We are looking at upgrading combines this winter. Currently run a s680 John Deere with a macdon fd140. Looking at going to a x9 John Deere and can’t decide to go with macdon fd250 or a John Deere hd50r? I demoed an hd50r on an x9 and liked the header except the sickle drive kept sliding down by the wobble box and getting hot on ends. Is this a problem on these headers or was it just the one I had. What’s everyone’s recommendation on going with the macdon or the John Deere?

We are running fd245 on Claas 8700,headers working really nicely running on buddy wheels,but when it gets wet it might be a problem with the small wheels.
The problem with knife heads sliding down was an issue and should be rectified by now 🤔
With the hd50 header you can put weight onto combie

Details for Choosing the Right Combine Header: Comparing the John Deere hd50r and Macdon fd250

Choosing the Right Combine Header: Comparing the John Deere hd50r and Macdon fd250