AGCO Cutters

[Hawke67]

Hi

Im wondering about the agco cutters. We have two of them, both are for the AGCO Ideal, both are 12m both work for the same standard crops, both are 10kph and finally both have the same branding options. Only difference I can see is that one is called Dynaflex 9255 and the other is called Powerflow (and is 1000€ more expensive).

So, what am I missing here? Why are there two practically identic cutters there?

Cheers
Tom

[Angryfarmer]

Just looks for ingame purposes. 1 is a draper header (has belts to move crop across header. The other is a traditional screw style.

[Hawke67]

Ok, so they really are the same, besides the look. Just out of curiosity, does any of them have any advantage over the other in real life?

[FarmerJDC]

From what I've seen, draper is supposed to be gentler on crops and as the name says it can flex over terrain. Idk where they got the prices from bc the draper should be more expensive by a decent margin. The auger versions are cheaper since it's not a huge rubber belt just a simple screw mechanism.

[lefe1]

a belt would be cheaper to make than a screw

[GenXFarmer]

Draper heads are priced higher than auger heads more in real life because of the performance benefits of the draper.

[Juls]

a belt would be cheaper to make than a screw

You’ve obviously never bought a conveyer belt or a web for a piece of agricultural machinery. Steel is generally a lot cheaper than reinforced conveyer belts or webs. Not to mention all the rollers and bearings, drives etc required to operate the belt.

[Crazof]

skip them both and go with a one of the 45 ft headers, they have their own built in wheels for moving around the map.

[xClawx28]

The power flow is a hybrid head it has a auger and a belt. The belt push the crop to the auger

[lefe1]

a belt would be cheaper to make than a screw

You’ve obviously never bought a conveyer belt or a web for a piece of agricultural machinery. Steel is generally a lot cheaper than reinforced conveyer belts or webs. Not to mention all the rollers and bearings, drives etc required to operate the belt.

mmm.. did I say anything about rollers/ bearings/ drives. NO.. all I said was it's cheaper to make a belt than it would be to make a screw. and yes it is cheaper to make a belt.

[FarmerJDC]

Lol opened up a can of worms. Why else would a draper be more expensive? Other than it being a newer thing

[fenixguy]

Lol opened up a can of worms. Why else would a draper be more expensive? Other than it being a newer thing

That's mostly it. But a draper header also flexes to the lay of the land where a traditional auger header is solid. More moving parts, more expensive.

[FarmerJDC]

Exactly I was just tryna explain why there should be a difference in price not a belt being cheaper or higher that an auger screw

[FarmerJDC]

It's three belts too two for bringING crop in and one in the middle to put it in the feeder house so

[lefe1]

This is what i'm talking about.. this is what I mean when I say it's cheaper to make a belt than an screw/auger...... a 30' belt costs $653 but a 30' auger costs $4500. very big difference.



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