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Post by ndbuck on Mar 27, 2015 18:05:55 GMT -5
I am new to this site, but I'm trying to find the brand of this flax straw buncher. It was posted a few years back by one of the regulars on this site. I also sent a message to the person that posted this picture. Any help would be great. The brand and where I can find one.
Thanks!
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Post by ndbuck on Mar 27, 2015 18:25:52 GMT -5
 Well, as I said I'm new here. Took me a bit to post the picture. Thanks Again! |
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Post by putsie on Mar 28, 2015 15:20:10 GMT -5
Yup, that looks familiar. PM sent.....
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Post by rkd843 on Mar 28, 2015 19:41:07 GMT -5
Isnt that Johnson's flax buncher?
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Post by putsie on Mar 28, 2015 20:21:21 GMT -5
Isnt that Johnson's flax buncher? For the amount of time you see it hitched to one of their tractors... you'd wonder  |
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Post by ndbuck on Apr 2, 2015 16:26:55 GMT -5
After a little more research I've found several different flax bunchers for sale. Does anyone have any suggestions on which is best or things to consider? There has never been anything like this in our area, so I'm just looking for opinions from someone that uses one. Maybe I should contact the Johnson Family?!  |
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Post by putsie on Apr 4, 2015 8:52:42 GMT -5
I know from talking to guys who've come to look at ours, there's others out there, and most if not all are cheaper. But from what I've also been told the ones like mine are also using the heaviest material. That means a lot to me. Flax straw piles do weigh up, combine that with hitting the odd rock, wash out, dirt clump, etc... adds a lot of stress to the basket hinges. We had to beef up ours first year after ripping the hinges off in the field. But it's held together well ever since. There are smaller basket ones out there too, but that makes for a lot of extra piles that you gotta burn. Ours is a 10'x 10' basket.
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Post by ndbuck on Apr 4, 2015 20:49:36 GMT -5
Thanks for your help, Putsie! I agree about the heavy steel, well built part. Flax straw does indeed get very heavy. I had looked at one other Buncher that is built out of 1/4" thick steel tubing and has 1" key stock on the bottom two inches. It's advertised as an 11 ft. Buncher. The cost is slightly higher actually. The draw back is that it only looks to be about half as high as yours. It looks like you can go a pretty good distance before dumping with yours. Depends on the amount of straw I realize, but it looks great. Less piles is one objective for sure.
Did the manufacturer beef up the hinges since you had problems I wonder? I will ask him for sure. You have convinced me to go with one like yours. Are the drag teeth you added a custom thing that you built? I'm thinking that looks like a good addition as well.
I assure you the neighbors will be turning their heads in North Dakota. No one down here has ever had one of these. It's usually a heavy harrow or a baler. This will be fun to show off. Ha.
We have a few neighbors out seeding a bit already the past day or two. Looks like a much earlier spring this year...so far!
Thanks again!
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Post by putsie on Apr 5, 2015 22:19:50 GMT -5
From what I've heard at least one of the two neighbours who bought one last year had hinges break on them during harvest. Same as ours. Just need a little extra material around the hinge.
The harrows we used were a few old Flexi-Coil tine "closers" from a air seeder used years ago, that clamp around the bars. I noticed the neighbours mounted a bar of tine harrows across the back of the basket on theirs.
On the average we're probably building 4 piles on a half mile run. Or approx a flax pile/acre.
Good luck with yours, I'm sure you'll be happy with it.
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