Have you guys seen or heard of the Midwest DR Draper fronts, made in Dalby IJ We just bought a 40' after comparing them with the Macdons we've been running, well to tell you the truth there is no comparison, mind you we haven't run it yet.
The Mid West is a good front.I am running the 972 Mac Don because I can use it for very low legumes etc. If I had enough money or was silly enough I would own a flex as well as a Mid West!!
Up here in Saskatchewan Canada, we paid $19.00_acre Cdn. flat rate in the bin, with up to a 10 mile haul. Wheat running in the 40's, and canola running in the 30's.
in the u. k. contract rates for wheat at 3+tons per acre including straw chopping and a very short haul into farm store approx 37u.s.peracre inaustralian 60 dollars.dont forget conditions in u.k. very different 25 foot header on a 6 walker machine e.g.2266 j.d. 460 claas 68 new holland would on average cover 1200 acres in our short season mid july on conola[rape] peas aug on wheat very early sept on feed beans.average harvesting hours approx 250 in a season .list prices for this size of machine around 120000 pounds u.k.