Introduced in 1997, the 8780 Rotary was joined by the traditional straw walker combine 8680. The technology of the combines was made as consistent as possible, but some solutions were taken from Agco’s other brand, Gleaner’s model range. With Gleaner, the same combine had the type designation C62. The straw walkers are short, but despite that, the 8680 looks somewhat comical due to its large rear overhang. Behind the normal grain elevator, there was still a grain elevator over a meter long that rose higher than usual toward the rear. Behind the two threshing drums, there was also a separator drum.

The second threshing drum was approximately at the height of the operator's head. There were five straw walkers, even though the machine's width was comparable to that of a normal 6-straw walker combine. Despite the peculiarities of the design, the grain tank had more space in the same chassis than the rotor combine. MF used a Gleaner header on this model.

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