8000-25 grain head orbital reel opinions
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Topic: 8000-25 grain head orbital reel opinions
Posted By: Leon B MO
Subject: 8000-25 grain head orbital reel opinions
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2020 at 5:40pm
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Possibly looking to upgrade our combine. Looking at R62's. Found an R62 that has an 8000-25 Gleaner grain head with the orbital reel. A dealer with a different R62 and 8000-25 grain head said he's not sure I'd like the orbital reel. We currently have an L3 and know nothing about the orbital reel other than it is supposed to "kick" the beans over the sickle and has more wear items and requires more maintenance. We are leaning towards a lateral tilt system also. Any advice or input is welcome. Thanks all Leon B MO
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Uncle always said "Fill the back of the shovel and the front will take care of itself".
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Posted By: victoryallis
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2020 at 6:05pm
Buy an OEM head with or add an AWS system.
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8030 and 8050MFWD, 7580, 3 6080's, 160, 7060, 175, heirloom D17, Deere 8760
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Posted By: cwhit
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2020 at 6:08pm
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The 8000 head doesn’t need the orbit reel.
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Posted By: Leon B MO
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2020 at 6:23pm
victoryallis. please explain the OEM head and the AWS system. I am new to anything after the 80's.cwhit, this machine comes with the orbital reel and I don't know if I want it or keep looking for a better package. Leon B MO
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Uncle always said "Fill the back of the shovel and the front will take care of itself".
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Posted By: victoryallis
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2020 at 7:11pm
Year ago I replaced my 520 with a 8000 25 foot with a Advanced Wind Systems air bar. It eats beans!! We used feeder house reverse 3 times all season before 3 times each round wasn’t uncommon. Saves beans too now the thrashed beans in the head roll back and get ingested instead of rolling off the front of the cutterbar. If you give me an email I can send pics.
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8030 and 8050MFWD, 7580, 3 6080's, 160, 7060, 175, heirloom D17, Deere 8760
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Posted By: ryan(IN)
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2020 at 8:28am
Yep we run a 525 on our 62 with a crary air bar and I call it the poor mans draper. Beans just plain feed with a air bar. 65 bu beans and we were running 4-4.5 mph
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ryan
1984 8070 FWA,1979 7060,1975 7040,1971 190,1960 D-17D,1957 D-14, 196? D-19G, 1975 5040,1971? 160,1994 R62
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Posted By: steve fischer
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2020 at 9:11am
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I have a r62 with 30 foot 800 with Crary air reel and S&I sickle ,love it ,had m2 before, r62 has controls for reel built in , can run two ways , on auto it runs ground speed or you can run variable speed ,drilled beans 10 inch rows 60-70 bushel also moving 3.8-4.5 mph enclosed Sunny Brook rotor , could run faster but sickle doesn't do a good job faster
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Posted By: cwhit
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2020 at 10:31am
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Leon, you’re going to love the R62. But if you want the best bean head there is nothing better than a Draper if you can afford one. When we had our 62 I pushed a 300 a 500 and then finally an 8000 series head. LOVED the 8000. But unless you cut perfect beans, you never want to kick a 9 to 10 % bean. They bounce off everything and you’ll hate that . Like the others have mentioned, an air reel is the next best option. Currently we run a R66 with a full finger 8200 that I despise. Does the same thing too much shatter. If I win the lottery the first thing I buying is a draper. Lol
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Posted By: Leon B MO
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2020 at 9:25pm
The draper heads are out of our price range. My original post was is the orbital reel 8000 head a good unit or stay away from it. It comes with an R62 that I'm looking at but if its a pos I'll pass on the whole thing. This package does not include a head with an air reel.
Leon B Mo
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Uncle always said "Fill the back of the shovel and the front will take care of itself".
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