NW KS/ SC ID | Brandon - 1/10/2018 10:48
Yes, I agree. I think Deere and Gleaner had the 12 row corn heads about the same time, in the very late 70's or early 80's, and sometimes people forget about how much less grain we were actually pushing through the machines then. I would think an 8820 or N7 would have a pretty full belly taking 12 rows of 225 bushel corn.
Gleaner was the first in 78 or 79, wasnt Deere not till 81 or 82? I will admit an early black belly corn head is not quite the header a 40 series cornhead is though, both of them had frame trouble though... ;)
And a N7 will keep the tail glued down with zero ballast and no optional rams or final drives, and with 270 hp at 2100rpm and 315 bushel bin and a massive clean grain elevator they were a true 12 row machine.
JDs first true 12 row irrigated corn machine was probably the 9750 STS, and the 2012 S680 was the first JD that finally surpassed the 1979 N7 bin capacity. |
Class 7 Combine with 12 row head?
