Sounds like you speak from experiance. Hard to believe that CIH's thin little auger fingers could do so much damage. Of the three brands I've ran (JD, CIH and Massey) the Agco head has the best finger setup. Those things are massive and just don't break or bend. 4 years on a 30' and 4 years on a 25' and I think we have bought 3 or 4 fingers. My 30' has all the originals except 1. Of course its not perfect but it keeps going.