Rolf
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G'Day snipe I would go for a 72 (bigger engine) and the long sieve version 96- I think. Check out he main drive shaft with vari speed for rotor drive and see if it's had the main bearings replaced or had big nut's regularly checked for toque. check air cleaner pre cleaner for crap in the system. with Flex 500 or 800 look at wobble box skid plate and that A arm underneath for cracks and abuse!!!! also see how worn the bushings are on all the arms to the cutter bar!!! also check sprockets on table auger drive as some of them came out with the wrong ratio's on them. and have look in processor on the left hand end to see if the cage material has a blue or black burnt look in the last five inch's before discharge!!!! this will give you a good idea how much abuse the machine has been given!!!! Rolf