John Deere 9330 4wd Tractor Forage Harvesting

[@corwinschick]

The triple nickel versatile was our main tractor at our farm in northern Saskatchewan. Brought back some great memories. Thanks for the great videos, I really enjoy seeing everything you share. Keep up the great work.

[@bigtractorpower]

I hope to get to film a 555 some day. I made a walk around video of a candy stripe 555 a few years ago.

[@corwinschick]

@@bigtractorpower I look forward to seeing that one day. They were not the best tractors, but it worked on our farm for 24 years.

[@easchit]

Looks so ridiculous without the duals lol. Love the info and the multiple cameras. Neat video!

[@funmaster3278]

easchit Ik it Looks so wrong

[@cluckhead1913]

Looks like it would tip over with the slightest gust of wind.

[@eugenekline8518]

Was thinking the same thing

[@johnxxx4915]

It does, but also very clever, as when they cut through the centre of the field they don't flatten any of the corn as the tractor is set at 60 inch wheel base. All clever stuff.

[@johnxxx4915]

Take back what I said. Looks like I'm wrong. lol

[@Johndeere-lf9pg]

Very informative info on those older tractors. Thanks for sharing

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@BRPFan]

Wow never seen a 4WD tractor on a pull type forage harvester! There used to be lots of pull type forage harvester around here but they were run with FWA tractors and 2 WD tractor back in the day! Nice video, thanks!

[@chrissummers1955]

I really enjoyed that video! Thanks BTP! The 9030 series are my favorites in my 1/64 scale collection. I think they are some of the best Ertl has ever produced.

[@bigtractorpower]

😁👍👍. The 9330 is one of my favorite John Deere 4wds. I have a detailed 1/64 custom 9330 that I like to put on my farm display.

[@oukvantha]

Great harvesting!

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@philipingram1667]

Makes sense to use the big tractor as much as possible instead of leaving it in the shed. With only 150 acres of corn, you can not justify even a used SP forage harvester unless you are doing custom work also. Good video - keep up the good work.

[@thomasdaniel6495]

You're right,I was going to ask why such a big tractor,until I saw that it was pulling a three row chopper.When I was a kid,I worked for a dairy,and we planted a lot more corn,but our fields were smaller,they ranged from 5 ac.to 90ac.We used a 4840 and a 4640 with two row choppers.After driving these,I can understand the need for a larger size tractor,for a bigger harvester.The reasons you gave,made complete sense.Nice video.

[@vincentvanpaepeghem4844]

Great video. Impressive farm equipment.

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@interman7715]

👍Nice JD .

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@lwilton]

I was thinking earlier today that it is pretty impressive how much tractor and implements have changed since 1960. Then I realized it has been 60 years since 1960, and thought about how much tractor and implement technology changed between 1900 and 1960.

[@michaelbaumgardner2530]

My dad would have loved to have saw this,for years back in the 70's him and his friend put up 100 acres per year with a 65 Ferguson and a one row new holland.It was very time consuming.

[@bigtractorpower]

I remember growing up in the late 70’s it seemed like it took a week to get a field done. Probably just a few days but it was much slower. I had a neighbor that ran a one row Hesston chopper and another with a one row Fox.

[@SuperAliceleo]

Thank You Jason for the great video and all the relevant information, take and have a great day.

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@jacksak]

Excellent video...

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@roygunter3244]

I think it would be interesting finding someone forage harvesting with a 1950s one row corn silage chopper like the Aliss Chalmers that was used on the farm where I grew up. It also cut 10 or 12 foot tall corn pulled by a WD 45 but it could barely make head way in 1st gear. The cutter bar looked a lot like the cutting reel on a push type lawn mower and was sharpened by a stone attached to a rack mounted above it and simply using the rack to move the stone across the reel as it was engaged. It worked by it was so slow compared to this one it might be interesting to run a clip of one of those next to this three row unit. Really enjoy your channel and your videos.

