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West Middletown | Looking at some Gleaner Combines that are for sale.
Prices seem much more reasonable than green ones.
Who agrees with the Gleaner slogan "Combines built the way they should be".
Anyway, who out there would recommend one (1) of their "R" Series machines?
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ne,ne | I would recommend them, but I am a little biased. I have grown up running nothing but Gleaners. We are currently running a pair of R62's. We do all of our own work. Pretty simple machines. |
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Southern Middle Tennessee | We run a 98 r62. Previously we ran a case ih and have been very pleased with the swap. When it comes time to upgrade we will be going silver. What age machine are you looking for? |
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sw Wi.just a skiff away from paradise | I guess it depends on what size your looking for a R 62 or 52 are good simple machines how much $ are you wanting to spend |
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West Middletown | Probably 1990's vintage, judging from the prices. |
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| Some Gleaner guys will steer you to a 2000 year or newer if you can afford it. I went from a JD 8820 to an R75 and really like it.
There is good advice here too:
http://www.thecombineforum.com/forums/9-gleaner/ |
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SeMN | Started with a Green combine 35 yrs ago, switched to Silver 27 yrs ago, progressed through L2, R60, R62, now R66. All easy to work and reasonable to keep running. Keep in mind that the R6x and R7x models are the same machine capacity wise, with the 7 models having a larger motor. |
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Southern IL Randolph County | Good machines. We have run gleaners here for over 40 years. We started with a K and then on to a R40,42,several 62's, a 75 and now on our 2nd R76. Their compact size works great here for our smaller fields and driveways. They have big capacity also especially when matched with a draper head.
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West Middletown | I am only planning to farm about 140 acres.
Probably 20' grain table and 6-8 row corn head.
What size machine would you'll recommend? |
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Pilot Grove, Missouri | R52 with 20' grain table and 6-30 cornhead is a good match. Patrick |
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Ludington/Manistee MI area | Stick with liquid cooled. Air cooled R52 was an ok combine Cummins powered R62 is nice machine. I think we can go through more mud than our green neighbors. |
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West Middletown | Yeah, I attended an auction a couple of weeks ago and watched an R62 sale.
Combine sold for $20,000 and a platform, corn head, and two (2) carts could were all sold for $2000 combined. He, he, no pun intended.
Anyway, only $22,000 for entire package. I wasn't quite ready to jump on it but it may be the deal I will always look back on and regret missing. |
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| Went from a 9500 to an R52 I like the simplicity and reliability. I then went to an R65 now have an R66 I will be staying silver. |
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Southwest Illinois | I would steer you towards at least a "2" series(R52, R62, etc). The rotaries prior to that were not the best. |
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Martinsville, Ohio | Yes, that was a deal. I am not crazy about the 52, most of them are gone here. https://www.google.com/#q=gleaner+r52+vs+r62 Ed |
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Soutwest Ks. | I agree with lookinglass. Whatever you do do not buy one with a Deutz engine! |
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| I would definitely recommend an R series Gleaner. They have great capacity even though they are smaller in physical size and lighter then the competition. Their simplicity in design is very apparent when comparing to other combines. |
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Strathcona, mn | I started with a n5, r7, r60(p3), r72 (deutz), r72 cummins, r76. For the money get at least a 92 or newer. The r42/52 are nearly the same price as a r62/72. I would recommend a r62 due to the full size rotor compared to the short rotor r42/52. R62/72 had an upgrade in 96' to a longer shoe. For your crops and headers it isn't a necessary. There are plenty of mods to wake the them up and increase capacity. I've had gleaner on my farm since I started 10 years ago and I've uograded often but I've never had to have a service truck on the farm yet. Almost everything on them is easy to service and fix. In 2003 when they went to the rx5 series they upgraded cabs. I don't mind the rx2 cabs at all, the newer one is an improvement but not a deal buster for me. The rx5 machines are canbus electronics which make it harder for an average joe to troubleshoot. I bypass red, yellow, and green to get to my silver dealer but they are one heck of a good dealer. A well tuned r series can run with machines a class or two larger in a lot of different crops with less loss, better sample, and less fuel. |
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Ludington/Manistee MI area | R62 seems hungrier |
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Ameliasburg, Ontario | We have a 1992 R52 air cooled. Haven't ever wanted more power. We might spend five minutes cleaning it with compressed air every few days but never have to change coolant. |
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| I would like to have an R62 or 72 if I had a dealer closer. Ive run Gleaner combines in the past and they have been reliable and easier to work on than my JD and CIH combines. Just wish i had a dealer closer than 80 miles away. |
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Texas/New Mexico Stateline | My dad and I partnered on this R-72 last year. Upgraded from my very old and worn out 3X over L. The L I know was responsible for more $$$ in the bank than any other machine on the farm. Traded planters and drills through the years, but that old L put it all in the bank. Just couldn't justify trading colors when Gleaner has been so good to us. And could get less hours, more capacity, better condition, simpler machine for less $$ when it came time to upgrade.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7TZbCS6buc
A person that just looks at the machine and traces out the path the crop and grain takes through the machine will always be amazed at the simplicity of it, and the lack of parts, turns, parasitic losses through angle changes and gearboxes.
