A neighbor of mine demoed a used 470 over the weekend (8-10 hrs. I think) and it performed at a very respectable 5.5 mph avg. throughout the entire demo with a 30' flexhead in 13-15%, 50-55 bu_ac moderately greenstem soybeans, planted on 15" rows and leaving only 1-2 beans_ sq. ft. on the ground. I was very impressed! The one thing that impresses me everytime I harvest beans with my 485R, especially higher moisture, greenstems, is the fact it is very quiet. When I mean quiet, I mean no "romping" sound in the threshing system. The front APS drum eliminates any spike load induced by tough beans, resulting in a more efficient thresh with less power used, not to mention a smooth running and sounding machine. The 470's 290hp is well matched to the size and capacity of the machine. I believe this particular 470 was fitted with heavy duty final drives (probably planetaries),therefore, a 12 row ready machine. Given its performance in the tough bean conditions, I doubt very much that it will have trouble with a 1230 cornhead in any yield of corn.
