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leaseIJ We are a MF and Gleaner dealer. If you are talking about a MF97XX you have a bunch of work lined upIJ $IJ$IJ$IJ$IJ$IJ You are jumping quantum leaps from the F2 MF is a nice machine but no where near as simple as the Gleaner. On flat lands either is fine, on the sloping harvest grounds the Gleaner with the accel rolls has an advantage. Just out of curiosity , after your looking closely, what tickled your fancy on the red oneIJ

I bet it's that bright red paint.Red sports cars always get more looks than silver ones.

Just wondering why you think the Gleaner is simpler than the Massey.

Me too.

the reason i am thinking more on the massey line is with the rumor of the R85 being that setup and i fell the head up morons at agco will probably make the old silver ones obsolete it seems they are just as easy to work on if not easier according to a local dealer hear but he is pushing massey more than gleaner even though he sold a few R75's this winter already i will investigate more but will be staying under the agco umbrella per say i was looking for a good 42_52 but for the money and what it will be worth in 5 years i think i will be better off with a 62_72 with a few more hours on it since i wont be runnin the hours like it has seen but then again you never know what time brings in the other reason i think i can see better service from a dealer with a massey and they are pushing to get more in our area so they are pricing them right form what i hear i havent got into the pricing much just starting to investigate any more opinions i wiould like to hear them you can also email me directly thanks in advance i knew i could count on some responses hear thanks again dairyfarmer

I may be thinking of someone else, but are you in WisconsinIJ If so, who is your dealerIJ Thanks! Tom

Massey is a very simple machine no doubt, but the Gleaner with the accelerator rolls are still the machine to beat in simplicity on slopes. I ran a Massey and know it wont hold a candle on the slopes running against the Gleaner. Ran them head to head, Massey had to slow down and Gleaner kept chugging. If I didnt have much sloping ground I would agree a Massey or Challenger would be a simple combine, and agco is definately going to stick behind the design. I also dont think the transverse rotor is going to be shelved anytime soon. Which ever you chose, post on here about it cause we will want to hear about your problems and victories with either one. Not trying to knock the Masseys, they are great machines. The 9790 we got to demo was a sweet outfit, and the thing I really liked was the ability to put really big tires on the rear of the machine because of differences in designs. With the Gleaner I dont know how you would get any larger tires back there, the body is just too wide for anything much wider.

No he is in Illinios. IG

I am in southern Illinios and not this fall yet but next will more than likely get a chance at another 600-700 acres aaf custom work within 8 miles of my farm from one farmer he has a contract with a guy now but has been talking this will be my leading decision on new vs. used combine when i upgrade this will also be doubling the acres i harvest in the fall that is why i am looking at the large machine mostly flat land a little bit of hills but the guy i will be doing custom work for has one farm that is a hill and a hill only so i willl keep this in mind on my decision and will let you know what i do am going to try to demo the massey maybe in wheat this summer if i do will let you know i ave ran a 2388, 1660, and a 1460 when i wrked for a friend of mine for 3 years and they are all right but not quite as simpple to work on i think i like the serviceability of the massey with less drive components and less grease fittings for quicker services well i am done ramblin for now thanks agian dairyfarmer