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Southern WI | I am wondering if anyone could share their experiences using a Capello chopping corn head? We currently run a 693 on a JD 9500 in 200+ bushel corn and would love to chop stalks without making another trip across the field. They claim their heads require less hp than other chopping heads and on their testimonial page they claim a 6-row chopping head can be run on a 1990 Case-IH 1660. Could we run a 6-row chopping head with our 9500 or do we need a larger machine? If our machine will work do we need to upgrade our reverser or anything else because I don't want to spend half of the fall broken down. Or would you recommend moving to a 9610/9650 or I'd even entertain a 470/475r. Let me know, thanks for your help. |
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so.wisconsin | stay with green combines pleaseee!!!!!!!! smoke |
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WC MN | Capello has been making lexion (cat) corn heads since they brought the yellow beasts over here. The Capello head is a very good reliable head...... Put over 13,000 acres of corn through a 12-30...... Don't know about the chopper, but I will say every chopping head manufacturer claims theirs takes the least amount of power. If ya put one on your 9500, I'd add an oil cooler to the reverser...... And check the oil every day..... We took out two reversers on 9600's back in the mid 90's by running 8 row chopping heads. Good luck |
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| if it has knife rolls on it you probably will not even need the chopping part. The 1st Lexions handled the corn stalked very well with the knife rolls. The only short coming of those heads was the constant greasing you needed to do to the snapping rolls everyday |
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SW MN | I don't know for sure but you may lack the HP at the header drive to run that. I could be wrong. |
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| Hello bschoolfarmer,
My name is Jerod Johnson, I'm the Manager of the Implement Division of Worthington Ag Parts. I handle the Capello heads and am the one who put the videos and information on the webpage you were referring to. I can tell you this, the belt drive on that 1990 model 1660 was basically see-through!! Trust me, I wouldn't have believed it either if I hadn't seen it. I will get specifics on the JD 9500 from the Italian manufacturer for you and will let you know their thoughts. Can you give me any more specific details about the machine at all?
I see some of the responses below that everyone claims to require the least horsepower. What I can say is I'm a farmer and I understand the skepticism. What the others don't have is a single, aluminum cast oil bath gearbox running the rollers AND the chopper. They also don't have the chopping knives as close to the rollers or the cutter-style knives. I know farmers, they know enough that the fewer moving parts and the lower the weight, the less power it takes to run something.
I've seen this thing chopping 225 bushel corn in August at 28% moisture, 210 bushel corn in October at 13% moisture and 220 bushel corn in November that was laid down flat. In each case, we ran it 5 or 6 mph, had no power problems and couldn't find hardly a kernel on the ground anywhere. We've been leaving the competition behind us. I would appreciate a chance to speak with anyone about our head and the technologies it proudly carries. Give me a call anytime at 952-913-6331 or email me at [email protected], I look forward to talking with you!!
Thanks,
Jerod |
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Capello Corn Head??
