200wd45
07-30-2005 20:41:20
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Re: Gleaner Vs John Deere in reply to AlfromIA, 07-28-2005 20:14:48
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As an AC fan, I hate to, but I have to give the nod to John Deere, based on my experience. My dad had Gleaners (A, C2, G, L2), and one Deere (7720). I barely remember the C2, but remember the G and L2 very well. 2 things stand out about the 7720 over the Gleaners; 1-as soon as the slightest bit of dew appeared in soybeans or wheat, you were done for the day with the Gleaners, as they would plug up big time just inside the front of the machine, while the 7720 would just keep going (I don"t think it ever plugged). 2-John Deere corn head is far superior over a Gleaner; the Gleaner heads had a problem with flipping ears onto the ground, which was a problem we never had with the 7720. More recently, the custom operator who harvests my dad"s crops had, up until last year a Gleaner R-series and it had the same issue with it"s head, as well. Plusses for the Gleaner, as I think was previously mentioned, they were easier to work on and maintain, and we always felt that the Gleaners did just a little bit better job in wheat than the 7720.
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