Baldrick Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Well we have just finnished combining because it has started to spit with rain, our moisture got down to 11.2% and when we finnished it was at 13%. Our New Holland CR9090 with a 35 ft header turned up at 9pm ready for it's demonstration tomorrow. Cant wait to drive it I imagine you too had a night of near-constant, heavy rain? I hope you don't get that big yellow beast bogged down anywhere - Does will be most unimpressed. Let me know how you get on in the CR9090 though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Lets have some pics of it stuck starting on the wheat today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerseaDavid Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 (edited) Well I have just finnished for the day, we only had 5mm of rain last night and we started at 11am and it was 19.5% We had both combines running on the same field and the New holland made the John Deere look small. It was going well until the last 3/4's of an hour when my boss took over it and decided to dig a trench with the header and this killed the combine dead and it was taken off on a low loader Edited August 7, 2009 by MerseaDavid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 It was going well until the last 3/4's of an hour when my boss took over it and decided to dig a trench with the header and this killed the combine dead and it was taken off on a low loader A decent fellow would post a photo of that incident..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 well lets hope he does not drive one again.if that happened in the states on the farm,they would go mad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerseaDavid Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 A decent fellow would post a photo of that incident..... It's on the way mate Just putting it on photobucket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MerseaDavid Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 some i took during the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Edward Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 (edited) It was going well until the last 3/4's of an hour when my boss took over it and decided to dig a trench with the header and this killed the combine dead and it was taken off on a low loader My grand father (83) does that regularly, And I can tell you it is possible to weld a header that is snapped (well torn) in the middle back together Pha that THAT stopped it :yes: Bit of a beasty that, doesnt the auger in the header flex?? on the big claas they have split reels and all Edited August 7, 2009 by EdwardtheloneShooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 good pictures and nice combine, but i do like the jds,we have 4 jds in the states, jds 9696. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M ROBSON Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Here's a question for all you guys who know stuff about combines! I've always wondered what would happen if I accidently left a wire pigeon cradle in the ground of an unharvested field. Would it knacker the combine up? Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 It all depends on how it enters, it may pass striaght through (abit bent and broken) or it could get wrapped round a vital organ and cause a hell of a lot of damage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerseaDavid Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 I might end up with a very annoyed farmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerseaDavid Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 It is a very nice combine and the 35ft header worked well on the wheat but the John Deere did over take it when we were racing them against each other on a couple of strips I think I prefer the John Deere myself and I think the other guys thought the same but we will be having a Class Lexion 600 out either in the next couple of weeks or next year. We are not sure yet. I am hoping they will stick with John Deere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 stick with the jds,and keep the boss off of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 You took some cracking photos, David. I particularly like the 'oops' shots. We have a JD690i helping us out this evening and tomorrow, which I shall try out. I do have a fondness for the Lexions' control and telemetry systems though, but we as a farm are becoming increasingly swayed by the notion of chucking the Lexions altogether. We would be very unlikely to go for anything New Holland though. We'd like JD (or Fendt, if they made a combine) reliability, married with Claas output and handling. Mark, there's a 50:50 chances that pigeon cradles will probably do negligible damage to a combine. It's things like fly-tipped electrical cable and bicycle frames, and random bits of metal left behind by firms digging gas/water pipelines, that cause combine-killing damage. They're the things that are almost impossible to spot until it's too late. So too are deer fawns, which sit tight and won't move, when you're mowing a field for silage (rather distressing for the driver, it renders most of the crop worthless and requires the machinery to be thoroughly cleaned out). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 You took some cracking photos, David. I particularly like the 'oops' shots. We have a JD690i helping us out this evening and tomorrow, which I shall try out. I do have a fondness for the Lexions' control and telemetry systems though, but we as a farm are becoming increasingly swayed by the notion of chucking the Lexions altogether. We would be very unlikely to go for anything New Holland though. We'd like JD (or Fendt, if they made a combine) reliability, married with Claas output and handling. Actually fendt do make a combine (well its a fergi which is a laverda), but its not avalible in this country Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 Edward, I was thinking more along the lines of a Lexion/CR9090 destroyer, not a Laverda... I'm amazed that Fendt doesn't produce a 'proper' combine, as the Vario tractors have legions of fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 Ah right gotcha Isnt a lexion 600 big enough :yes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerseaDavid Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 I am hoping to stick with john deere but my boss is thinking of going with class, probably the 600 model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 Ah right gotcha Isnt a lexion 600 big enough Yep, a 600 is plenty big enough, but the aforementioned reliability issues with Claas always test our loyalty to the brand. In contrast, we have a Fendt 930 Vario, which seems almost indestructible (it's also a delight to operate). Anything JD or AGCO seems to plod on through hardship that would grind a Claas to a halt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerseaDavid Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 (edited) I saw 3 class lexions out today and 2 of them were broken I saw 1 Case combine on spring rape going quite well and our JD was finnishing off the Wheat on our main farm ready to move to the next farm. We have only got about 10 days left of combining if the weather stays nice and then we will be on cultivations and ploughing. Edited August 8, 2009 by MerseaDavid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 I saw 3 class lexions out today and 2 of them were broken I saw 1 Case combine on spring rape going quite well and our JD was finnishing off the Wheat on our main farm ready to move to the next farm. We have only got about 10 days left of combining if the weather stays nice and then we will be on cultivations and ploughing. German reliability.... We're on the same timeline for the remainder of our wheat, although we have been psuhing on with tillage whenever there's been a window of opportunity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapwing Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 We have only just finished the winter rape here. Will not be growing a holl variety again! I think we have nearly had enough rain for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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