have a 35 foot on mine, capacity of the machine is ok weight of the header is to much. Mine is a 4wd and added fluid to the rear tires, was scary when you went down a hill. Think 40 would be a bit much, would really need duals.

 

A 40' header on a 2588 in 70 bushel wheat and I think you would be crawling along especially if the straw is tough, and thats alot of material going up a small feeder house (compared to the larger machines that run 40's). The weight of the header on that machine would concern me as much as anything. If your fields are flat and the crop is very dry then its probably ok, but having run drapers on various machines I feel a 35' would be a very nice fit for that machine, a 40' and I don't think you would be happy with some of the issuses you may run into. my 2 cents.......

 

I agree with these last guys.

40' is too much for a 2588, both weight and size. We ran a 36' flex draper on ours, no fluid and or weights on the back. It would have been better with some ballast on the rear, but I think that was the 2588's physical limit for a header.

 

Use a 36 ft on our 2588 , there already was fluid in rear tires and it handles it well, I think it is a better match than the 30 ft we had before as it keeps the machine full and does a better job of threshing in lower yielding wheat.
We don't use a grain cart so its nice to have a hopper full when going 1 pass up and back , that extra 6 ft makes a difference

How much more weight going from a 35 or 36 to 40ft ?

 

Oh forgot to mention we are running 36 honey bee

 

Macdon FD70 or case IH 2162
the adapter weighs 2000 lbs
30' draper - 4834lbs
35' - 5337lbs
40' - 5841lbs
so you are looking at 7841 lbs on the front of the 2588 with a 40' draper

 

you are looking at 7841 lbs on the front of the 2588 with a 40' draper

Just for everybody's reference: a 12r30 Case IH 3212 corn head weighs 8510 lbs according to Case IH's website.

 

Thanks for all of the input.

Rex

 

go with the 35ft'er.

 

Our 2588 has a case 2052, 39' front on it works well not in high yeilding crop though. The abilty of the hydro to keep high ground speed is our problem, its gutless.

Madsnake