Combine choices.

A Rotary Gleaner can be set-up to harvest ANY crop. Some equipment is added or changed, but they can be adapted to many different crops.

modirt wrote: Question about the rotary Gleaners.......can they be setup to harvest small grain and seed crops like red clover, fescue, etc, or are they mostly for corn, soybeans, wheat, etc?

We ran red clover with a R52 even have a small seed screen for it.

Called a dealer for a LH spiral snap roll point today (black cornhead) and he said it's no longer available.  Those machines are getting old enough that you need to think about parts availability.  The other option is to pick up a salvage unit for spare parts.  Luckily my neighbor had some salvage row units that I was able to get the parts off. 

Get the spirals rebuilt by a metal, welding shop. Spirals for my hugger from AGCO this year were $101 each and then they gave me a 10% discount so about 10 bucks off that. A spiral after market, not Deere, for a 1290 Deere head is about the same price.

too bad you are so far from Montana,   We have a neighbor with a 6620 that he can't get anyone to buy or even trade.

Tracy Martin TN wrote: Tbone95 wrote: Tracy Martin TN wrote: If you are looking at saving time, stick with the Deere, it will save you on sowing your next crop! Bah.....I can set my 4420 deere just fine.   To the OP, what happened to your 4420 to render it dead? Yeah, I see the fields around here where the Deere guys set theirs just fine too! Anyone can tell them by the green strips in the fields after sprouting!

Maybe so. But you haven’t seen my fields. I drive all around, see fields like you’re talking about, and see all colors of equipment parked nearby. It’s 99% the operator. Just as your dig on Deeres, there’s digs on Gleaners. I don’t dig on them, I’ve never owned or operated one. Nearest dealer is god knows where. Equally, I’m not in love with my combine. I bought it because it was a fair price, runs fantastic, was close enough to drive home, and the dealership is close by. And there’s 1000’s of them, so used parts are often attainable.

From all my reading and research, I’ve formed my own opinion, and yes, it’s just an opinion. In comparison to other similar size machines from the era, until rather recently even, a Deere had more horsepower. You could even say a bit too much? You can make your settings then push it and overload it pretty easily and spit grain out the back, while the engine isn’t pulled down yet.

Say what you want, I’m proud of my clean fields and clean samples. It can be done and I’ve learned to do it.

I have a rock trap as well. Never have damaged something from a rock. Maybe there’s something to that but I’ve not had a problem.

To the OP, a 6620 has a hydro, a little nicer setup than the 4420’s ground drive.

a guy can get a 7700 or 7720 low hours bigger combine an not spend a lot of money' there is a lot of them out there. they don't throw your grain out the back when there set right. also will run a 8 row head. stay with the jd.

Mayer’s have a nice looking R42 on Facebook

I would buy a 218 or 918 to put on it, then just drive it with drive shafts.
Don't think you can drive fast enough with a 13' head to keep it full.
I'm with you on the JD head.      MACK

Best part of a deere is the time to repair it or having seat fall on your head while changing belts. Have used 6600 and 7700 both very hard to work on gleaner is much easier to work on and does a better job