The 9610 is a pretty good all-round combine however I've found that the Cats work extremely well in all cereal crops -wheat, barley etc., as well as peas, beans and canola. Just like any combine, they take some getting used to as far as setting them. The crop samples are very clean - almost too clean. In the demos I attended the Cat 460 vs. 9610 and CTS II, the 460 outperformed the Deeres by 25-30% depending on the crop.Just remember that the most important item on any combine is the nut behind the wheel.