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NC Iowa | The Deere draper head is incredible. For us, it absolutely never pushes damp straw, never has once. And if in any case it ever would, all you have to do is turn up the hydraflex pressure and it will stop. On a nice flat field you can have your pressure set fairly high where it needs little flex. You can have a second setting that is extremely low and as you approach a gully or any uneven spot you can hit it to that setting, turn it into a noodle and then change it back once its flatter again. There are no smile/frown adjustments, you never have to get out of the cab or think for one second about if the head is light on the ends or heavy and mess with the linkages for each side or the springs of the center adapter. There's no lock/unlock levers or weird bolts with washers behind them that slam up and down a million times a day. The center drum is pto driven with gearbox, no chains. The reel isn't chain driven, I think there is a chain there too on the MacDon. Direct drive on both ends with PTO shafts, no hydraulic driven belt drives. There isn't a tank of hydraulic fluid on the head. You will never lose a single bean on the belt gap. If you want to combine beans get a John Deere. If you want to tinker, get the MacDon. | |
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Macdon vs. jd draper
