7850 to 4-5 mph all day long. Makes a nicer windrow that a merger in triticale. Brands in order of preference would be Claas, Krone or Kuhn, then Fella. I have a Fella and it was the cheapest for a reason.
Now if you are talking mainly alfalfa, then go with a merger. Problem with a single merger is that a twin rake is just as fast for less money. Takes two trips with a merger to put 3 windrows into one. Larger mergers can do 3 in one with one pass or 5 in one with two passes. Most large chopping outfits need two large mergers to put 5 into 1 or the merger can't stay ahead of the chopper. | |
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Anyone have experience with hay mergers?
