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Ns/Tr co. Ks | One of my friends is looking at a drago N12TR head. It's a 2009 model on tractor house. In Wisconsin. Can anyone tell me their overall opinion or experiences with a head like this? |
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| We have used Drago corn heads for quite a few years. They are a high quality piece of iron and have not had problems with them. The idea of a spring loaded deck plate is fine but will take adjustment for various corns (such as popcorn) so they still require wrenching grease and oil cost a lot and wear out. |
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Boone, Iowa | I like my 8-row head. Some people have feeding issues with the bigger heads, in certain conditions. The new GT heads have improvements, including a larger diameter auger and better head to feederhouse transition. |
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Prairie of Southern MN | The spring loaded deck plate arrangement is a bad joke in all but perfect conditions. The lower gearboxes that drive the chopping knives are nearly impossible to remove when they fail (and they do fail, average 1 per season on 1100 acres).
Perhaps the newer GT series offer some improvements, but the previous style is my most hated machine on the farm where I work. In my opinion there is a reason they are cheaper than the major mfg's. |
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Minnesota | My experience has been good with a 2008 model 8 row. We had zero problems last season. We have had it for 6 seasons and I can only remember one broken chain and a seal on a chopper gearbox.
I have never had a problem with the deck plates and have never felt the need to adjust them (so, according to the other post, I must always have "ideal" conditions).
The chopping feature is not to impressive -- especially if you aren't centered perfectly over the row. However, it does a very good job picking corn with very little head loss. |
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NW KS/ SC ID | Do all drago's have the same back opening for faceplates?
Got a buddy that has a A85 Gleaner (9895 Massey) that is looking for a cornhead, and want to make sure all Drago options are open, and if not, which ones to avoid. |
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NCOhio | We have a 2013 Series II Drago 8 row on our MF 9540. It was on a Case-IH previously. We traded with a Drago dealer for the Massey faceplate. We like the head and haven't had any feeding problems. |
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SESD | have a 2009 12row. Second Drago head. For the most part, very little trouble. Check gearbox grease and oil beginning of season. Keep drive chains on ends lubed and adjusted. They do have a little trouble feeding on the larger heads. I wouldn't trade it for anything but a series 2 or the GT. I rent a 185cfm compressor to blow combine and heads off. Make sure you blow all the holes/cranneys around the row units/deck plates. Some guys complain about stiff deck plates. I've never had a problem. Run it on a Lexion. |
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SE Nebraska | Go with the GT. It is a much better head than previous models. |
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Alton, Ia | Have had one for several years, does such a good job that I didn't even use Select or similar on SB acres this spring. Very, very little header loss. Possibly the best head on the market. It is not the best chopping head though, if you get off row, or go too fast it strips the stalks.
Use the recommended grease, which is a Mobil grease, very runny, everywhere on the head. Prior owner to ours used regular grease, (cheaper of course). It took us a good year to get all the old dried out crap out and right grease in. Head worked better then.
Change the auger drive chain yearly, whether it needs it or not. Make sure the chain idler can move back and forth. |
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WC IA | Thru 4 seasons with a Series 2, 12 row chopping head, approx 7k acres thru it now. Change auger chains pre season, thourougly wash it after harvest then grease everything with oem grease to purge moisture out, check gearboxes every 4 or 500 acres and run it. Best cornhead we've had, coming from a cih 2612. Push it with a 9230 |
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WC IA |
"The chopping feature is not to impressive -- especially if you aren't centered perfectly over the row. However, it does a very good job picking corn with very little head loss." Rowsight will help this issue dramatically, seems bave to sgah centered of row for best cut. The cutter on a Series 2 wont do as good of a job as a cnh but don't have to keep row units on hand for a drago due to gearbox failure. |
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