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AllanC

10-26-2004 20:27:42




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I've sorta decided it's near time to retire the old MF410. Looking at maybe a NH TR70 or L series gleaner. What can anyone tell me about these machines




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JMS/MN

10-28-2004 17:32:31




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 Re: What Combine in reply to AllanC, 10-26-2004 20:27:42  
As I remember, the 410 was a nice four row corn-soybean combine. If you want to replace it with an L2 Gleaner, are you also updating your planter? If you plant with a four row, and run an L2, you better plan on a 6-8 row planter. You'll never keep the L2 full enough with a 4r head on it. Even an M2 is coasting with a 4r. Need to keep a large capacity machine full to do a decent job of shelling. Increasing ground speed is not the answer- a bit of side sway just knocks ears out of the head when you run too fast. The entire planting/harvesting system needs to match. Years ago a custom operator neighbor ran an M2, then the N5, with a 4r head. Lost most of his custom business after a few years of too much volunteer corn in the next year's bean fields. Can't run 7 mph and stay on the row.

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Ken Stanton

05-18-2005 08:52:29




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 Setting up an M2 for wheat in reply to JMS/MN, 10-28-2004 17:32:31  
This will amuse you... A friend with zero combine experience just picked up an M2 at an auction because it was going cheap. The last time I worked with a combine was about 20 years ago, with a conventional machine-- Massey Ferguson 510. My friend is hoping I can help him get started with this thing in wheat. It was used last fall to do soybeans. Now here's the catchy part: The manual is incomplete. Only the bits you don't need a manual for remain. My friend has ordered a manual, but it might take a month to get here. If anyone can provide basic set up instructions for concave/cyl. speed, advice for setting up the separator, etc. , I would be greatful. I hope I haven't completely forgotten how to do this :-/
Wish me luck. Back to the farm in Maryland. Ken Stanton.
P.S. Even with the header off, this is a heck of a big machine for the cowpaths they refer to as "roads" in this state. Scary moving from farm to farm.

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TP from Central PA

10-28-2004 17:50:52




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 Re: What Combine in reply to JMS/MN, 10-28-2004 17:32:31  
I know of a few guys that run odd set-ups..... ...like a 4 row planter and then combine with a 6 row head. If you can be accurate when planting I doubt it would cause much of a problem.



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Tim(nj)

10-27-2004 17:05:21




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 Re: What Combine in reply to AllanC, 10-26-2004 20:27:42  
Not sure about the TR-70 . . . . as New Holland"s first rotary, they had some kinks. I would imagine that this one has had updates done if it is still running. The L2/L3 Gleaners are conventionals that had a proven design with decent capacity. Either machine will be twice the capacity of the 410.



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AllanC

10-28-2004 20:31:53




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 Re: What Combine in reply to Tim(nj), 10-27-2004 17:05:21  
Thanks for the opinions fellas. I should have explained that I only do wheat, mustard, and occasionally oats or Canola. Mostly straight cut, but I have an 18 foot swather.



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old don

10-31-2004 17:08:25




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 Re: What Combine in reply to AllanC, 10-28-2004 20:31:53  
Allen only comment I have to add is if you're saving your straw the rotary combine does a pretty good job of pulverizing it and then they run it through a chopper doesn't bale very good. As a side note we probably get some of your mustard seed. I'm a maintenance supervisor at a mustard plant in central Ohio and we buy a lot from Sask. and Minn.



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