[@bigtractorpower]

I would like to vintage forage harvesters working. In 2009 I saw a Massey Harris 44 with a one row Massey Harris Chopper pulling a Badger wagon. I have pictures but no digital video. I am always hunting.

[@myronparks3495]

The feedyard that I worked at we had 6-2 row Hesston choppers powered by 5488s and 2- 7240s. We had 2 Field Queen box choppers that we used to open up the field. We used trucks to catch the silage to be hauled to a bunker silo which we used a D7 Cat to push and pack the silage. We would usually cut around 500-600 acres of corn for silage. Feed 5000-6000 head of cattle every year.

[@bigtractorpower]

That sounds like an awesome line up. It sure would have been something to film. Where the 5488’s fwa? A Hesston Field Queen is on my bucket list to film.

[@myronparks3495]

@@bigtractorpower yes they were. Every tractor on the farm was FWA.

[@hankelrod7315]

bigtractorpower I have a Hesston side dump field queen still in use. I’m usually a 1 man show & used to fill stave silos by keeping forage wagon at blower and bringing silage from field to silo with field queen. Used to run blower on 856 wide open & idle forage wagon tractor and wagon would just get empty by time I returned. Daughters used to take turns reading books in the sun while making sure nothing bad happened until I got back with another load. I could fill a 14x60 in 1 day w/o leaving chopper seat. I now use Bagger and still bring load back to Bagger with the queen. It’s a real shame they quit making them, it was the perfect machine for 1 man operation. I redid engine, Tranny, dump cylinders, main gear box....and the screaming Detroit still runs every year. Still can get parts at Maize Corp in Kansas. Thank you for what you do as I really enjoy your videos!

[@derrickzenner9300]

I love high capacity pull types

[@bigtractorpower]

I would like to try to find a New Holland 1600 and John Deere 4720 from the 80’s. The New Holland 1600 had the same capability as the self propelled 1900.

[@derrickzenner9300]

@@bigtractorpower they're spread pretty thin. I didn't realize a farm very near where I grew up in north central WI had a 1600 until I saw it by the road for sale several year's ago. As soon as I saw the left wheel placement I thought what on earth is that thing. Did some research and learned a little bit about them but they were probably a little ahead of the curve as far as demand plus the 80's farm economy didn't help. I never have knowingly seen a Deere 4720 accept on tractor house. Great videos as usually.

[@bigtractorpower]

Derrick Zenner very cool you saw a 1600. My neighbor bought a 1600 new and ran it with a Case 4690. It was awesome to see in hay and corn. The 1600 was traded around 1992 for a 900 on tandem wheels.

[@derrickzenner9300]

@@bigtractorpower a video of them running would be a hit

[@davehughesfarm7983]

I liked it.... thumbs up

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@UnderPressure04]

I consider myself extremely well versed in tractors and equipment, especially forage equipment (growing up in dairy country), and especially from the 70s through the 90s. However, I was never aware of the early 80s "whopper choppers" like the NH 1600 and the JD 4720 until this video. A little more research showed that they apparently didn't sell well at all, and few of them could ever be seen in the wild. The early 80s not being the best time to introduce big high dollar equipment. That's pretty fascinating.

[@derrickzenner9300]

I too never heard of them until I saw a New Holland 1600 for sale by the road about 5 year's ago and thought what on Earth is that so I went to the googles and learned about the whopper choppers of the 80's. Tractor house occasionally has listings of them. They would have been a thrill to run imo.

[@bradolsen9981]

There is this wonderful nostalgia that I see with all your videos that’s a nice quality keep up the good work thank you from Minnesota

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you Brad. I like seeing and sharing the newest machines but sharing the classic way is always exciting to me.

[@chuckstevenson2929]

Good video. Thanks for sharing and explaining how a corn field is opened.

[@jtoddjb]

Great video thanks

[@russellatkinson5293]

Good idea to use what you have to get the must out of it!

