Combines Free spinning Rotor on 8010IJ

I suppose it could happen, but 9 times out of 10 the lexion would be the leader. I would have to disagree about the cornhead; the lexion cornhead is years ahead of the CNH header, which is patterned after the 996 NH head. And you'll never tell me that JD has a better cornhead than anyone. The lexion flex works great. I don't doubt that the flex draper works okay in flat ground with no stones, but if you're not lucky enough to have perfect fields, the lexion flex header will save more beans, keep more rocks out of the combine, and is far less complex than the flex draper. The flex draper, in my opinion, was something pushed by Case marketing to temporarily give them a 30'+ header offering until they can get their own flex header on the market in a 35' or larger size. I just don't see the current flex draper from MacDon having wide-spread appeal like a conventional flex header. Having one on an 8010 around here, we're just not happy with it. In fact, we looked into adapting a lexion 40' header onto the 8010 for this year until it is time for him to trade combines next year for a lexion.

Hey, Harvester, thanks for your comments on the 8010. I honestly don't see them as being all that bad and I know there are still just a few bugs to work out. I like the analogy of Tiger Woods. We all have our days and should take a good look in the mirror before throwing slings and arrows at our combines. The generation that follows the 8010 will be a strong one and those good features will retrofit to benefit older 8010's.

Harvester, how are you doing with the lexionIJ I want to talk to you more about them, because I may be running one later this coming fall I just found out.

Whose combine are you going to be runningIJ

E-mail me [sun_dog63[at]yahoo[dot]com and I will tell you, as I don't want to disclose names here on a public forum. I'd sure like to really get this combine, too. I've never ran a lexion.

THe magic n for the rotor brake to come on is 80 RPM. Clutch packs are dragging, happens when the rotor gear box is in 3rd. This should never be a safety issue as you should never leave the cab without the engine being shut off. If you want to stop the rotor without shutting the engine off you can try to speed the engine up to approx. 1700 RPM as that usually slings any residual oil out of the ring to frame clutch and allows the rotor to slow down enough for the brake to come on. Why does every comment on this site get turned into a color warIJ I thought we were supposed to have fun and not worry about starting a pi$$ing contest.

I ran a 590 the first fall they where out hellofa combine but a poor cab they ar coming witha 595r (Tracks) the 8010 better run great or I never say I would never have one

Yes, it has the newer style cone and vanes. No trouble feeding so far.

Around here they are running great. Remember, I don't farm anymore but just run a combine wrenching business and help my guys set and tune their machines. As far as a processing system, I've never been more impressed with the design and engineering behind a machine as I am with the new lexions. They took a good sound design and found ways to make it better. Here we do wheat, barley, corn, soybeans, edibles, and a few oats, flax, canola, and sunflowers (quite a variety). The combine will simply do everything you expect it to and often more with little tweaking and adjusting. As far as judging a combine according to their primary functions of gathering, threshing, separating, cleaning; the lexion simply has very few weak points in these core areas. You won't be disappointed with trying a lexion. If you want to talk more about them, it is probably best done on the lexion page. Do I prefer an 8010 cabIJ Yes, they're the nicest cab on the market on a processing system and chassis that needs a lot of work to catch up to a lexion. Guess I'm just old-fashioned; I remember cutting on a Super 92, 95, and CIIs without cabs. Give me a quiet, dust-free, and cool environment, and I'm happy. It's the job the combine does that's important and the lexion has truly impressed us so far.