[amos]

I spent the afternoon setting up an M2 in a corn field. Was rather fun, as I have spent the last 20 years or so running R50's and R52's. My Dad is thrilled to death with his new combine.

I, on the other hand, am starting to realize why he was so long harvesting when I was younger. It is very hard to get yourself 'calibrated' for speed when used to going 5 mph with the 52 as opposed to I am not sure how slow (was busy trying to get my fingers on the right switch as they are in different places than I am used to and didn't look at the speedometer) in the M2. The cab seems real small and cozy, and very noisy. A little short on power as well I was noticing after I got a little used to it. It is kind of more a seat of your pants, listen to the machine type of combine as opposed to watch the pacer and the monitors. It does seem to handle the muddy ground better than the 52 but the darn bin is always full and for some reason it takes quite a few more bin fulls to fill the same truck. I will post some pictures once I get Dad back behind the wheel and I can get the 52 going alongside him.

 

[silverhusker]

Well atleast you got a new experience, i agree it is very hard getting used to the controls in an old 2 series gleaner when u have been running an R52. Thats the only thing different i notice besides the cab when i switch from our R52 to the L2 because our L2 can run alongside our R52 easily, and sometimes when the wheat is tougher the L2 can pull away from it. But you are right, you really do listen to the machine alot more in those old conventionals then you do in an R52. Cant wait to see the pics.