which combine?

[hedge hog]

hi looking for a combine and been offered these what are users views on output etc

john deere w540 hillsider 18ft header

claas tucano 320 5.4m header

 

[Farmer Piles]

If you have slopes then the Hillsider is a gamechanger, every field effectively becomes flat and you can do all your drilling and cutting across the slope. That said, we swapped out a MF36 for the 540 some years back and the 540 was a lot slower, lower capacity in acres or tonnes per hour than the 36 on a 16ft header. JD had promised us much higher rates than we could ever achieve even with their guy driver on it. That was a good many years back so they might have improved.
I can't speak for the Tucano and output, but we are on our second Claas now - Lexion 630 Montana - and really rate it. The build quality is excellent and the paint finish is top notch and tough.

Hope this helps a little.

 

[hedge hog]

If you have slopes then the Hillsider is a gamechanger, every field effectively becomes flat and you can do all your drilling and cutting across the slope. That said, we swapped out a MF36 for the 540 some years back and the 540 was a lot slower, lower capacity in acres or tonnes per hour than the 36 on a 16ft header. JD had promised us much higher rates than we could ever achieve even with their guy driver on it. That was a good many years back so they might have improved.
I can't speak for the Tucano and output, but we are on our second Claas now - Lexion 630 Montana - and really rate it. The build quality is excellent and the paint finish is top notch and tough.

Hope this helps a little.

thanks

 

[TripleSix]

I wouldn't buy a JD Combine.

Only one realistic choice and that's a NH TX.

Obviously self levelling sieves are an advantage on slopes