Combines Harvesting Rates

I agree with bulldogger. This is a John Deere Combine site Bigredontop. I think all these people that bash john deere are just jealous of us that do run deeres. If you want to keep bashing why dont you take your opinions elsewere. And as for joking about john deere combines reseeding maybe they ought to look behind a Red combine. I helped my niehgbor combine wheat this summer and he has a 1660 and I have 7720 titan we both had 25 foot heads. He plugged his rotor a couple of times and had to go around the weed patches were I would come behind him and eat them right up. A month later i drove past that field and there was volunteer wheat growing behind were the red combine went too.

cutter2388, I agree with you on your pricing and I think that 3 15s would be even better for custom harvesters but presently would be almost impossible to achieve though i am sure that some cutters are getting paid that. As for undercutting to 3-10s you are correct as they wont last long but please don't blame it on out of country harvesters as I am from canada and I have seen 3-10s from a US harvester. (didn't see him last year) As for taking all that money out of country, remember, US harvesters also work in Canada. I know under cutting is a poor means of gaining work especially when you have cut for some on for many years and it @@@@es me off as much as you but they won't last. Have a happy new year and a good harvest. only 5 months away

i was wondering what u mean by 3-10s and 3-15s and that stuff. We cut all of our own crops. I don't know anything bout custom harvesting. I was just curous by what u mean. Thanks

$14 an acre for cutting 14cents a bushel for trucking 14cents a bushel bonus for over 20 bushels an acre

As a gleaner man, i am not a big jd fan. But i know that a combine is only as good as the preson sittin in the seat. All combines do a good job if u set it right. That is probley why ur dad does let u drive the combine. Please don't commit unless u have something useful to say that has some bases besides u not bein the smartest kid on the block.

Here in Kentucky we custom harvested around 500 acres each year after we complete our crops. 2 years ago we charged $33 per acre shelling 140 bushel corn. We was using a 9500 and 2 grain trucks 450 bu. each. This year we upgraded to 2 semis with 1150 bushel trailers and charged $30 even. We shelled some corn that made 165 per acre planted the last week in May. We had to haul the grain to far to make much money. But we went back in another month to cut beans for 30 per acre which also included hauling 60 mile round trip. cutting wheat We charged 25 per acre plus hauling depending on how far. As for the seeders behind JD combines I can tell you from experience that the Case leaves much more. INstead of sewing wheat after corn the red farmers would have plenty of volenter corn to make 2 corn crops on. The only corn behind our 9500 is header loss from busting ears and loosing ears. ON wheat it just depends how much the wheat is yielding. When we get up to 80 and 90 bushel is begins to walk out. Anyhow just my thoughts.

Well I guess from the case experience you had or was involved with the operator must of been pretty poor or had no pride. I harvest 180-220 bu corn with my case and the only corn is from the shelling of the head as we have to wait for the corn to dry down to 15% or less. I also cut some irrigated wheat in Idaho what averages 105+ bu and I have no problems running any out the back. I guess the bottom line is a good operator in the combine whatever brand it may be will turn out a good job of harvesting.

Isnt that true my how time flies, seems like only yesterday I put the equipment in the shop. After a few weeks off I am ready to hit it again, I sure hope that it gets here soon. As for the price cutters it is annoying but that is life. It just aggrivates me when it takes place and yes I have seen american harvesters do it also. I am just greatful I harvest for very good people who have some loyalty but I guess when some of you family clientel is as old as I am the job is pretty well sewed up. How is the wheat reports for your end of the harvesting business. I have talked to all of my farmers and they all say it looks pretty good so far. Hopefully this year will be better then last. Good luck to you on the next harvest............

Big Red, you're being unfair. We ran a 2388( set by Case Brigade people),against our 9650 combines in 80-90 bushel wheat this summer. The Deere's would run .4-.6 mph faster with 36' heads. 30 on the 2388. It was a nice smooth machine, and as long as you didn't push it, it did an excellent job, but it wouldn't cut with 9650's. If we had dealer support and less wear we would still have the 9650's. I have nothing bad to say about the C-IH-----It just doesn't have the capacity to save grain. Gave a cleaner sample, less star wars BS--But won't keep up.

Big Red, you're being unfair. We ran a 2388 with our 9650's this summer. Very nice combine, but it ran .4-.6 mph behind our Deere's. We had 36" Mac's on the Deere's, 30" on the CIH. It did a nice job, cleaner sample, but if you pushed it, it spit grain, plain and simple. We were in 80-90 bushel wheat. I liked the 2388, it was smooth, easy to run, but let's keep it honest. It doesn't have the cap. of the Deere. We'd still be running the 9650's if we'd had better luck and more support, less wear.