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8200 grain head orbital reel pros or cons

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Topic: 8200 grain head orbital reel pros or cons

Posted By: Leon B MO
Subject: 8200 grain head orbital reel pros or cons
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2026 at 8:51am

We currently use a 30' with a Crary air reel on it on our R62. It feeds well and like the reel but the 30' head is really too much for our terrace fields and conditions and a handful for the 62. We know of a 25' 8200 with orbital reel. I'm looking for input, opinions on the orbital reel verses the air reel on the 8200. We cut about 280 acres of beans annually.
Thanks
Leon B Mo

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Uncle always said "Fill the back of the shovel and the front will take care of itself".

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Posted By: SilverShoes
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2026 at 11:28am

I wouldn’t go back to a 25, your 30 will flex better than the 25. We have terraces also and started with a 25 then 30. 30 flexes better but we went to Macdons and they are much better for feeding the processor