Custom guys, What size of draper for Wheat?

[Itzenfarms]

What size of draper are you running in wheat on a 7088? I have a Peterson sieve, and it has a programmer on it. I am currently running a 30' 2020 and it would be foolish to run in South Dakota. I was thinking a 35' FD70 so I could also use it at home, but if I could push a 40' I can deal with that too. Only thing is is if I can use a 40' I do believe I will have to add another 3' to my unloading auger

Thanks in advanced!

[silver72man]

We have pushed 35' macdon with our 2388s and love them. I think your 7088s have a few more horsepower and more lifting capacity. I guess to it depends if you run a grain cart and how good your wheat averages are, because if you are pusshing a 40' head and taking in more bushels per round than you may be stuck running back to the truck alot. Also consider if you have to move alot down the highway to get to all of your fields. Our 35' headers are hard enough to move with the header on I bet a 40' would be nearly impossible. But if you have big fields and run a grain cart I think you could push a 40' easy in wheat. Just my two cents.

[Itzenfarms]

Grain carts aren't an issue. Around home a 40' would never work, we have fields a 40' head wouldn't even fit in lol I'm afraid of the machine not being able to handle it. Although it didn't have any problem with the 35' I demoed this fall in green stemmed double crop Soybeans. I would say over the past few years the wheat has averaged anywhere from 30-70 bu/ac with big rolling hills. I think the combine will pick the head up fine

[Caseharvester]

Id say your pushing it with the 40 ft head on the 7088. Were going to a 8120 with our 40 ft. I have seen guys on the harvest run with 7088's and 40 ft hds but not very often. I think it would make more sense to go with a 35 ft. We feel that a 7088 wouldn't be able to handle the amount of material a 40 ft would take in 50 bushel wheat. Running our 35ft this fall in beans with a 7088 was all the combine wanted running in 50 bushel beans we had this year. But like i said some guys do it, so you would proble be more interested in what they have to say.

[Itzenfarms]

Originally Posted by Caseharvester

Id say your pushing it with the 40 ft head on the 7088. Were going to a 8120 with our 40 ft. I have seen guys on the harvest run with 7088's and 40 ft hds but not very often. I think it would make more sense to go with a 35 ft. We feel that a 7088 wouldn't be able to handle the amount of material a 40 ft would take in 50 bushel wheat. Running our 35ft this fall in beans with a 7088 was all the combine wanted running in 50 bushel beans we had this year. But like i said some guys do it, so you would proble be more interested in what they have to say.

I value everyone's opinion. Your machine didn't like the 35' in beans? ours loved it in good beans, more so than the 30' flex head. Your running a 35' on your runs? are you running the CNH head or a Genuine MacDon?

[Caseharvester]

Originally Posted by Itzenfarms

I value everyone's opinion. Your machine didn't like the 35' in beans? ours loved it in good beans, more so than the 30' flex head. Your running a 35' on your runs? are you running the CNH head or a Genuine MacDon?

Our machine liked the header in beans, just saying that you can't go 4.5 mph in really good beans, and the 40 ft would proble make it grunt more. But yes, we love the draper over the flex heads. The draper feeds lots better then the auger heads in wheat and beans. We are running the case head. Some people say the macdon head is cheaper, but idk. The parts through macdon are usually cheaper then through case tho. We are running 35's on the run now and trying the 40 next year.

[Itzenfarms]

Originally Posted by Caseharvester

Our machine liked the header in beans, just saying that you can't go 4.5 mph in really good beans, and the 40 ft would proble make it grunt more. But yes, we love the draper over the flex heads. The draper feeds lots better then the auger heads in wheat and beans. We are running the case head. Some people say the macdon head is cheaper, but idk. The parts through macdon are usually cheaper then through case tho. We are running 35's on the run now and trying the 40 next year.

New for new there was $8,000 dollars difference between the price I got from BIC and a MacDon dealer for the same head MacDon being cheaper. I think I'm leaning more towards a 35' So I can use it at home. A 40' will not work here A 35' is difficult on some farms lol

[Caseharvester]

Ya. i would have to agree if you only have 1 head. We been cutting terraces out with 30 fts and then cutting in between with 35fts, and now to a 40. Thats a big difference. I think i would go with macdon. We have been thinking to look into that. Mayb we should now.

[Itzenfarms]

Originally Posted by Caseharvester

Ya. i would have to agree if you only have 1 head. We been cutting terraces out with 30 fts and then cutting in between with 35fts, and now to a 40. Thats a big difference. I think i would go with macdon. We have been thinking to look into that. Mayb we should now.

We have been doing the same thing, have one machine running a 25' flex that works great on terraces in beans although the 30' fits nice too. I think I would be better off finding a used D50 and keep using the flex heads for a few more years, no one will allow much for the heads anyway on trade and they work decent.

[farmerjones]

In good wheat or tough conditions 40 foot would bring your machine to it's knees. We have a MD 35' on our 8120, and in South Dakota in 70+ bu wheat and a little tough straw you could nearly kill the motor if you were not careful, and that's got a lot more horsepower than your 7088. We combined with a farmer's 7088 and a 36' MD head in some very, very down and ugly/tough wheat in ND this year, and he regularly was short on power and had to slow down. If you anticipate low yields and dry straw it would work I suppose, but that machine was more certainly not designed to anticipate 40' being shoved through it. I'd think the cleaning shoe might it's hands full as well with that load of material.