Clay SEIA - 9/8/2014 21:04
NEILFarmer - 9/8/2014 21:29 Well before my time but grandfather and one of our landlords had very good luck with Massy combines, then we got the 7720 which was and still a fine combine (i've spent very little time in newer combines). They both are the most meticulous people you will ever meet in every way. Now my great uncle bought a brand new Massy that i remember very little, but i'm told that wouldn't run an entire day. I also know my great uncle didn't help with that. I've just learned agtalk isn't always right, a dependable combine is 75% operator, 25% combine, and i'm sure i'll get flamed for that one.
Actually, for the first few hundred hours anyway, those Mighty-Fines were some of the best combines in their day. Probably nobody could actually put a better sample in the tank. They were just godawful miserable to pull wrenches on when things started to wear.
that was our experience as well. The 00 and 20 series deere were not as bad but just as bad. Neither were easy to work on.