Road Speed Of Combines ??

bet you could google it.

I think my 'new" R62 goes over 20....that was January when I drove it home so memory ain't there.

drove an N5 about 18 miles one day, it went about 35 MPH. was clocked by the vehicle following me. didn't bounce all over like some do at 15-18 MPH. one of my "G" combines would do about 20, and the other did about 15, same tranny in both. the one that was the slowest was squirely on the road.

It’s a good thing I don’t have to road my E anywhere because it’s snail slow on the road. It might be 10 mph...

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Our S78 and S97 do 23 mph plus. Hammer down to the next field!

Yes. Probably best to road drive any newer rotor combine with your hand/fingers on their throttle/engine rpm speed buttons(1,2,3 rpm settings)to quickly reduce their top-end speeds, if situations demand it. IMO-Engine speed reductions usually make for safer/gentler drivetrain maneuvering than pulling back on transmission hydro lever at high idle.
The newer Gleaner rotor combines(maybe other brands too?) have more rear steer axle weight than the older conventional combines. So rotor’s additional weight distribution probably allows them better steer control for higher road speeds? Try roading an older conventional gleaner with an attached cornhead, in high gear. Fifteen mph & things could get interesting because it may not have had enough rear axle steer tire weight. On the other hand, the older 2wd conventionals transverse soft soils if equipped with wider float tires because more of their weight is concentrated on their drive axle. The larger rotor gleaner’s rear wheel assist is much needed in soft soils because of their increased base machine weights too.
The L2 weighs 14,700lbs.
An N6 weighs 18,820lbs.
An R52 weighs 20,840lbs
An R75 weighs 28,500lbs.
An A85 weighs 37,700lbs.
An S77 weighs 29,740lbs.
An S98 weighs 33,920lbs.
Think these weights are high? Some competitor brand combines can easily add upward of 10,000+ lbs to the Gleaner weights!

Edited by AC7060IL - 17 Sep 2021 at 6:25am

Maybe 35 Kilometers per hour, which does calculate to 21.75 miles per hour which is more like it?? on a dual read speedometer maybe the driver was cornfused ??

shameless dude wrote:

drove an N5 about 18 miles one day, it went about 35 MPH. was clocked by the vehicle following me. didn't bounce all over like some do at 15-18 MPH. one of my "G" combines would do about 20, and the other did about 15, same tranny in both. the one that was the slowest was squirely on the road.

I believe you Wink

I might of had a MH up to that speed. Broke the hydraulic drive belts and the hydro free wheeled and away I went down the hill. Thank fully It did not tip over when the up hill steering brake garbed. Just bounced a few more times and slowed as I contoured it into the hill.

We moved as many as 4 MH2's down the road. The oldest most hours machine first to set the pace. The hydro's get slower the more warn they are. They all did a bit over 20 mph. Moved 2 and 3, 50 miles or so at a time, a lot of that on the 4 lane California 101 highway. Then they added a JD 6622, that thing would not do 15 mph.

Over the years drove 6 different MH2's. One was always a little more squirrely going down the road than the rest. Several wanted to bounce the back axle more as they aged. We played with things never got like new. Also tried to keep water in the rear tires. But with repairs and all did run down the road with only one watered sometimes, it mattered.

If I’m not mistaken, some Uni’s had a suitcase rack for weights on the rear-end.

I tried to follow the science, but it was not there. I then followed the money, and that’s where I found the science.

DiyDave wrote:

We all know ole Shamers sometimes "exaggerates" a little, now and then... Wink

Here he is balin hay!

https://youtu.be/x4C38Qj2BQ0

Well, that would certainly explain a few things!

Re: the baling vid

Wow!

Don't try that at home!

Edited by Ron(AB) - 20 Sep 2021 at 2:04pm

405, 7000, 7050, 8050, 8070, L3, 2300 & 2600 disk

Never thought I'd have to worry about speed rating of ag tires, and to have them balanced when mounted! LOL

Not a combine, but the fastest ag unit we ever had was a Ford 6000 with the POS (er, SOS, dang I always screw that up) transmission. Been too long to remember but seems the tach/ speedo said somewhere around 28 mph? You DIDN'T want to actually go full speed, the rear tires would start rocking sideways, steering would get real squirrely, knuckles would start getting really white. Slow down, live longer.

Edited by Tbone95 - 21 Sep 2021 at 8:17am

DrAllis wrote:

The mighty Ford 6000 Commander with the 10-speed SOJ (select-a-jerk) transmission !!!!

That would be the one! LOL

An M-M UDLX would do 40...

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