Judging by your comments within this forum and others, you obviously haven't spent much time (if any) in an STS, which incidently stands for Single Tine Seperation, not "Straight through Seeder"! Unlike you, I don't HAVE to get defensive about any color of combine, because I (at least) took the time and initiative to take a short term rental agreement on an 8780XP, in addition to demonstrating an STS9650. I WIll admit that I had NO right to compare your comments with BJacks, and for this I apologize. However, when a person comes onto this forum for operators advise on competitive machines, I think he deserves an objective opinion, and that's what I'll provide. To state a one line "piece of advice" based on NO operational merit IS ignorant, and I have yet to see you substatiate any claims you've made. Having operated the two machines side-by-side, I will! GOOD DAY!!!