Jeffersonville, OH | Glenn W. - 8/12/2026 15:44
I'm just saying on the flat and slight slopes. The S77 and the R76 were good matches as they ran the same engine at the same hp. You could tell the S77 had more capacity potential but not the power to achieve it.
We are only running 35 foot headers on our S98's in the heavy wheat. We've owned a 40 foot earlier and tried another in 2024. They are too heavy for the hills and they don't go near as far until full. That year we had heavy wheat and with the 40 foot header we lost 500 bushels per hour capacity.
And in my area an S98 has too much power you can't use even with a 40' because I can't keep the crop in the combine...fun how combines work isn't it.
That's the nice thing about these discussion, getting all the opinions and different methods that people make work, so you can pick the guy closest to your type of operation or need to compare with. I can understand how and why there are differences across the country just from my understanding on the machines, but actually putting experience behind it matters!
Chris |
35 foot 9250 on Gleaner R62
