John Deere X9 first drive

[DrDunc]

as in the tractor change thread you often only really swap depreciation cost for R&M cost anyway

if you have access to capital new can be cheaper than old but many just can’t get their head around this and separate capital cost from ownership cost

from a profit point of view its only ownership cost that matters

Aye

Definitely time to trade in the Clayson 122 that us hill boys use

 

[Hooby Farmer]

Aye

Definitely time to trade in the Clayson 122 that us hill boys use

Jd 955 for me, on its 45th season here.

 

[davidroberts30]

Jd 955 for me, on its 45th season here.

945 here just done its 44th

 

[Hooby Farmer]

 

[Bossfarmer]

Just buy a used 600tt for 80k ?

itll be pretty knackered at that price? that a straw walker?

 

[Bossfarmer]

do the tracks on these claas combines last long? and how much to change? ive heard the tracked nh combines need shifted regularly

 

[Robt]

do the tracks on these claas combines last long? and how much to change? ive heard the tracked nh combines need shifted regularly

“Need shifted regularly “” what does that mean?

 

[Chae1]

itll be pretty knackered at that price? that a straw walker?

Are you not into machinery!?

Its class's former flagship combine. wide body rotary

 

[nick...]

“Need shifted regularly “” what does that mean?

Moved I’d imagine
Nick...

 

[quattro]

itll be pretty knackered at that price? that a straw walker?

I wouldn’t want to spend more than 80k on a combine to cut 500 acres
I’ve cut 500 this harvest and had to replace a finger and one section that’s a combine that’s 2000??engine hours gets well serviced before harvest

 

[Bossfarmer]

Are you not into machinery!?

Its class's former flagship combine. wide body rotary

i didnt really follow claas untill they came out with the big 760/770 combines

 

[Bossfarmer]

“Need shifted regularly “” what does that mean?

the tracks wear out like tyres and have to be replaced? mabye regularly was the wrong wording

 

[Will 1594]

I wouldn’t want to spend more than 80k on a combine to cut 500 acres
I’ve cut 500 this harvest and had to replace a finger and one section that’s a combine that’s 2000??engine hours gets well serviced before harvest

Same here ours 11 plate 1600 hrs , class come do pre harvest check , then I do what needed , changed main drive belt this time . As few cracks in it David said it should be ok , but changed it , and Un loader chain For spout ,
2 knife sections 1 finger , and spare knife will want re sectioning after trashing it shaving 65 acre of beans .

 

[Clive]

our lexion is 8 over 3000hrs - still a good machine and has been very little trouble, it wont go on forever though

cant believe how few hours some combines do looking at used ads and posts on here

 

[snarling bee]

our lexion is 8 over 3000hrs - still a good machine and has been very little trouble, it wont go on forever though

cant believe how few hours some combines do looking at used ads and posts on here

Depends on so many things. I choose to grow 70% wheat, all milling, never cut above 18% and usually try to avoid drying, some of the rest is spring barley which is cut at the same time. I could loose far more by taking 300 drum hrs a year with a smaller combine than the 150 hours that I do take. For every hour the combine does is also extra tractor hours and labour for corn cart. My extra GM for growing the milling wheat over other crops is somewhere between £50k and £100k a year. I'll spend some of that on a more expensive combine thanks, and I'll also save drying costs.

 

[TheEarlOfMoray]

our lexion is 8 over 3000hrs - still a good machine and has been very little trouble, it wont go on forever though

cant believe how few hours some combines do looking at used ads and posts on here

So what’s it getting replaced with? 8900 or x9?

 

[Hooby Farmer]

This thread has got me intrigued. I would love to know the running costs of 600 tt at approx 85k with someone with sub 500acres sounds like a no brainer. Dad and I used to cut slightly more than 300acres with two 900 series combines with 10ft cuts with weather being our biggest factor can never remember a major breakdown either. 100k is not a huge amount in Ag today and in most other businesses 100k is chump change.

 

[ollie989898]

The 600 was the mega output flagship in it's day, if it was me I would stick with the model down or something, maybe a 570 and keep it.

If you don't have a big area to cut you won't be running for that many hours a year and so the machine will last you longer as it will be used a lot less. The upside is you will get more output for your money and should be able to get more corn cut when it's ideal and save money on drying. What would you sooner spend money on, a combine with more output and bells and whistles or watch money go up in smoke in the form of diesel or gas to dry corn?

If I owned any combine I would make a point of learning about them mechanically and what to look for and sort in the winter. A good thorough inspection by eyes that know what to look for will surely save a lot of heart ache in the silly season.

 

[snarling bee]

I always think that generally the most unreliable model in a any range is the biggest one.

 

[Steevo]

I always think that generally the most unreliable model in a any range is the biggest one.

Probably designed that way to maximise spare parts sales....everyone wants to own a range topper and so would be willing to foot any bill to keep the kudos!

Or the less cynical view - they are just pushing them for every acre to justify the purchase cost of a big machine. Whereas a smaller machine might not get pushed so hard.