Combines congrats mx270

[dakota]

And here we go again, just because it sounds totally off the common, it must not be good, that a radiator can stay clean for a month. It's like you said, you have been red all your life and that is good. I have operated and overhauled the Red and Green and spent hundreds of hours around the dark yellow ones. But I don't go over to the Gleaner site and try to tell them how bad their combines are and how much better mine is. Besides, those boys never do that any place else either. I am glad, this site is more an entertainment than anything else to me, even so I get something usefull out of it once in a while. Thanks for the fun.

 

[cutter2388]

Entertainment sure does seem to be the thing anymore, but there is some good what can come out of it. It does amaze me how all the main topics do get twisted up all the time, thats the way it is I guess. How criticism has its way in putting on the defense gloves and it goes that way with all including yourself and myself. I personally know that your cats, the R-72s, 9750s will out thrash my 2388s acres per hour but they should since they are a bigger class harvester, but I will also guarantee that the farmers I harvest for get the absolute best job that they will get from anyone. As far as what company comes out with a certain feature first so be it. And I also dont go to the gleaner site and tell them how bad there combines are and how much better mine is then theres. And never once did I say how bad yours are and how mine are better then yours. I am running older harvesters but they are in tip top shape and they run and perform excellent all day long. Well before things get out of hand I hope you have a safe and happy 03 harvest I know I will I just keep my fingers crossed that mother nature will work with us a little better this year....

 

[dakota]

Them red ones are nice. As a said before, I ran them and repaired them for hundreds of hours. I have talked to quite a few people, that had switched colors and went back to red because they couldn't satisfy their customers with the other. At the convention I always like to hang out with the CASE people. They are very nice to talk to. When I critizise a point on the machine, they usually admit that their is room for improvement and than we go on talking about the nice things and what all goes wrong on the others. It is just a pitty that CASE has so little money, otherwise they would surely improve their combines faster. With the weather I am afraid that it is going to be worse than last year. In SD some winter wheat didn't even get planted. Called a guy in OK this week. It is dry there, too.

 

[SilverTurnedGreen]

I wished we could send some "moisture" (i.e. of the frozen kind) down your way; - we've been getting "pounded" with snow up here in southwestern Ontario. Just for your info, Dakota, Toromont CAT isn't pursuing the Cat_Challenger line up here in Ontario; - at least not yet. We've heard rumours that a Quebec company might be entertaining the thought of establishing a network of dealers in "select" regions, but nothing substantial. I was wondering if you might have any contacts who might know what is happening for Ontario, since I will be interested in a tracked tractor next fallIJ

 

[dakota]

I was wondering about that. A long time ago somebody posted here that Toromont had quit the Ag line. I don't really have a clue about Canada. Kraemer in Saskatchewan is very aggressive. They even helped us getting started in Texas last summer. Maybe they can help you.

 

[mx270]

Thanks guys for seeing that no matter what that we can all get the job done with what we perfer to use. Just remember that if all the machines had the same featuers on them we would not be happy with them either cause there is always gonna be somthing else to go wrong.And if it was not for all the different brands we would have one big machinery company and they would rule the world and we do not need that. Thankyou to everyone that i have ever chatted to on the combine talk show it has been fun, educational and interesting lets keep it going guys Thankyou mx270 (stx450@hotmail.com)

 

[cutter2388]

Dakota I am not sure what part of Ok you harvest in but the 2 stops I have there both sound very promising, From all of the farmers I have talked to sounds like my worst stops will be in Northwestern Ks and my stop in Ne. My irrigated jobs in Wyoming will always be there no matter what and our irrigated job in Idaho is down around 800 acres. I guess it is still early so hopefully we can get the much needed rain in the places what need it..

 

[Unit_2]

Just a word of caution cutter2388, "always no matter what" a famous last words of custom harvesters and some would add couples. I have some experience with the former, thankfully none with the latter. K.A.

