[mofescue]

Looking to buy a Gleaner for running fescue seed. Which model would be the best F, L, or M. I don't know the difference in these machines and if someone could explain and point me in the right direction I would appreciate it! Thanks!

 

[mnjosh]

In general, the F size is the smallest, the M size next, and the L size is the largest. M's have a 40 inch wide cylinder and the L a 48 inch cylinder. Headers for M's and L's interchange with each other. I'd recommend an L size as they are pretty affordable price to the size they are.

 

[js5020]

What kind of acreage we talking about, less than a hundred, a couple hundred or a couple thousand? What type of terrain, flat, rolling, or slope? What size header are you wanting to run? I would probably not even consider anything older than a 2 series, ie F2, M2, L2 at this stage of their life most of the "straight" ones got lots of wear on them for sure as they would be no newer than 1976.

 

[mofescue]

500 acres, rolling hills and flatter fields. 16'-18' header.

 

[js5020]

I'm from the east and have never run fescue,,, but lets assume you would want to cut the acreage in 14 days or less,,, that comes out to 36 acres a day. A good days work for an F sized machine with a 15' head in my area,, an M or L is gonna give you more capacity for sure, I could run 50+ a day in beans with an L and a 15' head, depending on field sizes.