[kirschenman]

Demoed a 9660 (same machine, probably a little less hp) and it wouldn't keep up with our TR98. So a CR960 is probably going to be comparable or a little better as JMF said. But go to a 970 and you will be pleasantly surprised! The larger rotors make such a difference when running through tough stuff.

 

[mineboggler]

we have a 2002 9750 sts john deere thinking bout trading it for a new holland,prolly wont be brand new so from 03 and up what combine from nh would u compare it to. thnks

 

[jmf]

A CR 960 should have little more capacity, but a 970 would be a nice step up.

 

[blunier]

The JD 9750 and the NH 970 and the NH 9070 are all considered class 7 machines.

 

[blunier]

Classes depend on where we are talking about. NA and Oz (I think) the 970 is a class 8 and the same machine size as the 9080 in Europe.

 

[mineboggler]

k i think you answered my new question so thats what a 9080 is its just from over seas but its the same as 980 i was wondering what everybody was talking about with the 9080s thanks and thank u other guys for answering my other question

 

[blunier]

I mistyped before. NH 960, NH 9060, and JD 9750 are all considered Class 7 machines. It is too bad that NH doesn't get the class number in the model number somewhere as most of the other companies do.

 

[blueleaf]

Don't worry about classes, the CR960 is a bloody great machine, but if the price for a CR970 is not that far away from the 960, i would grab the bigger one.

BUT......Andy you are right, in Australia the CR970 is classified as a class 8

 

[nix]

lots of people have different opinions, obviously.... we run a 9650sts, and our neighbour runs a 2003 CR970, he was helping us out one night in wheat and I was doing laps around him.... he said that the combine was banging a storm up, ours was perfect.... never really liked New Holland

 

[kirschenman]

What's wrong with NH? On the NH board you need a little more than an opinion (its not deere or case over here!!!).

 

[goblue]

mix,I ran Deere's for 25 years switched to the CR's in 2003. I would never trade my CR for a sts. I also know a guy that had a sts last year to combine corn, he decided to get rid of the sts when he could not get his corn to come out of the bin, because of all the fines.

 

[nix]

i dont want to pick a fight here but up here is Saskatchewan, you will see nothing but green for miles and miles, I think that may mean something

 

[kirschenman]

It means that a Deere combine was there

 

[nix]

haha that may be so lol

 

[per]

Nothing but NH in my area for miles and miles (except for my Massey). It certainly means something, not sure what? Dealer maybe?

 

[cowboy925]

I'm in Sk too and you see guys that have green won't switch even if they were a piece of junk when brand new. They've had demoes of other colours that make their green machines look terrible but they won't switch and have a neighbour that's the same way with red. Brand loyalty shouldn't mean much if you want what works the best. But I also know when some large guys contemplate a switch Deere will do anything to prevent it. And then there are the guys that haven't tried anything different so don't know any different.

 

[jaymo]

Can't help with the JD comparison except to say that alot of guys in my area that used to run JD 9750's now run NH CR's. Not sure what that means....

 

[yellow]

Helped our nieghbor (who has a 580 Cat) combine not very dry flax for 2 days now, even with almost 100 HP more (I have a CR960) He wasnt running away from me. But I guess that happens when you are limited with what the header will cut and you have the same header.

we could go till it stopped cutting which was around 8 but the JD's in the area had to quit as soon as the sun went down. the feed accelerater would wrap.

 

[tjr]

In Nothern Sask it is mostly Yellow.

 

[Don Boles]

Dec 8, 2009, 1:34pm, jester wrote:In the imediate area this is what I can think of off the top of my head:
29 NH
12 JD
9 Case
5 Massey
1 Gleaner

I am pretty sure there are more of each, just can't think of anymore right now.
Wow Jester, lots of room on the top of your head.

Don