[@bigtractorpower]

😁👍👍

[@captaindee6130]

At a glance this just looks absurd, but it works. That chopper won't handle any more power than this though! I'd be afraid of cooking the main gearbox running it over its rated hp capacity all day, although they could cool it a little while dumping if they'd leave it all running. I assumed visibility to the head would be poor, but it looks about as good as any row-crop to me. As for age, those (ugly) decals on the chopper are definitely from the early 2000s. I love that you included the old 1600 and 4720 -- both basically just pull-type versions of the self-propelleds of the day. I understand that neither NH nor Deere sold many due largely to timing (the 80s farm crisis) and they scrapped the concept. I'd love to run either model today, provided it could be equipped with a processor. As for power, a big row-crop today has more power than most 4WDs did then... My experience chopping with an FP240 into that exact same make/model of dumpwagon tells me that they should easily be able to chop a full load in 4 minutes, and it takes a good minute to raise-dump-lower assuming no waiting on the trucks; I believe they could chop far more per hour/day with far less idle time by getting the vertical and horizontal spout extensions and side loading! It sounds like they have the vehicles to haul it that way. All these comments about the tractor looking top-heavy or tippy amuse me. Duals are primarily for traction, not stability. Ignore the mass of the cab (which weighs very little) and the bulk of the weight is right around the axles. On relatively flat ground like this field you'd have to do something utterly stupid to roll it. Great video again!

[@robertdaly9036]

Wonderful informative video's, with a eloquent commentary 👍👍

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching

[@Czecher262]

Brilliant. 13/10!

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@jankotze1959]

Thanks for answering my question before asking, well explained thank You, the first scene of the truck looks like an aggressive Bison that wants to fight the rig in front of him, lol. I have to watch this video again but first needs to go to work

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching so many BTP videos. The Frieghtliner trucks do have the bull with horns look to them.

[@ShoyabKhan-zy4ov]

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[@jfdb59]

Very interesting, especially that bit about the NH 1600. I always learn something. Thanks for the time you put into this.

[@carlholmes2959]

We ran a gehl 1200 pull behind with a John Deere 8850 20 years ago in upstate NY.

[@bigtractorpower]

That is awesome. I grew up near Rochester. My neighbor had a New Holland 1600 on a Case 4690. The 8850 is a very cool tractor.

[@carlholmes2959]

@@bigtractorpower our farm was just north of Lowville in the small hamlet of Deer River! Indeed the 8850 was a cool tractor!

[@bigtractorpower]

The 70’s and 80’s saw some cool machines rolling on dairy farms in WNY. It would have been neat to see your 8850 chopping.

[@jacobjohn4839]

Ran a IH 3388 2+2 (ant eater) with a 1265 gehl pt and 16 ft Meyer boxes for the same reasons. All good until you have to try and back up lol

[@markstengel7680]

Corn for livestock. Nice equipment. The farmers having you video taping them is very hospitable of them and i appreciate the cool shots like inside the cab interview and his perspective. Any women operating these machines, would be fun watching too, lol im a 🐕 anyway cool episode🚜👍

[@bigtractorpower]

Farmers have always been very friendly to me allowing me to feature their machines. Knock on wood I have never been turned away after asking to film. One of the farm’s I film at is a father and daughter operation.

[@mikeabresch94]

Love your stream keep them going thank you

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching. It is fun sharing these big farm machines.

[@kiwidiesel]

Wow massive hp for three rows😂😂 own that corn!

[@bigtractorpower]

Pulling in the plant and processing the ears puts a tractor to work. This 9330 cruises right through the work.

[@augustreil]

Excellent video and that 9330 looks like it could just fall over like a drunk !

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching. The 9330 is stable. A clip I did not put in the video was the cab view opening up the outside rounds. It was a neat a creek bank and the tractor works it’s way around a fallen tree and hits a big wash out. The 9330 takes a big bump and stays right on corse.

