| chirpfarm - 11/25/2024 09:25 Yes and no. We run a 585 lexion on an 8 row head. We pick corn at 6-8mph because if we don't keep it full cracking and unshelled losses go way up. There are limitations to how small of a head you can put on a big combine and still get good results. No way would I want to try a 6 row unless you average well over 250bpa.
That's not really a problem on a properly setup and set CIH combine, I can't speak for others. The same rotor is/was used in Class 7-9 CIH combines and the same can be said about the Class 5-7 midrange combines. "Keep it full or you'll lose too much" is mostly a myth.
The only thing that is at all a concern with running a 6 row on our 8010 is fuel and time consumption/acre. The cost of the hour and gallons of fuel burned per hour doesn't change much, just the acres covered.
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Used combines twenty years from now?
