Duals on combine?

[Herc]

why are there so few track unit combines in w. canada? lots in the us midwest and e. canada. i'd never go back to tires.

Um, guessing price.....

[MBgrower]

Um, guessing price.....

lots of tracked tractors around here, and grain carts on tracks but combines on duals? Class 9 machines with 40-45' headers getting a little heavy for tires?

[AlbertaFarmer5]

I upgraded combines this year, and kept a promise i made in fall of 16/spring 17 while making ruts everywhere and wasting time being stuck; next combine is going to be on tracks. And they are rare as hens teeth in Western Canada. All the units I found ( well used) originated in Ontario or the US.

Hoping to never actually NEED the tracks and RWD now that we have it, but with compaction being my biggest enemy at the best of times, really looking forward to it.

Although it has rained nearly every day since May, we aren't nearly as wet as Woodland and that area is. Get just enough rain to keep from ever getting hay dry, but not enough to saturate the ground since June.

Doesn't seem to be much premium for well used track machines.

[GDR]

Quite a bit more maintenance on a set of tracks compared to tires I think too. Claas mechanic told me their tracks should last the life of the combine, and road travel isnt as hard on them as the tractors on tracks.

[nachman.pecos@ldaho.biz]

Not having any fun trying to swath our lodged green barley in mud on hills and tried combining the other day and kept spinning out on the hills and sinking in the low areas. It’s a 670 Challenger and has 30.5x32 tires and we’re looking to put a 20.8R38 besides it. Both rims have a standard 10 bolt pattern and we’re looking a putting a “spool” in between to bolt them together.

Question is has anyone done this and how did they like it .......... also how much space to run between the tires ??

Random thoughts as it’s raining again tonight and the four letter “S” word is forecast for next week.
TIA

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