I demoed 8010 vs R75 with standard rotor in irrigated 140 bu wheat. The 8010 out cut the 75 by 10-15%. I think it could have done more. I never really had a chance to tune it in. I DID plug the chopper on the 8010 in some kochia. Not good but was running in 5 minutes again. Only really ran 8010 for about two hours and spent most of my time trying to get used to different controls.

 

I have an R-72 with a standard rotor and combined in a field where there were also case combines combining. There were some 8010's and some 2388's. I could go faster than the 2388's, but could not keep up to the 8010's in canola (never tried in grain). This summer I am going to intall a sunnybrook rotor and concaves and change the feederhouse to get more capacity. This should make it the same capacity as an 8010.

 

I know a lot of times Class size doesn't mean squat but according to the figures you would want to compare the R75 to a 7010. Of course the best way in my opinion for comparisons is first hand experience like the posts above. The R's do have great capacity. I'll admit I'm a huge Gleaner homer but for the thousands upon thousand of dollars difference in price for a 8010 versus R75 it better be able to out cut the R75.

 

I haven't seen it personally, but I've read the report. One of my co-workers out cut an 8010 with his R75 in North Dakota in wheat. The 8010 was pushing a 36 ft draper and the R75 was pushing a 40 ft draper. The 75 had the lowered feed floor and standard rotor. If I remember correctly, he just didn't beat the 8010 by a little, it was quite a bit. I'd have to go back and look and see what the wheat was yielding. I believe there is a lot of unlocked potential in the Gleaner design. Hopefully we'll see some big improvements in the coming years.

 

With the lowered feeder floor I believe they would be very close in capacity and in some crops the R75 should out perform. My R65 will outperform a 2588 in corn and beans.

 

if its a r75 with a cummins you have 330 hp and with the new r75 you have 350. The 8010 has 400 hp. Its a big difference. i agree with the previous poster that you should compare with a 7010.

 

I have a 2002 R72 @ did custom harvesting for a neighbor who had just bought a new 8010. We ran side by side on 2500 acres of soybeans that had 50 to 60 bu straw but only ran 25 to 35 because of hot wind and dry conditions. The 8010 had a new Macdon FD70 40ft header while I had a 36ft Macdon 974 flexdraper. Because of the very tough straw conditions I would say that the 8010 would do about 10 to 15% more. Considering the difference in cost between the 2 machines and him having 70 more horsepower I think the R72 did Quite well. If you make a few modifications to the R series gleaners they will eat. This R72 is set up with, 4strand feeder chains,lowered feed floor, Steep pitch helicals, bison rotor, rodono chopper. I also put the big pulley on the chopper so it has the same speed as the new fine cut choppers. Sounds like a lot of work but I set both of my combines up like this and now cut the same or more acres with 2 that I used to cut with 3.