Combines 630 header on an F

[John]

One thing to remember, 140bpa 4-38 usually is 150-155bpa 6-30 corn. I had an M2 that had problems with a 6-30 because of higher yielding corn. You will need to put fluid in the steering tires to balance the 6-30 on the F. And you will be setting stakes to see movement with the 6-30. An F will handle it but it won't be fast. The F's that they used at the FPS always ran 4-30's from 8 or 12 row planters and they raced across the field. The l's ran normally 6-30 and sometimes 8-30 and the rotaries ran 8 or 12 row heads to maintain good threshing and ground speed. I would highly consider a 4-30 for the grain tank size and if you get any length to your rows. Good luck!

 

[Southpaw]

I'm with John. Stick with the 430 head with those kind of yields. Especially if you have any hills to contend with.

 

[mike]

Ted, I would look for a good l2,l3 to go with a 6R30 head. The extra built in weight plus added capacity makes for a good combo. A M or M2 will also handle the header OK, but your sidehill capacity will be greatly reduced. My thoughts and good luck, Mike

 

[Ted_B]

I have the wide version of the F, and have some contours (not steep),so 4-30 will be difficult to work on the curves without smashing corn down. I'm not worried anbout capacity, just the weight of the header. I'm running some 200+ corn right now with no problem other than having to slow down to under 2 MPH. and that is unusual corn on this farm. Sounds like an M2 or bigger is the answer though. Thanks for the responses.