Just got the Price for three S680s HA HA!

[highwayman]

Be prepared for huge increase in fuel consumption with class 8 or 9 machine, green or red. Not sure if the bigger fuel bill is offset with increase in productivity. Case still has unloading auger issues that hopefully will be addressed on their new 30 series. IMO, 9770 is a tough act to follow

[hedgehog]

I run two 16 yr old six walker claas machines, which are rising in value. They have been invaluable in this swamp harvest.
A new equivalent is £240,000 each.
I will stick with what i know, and maybe go for a 1200 hr 7 seven yr old same as mine.

[caseman]

i have a 2005 9660 walker with 2000hrs. i might be selling,has been a reliable combine.

i just bought a new 2011 9770 which should be an increase in capacity.

[wd9]

This would make a really good machinery post, but then far less attention SF3 being the reason of your post?

[theplowboy]

It is a sellers market from what I hear from my friends in the machinery business. Deere is having a good run and likely feels they can get whatever they ask for pricing.

[Hopperbin]

What is Case's unloading issue? My 9120 workded pretty good other than the engine air filter issue.

[SASKFARMER3]

Wd40 go lubricate something.
What's problem with 9120 case unloading

[poorboy]

SF3,

I think you are getting a much better quote than you think. I also got quoted on 1 unit and it is much, much worse. You are going up one size, and whether a 9870 or S680, that will cost more. Take 35,000 each for upgrade to S680 and you are left with 140,000, which is 42000 each. Not sure on your hours, but at 200 hours each, that is just under $200/hr. Not sure if you indicated you got another 30k off this price for a multiple, or if it was already deducted.

No body here can trade for 200/hr this year on low hours. Used machines have not been depreciating like they should have been and one/two year traders have been very lucky to have gotten such good deals.

Governments should outlaw multiple unit discounts from farm machinery companies, as that is one of the reasons that smaller farms are disappearing.

Did you demo a S680 along side your 9770's? If you did, I failed to read your review.

[highwayman]

Problem with unloading auger seems to be that vertical auger cant take the grain away fast enough from the horizontal bed augers without choking the bed augers off with their cover gates. Lentils were an extreme headache even in dry conditions just because of the flow characteristics of the lentils. Augers were shined up nicely and no gumming up but still had to cut unloading rate by 40% to avoid breaking sheer pins. Never had such a problem on our deeres. Feeder chain durability and feeder slip clutch performance is also less than adequate

[SASKFARMER3]

Yea had s680 for day or to. Nice cab rethresher
nice. Chopper way better. Big hopper. Didn't use
in hrs just canola.