If you would walk a mile in his (Dakota's) shoes you may have a different perspective. A typical farmer operates his combine for a month or so each year; a customer cutter 5-6 months. I'm guessing Dakota's been at his occupation for 10 years or so; that means he has combine experience equal to 50-60 years for the average farmer. He makes his living with a combine, you do not. He sees breakdowns and lack of reliability as a threat to his livelihood; you see it as an inconvenience_annoyance. He places (trusts) the combine manufacturer with his livelihood, and has reason to be frustrated when it doesn't work to his expectation. I applaud him for taking the risk of trying other brands, most others won't do that for fear of putting all at risk. He sees the same part or system breaking on every combine in his line, he wonders why they can't make it better. You may not even encounter that problem because you don't operate in as severe of conditions, or your dealer catches it in one of your winter service visits. In the end, there is very little he can learn from the average farmer by posting here; it is the farmer who can learn from him. There is a "great cloud" of people who read this site, but don't post. We will all be lessened if he is driven off. Dakota, don't go silent. Many great posters have been driven off of other sites (Plowboy, SDMan, Woodbeef); the silent majority welcomes your posts. My .02$
