Questions about Krone mower and grass silage

[kevinorf]

Got the Krone mower, windrower, baler/wrapper, and bale collector.

Mowed and windrowed a large piece of land. A few questions:

- What is the best work mode for the mower? (Running on wide)

- Would a 260 hp medium tractor (or larger?) with mower attachments mow faster?

- Does the mowed windrowed grass have an "expiration date"? How soon do I have to bale it before it "goes bad"?

- Do the wrapped bales have an "expiration date"? How soon do I have to collect them?

[Techtrip]

I have used the mower attachments attached to a 260hp tractor, and I have used the Krone BigM450. The Krone seems faster, and the Krone will cut the grass and Windrow the grass at the same time, effectively taking a step out of the process making the job go faster. The problem with the Krone right now is that once it runs out of fuel you can't refuel it, making the Krone useless after the fuel runs out. The Dev knows about this and is supposed to be looking into a fix. There are modded Krone mowers that some people are using that have the refuel issue fixed. with some other enhancements. I have not tried those yet.

[Techtrip]

I don't know if grass bales wrapped to turn into silage have a shelf life. I know I have made silage bales and fast forwarded time until the price at the barn was at its highest and the bales stayed the same and did not go bad.

[RasQee]

Personally what I've used for cutting grass is GMD 4411 (4,3m width) on the back of the tractor, and Novacat 301 ED (3,1m width) on front pto. Fendt Favorit 515c can do it easily as both these mowers combined require 130hp, and Fendt has 150hp. I find it pointless spending that much money on a single machine for a 2m increase in mowing process.
AS for grass longevity I can't really tell. I usually mow, windrow and balewrap the grass in one go and sell it instantly.

[Techtrip]

The Krone BigM450 is expensive, but if you want to shave some time off from using the GMD4411 and the Novacat 301ED, the Krone BigM450 can cut the grass and windrow the grass in one step, so it cuts out having to have a windrow machine and cuts out the step of having to windrow after you cut the grass. Unless you can attach a windrow to the tractor mowers. Can you attach a windrow to the tractor mowers?

[kevinorf]

How do I collect round bales? I leased the bale collector but it only collects square bales. I now leased the other bale trailer and bale collector, but I don't know how to use it. Do I need a bale spear and front end loader?

[UnableRogue]

Silage bales last forever. Windrow on the ground lasts forever too.

[UnableRogue]

The round bale collecter works just like the square one.

[kevinorf]

Originally posted by UnableRogue:

The round bale collecter works just like the square one.

What model? The Fliegel? The Arcusin only works with square bales.

[Techtrip]

I went to the mod section of the game under bail tech and got the modded round bale trailer. It only loads 8 bales, but it is auto load. You can also get the long flat trailer that holds more bales, but you will have to manually load that trailer.

[UnableRogue]

Originally posted by kevinorf:

Originally posted by UnableRogue:

The round bale collecter works just like the square one.

What model? The Fliegel? The Arcusin only works with square bales.

The round bale collecter in modhub from the main menu.

[kevinorf]

Originally posted by Techtrip:

I went to the mod section of the game under bail tech and got the modded round bale trailer. It only loads 8 bales, but it is auto load. You can also get the long flat trailer that holds more bales, but you will have to manually load that trailer.

I loaded the mod and restarted the game. Where do I find the modded trailer in the store. It's not under bailer technology.

[UnableRogue]

Originally posted by kevinorf:

Originally posted by Techtrip:

I went to the mod section of the game under bail tech and got the modded round bale trailer. It only loads 8 bales, but it is auto load. You can also get the long flat trailer that holds more bales, but you will have to manually load that trailer.

I loaded the mod and restarted the game. Where do I find the modded trailer in the store. It's not under bailer technology.

After you click on your save game from the main menu you need to select the mod for it to show up in the game.

[kevinorf]

Thanks. I forgot to click the check box. Works like a charm!

[UnableRogue]

You're welcome. Glad it worked out for ya.