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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!!
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Capello Corn Head??
