Traded for new R76 today. Demoed it coupled weeks ago and very impressed, then went back to running our R65 just couldn't get the speed we need to get this crop out. We have 1900 acres of corn to pick yet and its raining again. Hopefully we can get in the field next week and go full bore. Also I was wondering if anyone runs the deep 1 5/8 round tooth chaffer, in book they say it does the best in corn but i've never ran one, just standard or sqaure tooth. Dealer doesn't have any out so couldn't say. What do you guys have the best luck with. Thanks for the replys.
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bighopper,
Congrats on your new purchase. Sounds like those 6 series have some awesome updates that's been needed for awhile now. Do you have it on your farm already? Keep us posted on how it handles your corn.
We run the standard chaffer in our R62 but we're mainly wheat/milo and a few soybeans. Now my Uncle is all corn and soybeans and he only runs the corn chaffer. Never takes it out.
Congrats on your new purchase. Sounds like those 6 series have some awesome updates that's been needed for awhile now. Do you have it on your farm already? Keep us posted on how it handles your corn.
We run the standard chaffer in our R62 but we're mainly wheat/milo and a few soybeans. Now my Uncle is all corn and soybeans and he only runs the corn chaffer. Never takes it out.
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Bighopper,
I run the square tooth for a cleaner sample but I open the front (6 rows I believe) rows up to slightly more then the back section with a seperate handle. This I believe gives me the same capacity as the long tooth corn sieve. I run the bottom sieve open all the way and run an 8 row in up to 200 bushel corn with no problem (r65 prior and this year R66) with shoe escape. This year may be different with wetter corn. Normally we harvest at 22% but we will be into some wetter this year. If you are going to use the long tooth I would still open up the front of the top sieve.
I run the square tooth for a cleaner sample but I open the front (6 rows I believe) rows up to slightly more then the back section with a seperate handle. This I believe gives me the same capacity as the long tooth corn sieve. I run the bottom sieve open all the way and run an 8 row in up to 200 bushel corn with no problem (r65 prior and this year R66) with shoe escape. This year may be different with wetter corn. Normally we harvest at 22% but we will be into some wetter this year. If you are going to use the long tooth I would still open up the front of the top sieve.
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I knew after the demo that bighopper was totally impressed and it wouldn't be long before he owned one. He drove it home yesterday and run it and came in and bought it today. This 30% corn is really slowing guys down but bighopper ran 1.5 mph faster with the 76 verses the 65
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Its for sale but I got a call as soon as I got home tonight asking about it because this guy drives a schoolbus past bighoppers and saw the 76. We sold 8 combines this year and now we have more CIH combines on the lot than we have Gleaners
We traded for an R-76 this week to. Got all the corn out and should be half done with beens but have not started yet on 1800 acres. What tires did you get bighopper? What was capacity like in corn when you demoed? Check out the features on your console, it now has agcam capability.
When I demoed it was pretty flat ground , corn was 210- 285 dry, 22-24 moisture.ran as fast as I could drive. Also did a little very wet corn 30-34% and also handled it relly well. The reason I ask about long round tooth chaffer is it more forgiving to set , especialy when we go to the hills. Nothing like picking 240 plus corn on side of Dslope hills. I still want to get clean sample though. We have 18.4-42 duals on the 76 and I love them verses 30.5 singles. Another thing is we might need a bigger graincart if I go to much faster but we'll manage that this year. I have to get my grain bin extensions off our 65 yet but after that I hope to run hard when it dries off. I also need to learn more about running fieldstar verses agleader. I'll let you guys know how it runs after I run it awhile.
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