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Earlton Ontario | We farm in the toughest conditions in Northern Ontario. Growing large acres of Canola, Peas, Soybeans, Corn, Barley, Oats and of course Wheat. We always are dealing with green rank heavy straw in all crops. We just finished harvesting 3000 tonnes of spring wheat and the lowest the moisture got to was 19%....get my drift??? We are running Deere conventionals and 9870 sts.... I'm not here to cry the blues about our current machines, but I will admit that Deere combines are not built for these conditions, especially in tough small grains. Don't get me wrong when things dry out in hot afternoons the 9870 rocks along 20 acres per hour happily, but on cloudy days or once the dew is on %$#@@....catch my drift???? I would own a Lexion in a heartbeat except there is no dealer support........
Typical Problems include:
Blown Beater Belts
Blown Chopper Belts
Blown Rotor Belts
Plugged Machines
Pathetic Wheat Sample from 9870STS....white caps
Pathetic Capacity from 96 series walker combines in heavy straw crops like canola or cereals.
Question
What should I expect a new S77 to perform like in these tough conditions and will it last??????
How would S77 compete against 9870STS in prime harvest conditions??? | |
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Gleaner S77..............
