Combines R52 compared to l2

Once you have used the hydraulic reverser on the r52 you would never want to do soybeans again without it,Capacity wise they are about the same but for reliability and operator comfort the r52 is way ahead.The bad points on the r52 would be breaking up the cob too much and the pieces plugging the sieves.The early models like the R50 had chains which were driven off the fan that flew off at their leisure.DEUTZ engine very reliable probably too expensive for combine engine.

Is it true that its hard to keep from having corn or beans going straight through the machine and and back on the groundIJ Is the " silver seeder" true. jl

Yes this saves on the expense of owning a planter.

R52's are much more reliable due to being newer with fewer moving parts. One can run a R52 with 6 row head over the exact same distance and the rotary will put more bushels in the bin. The cylinder can be modified just as can say a Case machines with specialty rotors to match your conditions. Click over there on Hyper Mods to see what you can do without having to buy an expensive specialty rotor as other brands have to do in some cases. A modified R52 will outdo a rasp bar l2. The problem listed below of cob break up in certain areas and conditions can be mostly eliminated by removing 1_2 of the grate wires, extending the helical over the inlet as directed and then using shimmed steep pitched helicals transitioned into the regular pitched ones. All pretty easy to do. The problem of the chain coming off mentioned on early models is also fixed easily; again look at the pictures and directions posted in the mod section. Removing the cylinder on a Gleaner is a 45 minute job or less with a loader, skid steer or forklift. Shoe loss is almost non existant, rotor loss problems are no greater than with any other brand and usually vary with the operator's abilities. R62's are a lot more forgiving and have much more capacity as well, keep in mind, while shopping. Happy hunting

Does this happen just on the 52 , or is it common on the 62 and 72's alsoIJ jl

The guy that rents one of my houses works at a local elevator but doesn't have a farming background. About everything he knows about farming, he picks up listening at the elevator. This guy is an avid hunter and walks many of his customer's fields in the fall while hunting deer. A couple years ago, I had a real decent crop of wheat and really had the R72 dialed in. After the hunting season had ended, Charles caught me and asked, "Why do they call Gleaners, silver seedersIJ" He said that my fields were the only ones he had walked that fall that didn't have green streaks behind the combine. I just told him, "I don't know." Ed in Montana

With all the R50 and 52's we've had around hear we have never had excess loss problems no matter what degree of so called hyperizing. Depending on reason for loss the 62 and or 72 would likely be more forgiving. Taking nothing away from the l series I think they would be tons easier than rotors to throw out grain. I was never so happy as to be done with feeder beater, thresher beater, seperator beater, raddle chains, and walkers. The unhyperized R50 had no problem doing everything a l2 would do in our crops plus less crop damage and more crop in the bin. Of course the more we hyped it the better we did. The much narrower concave and slower cylinder speed allowed us to thresh much more grain with grain. Velocity of feed and conditions would have little affect on operation and settings as compared to wide concave. Good luck

What head and speed are you runningIJI am very curious because we just got an N5 which is replacing our l2.I'm glad to hear your happy with it.I hope I learn all the tricks to these rotories.

I have a N5 and l2 and my l2 will run circles around the N5 in beans, But in corn the N5 will walk off and leave the l2 even with a 8 row head on the N5, the N5 does do a cleaner job, and the l2 has a floating feeder beater and a spike tooth cly.

Allisfarmer, this is the exact reason why people should not be afraid of the Gleaner natural flow rotor dissappearing. Alot of us have slopes and the accelerator rolls just plain reduce losses. Other rotors may get bigger but we will still roll right past them on slopes. If they try to keep the travel speed around slopes the grain will eventually start overloading the downhill side of the shoe and you will see a trail of grain, a problem the Gleaner doesnt have if your rolls are in good condition