The Deere row crop head is not the greatest thing in the world... that much I give you... but it's not too bad either provided you observe a couple of things. Number one, first and foremost... you do not attempt to chop in wet conditions. By that, I mean if it's rained... go home. Stalks and undergrowth need to be dry to touch. If it's wet the crap will build up under the belts and throw the chains. Beyond that... keep the bevel gear shafts well greased, knives somewhat close, etc and they work well enough.
As far as the newer choppers go... they're a good machine. Some were prone to eating feedroll bearings or so it seemed. The smooth feedroll will eventually rot away after it's worn thin... most of them tear the tapered splines off the blower drive shaft and a lot of them got a repair kit installed. The rest of the got welded... so be careful about that. It's fine until you need to replace the bearings on the blower shaft, then you replace the shaft. Lower blower bands and eventually side sheets would wear out... and shearbar adjusters need periodic adjustment when the cut starts getting ragged. I've never had any problem with the electric/hydraulic controls on mine and I don't know anyone else who has either. Sometimes the harness plugs need replacement but that's pretty minor. Do keep in mind that the hydraulics ~are~ closed center. If you have an open center tractor you need to buy a conversion spool and solenoid. It takes about 10 min to install and probably a couple hundred bucks to buy today if you get it new... Personally I don't think Deere builds the best harvester, but it's a pretty good harvester. Where I find they make up the difference is in parts. The parts for those things, for the most are fairly cheap and readily available... at least most of the stuff I've needed over the years. Also consider that the row crop heads are quite readily available used... so when one of them is ready to go to corn head heaven, you buy two more and keep the old one for parts.
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