Combines ran 9690

Sounds like the 760 in 1972 against the IH 915 or 503, or the JD 7700 or the 105 ect. They had to come out with the 1480 and the 8820 to match up, 6 years later in 1978! I hope they push the market on these machines.

crainkid,I have a high houred 2188 and have been looking at MF to trade in a year or 2(demoed a 8780XP this fall)How was the 9690 on grain Quality and loss out the backIJI grow food grade white corn and must have top grade sample.Also what did you think of the new cab,hydraulics and unload rateIJThe 8780xp was behind the 2188 in these areas.I`m hoping the 9000's put MF back in front. Thanks for any more info.

The new cab is awesome. Someone can sit in the buddy seat and you would never touch them. It has great visibility. It had some of the better grain quality that you will see. It didnt put much at all out the back, even in some little short beans. It will unload 300bushel pretty fast. Alot better than our old 8570.

Could you and the operator of the 2188 provide seat of the pants impressions about losses, grain quality and cleanliness of bin sampleIJ I'm thoroughly faimiliar with the AT rotor in the 9690, and other rotors which hae the same type of rasp bars installed, but what type rotor is in the 2188IJ

tj,not sure your question was directed at me but i`ll answer just the same.I have a 2188 with spec.rotor,20 Gordon bars up front,factory setup rearhalf with 8 straight bars.Factory large wire concaves(rebuilt by St.Johns Welding)Every other wire pulled on all 3 concaves.Full set Keystock grates.Factory Sieves.Cover plates used in Wheatandsometimes Beans. I still fight the problem of some rotor lossandsample not as good as I would like.My IJ is would a MF rotor do a better job or perhaps your modified(st.johns)rotor in my 2188IJJust trying to do a better job no matter the color.Thanks

The AT rotor in the new MF machines is essentially the same as the modified rotor which we have available for IH models. With rasp type bars installed as opposed to rub bars, rotor speeds don't need to be as high, preventing damage to grain, separation is better and rotor loss is almost nonexistent. Engine RPM doesn't drop as much under load, and the peripheral components (shoe, fan, header, etc.) remain more eficient. The 9690 with this type of bars should have provided a better sample. Do you feel this is correctIJ

tj, I demoed a new 8780xp this fall and was told it had the new experimental rotor and front beater.It did a very good job for short time I ran it.Being new to the MF rotor combine I'm not sure it was even set perfect at that. I will get in contact with you this winter to perhaps update or improve my 2188.I have decided to run it another year or two until I get a chance to look over a new MFandother machines.$$$ are short anyway! By the way,Will St.Johns have a booth at the NFMS in loiusville KY. this coming year or any other showsIJThanks

I expect there will be a learning curve on the AT rotor, at least if it was set up as I've seen in photos. There may presently be a few too many trinkets and doodads attached for best operation. A couple of years ago, we missed all of the spring farm shows due to other commitments (mostly an overload of rotors to rework) and lost several booth spaces. We're now in line to get some of them back, and don't know exactly when that will be. The internet is pretty good for passing on info, but I'll have to say that I miss the customer contact.