[@planeiron241]

Great Vid BTP

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@johnnyholland8765]

High horsepower is always a good thing. Rather have a little more than needed than need more than you have. Is he on 20 or 30 inch rows? Looks a little "tippy" without the duals. Are they late in chopping? Corn looks a little dry for silage. As far as usage of an implement or tractor as much as they cost I would use it to mow the lawn if I could...............

[@chasesblog]

Johnny Holland looks like 30 in rows as close as the wheels are to the frame.

[@bigtractorpower]

The corn is planted on 30 inch rows by a 24 row planter. The corn is not late just dry hot wind drinking it down. Corn shelling will start here in about two weeks. The tractor is narrow but stable.

[@sbvol7385]

This video shows the massive advantages of a Kinze like grain cart. That transfer process looked really slow in comparison.

[@bigtractorpower]

The Kinze cart is great for grain but it can not move wet material like silage. There are new carts called crop shuttles that move tons of vegetables that can also move silage and grain. They are impressive. I hope to film one. Although a crop shuttle is way too big to pull with a pull type chopper. You have to side load a crop shuttle.

[@eldenblume8555]

You should your hourigan family dairy in NY

[@bigtractorpower]

What part of NY? I grew up in Rochester.

[@eldenblume8555]

@@bigtractorpower Syracuse New York the part owner has a KZbin channel called farming fixing and fabricating

[@AdamSmith-uv6kr]

As always an outstanding intro and great info. It really makes sense why they dual purpose this unit so much and at the investment these tractors are i would probably have one and be trying to do everything from cutting the grass to laying rows. Lol. Blows me away at the horsepower requirements some of these implements are too.

[@bigtractorpower]

You can do allot with a 4wd tractor. Having a nimble smaller tractor is also handy. Ultimately they are all a big investment. A 30 hp tractor with a cab costs as much as a 300 hp 4wd did 45 years ago.

[@cadensullins9302]

It's a great video again man!!!!!! This video is getting so many hate/funny comments on a facebook group. Because they arent using a semi and trailer

[@bigtractorpower]

I tried to to explain the operation in detail because I knew there would be worries about fuel consumption and compaction worries. Which Facebook group is the video being talked about on.

[@cadensullins9302]

@@bigtractorpower I believe it was silage kings.

[@diamonddog257]

Go Versatile .... screw this JD mafia.$$

[@carsonaustin3328]

Up in Ohio our corn is barely chest high, let alone tractor high lol

[@DeereFarmer09]

I'm in northeast Ohio and we have corn in tassel and corn that's not even knee high yet

[@jimf-150]

In pa it’s like almost 7 ft

[@bigtractorpower]

Corn planting starts here in mid March. In about two weeks combines will be shelling corn.

[@revman417]

Excellent and informative video. Really good.

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@genechronister7085]

Nice vid

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@troyrutledge1663]

Deere john power.

[@bigtractorpower]

😁👍👍

[@3069mark]

Thanks, BTP. I have become very interested in SPFH lately, and have been watching some neat videos about them and how they process the corn stalks, and it's quite a violent operation. This video of the pull-type harvester was a good video for me to compare this type vs. the SPFH type. One question I have though is why are they harvesting the corn in this video when it it so dry? All the other videos I have watched the corn is very green when they harvest it.

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching. I just posted a John Deere 9600i chopping video at m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJSUY62XaLadl80 The corn is dry because the weather turned hot and dry. It was nearly 100 degrees and the wind was blowing drying the corn fast. They want to chop greener but the weather moved fast in drying out the corn. All they can do is keep chopping to get it in.

[@thr8061]

Great Video Find. That JD9330 seems top-heavy w/o duals. I wonder if that farmer ever looked at getting a 4-row Dion rotary head for that chopper?

[@benthomas3418]

no problem eating that corn!!

[@bigtractorpower]

It moves right along.

