Combines Hugger cornheaders

I can't speak for Case, but I've experience with older Massey's, JD, and New Holland. My head is a '97, doesn't have poly shields, but I am very impressed with the aggressiveness, and the ease of maintance, it's on an R'62 with variable speed header control, I run it as fast as it will go. In my humble opinion it's the best head I've used, in the 45 yrs. of running combines. Dale Walker SCMI.

The list of good features of a Hugger head is too long to list here. When corn is down, I have no trouble getting it into the combine. When corn stands well, I move along at 5.7mph with almost no loss on the head. Regarding maintenance, grease gather chain idlers daily or every other day depending on hours of operation and grease slip clutches and bearings annually. Check oil reservoirs annually. Simple!!! My Hugger is a 96 model that has gone through 6 1_2 seasons without any repairs. Tom in MN

I had a JD843 on a R62 and traded for a 8 row Hugger Head. The Gleaner head feeds in a lot better with no ears on top of the feeder house,and in down corn it works very well. I would rather not go back to a Deere. As for maintenance I agree with Tom, we have had ours for three years and it's been trouble free.

Huggers get their name from being low profile and able to get under down corn. They are truly great cornheads. We're on our 2nd Hugger - 1st was a 4-38 and current is a 6-30 - never had a minute of trouble with either of them. They are very aggressive with the stalks. You won't be disappointed. Tom langan

If only Gleaner built their combines like their cornheads. They are one rock solid cornhead.

Thanks for your comments.I'm glad you fellas like the hugger heads.Just what I was hoping to hear!