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mid Illinois | I am a Case rotor fan, and you couldn't give me a walker machine. But have many neighbors running the new Deere machines, and get along pretty good with them. If you like Deeres, I think you would like the 9660. I always liked the way IH built things, ie, for the elevator drive, they cut a keyway and slide a sprocket on, and tighten set screw. If the shaft goes bad, we go to the shop and make a new one. Deere likes to use some goofy four fluted taper thingy to hold a pulley, the likes no man has ever seen, and has no hope of duplicating in his shop. So off to Deere for everything new. I don't know of any real weak points on a 2388. Some people have complained about light tinwork on Case, but I have also seen neighbors patching elevators and elevator boots on Deeres at 300 or 400 hours. One neighbor with a 1200 hour 9650 had to replace the total unloading auger system because it was completely wore out. So some Deeres wear out too fast also. I think the best of both worlds is the Case 2388 with Deere heads on it. The new Case head is basically a Deere head anyway. The Case 8010 is another story. Lots of capacity, but about everything is hydraulically driven. If you have a problem, then you call the dealer to come fix usually. The 2388 is more backyard mechanic friendly for most things. | |
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Anyone traded a deere walker to an axial flow?