[@bethmotgomery2662]

💚💛😉💛💚

[@Thegrim326]

And that's why we buy older tractors they're proven work horses and rarely cost more than 100k but we never spend more than 50k one something except the combine

[@ginggur17]

At least the 2470/555 had a stable footprint.

[@braderrick]

Perfectly logical to me. Especially when you see just how much smaller tractors in my area struggle with single row or occasionally 2 row silage choppers. It will obviously take a lot of horsepower for a 3 row!

[@bigtractorpower]

I think it is better to go to over powered to get the work done rather than struggle along with too little power. Some times you don’t have a choice but under powered will make for a frustrating day.

[@davidphillips6571]

That tractor looks tippy without the duals.

[@bigtractorpower]

It is stable. I did not put the clip in this video but when I was in the cab the tractor was opening up the outside rounds and was steering around a tree that had fallen next to a creek bank and as the tractor snaked around it hit a hidden deep wash out. There was a big bump and it remained on course full speed ahead.

[@jtoddjb]

I'm surprised at all the "tippy" comments. Hasn't anyone ever seen a skidder working on steep mountain terrain before? I don't believe you could get this tractor to tip over in this nice level field if you tried your hardest for hours. They're rather heavy too. The fricking age of the safety man. Unreasonable physics defying safety precautions. One nice thing about being a farmer is if you do it right you get a bunch of mean dogs hanging around your yard and you can spend most of your day avoiding people in your barn or on loud machinery. I've gotten to be so intolerant the older I get

[@lwilton]

The trouble is most people have never had even a beginning physics course in their lives, much something like Auto Shop where they would learn some basics. Simple way to decide if it will tip over: 1) find the center of mass. Hint, it is in the lower center of the engine and transmission. 2) Figure out how far you have to tilt the tractor to get the center of mass outside of the bottom of the downhill wheel. In this case it is about 45 degrees.

[@jerrydevine8057]

That tractor looks to top heavy without the dual wheels on.

[@bobcrone6151]

Jerry Devine sure does. Tippy...

[@bobcrone6151]

Awesome vid!

[@bigtractorpower]

It is stable. I did not put the clip in this video but when I was in the cab the tractor was opening up the outside rounds and was steering around a tree that had fallen next to a creek bank and as the tractor snaked around it hit a hidden deep wash out. There was a big bump and it remained on course full speed ahead.

[@piperdoug428]

The more you can utilize a major investment the better return on investment it is, simple economics. i thought he'd side load after the high dump put in the first dump.

[@bigtractorpower]

They dump twice in the semi. This was the home farm field so the bagger was right there. They had two semi trucks and a tri axle dump truck keeping up with the chopper with out delay.

[@rustyrelicsfarm2406]

Jacob Boehm of Boehm Farm has a NH 1890 Forage Harvester.

[@bigtractorpower]

I have watched his 1890. He has some nice iron.

[@williamkeehn3637]

I remember the neighbor used a 2+2 and I think I was the main tractor

[@bigtractorpower]

The 2+2 is one of my favorite tractors. I always looked forward to seeing the a 3588 and 3788 chopping in the area I grew up in. They were neat to see pulling a Forage Harvester.

[@dankinnard1833]

Enjoyed this video! Any idea what crop will go next into this field at this time of year?

[@bigtractorpower]

Some dairy farms here plant a second crop of sorghum now to chop in November others will plant wheat on the ground in October to combine next June.

[@prinzenrollenpanzer9820]

Nice

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for your enthusiasm.

[@farminwithfergusons]

looks really dry, not fighting any mud there.

[@MrMagnum7220]

2 dump wagons to fill the trailer?

[@bigtractorpower]

Yes. This was the home farm field so the trucks did not have far to go to unload at the silage bagger. There were two semi trucks that would take two wagon loads and a tri axle dump truck running that would take one wagon.

