I agree about the 2188 thing and the 2388 thing, few years back a local case dealer talked about bringing a 2388 out to show a close friend how to pick corn, he was demoing against a 2003 9750sts with a 16/22 deere cornhead, well the story goes , our new 12row ready 2388 will out pick your sts, and give a better sample??????well case dealer shows up, bright shiny new 2388, I will admit myself that case combines are good looking machines!!back to the story, case brought a bish adapter so the 16/22 could be used, 9750sts backs out,2388 drives up hooks the 16/22 and OOP'S the over rated 2388 couldn't lift the 16/22????well the the sales man says got to be a problem we will send out a tech. my friend says well we aren't going to waste anymore time , rehooks the 9750sts and procedes to give the case dealer a lesson in picking irrigated corn , while the 2388 went back on the semi.I personally like the rotary concept and have had a great deal of respect for all of the red rotary's, how ever, case didn't have a machine that would compare till the 8010, 7010's appeared. My friend in question run the 16/22 on a 1990 9600 previous to the 9750sts, we have a 1981 8820 running a 1293 deere with no issues, this was the first year that deere entered the 12 row market, case????correct me if i'm wrong 2002, 2003??????with that said I agree with others Deere isn't the company that has been behind over the years.With new machines on the horizon Deere will prove itself to be out front for along time, now if we could find homes for the red bines that we have on our lot that would be great.