the 330 is a good machine. we have 4 of them.

the 790 is ok too, but i am partial to the cats when it comes to large machines.
john deere makes the best double ender, but the cats are better excavators, loaders, and dozer's..
i think it is mainly because they are heavier machines.
the deere's are lighter and faster, but i think slow and heavy is better when you get to the larger machines because you have more control and can move more material for the relative size of the machine.

 

The only reason we had the 790 was because it was in an auction and it went DIRT cheap. I mean like 12,000$ and it was in perfect working order. We sold it later on without doing any work to it for like 17,500.

What kind of operation are you running that you need so much large iron, Tom?

 

Sorry about this rant coming on but it really annoys me.
[Jacob rant mode on]The "combine" Lisa posted a pic of is actually a chopper( self propelled forage harvester if you want to get technical) I know not all of you have a farming background and I can't hold that against you it just annoys me a bit, sorry. The people who really **** me off about little details like that are the people who call a riding lawn mower a tractor.[Jacob rant mode off]

 

It's ok, Jake. I get mad whenever I hear people say that any form of equipment is a bulldozer.

I was at a tractor pull and they were loading more weight onto the sled using a Deere loader. A guy (obviously a yuppie who had never done a real day's work) was telling his kid how they used the bulldozer to load more weight on. I told him that it was a loader and he got mad. Oh well.

For anyone who is wondering the difference between a chopper and combine here it is. A combine strips the grain off the plant. A chopper just chops the whole plant into small pieces and spits it back out again.

And I'm sure it annoys anybody here when someone calls their Jeep or whatever crappy SUV they have a truck.

 

Now would this be kinda the same thing as calling a shopping cart a buggy? one is northern and the other is southern

 

I'm saying different, because a buggy and a shopping cart are the same thing just a different name a chopper and a combine are 2 very different machines

 

Nope. Really isn't.

Excavator and trackhoe are regional terms.

A combine and a chopper are completely different in how they work.

The combine separates the grain from the plant and spits the rest of the plant out the back of the machine. A chopper chops the whole plant.

A combine would be used to harvest soybeans or wheat so they would get only the grain.

A chopper would be used to make silage and it takes the whole plant in, chops it up, and spits it out the chute.

You can tell the difference because the chopper is physically smaller because it doesn't have all the equipment to separate the plant and grain.

A dozer is a dozer no matter where you are from and a loader is not a dozer.

You could call a loader a front end loader or front shovel if you so desire, but it's no dozer.

Here is a video of a chopper in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz7G_YSRMaY
Notice how it is harvesting the entire plant.

Here is a combine in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-L4ZWYCqso (Sorry, Jake, I know it's the wrong color)

Notice how the combine discharges only grain into the wagon and spits the rest of the plant out the rear.

Here's another and possibly better video of a combine harvesting soybeans.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J07feWSttk

See how the combine does not need to have a truck or tractor there to catch the discharge all the time? That is because the combine has an area right behind the cab where it can store the grain until it can discharge into a truck or wagon.

 

Oh my my, I BET you did have a fun night. I would love to have a night light that.........again...lol Your my hero...

 

What would you use a chopper for? corn? soybeans? I always thought a combine cut everything down to start with.

 

Check 3 posts above this one for the difference, Scott.

(sorry to steal that one from ya, Jake I know this is your territory so I'll let you answer any other questions)

 

Happy b-day Tristan!

I missed way too many pages to catch up the last few days but my quick skim over tells me I need to build a shower for the girls and once again Tristan is a god.

Hope everyone is doing well...

 

Howdy all. I just got back from a little PMS fix with Kris (strokin' it7.3), Donny (stroken) a couple other guys (not sure of FTE names) and Jason (HKUSP). It was really cool to finally meet a few people in person from the board!!

it was overcast with light rain for most of the day today but it was SO nice too!!

My dad's brother & his wife got to the house today too. He's the last of the 7 kids...

I just had a yummy PBJ sammich for late dinner... mmmmmm... tasty!! Hope everyone is having an awesome day!

Happy Bday (and recovery!!) Tristan!

 

YES YES YES, Get them a bigger shower built ASAP lol and Tristan is my Hero..lol

 

Don't worry about a thing Jacob. I get the same way when I hear people butchering electrical terms.

 

Jim, how much longer do you have on your recovery? Would this coming Wednesday mark week 3?