George 2 Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 I was travelling over to get parts near Teeswater, ON on one of the concession roads. The last of the wheat crop was being harvested on Wednesday. In the distance I could a red combine coming my way. As I got closer I saw not one but two of them hauling their headers behind them. They were new this year 9240 combines. One had dual tires on it and the other was on rubber tracks. They belong to a BTO about 40 miles from me that has scattered land rented over a 50 mile circle. It was quite a sight. Red Power at its finest and not a green weenie in sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisNY Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Thats some serious money going down the road. What size headers they pushing with those, 40' drapers? How was the wheat across the border up there this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George 2 Posted August 15, 2015 Author Share Posted August 15, 2015 Yes, they were 40 foot draper headers. Last year he had 3 of 9230 combines (2 on tracks and one on tires). I saw him combining an untiled 100 acre field of soybeans about 5 miles from me and the two tracked machines didn't mark the soil at all. The only thing that marked the soil a bit was the dual wheeled Steiger 380 pulling the grain cart. Those tracks are amazing. It is serious money but I know he farms around 10,000 acres in a 50 mile circle. I didn't have any wheat this year because it was too wet last fall to plant. One neighbor who got his in (after being in hay) got a very good crop according to him. I know of a few others who had significant bald spots due to winterkill and I doubt their yields were very high. So I guess it is fair to say the yields were variable depending on conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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