Combines From a Case IH to a Gleaner

My uncle went from a IH 1460 to a Gleaner R52 about 12 years ago. Has had 3 R52's in that time now. They like the Gleaner better than the IH rotor. They say Gleaner is easy to work on and does a better job. Don't think they would ever want to go back to IHIJ A good dealer means a lot with combines. I think you would be happy with a Gleaner, they seem simple.

Have not owned an axial flow but have run beside one in a few crops and our 62 was equal to the 2188, and any given day in the right conditions either one could be in front. Our reason for the gleaners is their capacity, simplicity, (can have rotor out in .5 hour, all clutches are external and easy to get at all drives are fairly easy to get to as well, engine compartment stays relatively clean and engine is accesable from 3 sides)We have had 4 2series machines and have yet to have a major break and the ones we have had have not equaled much for down time. If you do go gleaner the mods that NDDAN has talked about are definately worth the investment. Now for the negative because all colors have some, feeding capacity has been a imiting factor, we plan on doing the feeder mods this winter(lowerd floor),straw chopping and spread even with fine cut is not always the most consistant depending on wind etc, baling behind one is not easy at the best of times with a chopper anyway, hydro location on 2 series can have a whine to it. To sum it up we realy like our machines and feel the benefits outway the negatives. We had the oportunity to demo an AFX 8010, CR 970, and 470 lexion this fall and although 2 of the 3 were somewhat bigger than our 62 they were not as much bigger than we thought for 10 years and 150 extra hp. Whatever you choose good luck and remember all dealers have parts departments and shops.

I surely hope that they havetheir holes filled. After 35 years of gleaners we got tired of working on them and the down time. 4 years ago we went to a new 2388 with a afx rotor and haven't regreted it that first time. I really didn't think it would keep up with our r72 in corn, but was I amazed and in beans it was phenomenal compared to the gleaner. We had been putting about 400 hr per year on the gleaner on about 2500 acres and put the same hours the first year on the 2388 but ran it over 3200 acres and had very little down time. We were on a yearly roll on the gleaners and have been after the second year on the 2388. Just got rid of our last AGco tractor a 9675 this spring after replacing the final drive. I hope they have changed in the last 4 years on quality because before that I'd take an old AC over the new ones.

R-75 (CDF) running same speed as 8010, both with 25 ft heads and harvesting soys. Figure the difference in price and I am sure you would come out on top with the R Gleaner. Just be sure to get yourself a CDF or Bison rotor.

Do your research! Talk to the Gleaner dealer and ask him if he knows about this web site and see if he scoffs_never heard of it, or show you this web site! If he shows you this web site hes very opened minded and he is willing to get the best out of the machine that we would like to sell you. If he don't know or worse still tells you that its a load of bull them may be you might be better off to look around elsewhere were you can find a dealer(what ever color) that's open to new ideas and willing to help you get he best out of it! If you know the Gleaner dealer is willing have ago at some of the improvements on this site get him to give Tbran or NDDan a call, as dealers are like farmers, we like to help each other out when we can! Maybe get the Gleaner dealer your dealing with to get one combine all set up (All the latest upgrades done!) at Dan's and then have him give you back up service till he learns the ropes as well with the very much improved machine over and above the standard setup. You will have a lot less worries about the machine if it's done right and not half a$$ed. Ok some people like to buy a machine and go to work but if you are really interested in getting the best machine for your dollars have a think about the above, the more Gleaner Dealers that are pushing the wheel barrow in the same direction the better!! My thoughts Rolf

I'd do some dealing to get an idea what year and model you are interested in. Check with some guys in your area and crops that are running something close to that. Find out what they like or dislike. If they have any dislikes in particular let us know here. There may well be something we can do about their dislikes. The Gleaner is a natural flow machine but had a few bottlenecks over the years. A bad reputation in some crop, condition, or component in a given year can last forever so a guy has to see threw that sometimes. We've been out numbered big time by the red and green dealers in this area over the years but still we're able to maintain and gain new custumers basically every year. So this is why I say check with someone with similar machine to what your looking at and find out what isn't up to par. They may we'll be an easy field fix to bring him up another level. Best of luck

Thanks for the reply. I'm looking at a '97 or newer R62. I have a neighbor a few miles away that has run Gleaners for years. Most everyone here is green and the few red ones are getting fewer because of no close by dealer. Seems for the most part, the guys that have Gleaner are staying with them as we very seldom see a Gleaner sitting in a competitors lot anywhere in the region. Corn and soybeans will be the main crops with a little bit of wheat every year.