"After having worked with the Lely Lotus tedder for 3 years, we would not like to recommend any other machine to our fellow dairy farmers."
"After having worked with the Lely Lotus tedder for 3 years, we would not like to recommend any other machine to our fellow dairy farmers."
Reiner Wunderlich and Neels Ingo of Butjadingen (Niedersachsen) bought a Lely Lotus 770 Stabilo for their dairy association in 2004. They both have a dairy farm with 75 milking cows and in total the farms consists of 60 hectares of grassland and 15 hectares of maize.
The Butjadingen area has mainly loamy soil providing a heavy cut of grass. Therefore, the weight of machines is an important consideration when buying machines. Both dairy farmers are now using the Lotus tedder for the third season. On average they have three cuts of grass for silage and another two to three hectares of hay every season. Annual operation of the tedder amounts to approx. 400 hectares.
As a result of the satisfaction of these two users, many farmers in this area have also bought Lely Lotus tedders. The Lotus 770 Stabilo, a 6 rotor tedder with unique hook tines, has definitely made its mark in the region. This is mainly due to high output and the exceptionally even tedding pattern. These are benefits that the previous machine of Reiner and Neels could not provide. The two users like to highlight another benefit of their Lotus: due to the unique Stabilo headstock the tedder is true to track in the field at high speeds. The tedding pattern of the hook tines is very even and eliminates any lumps in the crop. Even after three years of tedding in heavy crop conditions, the hook tines have not shown any breakage or signs of wear. The only thing the two dairy farmers had to do was some simple greasing of just a few points on the machine ...