New holland or claas combine

[Jo28]

Do martinsons still hire combines?

They do indeed.

 

[Dman2]

So why not John Deere?

 

[Flatlander]

Here claas are touted as producing a good sample and a lot less losses. New Holland are few and far between. Not sure why as the are well liked in certain areas. Mainly where crops are thinner. John Deere are possibly the the highest numbers. Many die hard Deere fans drinking green cool aid 24/7. Ive had three caseih a new Holland and on my second claas. Claas is more Costly to run per acre but it’s covering a lot more acres in the same time. Pretty reliable and easy to work on. i Find the claas can be fine tuned to every situation in the field to get the sample and losses you want. Caseih are simple to set but not much can be changed apart from the basics. Claas are well built and costly on parts. Choose you poison.

 

[Jo28]

So why not John Deere?

Never had john deere tractors so don't deal with them either and I keep being told new holland or claas are the best 2.

 

[KB6930]

We've had a tucano 450 and lexion 650 now have a lexion 750 no e have given much bother at all it'll likely be another claas next time round unless the dealer gets worse for any reason.

If I was you I'd be looking for a 750 the output is far far superior to a walker machine

 

[Dman2]

Never had john deere tractors so don't deal with them either and I keep being told new holland or claas are the best 2.

Had Claas and John Deere
Would certainly have another JD before a Claas

 

[Bobthebuilder]

JD were a lot more to service than claas when a neighbour used to help us out with his a few years ago

 

[Dman2]

Jd parts are considerably cheaper than claas

 

[texelburger]

We have a Claas 630 Montana bought ex demo and covered 4 seasons with only one sensor required.Have just changed it for a Claas Lexion 5400.No experience of NH or JD but never felt the need to change to a different brand.

 

[Magnificent Earwig]

We have a Claas 630 Montana bought ex demo and covered 4 seasons with only one sensor required.Have just changed it for a Claas Lexion 5400.No experience of NH or JD but never felt the need to change to a different brand.

How did you get on with the Montana element of the combine? Was it smooth? We currently have a auto level MF and really like being sat level all the time but there is a lot more things to go wrong.

 

[texelburger]

How did you get on with the Montana element of the combine? Was it smooth? We currently have a auto level MF and really like being sat level all the time but there is a lot more things to go wrong.

Yes very smooth.Would of liked it it on the new one but it was'nt an option.
The new one has 3D sieves and auto slope which alters the wind as you traverse up and down the banks.Pretty good but not quite as efficient as the Montana imo.

 

[Magnificent Earwig]

Yes very smooth.Would of liked it it on the new one but it was'nt an option.
The new one has 3D sieves and auto slope which alters the wind as you traverse up and down the banks.Pretty good but not quite as efficient as the Montana imo.

I’ll be interested to see how you get on going from one system to another

 

[texelburger]

I’ll be interested to see how you get on going from one system to another

Remind me post 22 harvest and I'll give you my thoughts.

 

[Magnificent Earwig]

Remind me post 22 harvest and I'll give you my thoughts.

I’ll write a reminder on the back of my hand

 

[Salopian_Will]

Yes very smooth.Would of liked it it on the new one but it was'nt an option.
The new one has 3D sieves and auto slope which alters the wind as you traverse up and down the banks.Pretty good but not quite as efficient as the Montana imo.

The Montana adds A LOT of weight. That will be your biggest benefit.

 

[nelson]

The Montana adds A LOT of weight. That will be your biggest benefit.

i think its only a ton when look into it

 

[Salopian_Will]

i think its only a ton when look into it

I cant remember exactly but it was nearer 2tonne with our 570 iirc. Having had tracks there is more benefit from them than the Montana, particularly as the latter limits your wheel options. We were on 1050s with our old TF78 prior and noticed a big difference.

 

[Chae1]

We just had out first season without a Montana.

Main advantage for us was moving fields. Could jack it up above fence posts and stone walls (dykes) and drive down road without taking header off. We have a lot of small fields.

Agree what's been said about weight. The grain tank is smaller for this reason. Montana element of ours was 100% reliable. It did 3500 hours and no issues.

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Jd parts are considerably cheaper than claas

dealer service was more expensive from jd, might be different now neighbour doesn't have a combine now and we went from 2 smaller to 1 bigger 1