When we converted from cotton and peanuts to Hay Only we bought One of these units It is going on it's eighth season tedding 600 to 800 acres a season..... Only flat tires no mechanical issues,
would you have any advice for a bushhog tedder that takes 2 windrows and just about puts them into one....ours takes 2 from a 9' discbine and always peaks the 2 into almost one. We play with the rpms all the time and it doesn't really solve the problem.
I bought a 2012-2013? KRONE CV150XC about 5 years ago and noticed that the previous owner had left the bale chamber pressurized. I don’t know for sure but the system could’ve been under pressure for years. The last couple of years I’ve noticed that if I’ve got the unit running for a duration of time after finishing the windrow, the bale chamber sensor will start going off telling me the chamber is not latched. It’s much worse this year, I hardly can get to the next window before It starts telling me the chamber is not latched and that in turn stalls the bale wrapper if it is wrapping while the bale chamber warning is going off. My question, is the chamber latch mechanism hydraulically operated and held? If so, is it possible that The valve that creates pressure for the bale chamber is no longer keeping constant pressure and allowing bleed off? If I am correct in all of this, what part number do I need to order to get a new valve? Please text/call if possible Jim 425 268 7961
Hi, I have this krone tedder model but I am having a problem with the hydraulic jacks with the accumulator. There may be a gas charge problem in the accumulator or something else. Hydraulic jack is working in one direction only opening as the tedder gets down but not coming up. Kindly guide me.
I believe the guy is still running it, It was the first 870 on the east coast. They went from doing small squares to this so they could speed up their operation.
I don’t have issues with rocks and I only use the knives for higher moisture grass Haylage (orchard, fescue, English rye) what type of knives would be best?
Without rocks I would probably say look into the hardened knife. It should keep the sharpness longer. In your parts book if the knife is labeled as say #14 the hardened one should be 14.1.
I don’t believe that’s how it works on a variable chamber Baler. I’ve got a Fortima V180 And it’s been my experience that the setting for the size of the bale is just an alarm and netting sequence marker. pressure is set manually by getting off the tractor and adjusting the hydraulic pressure valve. I guess it’s possible that the Comprima model works differently.
Correct the density is done hydraulically, but a V150 makes a 150cm bale or 4.9ft. This is were people run the baler in manual mode trying to get a true 5ft bale. Doing this can damage the belts or chains if its a Fortima because there is no were for the crop to go. Yes there is a failsafe that is supposed to open the tailgate but its no perfect.
I also have a question that maybe you could answer. I just purchased an additional Baler, Comprima CV 150 XC. It is a 2014 model year, is there any real difference between the same Baler in 2019 or even newer? I noticed they have different side panels and a larger chain oiler reservoir.
@@guernseygoodness Hi as you noticed there are a few differences like you seen with the doors, larger oiler, crop compression roller brackets. The biggest change is the electronics, a 2014 should have a gray controller were as the 2019 a metallic looking one. This was just a update to meet the ISOBUS standards better, not for failure or performance reasons. The 2019 you should be able to directly plug the Baler into a isobus plug if you have a isobus tractor, we’re as the 2014 you would need a Y cable adapter from the dealer to do that. 2014 probably has a CCi200 monitor we’re the 2019 could be CCI800 or 1200. Also you might notice that there are some small icon changes on the screen but the software functionality is the same.
I have a 2005 John Deere 7920 with the IVT transmission of course. Would my tractor have to be ISOBUS 3 in order to be controlled by the Baler? I plan on buying a Krone cv150 baler wrapper
Hello sorry for the delay. I don't believe that tractor can be controlled by the baler, seeing its a early Isobus tractor. ISOBUS was originally meant to be a standard but in early adaptation there were compatibility issues between manufactures. I would say to have your dealer ask a krone service rep if it is possible. I'm sure krone will know if its possible.
In the brochure krone describe being able to swap between spread and swarthing by changing the direction in which the discs turn. Is this something that comes preset from the factory or is it possible to change after purchase.
Hello, The non conditioner mowers for the US are ordered from Germany in B rotation which spreads the crop out as wide as possible behind the mower. They can be changed to A rotation were all the crop goes to the center, normally for silage or real light conditions. But this requires a few different size disks depending on the mowers size and the hubs need to be swapped from left to right side because of how the shear protection works for the disks. So short answer is yes you can change it but its not something you would want to be doing all the time and it will require extra parts.
We have one of these. It is 1 yrs and a few months old. We CANNOT keep it running. Burns clutches like none other. We bought this new so we didn't have to work on a used one all the time. WHAT A JOKE! On us!
Hello, sadly no I do not have a maintenance video on this mower. The biggest thing is checking the cutterbar gearbox oil and setting the float/hitch properly. Depending on the acres,crop,flotation etc etc impacts the wear parts. If the edges of the disks become sharp they need to be sapped with opposite rotation or replaced. Please refer to the Ops manual with the machine or the free electronic version on Krones site.
The title is somewhat misleading, this baler is a Krone BP870 HDP MultiBale which has the capability to make High Density Pressed bales that are very dense. That is probably the reason that the twine that goes around the flakes of the small bale, seem kind of loose; the full bale is still tightly compressed by the 2 outside and the 1 center string. When those full bale strings are cut, the bale will decompress some and the small bale strings will tighten up. It was not mentioned what the full bale weights are, but the small bales, the way this one is setup making 7 small bales, will be 1/7 of the large bale weight. The small bales here are about 14 inches thick, so that would be somewhere between 4 to 7 flakes in each small bale.
The is a customers baler, he is getting individual small square weights around 70lbs. His main hay customer seems to like it because they can bring a large bale into the barn and then split it up.
We bought a tedder like you have and the hydraulics won't lower and is very slow to lift and fold , tried on different tractors with no luck, any ideas?
Sounds like the hydraulic tip needs to be replaced or there is an issue with the inline shut off valve restricting the flow. If used I would make sure the tip is not mushroomed. You might replace the tip with a pioneer ball type.
We have this identical machine, make sure the valve near the quick coupler is not causing a restriction, you might try removing it and reconnecting the quick coupler without it. The cone end tip centers have to be inserted into the coupler carefully to make sure they fully retract.
We replaced the tip and it still did not work so the dealer brought out a new lift cylinder and it now lifts. It still won't lower the wings but I can put it in float and pull them down manually.
No problem, both are good rakes. It really comes down to if you can justify the extra money for more working width. The link below will provide you with literature containing spec's media.krone-northamerica.com/getmedia.php?uid=16237
Thinking of purchasing one of these just not any of them around or a dealership large enough to get a demo of one. They sound louder than a belt baler from all the videos I've seen. How are they to run.
They are louder then a belt baler because of the chain and slate. The Comprima is belt and slate, so its as quiet as a typical belt baler. They are fairly simple to run, they come with a monitor which shows you the bale building in the chamber, arrows for filling properly and once the bale meets desired size it will alarm and apply net or twine. Bale density is set be a valve on the front of the baler. What zip code/krone dealer are you near?
I don’t feel they are loud at all compared to a belt baler !!! I just bought a V1800MC and I’ve owned 2 Krone balers and will NEVER go back to a belt baler!!!!!
