John Deere X9

[Freightshaker]

Really Freight?

SHow Data?

I just heard 9 in the province the other night. I know Lloyd had one for sure. One colony said they took lots of rocks in, none made it through. Still trying to get specifics on all it.

I remember talking with the John Deere specialists when we looked at an X9 the one day and he was maybe eluding to changes on the accelerator to get rid of most of the chevron pattern. Guess if you really look at it, there really is nothing to batt it into the stone trap there.

[jazz]

Save the money on the X9 and buy a fractional private jet ownership.

[agstar77]

A million dollar rock picker. Just what every BTO needs.

[SASKFARMER]

We used it for two days took in rocks the size of baseball all batted to stone trap. We were in flex mode doing canola and flexing at sprayer tracks. No damage or rocks went through. The machine we used went to a bunch of farmers from really stony to min like the field we were on with zero problems. Ill check on other machines outthere. Also, the ones that were used this year from spring to fall. Remember boys this year was the first full year of usage by some farms in NA. 2022 is second full year of production.

[agstar77]

We don't have a rock issue since we roll everything.

[furrowtickler]

I am sure Deere will address the rock issue if true .
New Holland had too , the newer CR’s have a much more improved rock trap now . They had to make that change .

Deere will make that twin rotor work far faster than the Fendt. Fendt was way too focused on “tech” than real world harvesting. Just watch Mitchels you tube videos
Agro takes too long to make changes . We found that out with Massey .

They all have their issues with new roll out designs , the thing is who addresses them quickly and properly.. my guess Deere will ... they have too

[Partners]

Rocks?
Schulte or Degleman fix that problem.

[jazz]

Is it true private flights are not subject to vaccination rules?

Near as I can tell, a private jet taking off and landing at a private airstrip is exempt. Its the same as your neighbor agreeing to give you a lift.

1/16th Fractional ownership would be $300k and give you 50hrs a year. You can buy jet cards for $8k an hour.

Couple it with an E2 Visa ($150-$500k US) and you have your escape route from commie Canada.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Rocks?
Schulte or Degleman fix that problem.

Now if only they would make a combine.

[SASKFARMER]

Ag star You roll Canola?

Just saying had a few in the stone trap from flex mode on sprayer tracks and I know it was in areas with real heavy land if you know what i mean.

[bucket]

We don't have a rock issue since we roll everything.

Talked to a guy at an elevator after the 2019 fiasco...His final comment was rolling everything was cheaper than the 80 grand he put into his combine.

[TOM4CWB]

Talked to a guy at an elevator after the 2019 fiasco...His final comment was rolling everything was cheaper than the 80 grand he put into his combine.

We roll everything, not one broken sickle section on swather or combine header. Small rocks in S680 stone trap on peas with MacDon flex header none into rotor. Many years this way, seed shallow to compensate for rolling to get the proper depth… roll right behind seeder within half a day.
Cheers

[Rareearth]

Rolling land in theory sounds reasonable,
But...
In a dry year, even wet, water run off into low ground is horrible even with slow drizzle rain fall. Way less productivity on the hills and mid slopes. Mid-slopes are the best land we have.

The only land we roll is for lentils and peas, canola and wheat should be 6 to 10 inch high stubble, tilt the table back, lighten the float, run it in the middle float position(mcdon #2) , turn the news off (movie)

[agstar77]

Ag star You roll Canola?

Just saying had a few in the stone trap from flex mode on sprayer tracks and I know it was in areas with real heavy land if you know what i mean.

If we grew canola we would roll it. Roll wheat and beans. No problem with rocks but we do own stonepickers. Rollers ride on ridges from air drill and still leave grooves to trap water.

[V Belt]

Heard quite a few X9’s got rocked this year. Take one on the sides, as usual goes in the rocktrap. If it makes its way to the center where the cevron pattern is to split the crop, nothing stopping it from going thru the whole combine.

Green BTO from around here picked up a diamond harrow section with one of there's. How that could happen, not sure. Don't think they got it fixed before harvest was over.