Combines New Gleaners

Geoff: From what I have just been reading at the Cat site, Claas may be looking for other brands to put their names on the side of their combines. Maybe GleanerIJIJ Couldn't help myself from speculating on that one. It appears that Cat has none of it's money in the Omaha plant now.

Sounds like an excellent idea. Tell us what crops, and where, and I expect you will get gobs of advice and assistance on this site. You may not see the R75 outperforming the 8010 in pure capacity, but in terms of overall value for cost, you will not beat a properly set up Gleaner.

Not so sure I wouldn't put my money on the GlEANER in wheat against the 8010. That Case_New Holland machine might be a good corn machine, but I still think the GlEANER's tough to beat, and a far better machine for the money than an unproven 8010.

I saw that grain bin size was 330bu. but didn't see what HP is on 8010. Did they do something to rotor, other than feeding ears, to reduce HP requirement over 2388IJ What do they say they did to increase capacity over 2388 and by how muchIJ Thanks for any help you can share. As far as new Gleaners I know there was a few start up bugs last fall with R65-75 but nothing major. Problems have been brought to attention of dealers and should be taken care of on first run of machines shortly. Good luck in whatever you find.

Dan; I'm going to attempt to answer your questions on the new CNH 8010. The rotor (AFX) is the same as the one in the current production 2388. The HP requirements were taken care of by using a 10.3 liter 375 hp (vs 285 hp) engine with a 25 hp bulge also a 40 hp boost while unloading. It would max out @ 415 hp. The concaves and separator grates wrap 180 degrees now instead of 130 in the 2300 models. The cleaning area was increased from 7,947 sq in to a self-leveling 10,075 sq in (same as CR 970 NH). Advertising says it is 40% larger than the 2388. It seems as though grain tank size and engine hp determine class size, so this is called a class 8. Also it is heavy at 36,000n. Not trying to start anything, just relating what's already in print.

Just a note to all you guys buying new Gleaners, It would be wise to have your new combines dynoed. We always have our new ones dynoed and the horsepower is almost always low and they set them up to cummins factory specs. The horsepower makes a difference in tough terrain

We Harvest Corn Soybeans Some wheat and oats

36,000 lbs. I would sure hate to see that thing in the mud. And no I dont care about 4wheel drive. Tractors are for plowing. Have a good harvest.

Thanks a bunch. I was wondering how it could run with R75 when it had a 10.3l engine. HP was not advertized in ad I saw so I guessed they were taking about 300HP from that size engine like Gleaner used to with l10 Cummins. Do you know brand of CNH engineIJ Thanks for help.