[@mesh1248]

Ive run an 8320 on an fp240 and reduced the harvester to scrap metal in two years wore it out on the first year rebuild it and wore it out again those machines when powered by big acres and high hp can’t take it a self propelled harvester takes less time to maintain on a day to day bases compared to a pulltype machine

[@bigtractorpower]

This FP240 is an early version just after the 900. I would say it is 15 years old based on the decals. It seems to run well.

[@jakevimont7776]

Can anyone explain to me why no one makes a center pivot pt forage harvester? It seems like it would be a lot more efficient.

[@countrywolf4466]

Class Jaguar 960 Terra Trac has one thats cener pivot, think its in Europe and it uses a hook lift container system. Pretty neat to watch. We had a Field Queen chop our silage.

[@xreconusmc3156]

Jake Vimont lol I own two of dem

[@jakevimont7776]

@@countrywolf4466 that's self propelled.

[@jakevimont7776]

@@xreconusmc3156 what brand?

[@xreconusmc3156]

Jake Vimont jaguar

[@j-p25]

isn’t it tippy with the narrow tires

[@seecampacp5107]

I was holding on to my seat watching it lol

[@jtoddjb]

oh c'mon

[@bigtractorpower]

It is stable. I did not put the clip in this video but when I was in the cab the tractor was opening up the outside rounds and was steering around a tree that had fallen next to a creek bank and as the tractor snaked around it hit a hidden deep wash out. There was a big bump and it remained on course full speed ahead.

[@gregor00005]

Be careful when taking turns, it might topple over

[@bigtractorpower]

It is stable. Some cab footage I could not fit into this video would show the tractor opening up the outside round along a creek bank. The tractor goes through a deep wash out curing around s fallen tree with a big bump but stays right on course.

[@2cylinderfarmer]

I dunno if you said or not, but how many cows are on this farm? Would the Gehl 1260 be in the same category as the 1600 and 4720?

[@bigtractorpower]

I do not know how many cows they milk. It is a nice dairy but the grain side is much larger as they run two 12 row combines. A 1260 is big but I think it only offered a 3 row head.

[@noahater5785]

kind of explains why the tractor doesn't have duals

[@bigtractorpower]

It runs duals the rest of the year

[@planeiron241]

plenty of HP to pull that chopper and no steep hills...looks like it would tip over easy

[@bigtractorpower]

It is stable. I did not put the clip in this video but when I was in the cab the tractor was opening up the outside rounds and was steering around a tree that had fallen next to a creek bank and as the tractor snaked around it hit a hidden deep wash out. There was a big bump and it remained on course full speed ahead.

[@YCM30cnc]

What part of New York did you grow up in! I’m in the Fingerlakes and was a farm hand before the Navy & college.

[@bigtractorpower]

I grew up near Rochester. I have been to the many of the Finger Lakes. Great part of New York.

[@karlmeier4938]

How fast is that deere harvesting with the 240 pull type

[@connerworkshop5673]

Wow the way it looks with out duals is just the weirdest thing I have ever saw

[@bigtractorpower]

It is narrow but ran well.

[@connerworkshop5673]

I could tell

[@shawnfox8002]

Do you have any farms that have the gehl choppers for hay and corn and the gehl silage wagons?

[@bigtractorpower]

I am a Gehl fan. With the Gehl exiting hay and forage production it is harder and harder to find Gehl machines. The New Holland FP240 has pretty much taken over the pull type market with Dion choppers gaining in popularity. I do hope to find some Gehl equipment for a video. I do have a Gehl telehandler in a video this week.

[@shawnfox8002]

Growing up gehl hay and corn heads with the gehl silage wagons blown up into 4 a.o. Smith harvesters its been sad to have to see the milking operation go but it sure was a 24 hr operation 7 days a week job.

[@conorobrien3044]

She’s a big lady

[@rawfarms2790]

Do they also chop hay with that set up? Where I live it would tip over without the duells

[@bigtractorpower]

They round bale silage bales of alfalfa. It is stable. I did not put the clip in this video but when I was in the cab the tractor was opening up the outside rounds and was steering around a tree that had fallen next to a creek bank and as the tractor snaked around it hit a hidden deep wash out. There was a big bump and it remained on course full speed ahead.

