Combines 9860STS vs 8010

[hank]

yes, have ran a 9860sts with a 8010 for about 4 days. 8010 was down about half the time. I thought the 8010 should have walked away from the 9860, but the header was the limiting factor in 100 bu. wheat. in heavy wheat i have to give the 9860 the edge because it fed better. sample about the same, 9860 has more power, and i think is nicer to drive. they were both hillside models, and the 9860 turned alot sharper on the corners. the guy running the 8010 looked on the ground and thought we both were doing a good job saving grain- we'll see when it rains this fall.

 

[Old_Pokey]

Hank, where are you located with the hillsidesIJ What headers were you running on the machines. I see a guy in central oregon running an 8010 with hillco and a mc don draper, I believe 36' and the frame flexes a little. Is that about the limit width on a hillIJ Thanks for sharing the comparison review.

 

[stsman]

Yeah, I also think one major advantage that Deere has over CaseIH 8010 are the headers and feeding, they just work better. Now if Deere make a bigger cleaner system that would seal the deal!!!

 

[hank]

I'm in eastern washington, south of colfax. both had 30' headers. Draper headers wouldn't work in our hills, too heavy. the 8010 had the hillco setup, our 9860 has the racho. hillco levels to 28%- racho is 35%- which is a big plus in our steep hillsides. a 1470 will level to 48% and we have some hillsides where they start to lean over a little. I cut one steep hillside the other day where it was 10 rounds from the top to bottom. when you're cutting 100+ bu wheat, you learn to cut plenty of straw so you don't slide down to the bottom

 

[make0905]

Hi hank Do you have some photos of your combines working in such steep hills. I am from Austria (Europe) an would like to see how it works. My e-mail is hm100@happynet.at Thanks

 

[9880sts]

Hey Markus could you forward these Pics to my e-mailIJ Thanks.