Combines N6 N7 VS l3

In talking with 2 seperate dealers before the purchase of my Rotary Gleaner, I found that if I were for some reason to need a new Crankshaft for a Duetz it would cost $10,000 to $12,000 and then I would wait WEEKS for it get there. They both had nice R60s to sell. I kept asking questions and found that parts for the N6, R6, and the R62 were more available and generally cheaper, as the crankshaft was a fraction of the cost and 2 day service if needed. We do alot of soybeans in this area and two of the Deutz powered Gleaners have had bad records with less than 1 day work and buildup on the back 2 cylinders of chaff and scoring of the Jug. Me being a pilot, makes me even more a believer that Air Cooled is for Airplanes not combine that run in the dust and dirt.

john we run both the air-cooled and liquid-cooled motors and believe me the conditions here are very dusty at times. The motors are blown down daily and it takes 30 minutes apx. to do each,the radiator and engine bay on the cummins and the motor and cores on the deutz.At the end of the day the engine bay is dirtier on the deutz but the radiator on the cummins is a real cow to get really clean.These combines in the summer work in temperatures over 100 deg.F. some days and we have never had trouble with the air-cooled.john

We cut a lot of beans with our Deutz powered R50 and never had any trouble at all with dirt build-up in the engine. We always pulled the combine up to the shop every morning when we were at home with it and would blow out the oil coolers, around the heads and cylinders as well as the electric clutches. If you are getting build-up around the jugs, it makes me wonder if there is a gap somewhere that is letting larger dust_straw particles to get in there or you may have an oil leak somewhere that is catching dust. We have found that as long as there are no oil leaks, any dust that makes it through the rotary screen will blow right through the engine. We really like the Cummins in our R52, but given the choice we would have taken another Deutz.

we have an '84 l3 and a neighbor had a N5. He can't keep up in wheat or corn, he has a better flex head so he goes quicker in beans, but if we had a good flex head (hint, hint) if anyone needs to sell a 15-20' flex head, we'll bu it

I have never operated a N series. So I have no idea how well they harvest. I really like the l3. The only thing that I would change would be to move the header out so it is easier to see in beans. I took the brake pedals out because I never used them and needed a place to put my foot. I just ordered the St. John's cylinder and concave to replace the stock cylinder and concave.