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WI | My dad started with a 706 in the early 80's shortly after bought a new 708 with a 767 super chopper. Also had a picker with a 2 row head. Later on he bought a used low houred 800 with an 838 husking bed and an 844 head. Shortly after, he updated to an 839 with a 6514 head. In the early 90's he traded the 708 for an 800c with a 6200 chopper, reversing feeder house, 7' hay head with the automatic header height, and a 3 row JD corn head painted gray.
Servicing was a pain. Most fluids had to be added from the top of the hood. Along with the battery. I greasing the idler pulley or, the whole chopper for that matter. I was happy to see them go. I almost forgot, the electric knife sharpener and the cutterbar adjustments were a piss poor design on the chopper. The knives couldn't be sharpened on the field, unless you had a portable generator.
I know some on here hate 5000 series JD but, compared to the uni, I'm much happier with my 5830.
Edited by cih1660 12/24/2016 12:33
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new idea uni system ?
