T__langan
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Having never even seen an R72, let alone run one, I'm gonna say no. Maybe if it was Hyperized, Hurtterized, Brannonerized, and everybody elserized! She may have double the capacity of a 50, but the grain tank would be your limiting factor, at least in high yielding corn. My Pa and I were just discussing this the other day. We were cutting some 200+ bu corn with our R52 and 6-30 head. He couldn't quite make two rounds in the small field we were in without having to dump. We theorized that an R72 with a 12-30 head didn't have a big enough grain tank to make one round in that field because the tank is only 100 bu larger than our 52 and it would be taking the same number of rows in one round as we were in two. In fact, folowing that theory, a 72 wouldn't be able to make a whole round if it had a 460 bu tank (A 52's 230 bu tank X 2) You would need at least two large grain carts and unload on the go - then you may accomplish double what 2 50's can cut. If you are only running one grain cart now, you wouldn't save manpower by needing another cart with a 72. Maybe this don't make sense, or I'm not looking at things right, but that's my story and I'm sticking to it! Tom langan
Just jokin' around as usual! Sounds like the time has come to trade that R60 off on a brand new R72 so you can make a whole round. We just finished high moisture corn yesterday and switched back to soybeans. We had 180 acres of them to do as of this morning and we ran all day today. I'd say we are over 50% done with fall harvest. Can't speak for the Red and Green guys around here though! By the looks of things while driving around, I'd say the overall harvest situation in this area is: Corn - under 25% complete and Beans - about 75% complete. All they need to do is predict an early snowfall and it'll be Gleaner to the rescue again!!