Residue will be spread better with a chopper. It will take more horsepower to run but you will be much happier with a chopper especially if you no till. Hope this helps. Thor
We've run the JD spreader on our STS's with 36' heads in front. It does a very good job in all kind of conditions and has never plugged up. We never had any complains from our customers as long as they pull a disk behind. If you only run a chissel behind the combine the spreader will not be sufficient. The chopper will cost a lot more to buy and requires quite a bit of hp, especially if you go to a fine cut chopper. Maintenance cost will be considerably higher. Knives and hammers will have to be replaced sometime and bearings may go out.
run 9750 with spreader this year, no problem at all, run a 30 foot flex and notilled wheat behind combine with no problem. In wheat it spread the straw as good as our chopper on our 9650 walker did. the only thing we didn't like about the sts was the chopper, it looks like a disaster waiting to happen.
Ive always ran spreaders, As long as the farmer doesnt mind the larger residue. Choppers take up power money and are high maintainence. If you bet one out of balance or throw a few knives theyll shake the whole back end of the machine to pieces. Spreaders are just plain more economical.
figure of speech, but to me it just does not look strong enough, i would think the maintenace on it would be alot also. Have heard of some choppers breaking off also.
Chopper on 9750 IS a disaster waiting to happen. We have had three of them fall off and tear up the side sheets. Only held on with 2 bolts and the cylinder. Any moron engineer at Deere should know that could not hold up over the long run. Seem to work fine on ground planted flat, crossing rows on end rows, ditches etc gets them in a hurry. Spreader does a great job and does not fall off. No contest here as far as we are concerned.
Chopper on 9750 IS a disaster waiting to happen. We have had three of them fall off and tear up the side sheets. Only held on with 2 bolts and the cylinder. Any moron engineer at Deere should know that could not hold up over the long run. Seem to work fine on ground planted flat, crossing rows on end rows, ditches etc gets them in a hurry. Spreader does a great job and does not fall off. No contest here as far as we are concerned.
Chopper on 9750 IS a disaster waiting to happen. We have had three of them fall off and tear up the side sheets. Only held on with 2 bolts and the cylinder. Any moron engineer at Deere should know that could not hold up over the long run. Seem to work fine on ground planted flat, crossing rows on end rows, ditches etc gets them in a hurry. Spreader does a great job and does not fall off. No contest here as far as we are concerned.
Spreaders are more economical for the custom cutters because they are very simple and do not draw on fuel, power, etc. However as the farmer if you have honking straw and you are no tilling why would you risk creating a mess while seeding just to save your custom cutter a few pennies per acre in fuel and knife replacement. It is a total no brainer, make sure they have the fine cut chopper with the knives all the way in and running in the high speed position.