Combines Down time on Gleaners are bad

[John]

Part of the John Deere Advertising campaign(Brain Washing). In my neighborhood "Nothing runs like a STS Deere" to the shop, if it will even move out of the field on it's own power. My 19 yr old N6 has a better record over the past 3 seasons. I don't agree with many of the things that Agco does but they have left the Gleaner alone or improved it. And the neighbors 9750STS will keep up with my OlD Gleaner but not pass it, when it's running. Service truck from the dealer follows them from field to field or so it seems, I think the STS should have been painted Yellow with a Green stripe for lEMON!

 

[Tom_Russell]

Sorry to hear of your predicament. I brag about the total lack of down time with my 10 year old R60. When trucks can keep up with me I sit in the cab barefoot and never leave the comfortable Gleaner seat except for an occasional pit stop, which are few and far between on cold Minnesota nights. Most years I dont have an in-season breakdown, which is true for the R60 and l_M series rigs going back to 1980. Why dont you analyze your belt problemIJ Do you slow your engine before engaging the separator and feederIJ I never engage mine with the engine idling over 700 rpm. I know Gleaner recommends well over 1000rpms, but that is only to pacify guys who expect the hydraulic system to do everything at idle. I realize I can't raise the head at 700rpms but I am willing to live with it knowing I am increasing longevity of belts and other components. Tom in MN

 

[t_leslie]

Around here we say "Nothing runs like a DEERE" but "Nothing smells like a John either".

 

[Green_Envy]

Give them time. When the first N6's came out they weren't so hot either. Our custom cutter replaced all of his conventional Gleaners with the N6. The combines worked fine untill they got to our farm. At the time we were growing solid stem wheat and the N6 couldn't handle it. The combine plugged up every 50ft. Not only that, he had one burn up in the field and he had problems with thier reliability. The custom cutter went broke because of the N6. I imagine now that they are alot better machine but know body around here is going to take a chance of getting one.

 

[John]

The 82 N6 Series 3 and newer had all of the problems ironed out. Deere on the other hand has a 95%+ design from all the existing rotaries and STIll can't get it right. Pretty poor reverse engineering in my opinion. Remember the Gleaner rotary is different than the rest in design. And they are different and had isses to deal with other than longitudinal design of the rest of the rotaries. What's Deere's excuse with the Axial to look at and copyIJ

 

[Illinois_Gleaner]

Green Envy, Give what timeIJIJIJIJ And I'm sure that the N6 made him go broke. How many peple have gone broke with Green and redIJIJIJ 0 IJ I'm sure that Deere will get there rotor figured out but it will be to late everyone wont give them a chance anymore by the time they figure it out. Right!!! Illinois Gleaner

 

[Green_Envy]

I am not getting invlovled in this any more. If I want this kind of entertainment, I can watch the Jerry Springer Show. I really don't care who drives what color of combine unlike some of you ( and I don't just mean on this board either). We have enough problems keeping the farm going through a 4 year drought so I am going end it right here. I have more important things to worry about.

 

[Green_Envy]

I am not getting invlovled in this any more. If I want this kind of entertainment, I can watch the Jerry

 

[Bob]

Not going to tell you my age but when we compare the later combines to the Massey 82 or 92 or the Case (can't remember model) with the open station (was a blessing when we put on a boughten cab) and combining wheat when it was 100 in the shade I would say that no matter what you use they are all good machines. I may run a Gleaner now but that is how it ended up. Use to help Dad repairing the Massey using a sledge hammer and baling wire (using me as a gopher) and then going out making a few rounds and replacing the baling wire. Now those were the good old days (not). I still don't remember him talking about loss (just glad to get a crop). I do remember him coming in at lunch with an inch of dust on him with no complaints, just hungry. He still comes out to the farm but his visits get fewer every year but he keeps coming. Helped out on the farm into his 70's. love the amenities like a cab to contemplate how good we have it now.

 

[F2]

Be thankfull every time your dad shows up,my dad died 5yrs. ago and sometimes I still look to the end of a feild for his blue S10 and him there to make sure Im doing it right.