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Post by Southern on Jul 21, 2011 17:49:35 GMT -5
How many acres can keep one happy for many years of service? Around here the biggest farms are under 2,000. I got an idea what kind of combine will be happy with that. But a Class 9 is hard for me to imagine.
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Post by Austin Stewart on Jul 21, 2011 17:57:18 GMT -5
Around here depending on your rotation and whether you are dryland or irrigated you would be looking at 4,000 acres irrigated or about 6,000 acres all dryland. Brother in law has 20+ circles plus a lot of dryland (10,000 acres or so) and run 2 8120s which seems to be a good fit.
Not sure what the many years of service is supposed to mean, not many farms that run a lot of acres will keep a combine for more than 3 years, many trade at one or two years. It takes a lot less acres to justify a large used combine which can be ran for many years to come.
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Post by Southern on Jul 21, 2011 18:00:38 GMT -5
Around here farmers keep their combines a good 20 or more years. Before they think about replacing them. That is what I meant years to come.
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Post by steiger9330 on Jul 21, 2011 18:03:12 GMT -5
Our neighbor runs a lexion 590 for about 5000 acres. They've had it since 05.
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Post by treymo on Jul 21, 2011 19:47:42 GMT -5
What's considered class 9? We're running a 9870 and 9760 on 5800. Too small for 2 combines but too big for 1....
Trey
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Post by Southern on Jul 21, 2011 19:53:01 GMT -5
Our neighbor runs a lexion 590 for about 5000 acres. They've had it since 05. That sounds more like what I was trying to see. Seeing what a single Class 9 can handle for longevity. |
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Post by Southern on Jul 21, 2011 20:14:45 GMT -5
What's considered class 9? We're running a 9870 and 9760 on 5800. Too small for 2 combines but too big for 1.... Trey 2 combines does really help. I know several farmers runs 2 on their farms. It helps cut down time on harvest. For the most part. The older combine is the one that will be replaced. As the new one is the replacement. They just run the older one a few more years to finish it off. |
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Post by koskovichi on Jul 21, 2011 23:41:55 GMT -5
We run a JD 9870 on 5000 acres. We trade combines every year. i would love having 2 combines but we only have 3 trucks and we have to haul at least 30 miles to bins or the elevator. with 225 bushel corn and 65 bushel beans we would need a lot of trucks to keep the combines running constantly
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Post by Chris Colflesh on Jul 22, 2011 0:02:52 GMT -5
4000 minimum i think a farmer in my county has one and hes doing around 4200 acres last i heard
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Post by magnum 7240 on Jul 22, 2011 8:26:35 GMT -5
1 8820 for 1100 acers most farms range from 500-little over 2000
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Post by Austin Stewart on Jul 23, 2011 12:47:23 GMT -5
Our neighbor runs a lexion 590 for about 5000 acres. They've had it since 05. That sounds more like what I was trying to see. Seeing what a single Class 9 can handle for longevity. I guess I honestly would not want to run one of the modern combines for more than 10 years. I can only imagine what type of headaches will come from all the extra sensors compared to the older stuff. We have had our 2188 since 1997 and it is just now starting to show some of the little electrical troubles that you would expect. |
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Post by 774630 on Jul 24, 2011 21:10:25 GMT -5
I would say around here its more of a timing issue. Alot of us could get by with smaller machines but it would take longer. Theres just to many other things going on during harvest times to be taking twice as long as it would with a smaller machine. Manpower is also something to consider its hard to find GOOD help around here. 2 machines means another operator.
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Post by 70ds on Jul 24, 2011 22:00:55 GMT -5
I have a co worker I would send you. Combines require you to sit down so he may be able to pull it off. ;D ;D ;D
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Post by 774630 on Aug 3, 2011 23:31:10 GMT -5
I said operator. big differance.
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