Combines 630 header on an F

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!

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

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

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.