HoneyBee Draper: Will it work or will we get stung?

Dylan and Robert travel to Arkansas to buy a HoneyBee header? Will it work for their operation or did they make a big mistake? Watch this year and fine out.

[@HurricaneCreekFarms]

There’s something about being just a little different that’s appealing to us. I can certainly appreciate that!

[@steveb2915]

sorry i commented on other video saying you had not found a draper but i guess you did .that's Awesome i hope it runs good for you guys..ive been cutting canola here in Australia with a MASSY windrower now I'm running a new Holland windrower cutting wheat straw to bale. here in Australia it is opposite season..summer is DECEMBER JANUARY FEBUARY...so when its snowing where you are its 120 DEGREE days here. one day i would love to come to the US and do a season harvesting

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

That’s crazy how the seasons are totally backwards in your part of the world.

[@reeddowns4092]

As far as Draper belts go, we usually run them unless they have a tear in them. We just make sure to keep an extra on hand. It doesn’t take long to replace.

[@K-NFarms]

You’ll be in heaven going from a 900 series auger head to a Draper. We went from 930f heads to an fd70 and fd75. It was as nice as experiencing auto steer for the first time.

[@codyvermeulen1610]

Depends on the crop I wish we still had our 935f auger headers in canola because drapers don’t like crops like that

[@Thomasfarmstn]

One of my friends had a Honey Bee 25’on a 9600. He loved it. Got a newer, bigger combine and it came with a 35’ auger header. He misses the Honey Bee.

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

Man thanks for letting me know that. That makes me feel a lot better.

[@jimpolk]

Congratulations. Everyone that I have seen using a Honeybee has been real happy with it. Hope it's still good to go.

[@davidthurmond9016]

As Jerry Reed said on smoky and the bandit lord son redneck heaven y'all should have fun with it and that john Deere sprayer

[@jackbraithwaite8345]

Very Interesting 🤔. Never heard of a Honey Bee header. I'll be looking forward to your thoughts on it. Thank You Dylan, you and Robert be Safe. 👋🇺🇲👍

[@mathasson2141]

They are Canadian made, Saskatchewan to be more accurate

[@griggsfarmsllc]

WTH?!? You bought a new header and I had to find out about it on KZbin?!? I thought we were friends??? 😂 Congrats! You’re right doesn’t look like it’s been over very many acres. Hydraulic knife drive isn’t bad, unless you get into some bad grass or try to cut perpendicular to the rows.

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

I was afraid you would make fun of me for buying a yellow header 🤣

[@griggsfarmsllc]

@@DylanJoyceFarms well now you need a yellow combine to match!

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

@@griggsfarmsllc We all know how good yellow looks with green.

[@TAHDAHFarm]

We will be watching to see how it works out.

[@4840MAN]

Belts are fine less it has holes. Love drapers verse flex heads. Your combine will be fine drapers fed evenly no wads

[@4840MAN]

I have a 625 flex you can have lol. Parked it last year bought a Draper

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

What Draper did you end up buying?

[@fordsfarms1297]

Never seen any honey bees in mid TN but always heard good things about them long before everybody and their dog had a draper. Some of our family ran honey bees on rice in Arkansas.

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

I'm hoping it works out for us. It would be nice to have a draper header on a budget.

[@fordsfarms1297]

@@DylanJoyceFarms they ran them on twin rotor new Holland's and loved them. I can't see why you won't be just as happy with it on that maximizer. I do like those 94-9600 machines a lot.

[@johnluimes8359]

I think it will work good for cutting soybeans. I have run a 36' HB similar to that one on a 2388 cutting dry peas here in Alberta. We cut them low to the ground just like beans. There is a auger available for the back of the header to help feed bushy crops like peas. Not sure soys would need that. A draper is usually good for 20% combine capacity increase. HB header are made in Frontier Saskachewan, just north east of Havre MT

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

Thanks for the info

[@Wyomingfarmer]

We have a 2008 macdon d60 with steel reel teeth, nice going back to steel after having plastic on the last one. 5 years and still haven't needed to replace a tooth

[@andrewbower3834]

I have heard of someone running one on a 9510 Deere. I will be looking forward to you using it. I'd love to have a draper on our 9500. Thanks for sharing!

[@davidthurmond9016]

There goes the next generation farmer reminds me of myself lord back when I was a kid I was just like him I wanted to be around all that equipment with my dad

[@robertmarino2158]

Congratulations ! Enjoy & stay safe !

[@LampleyBrothersFarming]

Hot damn, you boys is stepping up. I only hear good things out of dapper heads.

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

We're gonna find out! If it works, I bet the market for HoneyBee headers will get much stronger. I know there are a lot of people looking for smaller drapers that will work on older combines.

