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Remsen, IA | I started with a NH sickle 499 12 years ago, went to a CIH rotary 8312 (made by Hesston) and then went to a JD rotary 956. Personally I'd never even consider going back to a sickle machine. I've run with and/or demoed Hesston, Krone, NH and Kuhn. For our conditions no other machine has matched the short cutting height, speed or dry down of the 956. As the custom work expanded we now run 3 of the 956 machines with roll conditioners although hay acres are down with the high price of corn this year and we could cut back to 2 machines. They do take more power to run if you want to go fast but if you have a smooth field you can easily cut 20 acres per hour with one machine. For us, in our conditions they have been very reliable machines that keep the customers happy.
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sycle type mower vs discbine
