I was just curious as to people opinions that have run both of these machines. From what I have read over the years on these combines, I have taken away that the Case (2588) might be a bit better at saving corn and maybe a touch more reliable, but that the STS is .5 mph better in soybeans.
I am very interested in opinions from people that tinker a little to get better results. We run a Case 2577, and we weren't very impressed with corn loss when we set it by the book. We have since found out that for us we can make the loss almost non existant by pulling every other wire out of the concave, running the rotor at very slow speeds (250-280) (helps seperation dramatically), and by changing the front vanes over the concave only to retard flow. We only have an 8 row head, but can run as fast as the head will allow us to.
I have also heard that sts combines can do a way better job in corn by installing bars (interrupters) in the concave area. Maybe there are other great tricks for this machine as well.
Does everyone agree that a 9660 will out eat a 2588 in soybeans. I know these comparisons are very subjective. Heck, it took a year of tinkering to find out the perfect settings for our combine in corn. So I understand that an improperly set machine can make that machine perform worse than the same exact combine.
Thoughts and opinions please.
I am very interested in opinions from people that tinker a little to get better results. We run a Case 2577, and we weren't very impressed with corn loss when we set it by the book. We have since found out that for us we can make the loss almost non existant by pulling every other wire out of the concave, running the rotor at very slow speeds (250-280) (helps seperation dramatically), and by changing the front vanes over the concave only to retard flow. We only have an 8 row head, but can run as fast as the head will allow us to.
I have also heard that sts combines can do a way better job in corn by installing bars (interrupters) in the concave area. Maybe there are other great tricks for this machine as well.
Does everyone agree that a 9660 will out eat a 2588 in soybeans. I know these comparisons are very subjective. Heck, it took a year of tinkering to find out the perfect settings for our combine in corn. So I understand that an improperly set machine can make that machine perform worse than the same exact combine.
Thoughts and opinions please.