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North-Central Oklahoma | We run a '94 R62 with the Cummins and a '94 R62 with the Deutz. Both have been great machines. Dad bought the Deutz brand new in '94 and its been babied its whole life. If you know the history of a Deutz powered machine (mostly with the maintenance) it will be probably be a good machine for you. A Cummins powered unit would probably be better for parts and mechanics that can work on them. Rotary Gleaners are pretty simple to work on. Things to look at are the condition of the rotor bars, cage and accelerator rolls. We previously have run an R70, N6, N5, L2 and in the early '80's Dad ran a 1480 IH. Our closest dealer is 70 miles away and I have no intention of changing colors even with green 20 miles up the road and red 30 miles away.
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Illinois | I am not a gleaner person so forgive my ignorance, but am I reading this right that there is a air cooled diesel in a combine? Sounds like a problem waiting to happen. |
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Texas/New Mexico Stateline | What problem specifically?
Air cooled is different, but that doesn't mean it is more prone to problems. In fact there is less to go wrong, like water pumps going out, fans going through radiators, cylinder sleeves getting cavities. All common problems with water cooled.
A lot of the 1990s R series had Deutz air cooled engines.
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| Air cool works great in a combine. We've owned 2 of them and never had a problem. Blow them out occasionally, watch for ANY oil leaks, make sure the cooling fan is not worn and they are fine.
Have owned M, R50, R52, and R65. No intention of ever owning anything but silver. To the OP, an R52 would be perfect for you. We had a 24 ft platform on ours and it would eat the grain. With a 20 foot, you could fly!
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Sanilac Co. Michigan | An R50 or R52 would suit your needs quite well, basically the same machine though the late 52's had a little longer shoe. Don't be afraid of the air cooled engine, just be fully aware of its condition when you buy it. They are very fuel efficient, have plenty of power, and require less maintenance, overall, than the Cummins that replaced it. Again, be fully aware of its condition when you buy it!
Do a couple basic mod's and watch it outperform some of the local green and red machines. |
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E.Central MN | From what I've heard, the main problem with the air cooled engine is the cost of parts that come from Germany. |
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SeMN | We had a 1990 R60 with the 8cyl Deutz and traded it with almost 4000 hrs and never had the motor worked on and the oil pressure was the same as the day I bought it. It was the quietest motor I have run and the most fuel efficient. It is like any other combine, KEEP THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CLEAN ! |
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cedar rapids, ia. | I've got a 01 R-62 that I bought new, been a trouble free machine, but not a 6 row or 20' machine, hard to keep full, a R-52 probably suits your needs, got a friend with a 92 or 93 R-52 w/ Duetz engine, gets along fine, just keep the engine clean, oil leaks are bad if you don't. |
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Illinois | So I did a little internet research and the air cooled deutz diesels have very good track records as long as they are kept clean and maintained. So why did they get away from them? They sound very fuel efficient cost and cost effective. |
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NW KS/ SC ID | They went away from Deutz, partially because of cost, Deutz was probably dirt cheap to install when Deutz Allis was going, but costs went up after AGCO formed and Deutz was out. The other reason is because us lazy Americans dont take the time to clean the fins like they should, and guys would overheat them and cause all sorts of fun.
Clean and maintained, the Deutz is one hell of an engine, we personally dont own one, but I help a buddy with harvest, and he runs a 1991 Orange Stripe R70 and it performs very well. They do especially well in corn, as the Deutz starts very well. 15w40 conventional oil, 3 batteries that are probably less than 5 years old, and NO heaters, and NO ether, and off she went at 15 degrees. with even hotter batteries and synthetic oil, I bet i would do even better. The fuel economy is pretty good as long as you keep it loaded up (GPH figures are fair, but GPA figure is awesome)
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NW KS/ SC ID | We have anywhere from a 1965 C2 diesel for dad's play toy, to a bunch of L2s or M2s, to a pair of 1986 R7's. The R7 is a one year only deal, basically to explain it in simple terms, it is a R70 with a N7 engine. We really like the R7s, they have treated us well. The recent R7 obviously treated the PO well, as it has 7,600 hours.
I would say as long as you know how to turn a wrench and can maintain a piece of equipment, a Gleaner will treat you well. The fact that you are interested, and not just blindly buying another version of what you run now, means that you are open to new concepts that may work alot better for your operation.
They are a much simpler machine, much less crap to go wrong, a good belt and bearing shop can take care of many needs. count how many gearboxes, hyd. motors, etc. are on all of the new machines, and count on the Gleaner.
For the guys with any terrain, the Gleaner cleaning system defies gravity with no extra equipment, and the center of gravity is very low for hill hugging performance. What terrain many folks are buying Hillco kit equipped JD and CNH machines for, a Gleaner can do it with nothing other than duals and maybe a pillow for the downhill side of the seat, and another gallon of engine oil.
Good luck in your decision. |
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