Combines looking at a new R65

[JJ]

We got a new R65 this year. It is an excellent machine. Makes night and day difference from the 62's. We like everything on it, and there are a lot of "little things" that make it nice. We also got a 8000 series head with an air reel. We traded off a 800 series, and this head cuts so much closer than our 800, I don't know if it is the SCH sickle, or the head itself, but it shaves right down to the ground. I guess I can't complain about either one.

 

[T__langan]

Do you have larger drive tires on your R65 than you had on the 62IJ Reason I ask is we tilted our cutterbar way forward on our 800 mounted on an R52 this year (as per reccomended by tbran) and it made a world of difference in how close our head cuts. Wish we had done this back when we bought the head. Only problem we had was pushing a little dirt in the center of the cutterbar in soft ground. We tilted it back just slightly now and have found a happy medium. I'm wondering if larger drive tires would make your new head tilt farther forward giving you a closer cutIJ Tom langan

 

[JJ]

I doubt that they are taller. We had 30.5 x 32 on our 62, and now have 18.4 x 42 duals on the 65. However, we have a 14' tall machine shed and both have about the same clearance. That is about all I can tell you, other than we pushed a lot of dirt this year in beans. (8+ inches of rain right before bean combining.)

 

[Glean]

Second season R65 duals 25 ft. 8000 head air reel SCH Knife a slite problem with trash ahead of guards drove 45 degree angle to rows no more problem we have wheat, whites,blacks,soys,and corn would recommened machine You will notice my post about our hydro drive still don,t know what was going on there other then that realy like the machine