2 combines vs. 1

HAM135

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Arable Farmer
I am going to concede on some of my points. Haynes have got a ch7.70 with 122 drum hrs on the clock for 136k. That is a serious amount of combine for that amount of money in anyones book and depreciation doesn’t matter as much that price.

Surely that can't be right,I priced one last year, slightly higher spec but it was around £230k,if it's correct that has the bargain of the year.
 

Pilatus

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Location
cotswolds
A combine track question ,also applicable to tracks on tractors.
Do rubber tracks wear quite quickly if doing a lot of road work at high speed.
I am talking about 10 to 20 mile trips one way to get to your contacted farms, so quite a distance if you have to make the round trip a few times due to different crops. How much would a new pair of tracks cost for a combine compared to a pair of very large tyres for a combine/ tractor?
 

Pilatus

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Location
cotswolds
My neighbours run 2 combines on a similar acreage, plenty of man power to keep them going. The real benefit I see over the fence is there's always one cutting even if the others broke down, I'd say this is priceless if you have the staff.
I was told when we were thinking of buying a farm in Scotland (we never did), that you need about twice the combine capacity that we need in mid England.
I see @whiteford , that you are from the Highlands, presumably of Scotland.
 

whiteford

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Arable Farmer
Location
Highlands
I was told when we were thinking of buying a farm in Scotland (we never did), that you need about twice the combine capacity that we need in mid England.
I see@whiteford , that you are from the Highlands, presumably of Scotland.
Indeed i am residing in the highlands of scotland.

I'd agree with that statement, late starts, early finishes and catchy weather combined with crops that ripen much later means there's no such thing as too big when it comes to combines.

Harvest generally doesn't start till 2nd week in August here unless you grow winter barley, Buckinghamshire, where I originally came from is pretty much finished before we start!
 

Flatlander

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lorette Manitoba
A combine track question ,also applicable to tracks on tractors.
Do rubber tracks wear quite quickly if doing a lot of road work at high speed.
I am talking about 10 to 20 mile trips one way to get to your contacted farms, so quite a distance if you have to make the round trip a few times due to different crops. How much would a new pair of tracks cost for a combine compared to a pair of very large tyres for a combine/ tractor?
I have two tractors on tracks and combine too. They are not the best Ride on the road but wear isn’t as high as i expected. On longer journeys the guide blocks tend to heat up and can wear but I’ve heard baby powder over the blocks solves that problem. Turning on tarmac is high wear and if the roads are hot like here it can be chewed up and chunks sticking to the rubber. Combine tracks wouldn’t be as much of a wear problem being shorter so less scuffing when turning. You wouldn’t want to buy new tracks. Challenger 800 series 36 inch wide are 19k each new. Canadian dollars.
 

Poncherello1976

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Oxfordshire
I am going to concede on some of my points. Haynes have got a ch7.70 with 122 drum hrs on the clock for 136k. That is a serious amount of combine for that amount of money in anyones book and depreciation doesn’t matter as much that price.

Saw this before Christmas and watched the price drop from about £160K to £136K. I was tempted but it was way above my budget.
Apparently it maybe a Friday afternoon combine with a few issues. This is only a rumour though. It is stupidly cheap though for a 1 year old combine.
 

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