 

[Bubs]

With the snow is blowing here in central Indiana,I smile while reading your comments of blood, sweat,defeat,success,smiles,frowns, opinions,and most of all the commoradory of farmers. I have the same experiences cutting my small fields as I find you do in your combine world of travel and thousand acre fields. I like to hear the hum of the big machine as it turns the plants we have watched and cared for all summer into dust,trash,skinned knuckles,tears,and despair but also the rush of success as we pull the lever, push the button and the auger swings out and the golden grain spills from the belly of our machines. Try and tell your little kids that this is not the greatest thing they have ever seen. This life we have chosen, farming, is the same as the others that have chosen their occupations. We are not always successful as the world measures but as then who else can tell the stories of being born and living along the same little stream and remembering when dinner was served by your grandmother, mother, and wife in the field during harvest with real chicken, and pie with hog lard in the crust.I often look at some of the inventions that we marvel at while we are at the fancy farm shows and while I think they are great I also wander if these engineers could take a roll of baling wire, dull screwdrivers, and monkey wrenches and get and old machine to limp on through the day or maybe complete a harvest. look at some of the old dead machines in junk yards for the signs of these farmer fixes.They are engineering marvels. Never should bow to those that think they are smarter than us. We are sons of pioneers, so to speak. I think we would all park a new machine in our barn if we had the chance and the color would not stand in the way if we were not signing the check. We,for the most part, farm because it is in our blood and because we are dedicated to the cause. I am glad to have a little chaff running in my veins and I salute you in your discussions and the fun that you have. like you say,"sometimes we learn something". I will add that sometimes we make a little money and a new red,green,yellow,silver,machine to turn a new crop into clean grain appears in our fields. Hey I hope we can find Mr.Shaw. looking. Bubs

 

[cutter2388]

Well I am like yourself the custom harvest is my life, I also enjoy doing some farm work when I am around home. Most of my family around here farms and the type of farming here is small fields with flood irrigation, center pivots are becoming more and more common, just trying to get a chunk of ground big enough to put one on. I am a 27yr old 3rd generation custom harvester who has been around combines my whole life. I learned in a 915 back then that was the cats meow to me. My dad and grandfather quit leaving the state in 1982 and we just harvested locally things were good back then no payments just our expenses. When I graduated in 1993 I got the 2 old 915s and I have been harvesting since then. I ran them around home till 1996 when I bought a 1460 and traded my pickup for a 1440. In 1997 I wanted to go out on the harvest run but dad said those machines wouldnt cut the mustard, so I hired on with a harvest crew to get the feel for things then in 1998 I set out with a 1440 and a 1460, I am sure I was the laughing stock of the harvest but hay I was doing what I loved to do. My first stop in Oklahoma i wasnt there for 2 hours and had 1600 acres of wheat to cut and I have cut for them every year since along with some more new farmers. When I got up to Kansas I got 2 old jobs what my Grandfather and Father had back in 1982, and I still cut for them today, I also got one of their jobs back what they had in Southeast Wy. Well the year was done and Dad was right I didnt cut a fat hog in the rear but I did get some equity built up. The spring of 99 came and the old 915s were setting under the lean to so I decided to get rid of them I traded them off on a 1660 then I was really feeling good. About half way through that harvest my good buddy sidewinder called me up and invited me to Idaho for a big job the only problem I didnt have a 2388, so I took the plunge I traded the 1460 off for a 1yr old 2388 then I was really in hog heaven. In 2000 I made the big jump that fall I traded the 1660 and the 1440 off on a tractor and a 2188. I finally worked myself up into 2 big machines and a tractor and kart. Since then I have bought another 2188 to cover the extra acres I have accumulated. So for my own good I do feel good about what I have accomplished and I am harvester to the bone so hopefully one day in the near future I can upgrade to newer machines but for now they get the job done and do it in a very good fashion, the best thing about all of this is I have gotten my father back into it and since his interst is there we have a good time cutting together....The way I see it sure new is nice but I also dont have payments through the roof like some of the others who have to keep up with the Jones'. Sure I am not the biggest crew out there but in my eyes we are as good as it gets when it comes to quality we strive for perfection. I also dont have all the labor and overhead what those big fancy outfits have and I believe when you get to big you dont see much time in the combine anymore all your doing is chasing work and beggin the mad farmer for the stupid things what happen when you get to big.....A person can have all the money in the world and have the big new combines but if you dont keep all of those combines running to the fullest I guarntee they arent making any more money then the guy running older ones who stays busy. Sure your numbers are greater but the bottom line is the profit....