Air reels

bigjohn · 12-19-2011, 06:11 AM

Hi just wondering what your thoughts are on air reels. Carry air reels in particulare. Are air reels worth the extra cost?

catfarmer · 12-19-2011, 08:54 AM

how big of one are you looking for? i have a 25 foot one that i do not use

bigjohn · 12-19-2011, 07:37 PM

Looking in the 20-25' range as I have some rolling land here.

theokusters · 12-21-2011, 05:04 PM

If you can save 1-2 bu soybeans per acre, You can do the math yourself! Works really nice in high yielding crops. However we combined some beans on a future gravelpit, which yielded only 25bu/ac, and then the air reel doesn't work so nice. The more crop you take in, the better it works. (my opinion..)

crking · 12-21-2011, 06:34 PM

Best money you will ever spend. Get the fan mount to header though, not to the combine, it way easier if you upgrade combines.

two rotors rule · 01-18-2012, 06:24 PM

I have a AWS out front an love it. Would not combine beans without one!!

GoalieDavid · 01-18-2012, 06:30 PM

I also put the AWS system on this fall, I believe it paid for itself this season. Beans feed so fast a smooth, took awhile to learn that in real dry beans I had to turn the air down a bit to keep from blowing them over the header. But like Two Rotors I would not run beans without one now

bigjohn · 01-26-2012, 05:57 AM

ok thanks guys

Axialflow1688 · 01-26-2012, 10:26 AM

Air reels are well worth it. If you can go with the AWS system because they are easier to maintain and there is less to go wrong with them. The Crary Air Reel would be fine, but if you deal with pocket gropher mounds and it builds up on your platform and the reel comes around and catches it, it will strip all the little cogs on the reel. Both work great and save you money and you'll be glad you invested in an air-reel.

deeretech99 · 01-26-2012, 10:27 PM

aws is better the crarys we had a lot of gear box failures

12-19-2011, 06:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
bigjohn Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Ontario Posts: 11	Air reels Hi just wondering what your thoughts are on air reels. Carry air reels in particulare. Are air reels worth the extra cost?

12-19-2011, 08:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
catfarmer Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 684	how big of one are you looking for? i have a 25 foot one that i do not use

12-19-2011, 07:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
bigjohn Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Ontario Posts: 11	Looking in the 20-25' range as I have some rolling land here.

12-21-2011, 05:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
theokusters Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 37	If you can save 1-2 bu soybeans per acre, You can do the math yourself! Works really nice in high yielding crops. However we combined some beans on a future gravelpit, which yielded only 25bu/ac, and then the air reel doesn't work so nice. The more crop you take in, the better it works. (my opinion..)

12-21-2011, 06:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
crking Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 769	Best money you will ever spend. Get the fan mount to header though, not to the combine, it way easier if you upgrade combines.

01-18-2012, 06:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
two rotors rule Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Ontario Posts: 2	I have a AWS out front an love it. Would not combine beans without one!!

01-18-2012, 06:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
GoalieDavid Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 36	I also put the AWS system on this fall, I believe it paid for itself this season. Beans feed so fast a smooth, took awhile to learn that in real dry beans I had to turn the air down a bit to keep from blowing them over the header. But like Two Rotors I would not run beans without one now

01-26-2012, 05:57 AM	#8 (permalink)
bigjohn Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Ontario Posts: 11	ok thanks guys

01-26-2012, 10:26 AM	#9 (permalink)
Axialflow1688 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: North Dakota Posts: 107	Air reels are well worth it. If you can go with the AWS system because they are easier to maintain and there is less to go wrong with them. The Crary Air Reel would be fine, but if you deal with pocket gropher mounds and it builds up on your platform and the reel comes around and catches it, it will strip all the little cogs on the reel. Both work great and save you money and you'll be glad you invested in an air-reel.

01-26-2012, 10:27 PM	#10 (permalink)
deeretech99 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: ne montana Posts: 101	aws is better the crarys we had a lot of gear box failures

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