Max, rocks actually caused this break down. All colors naturally hate rocks! BUT, if the same rock had entered the Deere, it would have only taken about 2 hours to replace the bent pieces on the feed accelerator. IT would not have taken 10 hours of nonstop labor and a very expensive feeder beater to fix the problem. And the feeder house would stay attached on the green one. We at this farm are very very color blind. We have Ford tractors, Massey tractors, Case Ih tractors Agco tracked tractors.  Just somethings perform better in certain applications. And the Deere combines are hands down winners on our harvest run. The Massey combine that gets leased is cheaper than the green ones,  but not sure if we will have it around for next fall or not. This is the second year we have leased a red one and might be the last.

The 9760 bullet rotor I sit in all fall with a 45' MacDon FD70, will out run and out cut the Massey with a 40' MacDon FD70. At the end of a long day if the Massey stayed running all day, it will need almost a full tank of fuel the next morning. The 9760 can be topped off with about 130-150 gallons of fuel. That is a HUGE difference over a 2 month harvest. The Massey just hates tough conditions. Like I have stated before most of our beans are cut in tough conditions. But when the beans are frosted or just bone dry the Massey will run pretty decent.

This summer I had the opportunity to run the 9895 in wheat with the 40' FD70. What a wheat eating machine! I was filling my hopper faster and fuller than the 9760 bullet rotor in the same fields. Not sure if the bullet was getting pushed real hard. But I was flat hammering the Massey to get all I could from her.  Our wheat is cut in the 15% to 20% H20 range. Most of the straw is pretty dry.

Oh wow it is noisy when ya unload! Head does not raise as high as the Deere. Massey is almost unsafe going down a steep hill when you do not know that it will free wheel up to 28-9 mph. Bin extensions have to be folded manually on the Massey to get down the road, takes time and not the safest setup in the world.  I just guess if Massey is all I have ever known, then the 9895 would probably impress me. But the greeny meanys is what i have gotten to know for most of my life. And in my eyes the Massey is not the machine the green ones are. 

Still, please no one make any combines decisions based on our account, this farm is not near normal!  

The red Agco had to be replaced by the silver one finally because the red one ate 4 hydraulic pumps in a matter of two days. The last pump it ate was when the dealers tech was bringing her back to the farm and as he was going down a steep hill at 27 free wheeling mph the steering was lost again and he was headed for the ditch and woods. Hitting a pretty deep ditch and culvert along the way. He was bruised up pretty good but not hurt badly. That combine will never ever have a home on this farm ever again. Supposedly cracked the gear housing on the left front wheels. Dealer claims the box is still straight, but I just don't see how after taking such a hit. Agco reps were flew into local airport to really dig deep into her and find out the problem with the hyd pump. That 9895 just had a bug in her that needed to be found. Any piece of iron be it yellow or red or green will have bugs!  Dealer was Johny on the spot when she would lay down. They have a fantastic service department.  

Have a good one,

DeereTopher