Combines John Deere Class 8 Combine

Why "had they better do something"IJIJIJIJIJ Unless your some pent up little teenager who get's his's rocks off about the "biggest" this and the "widest that" does it really matterIJIJIJ Isn't reliablity, ease of servicing and operator confort far more important to the "average" owner_operator. Plus as I understand it there are far more class 5 and 6 combines sold then class 7 or bigger. I know I'd rather have a crew of CTS's or 2388's pull into my fields then some class 8 monstosity with unproven reliability and unknown servicing problems. Plus isn't important to match your grain handling abilitesIJ Why have a crew of class 8 combines pull in and spend 60% of thier time sitting around because the elevator can't handle the grain coming or you can't get enough trucks to keep the grain away! The operators get upset, the trucks get upset cause your getting more in and the farmer gets upset seeing machinery sitting instead of pulling off the crop. Biggest isn't always best..... it's how you use what you've got!

A very valid point, Bundy! Our local elevator doubled it's capacity this past spring on receiving information that alot of it's customers were purchasing larger combines and additional trucks. In spite of this, the line-ups have been just as long as past years. larger combines are redundant if you don't have the ability to keep them running, and our local Deere dealer fully substantiates your point; - the vast majority of combines being sold today are still Class V and VI machines.

First of all, you have only mentioned two class eight combines and "quasi" eights at best!!! Niether the Gleaner or Massey are class 8's, only 7's, by a far cry! The CR970 and CIH 8010 should be but no one has truely witnessed them in action. The lexion 480 and 485 are the only combines currently to produce consistently (world wide) at a level beyond class 7.

First of all, you have only mentioned two class eight combines and "quasi" eights at best!!! Niether the Gleaner or Massey are class 8's, only 7's, by a far cry! The CR970 and CIH 8010 should be but no one has truely witnessed them in action. The lexion 480 and 485 are the only combines currently to produce consistently (world wide) at a level beyond class 7.

resale value on 9550s is better than 9750s in my area of ne at least

That doesn't surprise me at all. local dealers in Southern Ontario seem to move good clean 94's and 95's rather quickly, and for good dollars. 9610's and 9650's seem to sit awhile.