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Post by Jonny on Apr 29, 2008 22:00:13 GMT 1
Hi
I am currently looking at purchasing a plough. Just wondering whether i should go with Lemken or Kverneland.
My local dealer has a Lemken Vari-Opal 7x (vari width and spring release).
I have no knowledge about Kverneland ploughs, are they any good??
Thanks for your time
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Post by IH as Guest on Apr 30, 2008 1:43:29 GMT 1
Easy choice....Lemken. I would also consider Rabe. Bother Lemken and Rabe (along with others...) have a double security system in their ploughs equipped with either Hyd. or Mech. stone protection, there is also a shearbolt to protect the point/share on each body.
The steel in the wear parts on either Lemken or Rabe is also much better quality than KV. We have operated KV ploughs on our farm for 20 years, the wear parts are not very tough, and the overall build quality of the plough is rather weak. The VariOpal would be excellent choice, but do not rule out an SuperAlbatross from Rabe either.
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Post by eppie on Apr 30, 2008 11:58:12 GMT 1
IH, Kverneland has allways been concidered the premium (foreign) brand in Holland. Lemken isnt big here.
Perhaps it totally depends on the soil type you're on, and share model you're using ?
Kverneland has several share models. The Dutch manufacturer Rumptstad is the best plough by far, for heavy clay we have here.
Hydraulic, or spring protection, is a overkill here, it just adds weight. We dont have stones anyways, and if you hit a tree root at the fence row, shear bolt protection is more than enough.
Tough overall build isnt an advantage allways, we have a very strong Huard 3x 16" reversible plough. The 5245 has no problem pulling it, but sure has some work to lift it.
I would rather have a light Kverneland, that is easier to handle, yet strong enough for our light to medium sand soil.
When i bought new tips for the Huard, i had the choice of 3 different tips: for sand, clay and rocky soil. They all have their place, and if you have the wrong moldboard for your soil type, they dont perform very well.
Over here, Kverneland traditionally was the premium brand (after local manufacturer Rumptstad) and Lemken was added to the fore runners in the last 15 years.
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Post by IH as Guest on Apr 30, 2008 16:15:57 GMT 1
We have a huge amount of stones here, which result in broken points, and a plough with just shearbolt protection would result in near insanity for the tractor driver!!
My experience with KV has not been good at all, and in the last few years in Canada they have lost alot of ground to Kuhn, Lemken, Overum and in some spots Gregoire-Besson.
Renze, I thought Panter was supposed to be the best make of Dutch built ploughs? What about Steeno from Belgium?
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Post by eppie on May 1, 2008 16:55:51 GMT 1
IH, Panter only makes custom built deep ploughs, to bring back the topsoil layer after low areas have been elevated with subsoil from elsewhere, or to mix a boggy peat topsoil through a sand subsoil, or to turn over a complete layer of soil to plant flowerbulbs in light, free of disease soil.
Steeno is pure locally, they arent sold in my area and i've never seen one. used Goudland ploughs are very popular small ploughs for vegetable growers, and hobby farms (ran by old school farmer sons) I dont know if they still build new ploughs.
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