[@johndeerejimmy4019]

One thing you didn’t mention was the fact that this John Deere is an articulated tractor and a Case 2470 could be operated as front steering tractor which is a difference when operating a forage harvester.You should try and find one of those Case tractors and show your viewers the selective steering choices that they have .

[@johnnyholland8765]

Drove a 2670 in the late seventies. It had the crab steer feature. Really good on terraces or side hills.

[@bigtractorpower]

The first tractor I ever took a ride in as a kid was a 2470. It’s one of my all time favorite tractors. My neighbor bought one new in 1977. He also had a New Holland 1600 pull type chopper he ran on a 4690. A 2470 is big on my wish list to film. So far I have filmed a 4890 doing a crab steer demonstration at show and 2670 with a dirt pan. I filmed a 4894 this spring but have not produced the video yet. Case 4890 video m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHeTp3-njJ57Y8U Case 2670 video m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZnJY6SjfNWogac

[@bigtractorpower]

Johnny I got to film a Case 2670 last year on a dirt pan. You can see the video at m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZnJY6SjfNWogac

[@donfranksjr1637]

How many loads of silage in the dump wagon does it take to fill the trailer truck?

[@bigtractorpower]

The dump wagon will empty in the trailer twice. The home farm was just across the field so the truck did not have far to go. The bagger was at the home farm to wrap the silage.

[@SchrottiJr]

That´s how to be inefficient. If you´re using a semi running into the field anyway, you´d be better off with a self propelled harvester and some smaller tractors with trailers or carts, depending on distance two would be enough. Reducing compaction, fuel use and wear on the 9330´s engine.

[@maxhallman1036]

150 acres doesn't justify a semi really

[@mackowen9337]

My description is messed up

[@richardbailey7472]

The guy I milk for has the same chopper and dump wagon and they use a New Holland 8970 tractor to chop with

[@noahranker4133]

Richard Bailey pice of shit

[@dpd16790]

i never ask why such a big tractor... my first question is why not a bigger a tractor... lol

[@bigtractorpower]

😁👍👍

[@bwtupper]

Get perspective on a machine that isn't as numerous as once was.

[@oakhillfarmer4839]

My description talks about a 6030? I dont know if my phone is messed or if you forgot to change description

[@ginggur17]

Amazed she isn’t unstable being on the single narrow track

[@randyronny7735]

Something still sounds strange to me. In the 1960's we use a IH M with a 2 row chopper and it worked just fine. Why does the new equipment need so much power?

[@markgroth4380]

This chopper had a kernel processor, that takes more power, and driving faster has a compounding effect on hp needed.

[@nelsonwarren86]

corn is yielding WAY more than it did in the 60s and the capacity of today's pull type (for the diminishing market that they are) blow the spouts off NH 717s or Gehl 600s.

[@nelsonwarren86]

@@markgroth4380 True, the KPs eat power

[@bigtractorpower]

There are several factors. The modem pull type chopper is about three times the size and iron of a chopper from 60-45 years ago. This FP240 is built to match a big 245 to 380 engine horse power row crop tractor today. It’s scaled to the tractor just as you Chopper was to the M. This 12 for plus corn yielding over 200 bu in grain and 22-25 tons of material. I would guess corn yielded less than half of that in the 60’s. The plants were smaller back then. A good example is the 1972 John Deere Forage Harvester brochure. It features a 4320 and pull type chopper in the cover. A farmer a few years ago repeated that cover shot with his equipment. In the caption of his picture was just like 1972 but the corn is taller. In 1972 the corn in the picture is tasseled at about the canopy Rops roof of the 4320. In the modern picture the tassels were putting shade on the roof of the John Deere 110 chuck wagon.

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