Re: Powercast or spreader
Russ,
There is no comparison between the 9760 and the 2388 it replaced. The red one was a total nightmare from day one, and the green one was an absolute pleasure to run. In corn I'd say we increased capacity by at least 30%, even though we ran 8 row heads on both machines. In beans, we at least doubled our capacity. We went from a 25' 1020 on the 2388 to a 635F on the 9760, which has a lot to do with it, but the main factor is feeding capacity. Where we would have had the throat totally plugged and be digging on it with a screwdriver and a cutting torch, the Deere would just sail through them. Case IH has a serious problem with feeding capacity, and haven't changed a thing since the 1480's were new. The shear horsepower of the Deere over the red one is night and day. Even the hydrostat seems to be 3 times more powerful than the red one. There's no hydraulic whine like the 2388 we had, just full on GO...
The one thing I liked better when we had a red one was the corn head. I'm a firm believer that the 2208 Head is a much better outfit than the 893 deere. The 893 really struggles in downed corn, whereas the 2208 could get under it just fine without balling up all the time. If we had any more downed corn than what we did, we would have had to put a corn reel on the 893. Also, I saw a lot of ear bounce on the 893 that I never saw with the 2208.
Good luck with your new combine, Russ. I'm sure you will enjoy it.
Bill
