Combines going to a rotary

[Gleaner_Guy]

You will never be the same. Be prepared for some lightheadedness.

 

[Russ_SCPA]

I went from an F to an R50. Actually I think the R50 might be easier to set. Certainly is not difficult, and I for one do not miss changing the cylinder drives.

 

[Gleamer]

Take the step to a 52, 96 year or newer, Cummins motor, larger shaft sizes, longer shoe, larger final drives, many issues were addressed in the 96 model. Easy to set compared to our M2 and spins circles around it. RWA recommended if you had ever wished your F2's had it, 52's weigh around 20,000 with a header on. Your next problem will be needing bigger trucks.... Good luck

 

[Tom_Russell]

We went from 2 guys running an M2 and l2 sometimes all night long to 1 guy in an R60 and quitting at sundown every night. Many thanks to the guys on this board who helped me tweak the R60 to get the most out of it. Believe me, you wont believe how much more you can do with an R series machine.

 

[R_O_M]

Go for a later year rotary if you can. Be prepared to get a bit frustrated at times during the first harvest as it will take you that long [ unless you are a bloody sight quicker leaner than I am! ] to get your head around the different concepts and different operation and settings and all the little quirks that each machine has. Once you get the hang of it, you will wonder why you didn't take the chance and change years ago! Have fun! Cheers.

 

[PETE]

I went from a 81' F2 to a N6 and I was not happy with the N6 until I Hyperized the rotor and learned to push that beast. One of the biggest hurdles was learning to keep the rotor full even when my convential thinking said to slow down. The concept of grain threshing grain is even more critical in a rotor. like ROM said the learning curve at times is steep but it is well worth the effort. Once you are over that hump you will never look back. Also, probably the most important thing is this site. If not for people like Hyper II, Dan, Tom and others My N6 would have been down the road. With the help I recieved from this site I now have a machine that blows the socks off of many of red and green machines for less that 1_3 the price. Pete Hinrichsen

 

[Fishdog]

I went from a F2 to a R40. Even stock there is not comparison. I did all the hyper mods plus I put in an enclosed rotor. In irrigated corn I went from keeping the corn away witn one guy witn two small grain trucks to needing an additional person, a grain cart and a gravity wagon along with the two trucks. I did not find setting the machine that hard. Adjusting to keeping the machine full and the speeds you could travel were my biggest problems.

 

[MostlyGreen]

Years ago, we migrated from two M2's to an N6 and never felt we were ever sacrificing much (if any) capacity, especially in corn. As the below-mentioned posts would indicate, it takes a totally different mindset when adjusting a rotary compared to a conventional.