[@griggsfarmsllc]

@LampleyBrothers I told Dylan running my Draper head was gonna cost him a lot of money just like it did me when I demoed one! 😂

[@brianhansen826]

We had a 30 foot just like it. Loved it but traded for a 36 macdon. Dang good header and we never locked nothing out in wheat, just let it roll on the tires. The hydraulic drive is awesome and the transport kit is handy. You'll throw rocks at your auger header after running that.

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

Thanks. That makes me feel a lot better about it.

[@brianhansen826]

@Dylan Joyce Farms no prob, we run beans through ours, it shaves pretty good

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

@@brianhansen826 Awesome!

[@brianhansen826]

@Dylan Joyce Farms the floatation is really slick too. When you get the tires set right it will float along the ground like a swather

[@benzieren568]

Watch that wobble box assemble on side that attaches to knife. It will break if you get into dirt because that is a rice head made to run off the ground not like when you are in beans. You may want to weld a skid plate under it to protect it. I have seen it happen first hand. But head very durable.

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

Thanks for the advice. I didn't even notice that. We will definitely be making some protection for it.

[@jimmyhicks5458]

I've had several back in my rice days, very dependable. Local dealer quit supporting, had to travel a little too far for parts during harvest. Other than that a good head.

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

Thanks for the info. I may have to ask you more questions about it in the future.

[@robertcheatham2891]

I’ve had good luck with the sch cutter

[@randykrochak1185]

It has to be good! It’s Canada made! 🇨🇦

[@familyfarmertn8931]

When is the wheat video coming out? Y'all do a great job explaining stuff and I'm trying to learn how to grow wheat

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

Hopefully within the next 2 weeks. Got a lot of projects going on so it’s been hard getting videos out.

[@familyfarmertn8931]

@@DylanJoyceFarms I've been reading everything I can find but watching farmer videos I seem to understand more about it. I appreciate y'all taking the time to make these videos.

[@Mike-yl6bs]

Give Headsight a call for your header height control they probably have a kit for that

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

I called and talked to them about their feathersight kit. We may run the header and make sure we like it before we spend $4000 on automatic header height.

[@Pennies_on_the_dollar]

Well I have to say I am lost at what most of what you said means.....but it sure is interesting to learn!! Sounds like you did your homework and looking fwd to seeing how it works out!! What brand air jack is that? I must of missed that purchase 🤦 That dog, yep....the wife had the small version "shepoo" maybe? Anyway it doesn't shed, and not big at all, lapdog 😁😁 She wants one of those like you showed here 🤦🤦🤦 Thank you gentlemen, enjoyed and looking fwd to seeing more about this!! 😁😁😁👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

I really don't know what brand the jack is. We bought it up at Harbor Freight and loved it. It sure beats having to pump that handle. I always thought they were "foo foo" dogs, but after being around that one, I would enjoy having one.

[@Pennies_on_the_dollar]

@@DylanJoyceFarms Thank you sir for the info, was just about to buy a regular bottle jack. Gonna have to check into them! My sister has one exactly like that very wide open!!

[@griggsfarmsllc]

Those Draper belts be fine for a year or two

[@JonIsaak1]

If ya have any questions on setting your honey bee up I’m happy to help ya I have run them for years and i love them

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

Thank ya sir! I would love to get your number and talk with you about it. My email is [e-mail]

[@danielhiller9165]

honey bee is the first company to make a draper to fit on a combine.

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

I didn’t know that. Thanks for the info!

[@landonries8208]

We got a s660 deer and we run a 35ft draper head

[@tomharrington1393]

👍👍

[@bryanginder5903]

Dandelions! We have 2 feet of snow and you have dandelions!! Lol

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

One of the joys of living in the south!

[@bryanginder5903]

@@DylanJoyceFarms I guess!

[@alexanderheadley5644]

Better watch out you'll be cutting rice with that thing 😂

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

We’re a little to rolling up here for rice.

[@billbooth4147]

What is the downfall to the sch knife system?

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

We always had problems with the knife sections becoming dull really fast.

[@billbooth4147]

@@DylanJoyceFarms ok thanks ,I was thinking of putting them on a haybine because of the rollers and spring steel guards but would probably go dull really fast in hay then

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

I would google "sch cutting system agtalk." There is a lot of information from farmers that have run the system. I would hate for ya to make your decision just on my opinion.

[@weedeatnogreweo7574]

? I'd go with the SCH set up never had problems

[@jimmyhicks5458]

Can tell you're on a rice farm, cause there's a mud master behind you.

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

Yep definitely in rice country. We have a local dealer that says they are going to be a honey bee dealer now. Hopefully it works out. They say the John Deere dealer in Corning Arkansas keeps several parts in stock.

[@jimmyhicks5458]

I'm in the very southeast corner of arkansas.. LA as we call it... lower arkansas lmao

[@Pennies_on_the_dollar]

😁🇺🇸

[@Lsample522]

Where’d y’all go to get the head?

[@DylanJoyceFarms]

Around Jonesboro Arkansas