Hi: Hope your convinced with the New Holland CR Demo as a combine of choice. Yes, the CR 960 is an excellent combine....however the CR 970 is definetly bigger and will be noticed in the same field for speed and capasity compared to the CR 960. It is because of the seperating area and horse power. Want to view the CR in action. We demoed the CR960 in Canola,Canary Seed, and Oats this 2004 harvest. Come visit us on our web site and make your own judgements about the CR's capasity. Visit us at: { www.johnbob.ca } Go to the "CR COMBINE PAGE" and click on both Pic's or Video. A picture is worth a thousand words.