Would like to hear some opinions from other people who have run a M series macdon swather compared to a JD 450.
Our dealer has been great enough to let us demo a D450 with a 635 header on for the last couple of days swathing canola along side our M150 with a 35 foot D60 header. I know the majority of guys lean towards the macdon but after running this Deere for 2 days now I can't see why. I have swathed with it in pretty much every condition we would ever encounter. That being mud, water, short canola, tall canola, tangled canola and drowned out spots full of green weeds. The JD is doing 6 or 7 acres more per hour then the macdon. It is a way nicer machine to run I think just because of the cab and the controls and the superior ride from the back suspension. It is also very nice to be able to carry tools and parts in your cab without having to worry about trying to turn your seat around so you can go faster down the road.
So why is everybody buying macdons instead of the deere? Would like to hear from a few people that have run both before we trade our macdon in on a JD.
Our dealer has been great enough to let us demo a D450 with a 635 header on for the last couple of days swathing canola along side our M150 with a 35 foot D60 header. I know the majority of guys lean towards the macdon but after running this Deere for 2 days now I can't see why. I have swathed with it in pretty much every condition we would ever encounter. That being mud, water, short canola, tall canola, tangled canola and drowned out spots full of green weeds. The JD is doing 6 or 7 acres more per hour then the macdon. It is a way nicer machine to run I think just because of the cab and the controls and the superior ride from the back suspension. It is also very nice to be able to carry tools and parts in your cab without having to worry about trying to turn your seat around so you can go faster down the road.
So why is everybody buying macdons instead of the deere? Would like to hear from a few people that have run both before we trade our macdon in on a JD.