My old man says it would be a close match, but figures the Gleaner would have the edge with the 2 stage cleaning, and the overall balance of the machine and being super easy to work on verus the JD, combined with that efficient and powerful 433I engine would just make for a joy of a machine compared to that overweight underpowered 4400.
As far as more capacity, while still being rather nimble, we seem to like the M series. in super heavy small grains, taking in over a foot of stubble for baling, the M series is a little narrow, but for corn we find they are plenty capable, and the open grate concave really shines. We last used one when it was wet, and we had corn, and that late M with the 6R30 black and 23.1x30 tires was just fun in the mud, and could be pushed pretty fast in our 120 bushel dryland crop.
in 78 and newer, a M2 or M3 has a factory 180 bushel bin, and can take 4 rows, so quite the punch through capability in a pivot of corn, no need to jockey around and knock over corn, just go right on through!
no matter what you choose, I would vote to get a hydro, no variable speed to slop out, and infinite speeds. IMO a little better in mud.
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