Get the popcorn out, what combine for 400 acres?

[Feldspar]

@Daniel, I know just the machine! Sadly it is not for sale for this harvest. Good luck with your search.

 

[Zippy768]

Does he ever budge on his prices?

Yes he does

 

[rob1]

Yes he does

would need to I asked him about a tx30 was very nice nick but wanted 31 grand IIRC,that was 12 months ago and he still has it

 

[Daniel]

You've got a new grain store @Daniel but could you cope with say a doubling in output? Could the grainstore/grain cart keep up?
That's as important as a bigger combine.

Grainstore are flat floor so tip and run if dry.

Drying only really practical on about half the area without moving the drier along 6 miles of A road.

 

[Daniel]

What about one like thisView attachment 732220

Can't find it on the website?

Only 7 years younger than ours and likely to have done big hours.

 

[Jon 3085]

Can't find it on the website?

Only 7 years younger than ours and likely to have done big hours.

It’s sold .

 

[Jon 3085]

It’s sold .

2770 hours

 

[Zippy768]

We were after a dom, went and looked and we're keen. After a convo with partners about matters we decided to change direction and informed Rodney that we wouldn't be needing it. He came back to us with a large enough % knocked off.

His bloke is v knowledgeable, they get the pick if the best combines and I suppose that costs

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

It’s sold .

Did you get it?
IIRC you were after another one to replace your Massey? Or was it Devonshire farmer....? I can't bloody remember

 

[Warp Land Farmer]

Buy another combine , plenty of tidy Dommies about , they were built to last in the 90's , two heads are better than one .

I once had a girl friend with a girl friend that enjoyed that

 

[bobk]

I once had a girl friend with a girl friend that enjoyed that

In your dreams .

 

[Rowland]

Have a look a Axial Flows . Good combines high output reasonably priced little to go wrong.

 

[Warp Land Farmer]

In your dreams .

Yes I do remember her fondly thank you for reminding me

 

[Daniel]

Browsing around I've found two Tucano 430's.

One a 2010 model with 1300hrs, 650 tyres and a 20ft vario cut.

The other a 2013 model 900hrs, 800 tyres and a 17.5ft vario cut, this one £5k more than the first.

Would you say the wider cutter bar outweighs the other considerations and makes the first option the more appealing?

 

[homefarm]

800 tyres for me and just drive faster

 

[Fragonard]

Browsing around I've found two Tucano 430's.

One a 2010 model with 1300hrs, 650 tyres and a 20ft vario cut.

The other a 2013 model 900hrs, 800 tyres and a 17.5ft vario cut, this one £5k more than the first.

Would you say the wider cutter bar outweighs the other considerations and makes the first option the more appealing?

Worth every penny of the 5k

 

[dannewhouse]

if you went for an older/higher houred bigger combine would you end up at less hours total after 20 years
ie start at 1000hrs put 100 per year on 3000
or start at 1500 and put 50 per year? 2500

not much point going massive if trailers gateways etc will just slow you down. but capacity would be handy for you to get some down if your only cutting in the afternoon. can also select better days.

you might have answered this with that lexion are mega £££ compared, I don't know prices.

 

[Daniel]

Worth every penny of the 5k

Despite the narrower cut?

 

[homefarm]

Despite the narrower cut?[/QUOTE]

What advantage will the wider cut have?
5kph with 20ft or 6kph with 17.5. The vario header feeds well at any speed, smaller rows of straw dry faster if they get wet. If emptying on the headland you may not need a trailer at both ends.
The "vario" is the bit of the header that I think is more important than width, I would never go back to a fixed header. Getting an even feed is the most important thing for everything to do with combining.

 

[KB6930]

Despite the narrower cut?

Is a 430 a 5 walker combine ?